Science and Innovation

Applicants for the subsidies referred to in this call for applications may be legal entities or individuals who have to carry out the activity planned for its award, with the particularities specified in point 15 "Specific requirements and evaluation criteria" of the call for applications according to the thematic area to which they apply.

The applicant must have a registered office or branch office in the municipality of Barcelona, except in the cases specified in point 15 "Specific requirements and evaluation criteria" of the call for applications, in order to be a beneficiary.

The deadline for submitting applications is from 7 to 27 January 2022, both included. Any application submitted after this deadline will not be accepted for processing.

It is compulsory to fill in and submit the application through the City Council's website Open in a new window, following the instructions indicated in this portal and in the document "Guia per a la tramitació telemàtica de sol·licituds Open in a new window" on the municipal website.

To formalise the application, the following documents must be completed and signed:

• Basic document 1: this is the subsidy application form, which will be filled in using the application form on the Barcelona City Council's Procedures Portal. It contains a responsible declaration, which replaces the presentation of administrative documentation at the time of the application.
• Basic document 2: this is the project description form. It must be presented together with basic document 1 (using the established model published on the municipal subsidies website Open in a new window or equivalent, provided that it contains all the information on the established model).

Each application submitted will correspond to a single project, indicating a single modality code (thematic area, specific programme and territorial area) to which it is intended to apply.

• The project must have objectives and aims that coincide with those set out in this call for proposals.
• That the activities or services complement or supplement municipal competence in these matters.
• The activities must be carried out in the municipality of Barcelona, at district or city level, or outside this if they are considered to be of interest for the city's external projection, or if the corresponding modality foresees it, the impact of these activities on the city must be sufficiently accredited.
• That the activities to be carried out are not for profit; otherwise, they must revert to the subsidised activities themselves.
• That the programmed activities begin and end during the year covered by the call for applications, or during the 2022-2023 school year, if this is specified in the thematic area to which it corresponds.
• That the applications submitted avoid discriminatory and/or sexist language in their wording and use inclusive language and non-stereotyped images in internal and external communications.
• That the activities or services proposed are consistent with the values, policies and practices of the municipality, especially with regard to sustainability and gender mainstreaming.
• The project will not be the same or similar to others of the same entity/collective with which the City Council already collaborates within the framework of another call for subsidies or by means of an extraordinary subsidy (direct, nominative, with or without agreement) or similar to a municipal contract.
• That the project can be carried out taking into account the circumstances at the time of presentation of the subsidy application.

Ya) Organisation of scientific and academic congresses and events in the city

• The scientific or academic content must be relevant to Barcelona City Council's science and university policies and to the objectives of the Barcelona Science Plan, which focuses, although not exclusively, on promoting applied and applied research that addresses issues relevant to the day-to-day life of the city of Barcelona and its citizens.
• The congress or event must respect the values and principles of Barcelona City Council, especially with regard to gender equality, non-discrimination, respect and tolerance of diversity and sensitivity to climate change.

Yb) Science education, scientific culture and dissemination of research

• Linking the scientific or research field, and the cultural and/or educational world (taking into account lifelong learning) with the general public or with specific but non-specialised groups.
• They must be newly created proposals that can be carried out in public spaces or cultural, scientific and/or educational facilities, or publications, that contribute to generating new dissemination proposals/actions that incorporate innovative languages and formats and that explore the intersection of fields and disciplines.
• Be proposals in both digital and non-digital formats, or hybrid formats that combine languages or media.
• The content, objectives or purpose of the proposals must be related to research centres, scientific institutions or facilities, or scientific research, education, culture and dissemination groups and activities in Barcelona or its Metropolitan Area.

Yc) Art and science

• They must be newly created proposals.
• Take into account artistic and scientific and technological languages.
• Take into account the major challenges facing the city.
• It must involve people from the artistic and scientific fields.
• Be applicable in the field of lifelong education, culture or science.
• The proposals must have, in the event that the project requires it for its dissemination, all the intellectual property and image rights associated with the action and/or final work of the project, exempting Barcelona City Council from any responsibility in this respect.

Yd) Support for research activities on urban challenges of the city

• The scientific research to which the application is linked must contribute to the reflection, broadening of knowledge and proposal of innovative responses to the challenges facing Barcelona as a city and as a metropolitan conurbation. These are not problems that exclusively affect the city and its metropolitan area, but are of particular relevance to the day-to-day life of the city and its citizens.
• The research content to which the application is linked must be relevant to the science and university policies of Barcelona City Council and the objectives of the Barcelona Science Plan 2020-2023 which focuses, but not exclusively, on promoting applied research that addresses issues relevant to the day-to-day life of the city of Barcelona and its citizens.
• It is not required to present an original research project, but it is required to explain in which project or research objective the activity or need you are applying for is framed and how your grant has a positive impact on the continuation of relevant research activities in the sense of the above requirements.

The following expenses are eligible insofar as they undoubtedly correspond to the nature of the subsidised activity and are incurred within the period of execution of the project, activity or service, provided that the thematic area in question does not indicate the contrary to point 15 "Specific requirements and assessment criteria" of the call for proposals:

• Payroll and social security for permanent and temporary staff employed by the legal or natural person.
• Rents: leasing of real estate and movable property.
• Supplies: water, electricity, gas and fuel.
• Communications: telephone, mail, courier services.
• Office consumables: paper, printed matter, photocopies and other office supplies.
• Insurance.
• Expendable technical or production material necessary for the development of the activity.
• Work carried out by other companies: cleaning, security, maintenance, activities directly linked to the development of the activity/project, auditing of the project (only if required as justification for this subsidy, for a maximum amount of 5% of the value of the project with a ceiling of 3,000 €).
• Staff allowances: amounts of the allowances of contracted staff and volunteers (travel, accommodation and meals).
• Taxes, when they are paid directly by the beneficiary legal or natural person.
• Depreciation costs for goods purchased or investment work on buildings used during the implementation of the project. However, the eligibility of depreciation costs is subject to the following conditions:
  • That the subsidies did not contribute to the purchase of the assets.
  • The depreciation is calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting standards.
  • The cost must relate to the eligible period.
• Other costs depending on the thematic area for which the application is made and which, where appropriate, are detailed in point 15 'Specific requirements and assessment criteria' of the call for proposals.

Once the application has been accepted, the project will be assessed in accordance with the established criteria, so that the competent committee can issue the mandatory report for the provisional resolution proposal of the instructing body.

If there is a tie in the total score between different grant applications, the date and time of submission of the application will be used as the tie-breaking criterion, with the application submitted first being taken into consideration. If this criterion does not result in a tie, the decision will be decided by drawing lots.

The maximum period for the final decision will be six months, starting from the end of the deadline for the submission of applications. Failure to reach a decision within this period will entitle the interested parties to consider their applications for subsidies to have been rejected, due to administrative silence.

The publication of approved subsidies will be made in the BOPB and on the Barcelona City Council website Open in a new window, Virtual Office Open in a new window and Subsidies Open in a new window. In order to check your application, you will need the registration number and the procedure reference number.