State Research Programmes

State Research Programmes are research programmes funded from the state budget and initiated by the sectoral ministries. These programmes aim to create new knowledge, expertise and innovations, develop new solutions to contribute to the development of the specific field and strategic national development goals. Sectoral ministries define the goals and objectives of the State Research Programme of their interest and ensure the necessary funding from the state budget. Organization of project calls and evaluation of the research proposals is carried out by the Latvian Research Council.  

State Research Programme "20.–21. gadsimta vēstures pētniecība un cilvēkkapitāla ataudze"

• UL FH Institute of Latvian History implemented project Navigating the Latvian History of the 20th–21st Century: Social Morphogenesis, Legacy and Challenges
  • Implementation periods: 15.12.2023. – 14.12.2026.

  • Total project funding: 1 674 000,00 EUR

     

State Research Programme “Humanitāro zinātņu digitālie resursi"

• UL Institute of Literature, Folklore and Art (leading partner) implemented project Towards Development Of Open And Fair Digital Humanities Ecosystem In Latvia (Dheli, 2022-2025)
  • Partners at UL FH: Livonian Institute and Latvian Language Institute
  • Implementation period: 15.12.2022. – 14.12.2025.

  • Total project funding: 1 217 700,00 EUR

     

State Research Programme “Letonika latviskas un eiropeiskas sabiedrības attīstībai”

• UL FH implemented project Use and Development of Modern Latvia
  • Implementation period: 15.06.2022. – 19.12.2024.
  • Total project funding: 427 000,00 EUR
     
• UL Institute of Literature, Folklore and Art (leading partner) implemented project Narrative, Form and Voice: Embeddedness of Literature in Culture and Society (Novel)
  • Partners at UL FH: Department of Latvian and Baltic Studies
  • Implementation period: 29.12.2022. – 19.12.2024.
  • Total project funding: 415 025,00 EUR
     
• UL Livonian Institute implemented project Multifunctional dictionary of Livonian
  • Implementation period: 20.12.2021. – 19.12.2024.
  • Total project funding: 213 000,00 EUR
     
• UL Faculty of Geography and Earth Sciences (leading partner) implemented project Cutting-Edge Knowledge and Solutions to Study Demographic and Migration Processes for the Development of Latvian and European Society
  • Partners at UL FH: Filozofijas un socioloģijas institūts
  • Implementation period: 20.12.2021. – 19.12.2024.
  • Total project funding: 641 000,00 EUR
     
• UL FH Latvian Language Institute implemented project Diversity of Latvian Language in Time and Space (LADI)
  • Implementation period: 20.12.2021. – 19.12.2024.
  • Total project funding: 641 000,00 EUR
     
• UL Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science (leading partner) implemented project Research on Modern Latvian Language and Development of Language Technology (LATE)
  • Partners at UL FH: Latvian Language Institute
  • Implementation period: 20.12.2021. – 19.12.2024.
  • Total project funding: 1 068 000,00 EUR
     
• UL FH Institute of Philosophy and Sociology implemented project The Archaeology of Independence: Towards a New Conceptual Perspective on National Resistance in Latvia
  • Implementation period: 20.12.2021. – 19.12.2024.

  • Total project funding: 213 000,00 EUR

     

State Research Programme "Development of a Cohesive and Civically Active Society" 

• UL FH Institute of Philosophy and Sociology implemented project Vectors of Societal Cohesion: From Cohesion Around the Nation-State (2012–2018) to a Cohesive Civic Community for the Security of the State, Society and Individuals (2024–2025)
  • Implementation period: 21.12.2023. – 20.12.2025.
  • Total project funding: 1 162 500,00 EUR