The Technology Agency of the Czech Republic (TA ČR) informs about the preparation of the 15th public competition in the Program for the Support of Applied Research and Innovation SIGMA – sub-objective 3, Support of the Innovation Potential of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts.
The call will be announced on 21. 1. 2026 with a deadline of 18. 3. 2026.
In the name of CENTREPEACE (Horizon Europe – Twinning), we are pleased to invite you to the upcoming RMA Breakfast on the topic:
Cracking the Code of Pillar II: How to Interpret Horizon Europe Work Programmes and Secure Funding.
Our guest speaker will be Ladislav Čoček from the Grants Office, Rector’s Office, Masaryk University. He will share practical insights on how to read Horizon Europe project calls, navigate Pillar II opportunities, and extract key information to strengthen your project proposals.
Event details:
🗓️ Date and time: 02.12.2025 09:00 - 10:30
📍 Place: P21b, Faculty of Social Studies MU / Online
You can register here: https://forms.office.com/e/kVCYmm6qdD
The deadline for registration is 28.11.2025
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out at centrepeace@fss.muni.cz
Would you like to invite a foreign expert or renowned scientist to Brno to give a lecture at MU, but lack the necessary funding?
Take the opportunity to apply for the MUNI Seminar Series 2026 program.
New obligation when creating a proposal in ISEP:
The Basic Data tab contains a signpost (Knowledge security YES x NO) that decides whether the Security tab will be generated (in the case of a risky field or cooperation with a risky state, a citizen of such a state).
The Security tab contains more detailed information and after filling it in, the data must be saved and submitted for comment (recommendation x non-recommendation) to the security manager no later than 14 days before submitting the project proposal.
Changes in the project - individual consultation with the security manager is required. The tab cannot be edited after submission for comment.
MU Directive No. 1/2025 Knowledge Security including a list of risky fields and risky states.
| MUNI Seminar Series for 2026 | |
|---|---|
| 30 Nov 2025 | The application period is from November 1 to November 30. |
| Seminar: Cracking the Code of Pillar II: How to Interpret Horizon Europe Work Programmes and Secure Funding | |
| 2 Dec 2025 | 🗓️ Date and time: 02.12.2025 09:00 - 10:30 📍 Place: P21b, Faculty of Social Studies MU / Online |
| Announcement of calls of the Masaryk University Grant Agency 2026 | |
| 5 Dec 2025 | DL MASH and MASH StG/CoG |
| Call for submission of Polish-Czech project proposals based on the Lead Agency evaluation principle | |
| 15 Dec 2025 | |
| Announcement of the first public competition IMPAKT 2 in the Strategic Support for the Development of Security Research in the Czech Republic program | |
| 16 Dec 2025 | DL of the call. |
| TA CR DC3 Support for the innovation potential of social sciences, humanities and arts - preliminary call parameters | |
| 21 Jan 2026 | The announcement date of the call TA CR SIGMA SHUV. |
