Current grants

Ministerstvo vnitra Alena Lorencová

IMPAKT 2, Call under Sub-programme 2: Internationalisation of Security Research

The Ministry of the Interior is launching a call under the IMPAKT 2 program, Sub-program 2: Internationalization of Security Research.

The program funds international cooperation involving Czech research organizations, building upon their existing partnerships with foreign entities. Funding will be provided exclusively to Czech research organizations. The scope covers applied research.

The specific objectives of Sub-program 2 are:

supporting project initiatives: providing assistance to Czech institutions in the implementation of international projects within key areas of security research;

developing specialized cooperation: fostering collaboration on highly specialized topics relevant to the security system;

building international relations: strengthening ties between Czech scientific institutions and foreign partners to facilitate long-term cooperation and the sharing of know-how.

Horizon Europe

Brokerage events for the Horizon Europe program for calls for 2027

The UniLiON and ERRIN networks are organizing online brokerage events for the Horizon Europe program for calls for 2027 in order to connect researchers, universities, industry and regional actors in the creation of project consortia.

The first event will take place on November 4, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

it will focus on Cluster 5 (climate, energy and mobility) with an emphasis on clean energy, networks and adaptation.
Registration here

The second meeting will take place on November 25, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Cluster 6 (food, bioeconomy, agriculture and environment) focusing on the protection of biodiversity, soil, water and circular economy.
Registration here

workshop Zuzana Dendysová

Writing for Publication in Academic Journals – workshop with Lynn P. Nygaard

On behalf of CENTREPEACE (Horizon Europe – Twinning), we are pleased to invite you to the two-day workshop Writing for Publication in Academic Journals, led by Lynn P. Nygaard, Special Advisor at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) and author of Writing for Scholars.

The workshop will guide you through the main challenges of getting published in international peer-reviewed journals: formulating your core argument, writing for your audience, structuring the text, choosing a journal and handling reviewer feedback. A dedicated session on "doctorateness" looks at what evaluators expect from a PhD thesis and how your articles fit into it. The workshop is designed especially for PhD candidates and early-career researchers.

Workshop Program: 

1. Introduction: The nature of academic writing and publishing 
2. Core argument: Figuring out what you want to say
3. Audience: Tailoring your argument 
4. Finding the right title: Exercise and discussion 
5. Structure: Telling a good story 
6. Journals: Finding the right journal and handling peer review
7. Demonstrating "doctorateness": What your PhD will be evaluated on 
8. Challenge for academic writers 
9. Getting words on paper: Exercise and discussion

Date and place:

Monday, November 16: 9:00–11:30 and 12:30–15:00, Room 343

Wednesday, November 18: 9:00–11:30, Room 343; 12:30–15:00, Room 300

Komenského nám. 2, Brno

Please bring a paper you would like to work on (at any stage of writing) and a laptop with internet access.

Registration is required: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/r8kH8qWNCG 

TA ČR Alena Lorencová

TA ČR SIGMA DC2 Young Researchers – Preliminary Call Parameters

The public competition under the SIGMA Programme – DC2 focuses on supporting collaboration between early-career researchers and entities from the application sector on specific projects.

Preliminary parameters of the call.

Webinář

How to Prepare a High-Quality Applied Research Project – OV RMU Webinar

The RMU Research Support Office (Monika Dušková) is organizing a webinar titled:

“How to Prepare a High-Quality Applied Research Project?”

The webinar will take place on December 8th, starting at 1:00 PM (lasting approximately 1.5 hours).

Content:

• Applied research projects – general principles.
• Specifics of upcoming calls: TA ČR TREND (January) and TA SIGMA DC2 Young Researchers (December).
• Insights and experience shared from previously submitted TREND and ZETA SIGMA DC2 projects.

The webinar is intended for both project support staff and researchers.

EDUC Jitka Hotárková

EDUC Research Management Skills Training

Access to the "EDUC Research Management Skills Training" educational program is now available on the EDUC alliance e-learning portal. Designed primarily for researchers at the R2/R3 career stages—such as postdocs and early-career research group leaders—the program covers a broad spectrum of research management competencies and lays the groundwork for effective collaboration between researchers and research managers.

The course is delivered online and consists of 9 modules, each taking approximately one hour to complete. A certificate is awarded upon successful completion of the course.

Seminář Zuzana Dendysová

RMA Breakfast: Boost Your Research Visibility

GA ČR Alena Lorencová

GA ČR LA - joint projects with Poland (NCN)

GA ČR Alena Lorencová

Call for submissions of Israeli-Czech projects

The Czech Science Foundation (CSF) in cooperation with the Israel Science Foundation (ISF) is announcing a call for project proposals based on the Lead Agency evaluation principle with the expected start of the solution in 2028.

Jitka Hotárková

Back2MUNI: Supporting return to research after a career break

Masaryk University announces the call for the Internal Competition for Return Grants Back2MUNI, which is intended for students of the doctoral study program at MU and academic and research staff with a Ph.D. degree returning to scientific work after a career break.

The grant can be obtained by persons who have been on a career break for at least 180 days before the start of the project implementation (e.g. due to parental leave, caring for a loved one or long-term illness), or who have returned from it less than 12 months ago. During the break, they were not allowed to work at all or at a maximum of 0.3 full-time hours on average.

GAMU Lucie Wanderburgová

Announcement of calls of the Masaryk University Grant Agency (GAMU) 2027

GAMU announces competitions for the submission of project proposals starting in 2027:

MUNI Award in Science and Humanities – MASH, MASH StG/CoG (DL 7/12/2026)

Proposals are submitted through ISEP.

Award for excellent research results – MUNI SCIENTIST (nominations until 30 September 2026) - can be nominated by:

vice-deans for science and research of faculties and trustees of research centers of Masaryk University
director of the Center for Technology Transfer
vice-rector for research and doctoral studies
head of the RMU Research Department

TA ČR Alena Lorencová

TA CR announcement of the THÉTA call

The public competition is aimed at supporting project proposals that should contribute to fulfilling the vision of transformation and modernization of the energy sector in the form of preparing innovative technologies, technical solutions and approaches applicable in the energy sector in the short, medium and long term, as well as creating analyses for decision-making in the energy sector and improving the regulatory framework.

TA ČR Alena Lorencová

TA CR call schedule 2026-2027 - update

TA ČR Alena Lorencová

THÉTA 2 Program: Announcement of preliminary parameters of the 4th public competition

Open Science Jitka Hotárková

Open Science II mini-intentions - notice of call for cooperation No. 2

The call follows on from the activities of the Open Science II project and is aimed at supporting discipline-specific and interdisciplinary activities within the framework of the implementation of the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) initiative in the Czech Republic in accordance with the conceptual document Architecture of EOSC Implementation in the Czech Republic.

TA ČR Proof of Concept Alena Lorencová

Preparation of the 3rd internal call Support for projects in the Proof of Concept (PoC) phase