Current Grants

GAČR Alena Lorencová

Call of the Czech Republic for submission of Croatian-Czech projects within the WEAVE initiative

The Czech Science Foundation (GA CR) in cooperation with the Croatian agency Hrvatska zaklada za znanost (HRZZ) is announcing a call for project proposals based on the Lead Agency evaluation principle with the expected start of the solution in 2027.

GACR acts as a partner organization in this call - the projects are evaluated by HRZZ and the GA CR accepts the evaluation results.

The Czech part of the project proposal can be submitted no later than 4. 5. 2026, i.e. within 7 days after the official deadline set by HRZZ for Croatian applicants on 27. 4. 2026.

Komunitní fond MU Ondřej Folta

Call for the CoMUNIty Fund 2026

Join the MUNI Community Fund with your idea that can strengthen the community, contribute to sustainability, and improve the environment at Masaryk University!

The Community Fund supports student initiatives that respond to current university challenges. This year’s theme is Water and Biodiversity – projects may be practical, educational, or community‑oriented. The call is linked to MU’s strategy for responsible water management and biodiversity support for the period 2026–2028.

TA ČR Alena Lorencová

Preparation of the call for proposals TA CR SIGMA - DC 4 Bilateral cooperation

The Technology Agency of the Czech Republic informs about the preparation of the 16th public competition in the Program for the Support of Applied Research and Innovation SIGMA –⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ partial objective 4, Bilateral cooperation.

Planned announcemnt of this public competition: on 22. 4. 2026.

Preliminary parameters of the competition here.

MSCA PF

Internal seminars - MSCA PF 2026

The RMU Research Department announces the dates of internal events for those interested in MSCA-PF-2026:

MSCA-PF Seminar for Future Supervisors (9. 4. 2026, 10:00-11:00) - online
MSCA-PF Training day (30. 4. 2026, 9:00-15:00) – online
MSCA-PF Practical Workshop (21. - 22. 5. 2026, 9:00-15:00) – online

Webinář Marián Koval

CENTREPEACE - the upcoming events

In the name of CENTREPEACE, we would like to invite you to the upcoming events (more details below):

04.03.2026 (10:00 - 14:30) - Academic Writing (lecture) - registration here

05.03.2026 (09:30 - 11:00) - Patronage in Peril (public lecture) - registration here

18.03.2026 (10:15 - 11:45) - Open Science in Practice (lecture) - registration here

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact us at centrepeace@fss.muni.cz

Webinář Alena Lorencová

Webinar - Open Access support at Masaryk University

The MU Open Science team has prepared a webinar on the possibilities of free open access publishing for authors at MU.

You will learn what is changing in 2026, which publishers MU is newly covering (Elsevier, APS, BMJ), how APC tokens work, what rules need to be met to obtain them and who to contact for help. There will also be space for your questions.

Three possible webinar dates:

1. WEBINAR – Thu 12.03.26, 10:00 – 11:00
Join here: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/32207103791292?p=Sl7OV4BTxjpyyD2gT9
The webinar will be held in Czech.

2. WEBINAR - Thu 19.03.26 10:00 – 11:00
Join here: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/31507336615289?p=zZ9r1zYRDhec2I72z3
The webinar will be held in English.

3. WEBINAR – Tue 24.03.26, 13:00 – 14:00
Join here: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/35633881445680?p=F9tcSjsD08OBkaRtir

Webinar in Czech.

jiné Alena Lorencová

Research funding opportunities - tailored search

Explore a curated global database of research funding across all disciplines, and leverage powerful tools for collaboration, workflow management, and strategic insights.

Use the keywords and choose the funding type here.

GA ČR Alena Lorencová

Seminars with the President of the Czech Science Foundation (GA ČR) - Prague, Brno, also online

Seminars with the President of GA CR will take place in Prague (26. 2. 2026, from 9:30 a.m.) and Brno (4. 3. 2026, from 10 a.m.) and you can participate in person or online.

Do you want to learn more about the calls that the GA CR is announcing this year? Are you interested in how the evaluation of individual project proposals is carried out, what mistakes to avoid when submitting applications, or what new features the GA CR is introducing? The seminars are intended for all interested parties working in the field of science and research, as well as for employees of grant departments.

Register here.

EKV Alena Lorencová

39 Information from the MU Research Ethics Committee

EKV activities in the period February/March 2026

Due to the coincidence of the competition deadlines for the GAČR and AZV grant calls, for capacity reasons, EKV will be able to deal exclusively with the assessment of projects for these calls from the end of February to the beginning of April 2026. The duration of the assessment of other projects will be extended by this period. For applications submitted by 10 February 2026, the assessment will begin in February and any comments on the settlement will probably be sent to the proposer by the end of February. The assessment will then continue after the assessment of projects for the GAČR and AZV calls has been completed, i.e. probably in April. For applications submitted to EKV after 10 February 2026, the assessment will begin only after the assessment of projects for the GAČR and AZV calls has been completed. More precise dates will be known only after the announcement of the AZV and GAČR calls and the determination of the assessment schedule in connection with the duration of the competition deadlines for the individual calls.

Recommendations for submitting EKV applications

We recommend submitting EKV applications at least 6 weeks before the planned start of the project. In the case of project proposals for grant agencies that do not require submission of approval by the ethics committee for the project proposal, at least 4 weeks before the end of the competition period.

The duration of the application assessment is individual depending on the complexity of the assessed project, it depends on the quality and completeness of the submitted documents and, in the case of a comment procedure, it also depends on the responsiveness of the proposer in resolving the committee's comments.

GA ČR Alena Lorencová

First information about upcomming GA CR calls 2027

In the first half of February, GA CR will announce the Standard Projects, POSTDOC INDIVIDUAL FELLOWSHIP, Return Grants and International Calls competitions. A few weeks later, around the beginning of March, it will announce the EXPRO and JUNIOR STAR competitions for excellent scientists.

Within all competitions and calls announced by GA CR, it will be possible to submit a maximum of three project proposals (in the role of proposer or co-proposer - i.e. the main proposer for the second institution in the proposal), and a maximum of one project proposal in each of the following categories:

a) Standard Projects, International Projects and LA Grants;

b) JUNIOR STAR and EXPRO;

c) POSTDOC INDIVIDUAL FELLOWSHIP (INCOMING and OUTGOING) and Return Grants.

The limits do not apply to the involvement of scientists as members of the proposal/project team.

However, it will be possible to solve only one project with the beginning of the solution in 2027.

Knowledge Security

How can we protect the most valuable asset we have – our knowledge? This seminar introduces a new methodology for ensuring knowledge security at Masaryk University, explains why this area is crucial for both research and support teams, and offers practical steps to minimize the risks of losing or misusing know-how.

GA ČR Alena Lorencová

Partial and final reports of the GA CR projects available in GRIS

GA ČR has made available in GRIS the forms for completing partial and final reports.

As soon as GA ČR instructions on deadlines and completing reports are available, we will send instructions and internal deadlines to all investigators at FSS.

TA ČR Alena Lorencová

Webinář „Jak na průběžné a závěrečné zprávy 2025“

On January 6, 2026, from 9 a.m., a webinar will be held on the submission of interim and final reports, organized by TA ČR.

The webinar will focus primarily on the most frequent and recurring errors, specific requirements for expert reports and annexes in individual public competitions, open access or financial reporting.

Register here.

GA ČR Alena Lorencová

Publication of Project evaluation reports on the proposals of the GA CR 2026 in GRIS

The assessments (Project evaluation reports) of the proposals of the GA CR from the spring call 2025 with the start of the implementation on January 1, 2026 are already placed in GRIS, in the Project Evaluation Results tab.

The summary protocol (Evaluation Protocol - Public) is placed on the first page of the project in GRIS in the Project detail section.

TA ČR Alena Lorencová

TA CR DC3 Support for the innovation potential of social sciences, humanities and arts - preliminary call parameters

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.

MUNI Seminar Series Eva Nagyová

MUNI Seminar Series for 2026

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.

Call of the Czech Republic for submission of Croatian-Czech projects within the WEAVE initiative

Call for the CoMUNIty Fund 2026

Preparation of the call for proposals TA CR SIGMA - DC 4 Bilateral cooperation

Internal seminars - MSCA PF 2026

CENTREPEACE - the upcoming events

Webinar - Open Access support at Masaryk University

Research funding opportunities - tailored search

Seminars with the President of the Czech Science Foundation (GA ČR) - Prague, Brno, also online

39 Information from the MU Research Ethics Committee

First information about upcomming GA CR calls 2027

Knowledge Security

Partial and final reports of the GA CR projects available in GRIS

Webinář „Jak na průběžné a závěrečné zprávy 2025“

Publication of Project evaluation reports on the proposals of the GA CR 2026 in GRIS

TA CR DC3 Support for the innovation potential of social sciences, humanities and arts - preliminary call parameters

MUNI Seminar Series for 2026

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