EDUC Alliance offers courses intended mainly for PhD students:
Registration for those courses is open in February and March 2025.
Another courses you can find here.
The Agency for Health Research of the Czech Republic announces the 3rd public competition in research, experimental development and innovation of the Program for the Support of Applied Health Research for the Years 2024 - 2030.
The Ministry of Health's targeted support is intended for solving applied research projects, i.e. projects solved for the purpose of obtaining new knowledge directed towards a specific, pre-determined practical goal with a given application of the results in healthcare. Applied research in healthcare is focused on solving problems associated with the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of human diseases.
Webinar about this call: 18th February 2025, registration here.
CITIZENS, EQUALITY, RIGHTS AND VALUES PROGRAMME (CERV) announces calls:
CITIZENS ENGAGEMENT call - DL 29. 4. 2025
CHILDREN'S RIGHTS call - DL 29. 4. 2025
Upcoming calls:
PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF EU FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS call (4/2025)
EQUALITY call (early 2025)
EUROPEAN MEMORY call (3/2025)
DAPHNE call (2/2025)
More information on the Funding and tenders portal.
Online webinar on open calls of the CERF programme 12. 2. 2025 10-12 h, registration here.
Do you have an idea how to contribute to nature conservation, support sustainability or improve the quality of life at Masaryk University? The Community Fund is here for you! Get financial support for your projects and join those who are changing the world for the better. The projects follow the Strategy "Sustainable Masaryk University 2025–2028".
All new projects of the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic will already be submitted in the new SISTA information system. Therefore, log in/register early and connect with the MU organization. More instructions here (in Czech).
As for ongoing projects, their administration is still running in the original ISTA. Data from these projects will be automatically transferred to SISTA during 2025.
As for new calls that will be announced in 2025, they will already be running through the new SISTA. So, anyone who wants to participate in new calls must first "connect" in their profile with the organization for which they will submit a proposal. Masaryk University is already registered in SISTA and it is therefore possible to request a connection. Here is a link to instructions on how to connect with a registered organization. Applications will be gradually approved by the organization administrators (RMU).
The Technology Agency of the Czech Republic (TA ČR) has published an updated schedule of calls for proposals for the years 2025-2027.
If you have any questions about individual call types, please contact me (lorencova@fss.muni.cz). We will inform you about the announcement of calls through our newsletter.
The Czech Science Foundation calls will probably be announced in mid-February 2025.
EXPRO will not be announced this year (the next call will be in 2026), the new possibility will be the Return Grants for scientists returning after a career break. The project will be able to be submitted within two years of the end of a career break associated with caring for a child or other dependent person for at least one year. The duration of the support will depend on the chosen level of commitment and will be two to four years. Researchers can also involve students and technical workers in the project implementation.
Sona Systems - use of the research recruitment tool
Are you looking for a way to recruit participants to your research, manage their involvement, schedule the involvement of other researchers in the case of laboratory studies, as well as the optimal utilization and availability of rooms and equipment?
In 90 minutes you will be introduced to the basic features of Sona Systems' powerful tool, which can also be interfaced with more than 25 platforms for creating, managing and administering online research and lab experiments (Qualtrics, SurveyMonkey, LimeSurvey, Cognition Lab, Open Lab...), while keeping your data completely secure. You can use these and other features both through the desktop interface and in the mobile app for iOS and Android. Find out how to do this in the workshop mentioned above.
The possible use of Sona Systems in citizen science will also be briefly presented and there will be time for your questions.
Date and time: Tuesday 4 February 2025 10.00-11.30
Realization: the Open Science Core team
Venue: online MS Teams
Language: Czech
Contact: citizenscience@space.muni.cz
Register here.
In the name of CENTREPEACE (Horizon Europe - Twinning), we would like to invite you to RMA Breakfast on the topic of ERC Consolidator within the ERC Series, during which we will introduce various types of ERC projects.
The Czech Science Fondation (GA ČR) in cooperation with the Croatian agency Croatian Science Foundation (HRZZ) announces a call for submission of project proposals based on the principle of Lead Agency evaluation with the expected start of implementation in 2026. GA ČR acts in the role of a partner organization in this call - projects evaluated by the HRZZ and GA CR accepts the evaluation results.
A concise webinar explaining the essence of MSCA-PF, a prestigious Horizon Europe grant for postdoctoral researchers.
Discover more about the grant scheme and your role as a supervisor in preparing the proposal!
Date: 3.2.2025
Time: 9:30 - 11:00
Place: Online Zoom
Register here.
This workshop aims to guide ERC applicants and research project managers through preparing and submitting an ERC proposal. It is especially aimed at those with little or no experience writing an ERC proposal. Participants will gain insights through practical examples and discussions focusing on common mistakes and effective strategies. By sharing best practices, the workshop aims to help applicants refine their approach and improve the quality of their proposals to increase their chances of success in this prestigious competition.
Date: 18.2.2025
Time: 9:00 - 11:00
Place: Kounicův sál RMU
Registration here
GA ČR (Czech Science Foundation), in cooperation with the Luxembourg agency Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR), announces a call for project proposals based on the principle of Lead Agency evaluation, with the expected start of solutions in 2026. GA ČR acts as a partner organization in this call – projects are evaluated by FNR and GA ČR accepts the results of the assessment.
The Czech part of the project proposal can be submitted no later than 17/04/2025, i.e. 7 days after the official deadline set by the FNR for Luxembourg applicants on 10/04/2025.
Centre for International Cooperation MU informs about the limits on the number of applications submitted on behalf of MU until the spring call for Key Action 2.
Specifically, it concerns the Cooperative Partnership, areas: school education, vocational education and training, adult education, youth; and Small-scale Partnerships, areas: school education, vocational education and training, adult education, youth.
In the Cooperative Partnership, a limit of 10 applications per organization, either as an applicant or a partner, was set for the mentioned areas in total for all the mentioned areas. In the Small-Scale Partnership, a limit of 5 applications per organization, either as an applicant or a partner, has been set for all areas listed in total. The field of higher education is limitless for both activities.
The deadline for submitting a grant application for all the above areas is 3/5/2025 at 12:00 p.m. More on ERASMUS+ challenges here: Erasmus+ Programme Guide - Erasmus+