Grant Agency of MU has announced these calls:

MUNI Award in Science and Humanities (MASH) - deadline December 31, 2020
MUNI Award in Science and Humanities JUNIOR (MASH JUNIOR) - deadline December 31, 2020

Objectives

MUNI Award in Science and Humanities (MASH)

The main aim of MASH is to bring excellent and successful external researchers to Masaryk University and to offer them such conditions that they are motivated to stay, work for Masaryk University and to attain exceptionally high-quality research results on the long-term basis.

The award offers the opportunity to get:

• 5 years long tenure-track professorship with a possibility of gaining a permanent contract.
• A budget of approx. CZK 5 million a year for a 5 year period (in total approx. EUR 1 million)
• Laboratory and office space for a research team.
• Welcome service and administrative support.

MUNI Award in Science and Humanities JUNIOR (MASH JUNIOR)

The main aim of MUNI Award in Science and Humanities JUNIOR is to create conditions for timely achievement of research autonomy of highly promising researchers shortly after Ph.D. (up to 40 years old) acceleration of career advancement of talented scholars; easier preparation of prestigious grant proposals, enhancement of “brain circulation”.

Successful project applicants must have clear potential to succeed in the ERC competition.

Limitations

MASH

• The applicant sends the application to the e-mail address gamu@muni.cz; the subject shall be: MASH + first name and surname. The competition is intended for external applicants. More about the application here.
• The application shall not contain the budget – the applicant shall obtain a predetermined amount in this competition.
• The maximum amount of support per project is CZK 5 million / year with a project duration of 5 years.

MASH JUNIOR

• The competition is open to internal as well as external applicants. More about an application here.
• The application shall not contain the budget – the applicant shall obtain a predetermined amount in this competition.
• The applicant sends the application to the e-mail address gamu@muni.cz; the subject shall be: MASH JUNIOR + first name and surname.
• Co-funding by faculties and units is expected. Total eligible costs covered by GAMU are CZK 2 million per year (personnel costs).
• The support is awarded for 3 years. In justified cases, it may be decided on the extension of the project funding by another two years.

Please, as the first step, fill in the form Declaration of the economic unit of MU, send it to Jitka Wolfova and she will manage an assessment of the application at the faculty level.