GA CR in cooperation with the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) is announcing a call for projects based on the Lead Agency evaluation principle, with the solution expected to begin in 2023.
In this call, the GA CR acts as a partner organization - projects are evaluated by the SNSF and the GA CR takes over the evaluation.
MEYS and the Max Planck Society are launching a call within the DIOSCURI programme to support the establishment of DIOSCURI Research Centres (DC). These are centres of excellence for internationally competitive and innovative research in the humanities, social sciences, life sciences and technology. The centres are intended to connect the local research environment and the wider scientific community.
Up to 3 centres in the whole Czech republic will be supported under the first call. Deadline for applications until 10.3.2022
Start of operation of the centre - 2nd half of 2023
(Estimated) Duration of support - 5 years
Finances - EUR 300 000/year + mandatory institutional co-financing of EUR 25 000/year
Report your interest to the contact person by 26.1.2022.
Research institutions may submit more than one form, even within the same discipline, as long as they are willing and able to host more than one DC within that discipline. If different departments of the same institution are interested in hosting a DC, a separate registration form will need to be submitted for each of them. It is advisable to be as detailed and accurate as possible on the registration form.
There will be no limit to the number of applications/registrations from MU, and the submissions will be presented to the members of the Research Strategy Board in early March 2022.
The SIGMA programme is the type of programme that will allow a flexible response to the needs of society and the economy that may arise from unexpected situations. The programme will gradually implement activities from the current ZÉTA, ÉTA, GAMA, DELTA and EU instruments.
The duration of the programme is set for the period from 2022 to 2029, i.e. 8 years (extension foreseen). The first call for tenders is foreseen in 2022, with the start of support from 2023. One call for tenders per year is foreseen for each sub-objective (EU instruments 3 times/year).
On behalf of the entire OpVaPP team, I cordially greet you all in the new year and wish us all good health and a lot of strength and energy until the year 2022.
The GA CR announces a call for projects based on the Lead Agency evaluation principle with an expected start date in 2023. The call concerns projects funded in cooperation with the Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR) under the Weave initiative.
FNR acts as Lead Agency, i.e. evaluates the project proposals and GA CR takes over the results of the evaluation process.
The deadline for submission of the Czech part of the application is 28 April 2022, i.e. 7 days after the official deadline on the Luxembourg side on 21 April 2022.
In October 2021, the Operational Programme Jan Amos Komenský (OP JAK) was approved by the Government of the Czech Republic. In the first quarter of 2022, the programme will be approved by the European Commission and then the first calls will be announced. Below is a summary of the relevant calls. We will keep updating information on OP JAK and its calls.
1.) Cutting-edge research - Support for research projects with the potential to produce excellent research results, Emphasis on quality team, international dimension, interdisciplinarity of research. Expected announcement of the call - 1st quarter 2022
2.) Smart Accelerator I - Support for projects to develop the innovation ecosystem in regions. Expected call announcement - 1st quarter 2022
3.) Ph.D. Infra - Support for infrastructural equipment of doctoral study programmes. Expected call announcement - 2nd quarter 2022
Czech Liaison Office for Education and Research together with the Technology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences cordially invites you to a webinar on opportunities for social sciences and humanities. The two-day event targeting the project managers aims to provide a comprehensive overview about the funding opportunities for the social sciences and humanities that are available across the Horizon Europe. Special focus will be also given to project proposal preparation, evaluation criteria and financial aspects of Horizon Europe projects. The second day of the webinar will be dedicated to good practice examples, where the participants will have the possibility to get a first-hand information form successful SSH projects funded under Horizon 2020.
Registration here.
Opportunities for Researchers from the Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) in Horizon Europe
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The aim of the call is to improve scientific cooperation between the Czech Republic and the Free State of Bavaria, to support cooperation between young researchers from the Czech Republic and Bavaria in particular, and to motivate scientists from both countries to submit bilateral and multilateral research proposals.
The Technology Agency of the Czech Republic (TA CR) invites to a webinar (Zoom application) on implemented projects on the topic: "How to fill in and submit progress / final reports and acquaintance with the activities of regional workers", which will take place on December 8, 2021 from 13:00. To participate in the webinar, please fill out the registration form.
The 6th ETA call will not be announced on the planned date (November 2021), further information will be published on the TA CR website.
We cordially invite all those interested in Open Science to Open Access Week at Masaryk University!
OPEN ACCESS WEEK 2021 25. -27. 10 2021 ONLINE
The on-line webinar to the 2nd round of the Masaryk University Internal Grant Agency (IGA MU) competition will take place on September 23, 2021 at 9:30 a.m.
Link here.
After the end of the online meeting, it will be possible to come to the 5.52 office for personal consultations throughout the day or then on other days on the basis of a personal agreement. Questions are welcome in advance, please send them to jitka.hotarkova@fss.muni.cz
Information on the call, including all documents and deadlines, can be found on the website of the Office for Research and Project Support.
The Czech Science Foundation (GA CR) announces a call for projects based on the Lead Agency evaluation principle, with an implementation expected to begin in 2023 in cooperation with the Polish National Science Center (NCN) within the Weave initiative.
In this call, the Polish agency NCN acts as the Lead Agency, ie it evaluates project proposals and the GA CR takes over the results of the evaluation process.
It is possible to submit bilateral and trilateral projects (possible partner countries here).
As part of the Bridge2HE project, the National Contact Officers for Horizon Europe (NCP) have prepared a series of online courses that will introduce you basic information about the European Union, Horizon Europe, project preparation, ethics in research and the role of NCP.
You can register for the courses on the NCP Portal for Horizon Europe here: https://courses.horizoneuropencpportal.eu/
You can watch them for free, at a time that suits you.
A leaflet summarizing the deadlines of Horizon Europe calls in 2021 was published on the information pages for the Horizon Europe Framework Program.
More information about open and upcoming calls can be found on the Funding & tender opportunities portal.
Research support programme GAMU