Current grants

GA ČR Alena Lorencová

CALL FOR PROPOSALS FOR LUXEMBOURG-CZECH PROJECTS

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.

MŠMT Jitka Wolfová

Call plan OP JAK

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

 

Horizon Europe

Webinar: Opportunities for social sciences and humanities in Horizon Europe

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

Alena Lorencová

Crowdhelix Network - opportunities for an international cooperation

Crowdhelix is an Open Innovation platform that forges links between an international network of excellent researchers and innovating companies.

Masaryk University is a member of the Cowdhelix platform.

Crowdhelix users can profile themselves, their teams, and their organizations, and post opportunities to collaborate in international projects.

Create your account here.

MŠMT Alena Lorencová

Call for proposals for joint Czech-Bavarian research projects 2022-2024.

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.

TA ČR Alena Lorencová

TA CR webinar - progress and final reports. ETA call information.

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.

Marika Hrubá

OPEN ACCESS WEEK 2021

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

IGA MU Jitka Hotárková

Masaryk University Internal Grant Agency (IGA MU) - online meeting and presentation

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.

GA ČR Alena Lorencová

Call for submission of Czech-Polish projects - LA GA CR projects

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).

Horizon Europe Alena Lorencová

E-learning courses for Horizon Europe

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.

Horizon Europe Alena Lorencová

Summary of the deadlines for Horizon Europe calls for 2021

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.

Jitka Wolfová

Research support programme GAMU

Research support programme GAMU

OP VVV Jitka Hotárková

the Rector of Masaryk University announces a call in the IGA MU university-wide competition for individual student grants in research and development

On 1 September 2021, the Rector of Masaryk University announces a call in the IGA MU university-wide
competition for individual student grants in research and development, in the fields of science under the
Frascati Manual 2015:1
• natural sciences,
• medicine and health sciences,
• social sciences,
• humanities and artsStudent grant projects to be submitted to the competition shall last one year (investigation from 1
January 2022 to 31 December 2022). Applications may be submitted only for individual student
grants – i.e. the applicant must be the sole investigator.
• Funds allocated to 1 project: CZK 479,160.

Seminář Alena Lorencová

Horizon Europe seminars

Webinars - Horizon Europe programme:

National Information Day on the ERC grants, 8.9.2021

Information Day CZ-SK on Widening Instruments 2021-2022, 31.8.2021

Webinar: Pathfinder Challenges 2021, 2.9.2021

How to become an evaluator of Horizon Europe projects, 14.9.2021

Budget preparation and cost reporting in Horizon Europe projects, 11.10.2021

Communication, dissemination and exploitation of results in Horizon Europe projects, 12.10.2021

Coordination of Horizon Europe projects, 13.10.2021

Intellectual property, contractual relations in Horizon Europe projects, 14.10.2021

ERC Grant Competitions 2022, 6.9.2021

German Aerospace Center Project Management Agency: call A sustainable future for Europe in Cluster 2 "Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Societies" , a matchmaking event, 30. 9. 2021

The Publications Office of the European Union: EU Open Data Days, 23. – 25. 11. 2021

workshop Alena Lorencová

Grants Week MUNI 2021

Masaryk University Research Office organizes Grants Week 2021 (October 12.-15. 2021).

Programme and registration here.

12.10.2021: H2020 a Horizont Evropa

13.10.2021: How to write a competitive proposal for Horizon Europe (Dr. Seán McCarthy)

14.10.2021: ERC and MSCA in H2020/HE

15.10.2021: International research cooperation - national support (GAČR, TAČR)

GA ČR Alena Lorencová

GA ČR - LA granty - aktuální výzvy - GA ČR v roli partnerské organizace

Current calls within the international cooperation of LA grants (GA CR in the role of a partner organization, in the role of "Lead" agency is a foreign agency):

• Austria - Austrian Science Fund (FWF) - continuous challenge
• Germany - German Research Foundation (DFG) - continuous challenge
• Switzerland - Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) - currently deadline until October 1, 2021
• USA - National Science Foundation (NSF) - continuous challenge

Upcoming calls within the international cooperation of LA grants for the year 2021

• NCN (Poland) - announcement autumn 2021, deadline winter 2021, start of implementation 1. 1. 2023
• ARRS (Slovenia) - announcement autumn 2021, deadline winter 2021, start of implementation 1.8. 2022