The Czech Science Foundation (GA ČR) in cooperation with the Polish agency National Science Center (NCN) 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 as a partner organization in this call - projects evaluated by NCN and GA CR accepts the evaluation.
GAMU announces competitions for the submission of project proposals starting in 2025:
Support for the preparation of international grants - HORIZONS (ongoing call)
MUNI Award in Science and Humanities – MASH, MASH StG/CoG (DL 9/12/2024)
Support for the integration of scientists after a career break - Career Restart (DL 18/10/2024)
Proposals are submitted through ISEP.
Award for excellent research results – MUNI SCIENTIST (nominations until 4 October 2024) - can be nominated by:
vice-deans for science and research of faculties and trustees of research centers of Masaryk University
director of the Center for Technology Transfer
vice-rector for research and doctoral studies
head of the RMU Research Department
A programme to promote bilateral collaboration in science and education between Czechia and Austria.
Types of supported activities:
Projects aimed at long-term cooperation
Joint scientific events for students, such as seminars or field trips
Joint bilateral scientific events such as symposia, expert meetings and workshops
Preparatory phase for programmes that award double degrees
Research trips to obtain scientific data
Financial support for the publication of outputs from completed projects
Summer colleges, i.e. summer language courses in Czech or German
Specialised summer schools based on different scientific disciplines
Academic exchanges for the purpose of carrying out educational events under the master’s and doctoral study programmes of the host institution
In the case of all the activities supported, priority will be given to young scientists (up to 10 years from completion of their doctoral studies).
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The European Research Council adopts the ERC work programme for 2025. Dates of individual calls:
Starting grant Call opening 10.7.2024 Call deadline 15.10.2024
Consolidator grant Call opening 26.9.2024 Call deadline 14.1.2025
Advanced grant Call opening 22.5.2025 Call deadline 28.8.2025
Detailed call schedules can be found here.
Source: portal Věda a výzkum
Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) have their own space in Cluster 2 "Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society" of Horizon Europe, but can also contribute to all other clusters and other parts of the HE programme.
An overview of relevant opportunities for SSH involvement is provided by the publication Opportunities for Researchers from the Social Sciences and Humanities in Horizon Europe. Analysis of SSH-relevant Topics in Work Program 2023-2025.
The currently released overview features a selection of topics with deadlines in 2024 and 2025.
In April 2024, the European Commission announced a €10 million increase in the allocation for the MSCA4Ukraine programme. The additional budget will allow an additional 50 fellows, both PhD students and postdocs, to continue their research activities in the EU and countries associated to the Framework Programme.
The application portal will be opened in August. To verify eligibility, the call documentation will be available on the initiative's website from the beginning of June.
If you are interested in finding out more about the initiative, sign up for the information day on 14 June from 2 - 4 pm. Registration is open HERE.
The event will be followed by two hands-on workshops with space for questions on June 20 and 24.
Source: Science and Research portal
We offer the opportunity to participate in a workshop focused on the presentation of an ERC project to a panel of experts.
The workshop entitled The Art of an ERC Presentation: How to prepare for the ERC committee will take place on 25 September 2024 in Brno, from 13:30 - 15:30.
After 15:30 the networking with guests will follow.
Invitation to the workshop can be found here.
The activity is primarily intended for SYRI project scientists. Participation of those interested outside the project is possible.
Link to register for the event here: https://forms.office.com/r/Gbx9YSd4fV
The Ministry of Health is issuing a single-stage competition for special-purpose support of the Ministry of Health for the solution of health research and development projects.
Targeted support of the Ministry of Health is intended for the solution of applied research projects, i.e. projects solved for the purpose of obtaining new knowledge directed to a specific, predetermined practical goal with a given application of the results in the healthcare sector.
Here is an overview of the open Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions (MSCA) calls for 2024:
1.) MSCA PF - Postdoctoral fellowship - Postdoctoral fellowships foster the creative and innovative potential of postdoctoral fellows. For more information, see the separate post here.
Deadline: 11.9.2024
2.) MSCA Feedback to Policy 2024 - The aim of the call is to map the areas and interventions that are impacted by the implemented projects. It is intended to support existing European Commission initiatives that focus on the use and evaluation of project results. It also aims to assess the extent to which MSCA projects achieve the two main horizontal policy objectives of the programe: the development of training, skills, and careers of researchers and the related promotion of cross-sectoral cooperation. More information here.
Deadline: 3.9.2024
MSCA International Cooperation 2024 - The aim of this call is to promote international cooperation in the field of MSCA in Horizon Europe through a dedicated support action that will complement and ensure coordination between existing promotion channels at local level and ensure coherence with formal policy dialogues on research and innovation at bilateral and regional level. The following activities should be carried out under the call: promotion of cooperation (bilateral, bi-regional), identification of cooperation initiatives, promotion of cooperation opportunities. More information here.
Deadline: 4.9.2024
3.) MSCA COFUND 2024 - Co-funding of Regional, National and International Programmes (COFUND) supports new or existing doctoral programs and postdoctoral fellowship programs. The aim is to disseminate MSCA best practices, including international, interdisciplinary, and cross-disciplinary research training, as well as international and interdisciplinary mobility of researchers at all stages of their careers. More information here.
Deadline: 26.9.2024
DMP - information seminar
When: 22 May 2024; 10:00-11:30
Where: online (Registration here)
Colleagues from the Open Science team will focus on the practical aspects of creating a DMP (Data Management Plan).
Target groups: GA ČR PIs for projects starting in 2024; INTER-EXCELLENCE II PIs; GO project managers, but everybody can join.
TA CR announced the first public competition of the Environment for Life 2 program.
The aim of the Environment for Life 2 program is, through R&D, to bring new knowledge and new solutions that will contribute to ensuring a healthy, safe and resilient environment for the good life of people and the sustainable development of society (including the related necessary socio-economic transformation), as well as to the effective use of natural resources ( including the development of a circular economy) and the minimization of risks arising from human activity for the environment and climate, and finally to improve the protection of nature and the Czech landscape.