Current grants
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Proof of Concept TA CR - internal call
CTT MU has announced an internal call for the Proof of Concept sub-projects within the TA CR SIGMA program.Information and documents for submitting PoC project proposals are published on the website of the MU Technology Transfer Center.At the same time, REGISTRATION for the internal CTT seminar for this call was launched on the call page, which will take place on September 11 at Komenského 2, room 300, from 2:30 p.m.The seminar will be in the Czech language with the possibility of online connection. For possible consultations, you can contact CTT (pustova@ctt.muni.cz).The call is open until October 7, 2024. -
SciFlow webinar
Attend the webinar "Enhancing Research Integrity with SciFlow: workflows for increasing trust in your research", which will focus on the key topic of research integrity.
Learn how the SciFlow platform can support integrity while preparing and publishing a scientific article.
Date: 17.9.2024, 14:00-15:00
Price: Free, registration required here
Webinar language: English
Webinar Program:
- Introduction to Research Integrity
- Using SciFlow for Transparent Writing
- Managing and sharing citations
- Formatting with SciFlow
Target Audience:
- Researchers, students and academic authors
- Library and university management
A detailed description of the webinar can be found here.
If the date and time don't work for you, register anyway. The SciFlow will send a link to the recording to all registrants after the webinar.
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Schedule of ERC calls
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
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Social Sciences and Humanities in Horizon Europe programme
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.
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MSCA 4 Ukraine
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
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Invitation to the ERC workshop
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.
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Crowdhelix - Open innovation platform to connect researchers to work on international projects
Take advantage of MUNI's membership in the Crowdhelix network – a platform enabling the connection of researchers, institutions and companies interested in collaborating on international research projects. Thanks to membership, it is possible to participate in various specifically focused events. The following information sheets will help you make the most of this platform:How to post a job opportunityHow to create the perfect profileHow to get relevant funding calls sent according to your profile informationHow to present your organization on CrowdhelixHow to respond to collaboration opportunities How to create an interesting offer -
Announcement of the call for proposals for healthcare research and development projects (AZV 2025-2028)
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.
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MSCA calls in 2024
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
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Online semináře k různým mezinárodním výzvám
The Ministry for Regional Development of the Czech Republic organizes seminars focused on programs of supra-regional, international and cross-border cooperation:1. Interreg programs, e.g. Interreg Europe, Central Europe, Danube, cross-border cooperation Czech Republic - Poland, Austria - Czech Republic, Bavaria - Czech Republic, Slovakia - Czech Republic and Saxony - Czech Republic.The seminar will take place on 28/05/2024 and will take place online via MS Teams. The connection link will be sent to registered participants the day before the event. Registration HERE.2. How to get subsidies from community programsUnion programs directly managed and financed by the EU will be presented at the seminar. It will offer information on Erasmus +, Horizon Europe, Creative Europe, International Visegrad Fund, LIFE, CERV and EU programs for employment and social innovation. The seminar will take place on 15/05/2024 and will take place online via MS Teams. The connection link will be sent to registered participants the day before the event. If you are interested, register by May 13, 2024. Registration HERE. -
Data Management Plan (DMP) - information seminar MU
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.
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TA CR - Environment for Life Program 2: Announcement of the 1st public competition
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.
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Environment for Life 2: Announcement of the preliminary parameters of the 1st call for tenders, PP1 and PP2
The Technology Agency of the Czech Republic together with the Ministry of the Environment informs about the preparation of the 1st public competition in the Programme for Support of Applied Research and Innovation in the Field of Environment, Climate Protection and Sustainable Development - Environment for Life 2.
The Environment for Life 2 Programme is aimed at supporting projects whose research will be carried out mainly in those thematic areas where the greatest global pressures on the environment arise, i.e. in the field of natural resources, global change, circular economy, sustainable development of landscapes and human settlements, environmentally friendly technologies and eco-innovations and development of an environmentally friendly society.
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LA grants GA CR - current calls
It is possible to submit proposals for basic research projects to LA calls in which GA ČR acts as a partner agency. Therefore, the evaluation process takes place only with foreign agencies, GA CR takes over their decisions.
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Czech Republic - France: Support for mobility of researchers
The main objective of the Mobility activity is to support the formation of international bilateral research teams addressing research, development and innovation topics with high potential for application in international research programmes, thus strengthening the research capacities of both partner countries.