The support is intended for costs associated with the preparation of particularly prestigious and important projects of international providers (e.g. European Commission programmes).

Applications can be submitted throughout the year.

1. Support for the ERC grant submission

We offer workshops and individual consultations with foreign ERC experts to MU scientists during the preliminary mapping phase, during the ERC project preparation phase and also in case of advancement to the second round (interview).

Detailed rules of support are given in the ERC Grant Support Scheme document at MU and the procedure for submitting the ERC project proposals.

2. Support for the submission of other international grants (outside the ERC)

The support for other international projects is awarded in two financially graded categories:

• Preparation of projects where an MU researcher is the main proposer.
• Preparation of projects where an MU researcher is a co-author.

Grant rules

Contact:
JUDr. Sabina Krejčiříková
mobile: +420 773 774 204
e-mail: krejcirikovas@pharm.muni.cz

The support is open to research teams composed of academics and researchers covering a topic across at least two scientific domains out of the three possible ones: Physical Sciences and Computer Science, Life Sciences, Social Sciences and Humanities.

Individuals from departments outside MU may participate in the research without any reimbursement of costs. Research topics must be interdisciplinary, innovative and of high added value, and those that are generally not supported by other sources and have not been addressed at MU before.

The aim is to initiate interdisciplinary collaborations on new topics; to produce preliminary results to test the feasibility of ambitious interdisciplinary projects; to prepare the "groundwork" for external grant applications (ERC Synergy, etc.).

• Allocation: 6 million CZK/year
• Estimated number of projects: 3 projects
• Annual project budget: 2 million CZK/year
• Project duration: 3 years

grant rules

Contact:
JUDr. Sabina Krejčiříková
mobile: +420 773 774 204
e-mail: krejcirikovas@pharm.muni.cz

The programme recognises scientists for their excellence and significant achievements in the field of research at Masaryk University. The aim is to strengthen the motivation of outstanding scientists of the University and to spread the good name of MU in the scientific community and the public.

Nominations are internal and coordinated by the RMU Research Department. Nominations including the justification are made by the RMU Research Department upon invitation:

• Vice-Deans for Science and Research of Faculties and Masaryk University Research Centres
• Director of the Centre for Technology Transfer
• Vice-Rector for Research and Doctoral Studies
• Head of the RMU Research Department

The announcement and awarding of the prize will take place at GAMU's final conference, which will be held annually before the end of the calendar year.

grant rules

Contact:
JUDr. Sabina Krejčiříková
mobile: +420 773 774 204
e-mail: krejcirikovas@pharm.muni.cz

The main goal of the MUNI Award in Science and Humanities (hereinafter referred to as MASH) is to bring outstanding and successful external scientists to Masaryk University and to offer them such conditions that they are motivated to stay, work for Masaryk University and produce outstanding scientific results in the long term.

By employing personalities with transformative potential, top scientific teams will also be anchored at MU.

The MASH holder will have a full-time position at Masaryk University. This full-time position will also include active promotion of science at MU through the implementation of one event aimed at popularising/communicating science (e.g. lectures) to the general public, once a year. In addition, the holder of this prestigious grant is expected to represent Masaryk University and actively participate in shaping the future direction of science and research conducted at MU, throughout the duration of the holder's employment at MU. Thus, even after the end of the MASH grant.

To the MUNI Award holder we offer:

• The opportunity to pursue your independent research at a progressive university in a Central European centre of innovation and development.
• CZK 5 000 000 per year for 5 years
• Office and laboratory facilities for the research team
• Welcome service and administrative support

Accessible to those interested in all areas of the social sciences, humanities, life sciences, medical sciences and biological sciences.

grant rules

Contact:
JUDr. Sabina Krejčiříková
mobile: +420 773 774 204
e-mail: krejcirikovas@pharm.muni.cz

The main objective of the MUNI Award in Science and Humanities JUNIOR (hereinafter referred to as MASH JUNIOR) is to create conditions for early achievement of autonomy in research for exceptionally promising researchers shortly after getting the PhD degree; accelerate the career progression of talented scientists; facilitate the preparation of prestigious grants, and strengthen brain circulation.

Successful project proposers must have a clear potential to succeed in the ERC competition. An important aspect of this type of grant support is the motivation of departments to invest in exceptional scientific talent, whose previous scientific history may or may not be linked to MU.

The MASH JUNIOR holder will have a full-time position at Masaryk University. Within 2 years from the start of the MASH JUNIOR, the holder will submit an ERC application.

This full-time position also includes active promotion of science carried out at MU in the form of one event aimed at popularising/communicating science (e.g. lectures) to the general public, once a year. In addition, the holder of this prestigious grant is expected to represent Masaryk University and actively participate in shaping the future direction of science and research conducted at MU, throughout the duration of the holder's employment at MU.

• The opportunity to pursue independent research at a progressive university in a Central European centre of innovation and development.
• Allocation: expected number of grants awarded: 6–9 grants per year
• Annual budget: 2 million CZK/year
• Financing duration: 3 years with the possibility of extension for another 2 years
• Accessible to those interested in all areas of the social sciences, humanities, life sciences, medical sciences and biological sciences.

Accessible to those interested in all areas of the social sciences, humanities, life sciences, medical sciences and biological sciences.

PRAVIDLA GRANTU

Contact:
JUDr. Sabina Krejčiříková
mobile: +420 773 774 204
e-mail: krejcirikovas@pharm.muni.cz

The aim is to create conditions for the integration of researchers into research teams at Masaryk University after a career break, for example due to parental leave. This category will facilitate and accelerate the return of young talented scientists to a productive scientific career and thus increase the percentage of their representation in independent/senior scientific positions.

• Allocation: 3 million CZK/year
• Estimated number of grants awarded: 10
• Annual budget: 500.000 CZK
• Duration of funding: 2 years

QUALIFICATION CRITERIA

An eligible applicant is a researcher:

• whose last employer before their career break was MU;
• whose career has been interrupted, for example due to parental leave;
• who proves the completion of PhD studies;
• who is the first or corresponding author of at least one scientific publication indexed in a journal in the first quartile of the field according to the impact factor in Web of Science or of comparable scientific performance in fields whose domain is not Web of Science-indexed publishing.

EVALUATION CRITERIA

FUNDING

6 projects will be financed for 2 years with a budget of 500.000 CZK per year. All project costs must be spent on the personal costs of the researcher.

Eligible costs

• Personal costs – co-financing of the researcher's salary
• Salary supplement – salary component 642 – Contribution for work on the GAMU project. (There are no limits, but we assume that the amount of the salary component will correspond to the habits of the faculty.)

Ineligible costs

• Scholarships
• Consumables
• Small tangible and intangible assets
• Investments
• Services
• Domestic and foreign travel
• Publication and application costs
• Additional costs or expenses (projects must include a share of the common operating costs corresponding to the SPN coefficient for the economic centre in the year in question according to the MU Guidelines for the application of overheads to projects, as amended

The amount of financial support approved for a given calendar year will be allocated to a specific economic centre by way of an adjustment to the institutional support schedule.

HOW TO APPLY?

Necessary components of the subsidy application:

• CV of the PI, including Researcher ID or other identifier allowing verification of the scientific results achieved.
• A statement from the head of the workplace where the project will be implemented on the integration of the proposer into the workplace, their potential for workplace development and potential for career development.
• Project Design Guide

All required documents are uploaded into the ISEP system as a single pdf file. The project must be closed in ISEP at the time of the call deadline.

Please also send this pdf file to gamu@muni.cz before the call closing date; electronic approval of the guide is sufficient.

Personal delivery of documents to the RMU is therefore not necessary.

APPLICATION FORM

grant rules

Contact:
JUDr. Sabina Krejčiříková
mobile: +420 773 774 204
e-mail: krejcirikovas@pharm.muni.cz