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News on projects

Here you can find information about current open calls related to the Faculty of Informatics. Further information can be found on our Research Funding webpage . Information not only about projects, grant calls, research at MU can be found on the MU Portal. The RMU Research Department sends out an email summary of news on Fridays; you can subscribe to this email here. Researchers can also use the Anlupa.cz application, which allows easy automatic search and monitoring of calls for research, experimental development and innovation projects announced by national and international grant providers.

We would like to ask those of you who are considering joining grant calls or looking for a suitable call for your research to inform us promptly by email at veda@fi.muni.cz or in person at the Research and Project Support Department. Please allow approximately 7 working days before the funder's deadline for submission of proposals to FI, unless otherwise stated for an individual call.

The Faculty of Informatics of MU became a recipient of the HR AWARD in April 2021, more information can be found on the Faculty's website. MU has also approved the Masaryk University Gender Equality Plan (GEP), the link is available here .

Upcoming seminars

  • TAČR is organizing an online Project Implementation Webinar for researchers and project support staff on Wednesday 23 October 2024 , more information including a link to register can be found here.
  • The MU Rector's Office is organising the 9th Grants Week 2024 on 11/11, 12/11, 13/11 and 20/11 for researchers and project support staff, more information including a link to register can be found here.

Currently open calls, reporting information

International

European Commission

  • The Faculty of Informatics of MU became a HR AWARD winner in April 2021, more information can be found on the Faculty's website. MU also has an approved Gender Equality Plan/ Masaryk University Gender Equality Plan (GEP), link available here .
  • Erasmus+ projects - EC calls and deadlines for Erasmus+ cooperation projects can be found here.

J. William Fulbright Commission

  • The J. William Fulbright Commission is an intergovernmental Czech-American organisation established to promote educational, scientific and cultural exchanges between the Czech Republic and the USA through scholarship programmes and advisory and information services. The main focus of the Fulbright Commission's work is the administration of government scholarships and other programs for study, research and teaching in the U.S. for Czech citizens and vice versa for U.S. scholarship holders at academic institutions in the Czech Republic. The administration of the programs includes activities related to the selection process and the scholarship holders' stay in the U.S. or the Czech Republic. For more information, including current offers, please visit the Fulbright Commission' s website .

Other opportunities for international cooperation

Internment projects for faculty members

  • An overview of possible sources of internalisation for faculty staff can be found here, including cooperation in the areas of mobility, partnership development and training, innovation, etc.

National

Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic

  • Within the MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology ) - Czech Republic IOCB Tech Foundation Seed Fund, a call for collaborative proposals is open for all scientific disciplines from 10 September to 10 December 2024. An online information session for those interested in collaborating with MIT was held on Wednesday 31 July 2024 at 4 pm. More detailed information about the call, including a recording of the meeting, can be found here.

Grant Agency of the Czech Republic (GACR)

  • Currently, it is possible to submit projects on the principle of LA evaluation with an expected start of the solution in 2025, with the GACR acting as a partner organisation. These are projects where proposals can be submitted continuously during the year - Austria, Germany, USA. Furthermore, with a set deadline - currently announced Poland (16 December 2024), Switzerland (1 October 2024), Slovenia (winter 2024), Luxembourg (winter 2024), and now Croatia (spring 2025?), the Czech part of the application can be submitted within 7 days from the submission of the proposal to the foreign agency. Further information can be found on the GACR website on the MU Portal and faculty information in IS. On the GACR website you can also find a video tutorial on how to fill in the proposal in GRIS. We kindly ask any interested parties to inform the project support for GACR Ing. Komárková as soon as possible.

Ministry of Youth, Education and Sports (MEST)

Ministry of the Interior (MoI)

  • According to the information on the MoI website, there will be no calls for tender in 2024 for IMPACT, SECTECH or OPSEC.

Ministry of Health (MoH)

  • The Ministry of Health (MoH) has published information that the next VES 2026 tender will probably be launched in the first week of February.

Technology Agency of the Czech Republic (TA CR)

  • TAČR is organising an online Webinar on project implementation for researchers and project support staff on Wednesday 23 October 2024 , more information including a link to registration can be found here.
  • The Technology Agency of the Czech Republic has announced the 2. VS of the "THETA 2" programme. The VS of the THÉTA 2 programme is aimed at fulfilling the vision of transformation and modernisation of the energy sector in line with the approved strategic materials. This objective will be achieved through support for R&D and innovation projects in the energy sector that are focused on improving the management of the energy sector by public administration, new technologies and system elements with high potential for rapid application in practice as well as long-term technological perspectives. The competition is announced in 3 sub-programmes - PP1 -Research in the public interest, PP2 - Energy technologies for competitiveness and PP3 - Technologies to ensure long-term sustainability of the energy sector Deadline for submission of proposals to TAČR is 23 October 2024, deadline for FI is 16 October 2024. For this call the General Terms and Conditions v8 apply. Detailed information on the programme can be found on the TAČR website. More detailed MU information can also be found on the MU Portal. If you are interested in this competition, please contact Ing. Komárková as soon as possible.
  • TAČR is planning to announce the 10th public competition SIGMA - DC3, Supporting the innovation potential of social sciences, humanities and arts, on 30 October 2024, more information can be found here.
  • The General Terms and Conditions version 8 will come into force for all new submissions from 13 May 2024. The full text can be found here.
  • Detailed information on the individual programmes can be found on the TAČR website.
  • The Technology Agency of the Czech Republic also has an open call for the BETA2 programme, which is a public procurement programme in applied research and innovation for the needs of the public administration. Detailed information on the programme can be found on the TAČR website.
  • The Technology Agency of the Czech Republic also has an open call for the BETA3 programme, which is a public procurement programme in applied research and innovation for the needs of the state administration. Detailed information on the programme can be found on the TAČR website.
  • The Technology Agency of the Czech Republic has newly established Rules of Mandatory Publicity, which all beneficiaries and researchers of TAČR projects must follow. More detailed information can be found on the TAČR website.

MU projects

MU Grant Agency (GAMU)

CURRENTLY OPEN CALLS:

  • MASH and MASH StG/CoG - the main goal is to bring outstanding and successful external researchers to Masaryk University.
    MASH candidate profile:
    - The applicant is an ERC holder or a senior scientist corresponding to the R4 classification (i.e. Principal Investigator:researchers with a Ph.D. or equivalent level of competence and experience who are recognised by their peers as having leading capacity in their field of research)
    - The applicant has not had a principal employment relationship at MU for the last 5 years (at the call deadline)
    MASH StG/CoG candidate profile:
    - The applicant has, as of the call deadline, a maximum of 10 years since obtaining a PhD or equivalent (for those caring for a minor child, this does not include periods spent on maternity/parental leave).
    - Open to external applicants whose employment relationship with MU has not exceeded 12 of the last 36 months at the call deadline (career breaks are taken into account)
    MU offers MASH and MASH StG/CoG holders:
    - The opportunity to pursue their independent research at a progressive university in a Central European centre of innovation and development.
    - MASH - 5 000 000 CZK per year for 5 years; MASH StG/CoG - 3 000 000 CZK per year for 4 years
    - Office and laboratory facilities for the research team
    - Welcome service and administrative support
    Open to applicants from all areas of the social sciences, humanities, life sciences, medical and biological sciences. Deadline 9 December 2024.

  • CAREER RESTART - the aim of the call is to support researchers after a career break (parental leave, long-term illness, ...).
    The amount of support is 500 000 CZK per year for 2 years.
    Deadline.

  • MUNI SCIENTIST - an award for scientists for their excellence and significant achievements in the field of research at MU. The nomination is submitted by the Vice Dean for Science and Research.
    Deadline.

  • HORIZONS - applications are submitted on a rolling basis through ISEP.
    The support is intended for costs associated with the preparation of extremely prestigious and important projects from international funders (e.g. European Commission programmes). There are two types of support - 1. Support for ERC grant submissions and 2. Support for submissions of other international grants (non-ERC).

    If you are interested in submitting GAMU projects, you can contact Jana Halámková at FI.

Specific Undergraduate Research

  • The Rector of MU has announced a competition for Specific Undergraduate Research 2025. The deadline for submission of proposals is November 4 , 2024. Proposals are submitted through the template in ISEP. Further information can be found here, or you can contact Dana Komárková at FI.

Faculty of Informatics MU - Student Research and Development Projects (FI Dean's Programme)

  • The Dean of FI MU has announced a new call for Student Research and Development Projects. Proposals can be submitted until 20 November 2024, with the start of the project on 1 January 2025. Proposals are to be submitted electronically via ISEP only - for more information please visit the Student Research and Development Projects (FI Dean's Programme) page.

Department of Research and Project Support

Email: veda@fi.muni.cz