Notice of concurrent project proposals launched in 2027

In order for the Czech Science Foundation to be able to support the largest possible number of excellent scientists and their teams, it has adjusted the rules for the submission of project proposals and their subsequent implementation for the public tenders and calls announced this year. From now on, it will be possible to submit a maximum of one proposal to each of the following categories of tenders and calls. In the event of success, it will be possible to implement only one project in the role of Investigator or Co-investigator. The Czech Science Foundation has taken this step in view of the long-term underfunding of its budget, which has been accompanied by a declining proportion of funded project proposals.

• Which combinations of concurrently submitted project proposals are permitted?

For concurrent project proposals launched in 2027 involving the same individual as the Applicant or Co-applicant, the following rules apply:

(1) Within all of the public tenders administered by GACR in a given calendar year for projects launched in 2027, and all calls in which GACR is involved in a given calendar year for projects launched in 2027, the same individual may submit (as Applicant or Co-applicant) no more than one project proposal to each of the following categories of public tenders and calls defined in points a) to c):

• a) Standard Projects, International Projects and LA Grants;
• b) JUNIOR STAR and EXPRO;
• c) POSTDOC INDIVIDUAL FELLOWSHIP (both INCOMING and OUTGOING) and Restart Grants

(2) Within all of the public tenders administered by GACR in a given calendar year for projects launched in 2027, and all calls in which GACR is involved in a given calendar year for projects launched in 2027, the same individual may be either the Investigator or Co-investigator of no more than one project launched in 2027.

This means that if the same individual is successful as Applicant or Co-applicant in more public tenders/calls which allow for concurrent project proposals, they may be awarded only one of these projects.

(3) Project proposals are not counted towards the limit of submitted project proposals launched in 2027 if:

• a) they are project proposals submitted to the public tender for the funding of oriented basic research grant projects or Proof of Concept;
• b) the Applicant withdraws from a public tender or withdraws from the evaluation process before submitting another project proposal which would otherwise cause an overlap of projects contrary to the above provisions of this article. A project proposal withdrawn by the Applicant shall be treated as if it had never been submitted;
• c) they were disqualified from a public tender or disqualified from the evaluation process for formal reasons (only applies to international projects evaluated on the Lead Agency principle)
• d) they were disqualified from evaluation by the partner agency abroad (only applies to international projects evaluated on the Lead Agency principle).

(4) In individual calls, the definition of concurrent project proposals and awarded projects may be specified, including the determination of the calendar year in which these project proposals are counted.

(5) A breach of the above terms and conditions for concurrent projects shall constitute grounds to disqualify all project proposals from the public tenders or calls in which this individual is nominated as Applicant or Co-applicant contrary to the terms and conditions stipulated above.

The possibility of concurrent projects and project proposals is not affected by projects currently under implementation, unless explicitly stated otherwise in their terms and conditions (this applies to the POSTDOC INDIVIDUAL FELLOWSHIP projects and Restart Grants). An Applicant or Co-applicant may also be a member of the project team in project proposals submitted by other Applicants or Co-applicants.

Which combinations of concurrently submitted project proposals with an expected start of implementation in 2027 are permitted?

ROLE 1:
–Applicant – Standard projectsApplicant – Restart GrantsApplicant – EXPROApplicant – JUNIOR STARApplicant – POSTDOC INDIVIDUAL FELLOWSHIPApplicant – International project (NSTC or NRF)Applicant – LA Grant evaluated by GACRApplicant – LA Grant evaluated by partner agency abroadCo-applicant – Standard projectsCo-applicant – EXPROCo-applicant – International project (NSTC or NRF)Co-applicant – LA Grant evaluated by GACRCo-applicant – LA Grant evaluated by partner agency abroad

ROLE 2:
–Applicant – Standard projectsApplicant – Restart GrantsApplicant – EXPROApplicant – JUNIOR STARApplicant – POSTDOC INDIVIDUAL FELLOWSHIPApplicant – International project (NSTC or NRF)Applicant – LA Grant evaluated by GACRApplicant – LA Grant evaluated by partner agency abroadCo-applicant – Standard projectsCo-applicant – EXPROCo-applicant – International project (NSTC or NRF)Co-applicant – LA Grant evaluated by GACRCo-applicant – LA Grant evaluated by partner agency abroad

ROLE 3:
–Applicant – Standard projectsApplicant – Restart GrantsApplicant – EXPROApplicant – JUNIOR STARApplicant – POSTDOC INDIVIDUAL FELLOWSHIPApplicant – International project (NSTC or NRF)Applicant – LA Grant evaluated by GACRApplicant – LA Grant evaluated by partner agency abroadCo-applicant – Standard projectsCo-applicant – EXPROCo-applicant – International project (NSTC or NRF)Co-applicant – LA Grant evaluated by GACRCo-applicant – LA Grant evaluated by partner agency abroad

Choose roles…