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The Czech Science Foundation (GACR) is announcing calls for proposals for tenders in the area of Standard Projects, JUNIOR STAR, POSTDOC INDIVIDUAL FELLOWSHIP, and International and Lead Agency projects. The submission deadline is 3 April. The winners will be announced in October and November this year. Projects which win funding after passing the multi-stage evaluation process will be launched in 2025.
„The Czech Science Foundation has been supporting all areas of basic research for 30 years. This year is no different. Scientists can submit project proposals to our traditional calls for proposals, whether it is the call for standard projects or more focused calls for, for example, early-career researchers. After two years, we are opening the EXPRO call for excellent scientists again,“ said the GACR President, Prof. Petr Baldrian, Ph.D.
The submission deadline for Proposals for projects starting in 2025 is 3 April 2024. The winning proposals will be announced in October and November this year, except for international tenders, which will be announced in coordination with the partner agency abroad.
The project proposals will be assessed in a multi-stage transparent evaluation process, in which expert reviewers from other countries also participate substantially in addition to experts from Czech research institutions. Among the winners, there is not a single project which has not been reviewed internationally. In case of the highly selective EXPRO and JUNIOR STAR projects, this process is the responsibility of international experts only.
Standard projects are the backbone of targeted aid for basic research in the Czech Republic, with GACR having financed hundreds of them each year since its founding in 1993. Through these projects, the best basic research in all areas is supported. Standard projects are usually worked on for three years and their proposals may be submitted by all researchers and their teams without limits on the length of their scientific careers. Project proposals are evaluated on the basis of a multi-level selection process.
After a year’s break, the EXPRO competition is once again open for the most excellent Czech scientists. A few selected researchers and their projects are going to raise five-year funding for their teams. During this period they will be able to draw up to 50 million CZK, i.e. an average of CZK ten million per year. The projects with the greatest potential to be part of a breakthrough in their field will be selected for funding by international panels. The research team will also be required to submit a project proposal to the European Research Council (ERC).
The JUNIOR STAR tender is almost always met with great interest by applicants from the ranks of excellent scientists in basic research who are at the beginning of their career (up to 8 years after being awarded their Ph.D. titles) who have had their work published in prestigious international journals and have significant foreign experience. The goal of these five-year projects with a budget of up to 25 million CZK is to give the applicants a chance to gain scientific independence, including potentially founding their own research group to bring new topics into Czech science. Similarly to EXPRO projects, the review of JUNIOR STAR project proposals is carried out solely by external reviewers.
For the third time, GACR is announcing the POSTDOC INDIVIDUAL FELLOWSHIP (PIF) tender this year. This type of grant is aimed at scientists who have finished their doctoral studies in the past four years. It can take two forms – either allowing a Czech scientist to carry out two years of research at a prestigious research centre abroad (with the condition of spending a third year at a research centre in the Czech Republic) or allowing a Czech postdoc or foreign scientist to come carry out research and begin their career at a Czech research centre.
Projects worked on by scientists and their teams in cooperation with researchers from partner states are a separate category of grants. Project proposals are either evaluated by both agencies (bilateral cooperation), or they are recommended for funding by one agency and the other adopts its recommendations (Lead Agency cooperation).
Bilateral-cooperation
This year, the call with the Brazilian agency FAPESP cannot be launched due to the partner agency’s request to modify our mutual cooperation. The call is expected to be renewed next year.
Lead Agency
For reasons on the side of the Croatian Science Foundation (HRZZ), a decision on the launch of this year’s call, in which GA CR would be the Lead agency, will be made in the coming days.
Further international calls based on Lead Agency cooperation may be launched during the year.
The Czech Science Foundation (GACR), the largest Czech grant funding provider for basic research, will fund 357 scientific projects being launched next year in the Standard Projects and POSTDOC INDIVIDUAL FELLOWSHIP grant schemes. These projects will receive CZK 2,75 billion over the next 3 years. The projects receiving funding cover a wide range of basic research topics.
“The Czech Science Foundation has been in existence for 30 years. In that time, it has become an established agency of European calibre, established a number of international partnerships, promoted modern trends in science, gone fully digital and, thanks to its grant schemes, targeted scientists at all stages of their careers. But one thing has not changed in 30 years: GACR supports excellent basic research. Calls for the Standard Projects funding scheme have been published annually since GACR’s inception and, as in all national agencies, have formed a fundamental pillar of science funding, covering the broad spectrum of basic research. In addition, it is important to add that Standard Projects are only ‘standard’ in terms of their size; only top scientists will receive funding,” says GACR President Prof. Petr Baldrian.
Scientific project proposals go through a two-phase evaluation process involving more than 500 Czech scientists and hundreds of experts from other countries. They guarantee both the expertise and objectivity in the evaluation process.
Standard Projects form the basis of targeted aid for basic research in the Czech Republic. Starting in 2023, GACR will fund 332 new Standard Projects worth CZK 2,63 billion. All researchers and their teams, regardless of their age and experience, are eligible to submit proposals for a project that has a duration of up to three years. This project scheme has been funded since 1993.
Registration No. Applicant Title Organization Number of years Discipline Committee
24-10000S doc. Ing. Milena Stránská, Ph.D. Shedding Light on Glycosylated Mycotoxins: Their Structure, Occurrence, Preparation, and Health Impacts Vysoká škola chemicko-technologická v Praze, Fakulta potravinářské a biochemické technologie 3 5. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
24-10008S prof. Ing. Karel Janda, M.A., Dr., Ph.D. Asset pricing, internet data, machine learning with natural language processing in the era of sustainable and decentralized finance with uncertainty Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, Fakulta financí a účetnictví 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-10009S prof. M.Sc. Vjačeslav Jurčenko, Ph.D. Viruses of trypanosomatids: maintenance and transmission Ostravská univerzita, Přírodovědecká fakulta 3 3. Medical and Biological Sciences
24-10010S doc. RNDr. David Kopecký, Ph.D. When 1+1?2: Conundrum of non-Mendelian inheritance of parental chromosomes in plant hybrids Ústav experimentální botaniky AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 5. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
24-10013S Dr. rer. nat. Leoš Valášek, DSc. eIF3 at the Tip of the AUG Recognition Process in Humans Mikrobiologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 3. Medical and Biological Sciences
24-10017S Ing. Vít Černý, Ph.D. Study of the influence of percolation threshold on behavior of electrically conductive cement composites under different exposure environment loads Vysoké učení technické v Brně, Fakulta stavební 3 1. Technical Sciences
24-10016S Mgr. Veronika Jílková, Ph.D. Pyroseq: Pyrogenic organic matter sequestration in forest soils affected by climate change Biologické centrum AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 5. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
24-10019S doc. RNDr. Linda Nedbalová, Ph.D. Snow algae blooms under climate change: unravelling the diversity patterns and seasonal dynamics to understand their current and future distribution Univerzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta 3 5. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
24-10021S doc. Mgr. Aleš Pečinka, Ph.D. Effects of heat stres on nuclear organization and epigenetic regulation in barley Ústav experimentální botaniky AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 5. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
24-10026S Mgr. Martin Horák, Ph.D. Novel open-channel blockers of NMDA receptors with enhanced membrane-to-channel inhibition Ústav experimentální medicíny AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 3. Medical and Biological Sciences
24-10036S RNDr. Jiří Macas, Ph.D. A pangenomic view of expanding centromere Biologické centrum AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 5. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
24-10048S Ing. Mgr. Richard Turcsányi, Ph.D. Public attraction to non-democratic regimes: A case study of China Mendelova univerzita v Brně, Fakulta regionálního rozvoje a mezinárodních studií 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-10051S RNDr. Pavel Mikuška, CSc. The effect of metal nanoparticles on lung tissues and cell processes contributing to their efflux from these tissues Ústav analytické chemie AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 5. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
24-10062S prof. JUDr. Jakub Handrlica, LL.M., Ph.D., DSc. A fleet of small modular reactors on horizon! Do we need a new nuclear law? Univerzita Karlova, Právnická fakulta 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-10069S prof. Ing. Jan Flusser, DrSc. Hybrid neural network architectures for image recognition Ústav teorie informace a automatizace AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 1. Technical Sciences
24-10073S Mgr. Marcin Wągiel, Ph.D. Classifying classifiers Masarykova univerzita, Filozofická fakulta 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-10078S RNDr. Miroslav Šiman, Ph.D. New nonparametric tools for econometric data analysis Ústav teorie informace a automatizace AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-10086S prof. RNDr. Jan Vondráček, Ph.D. The impact of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on cellular processes linked with stress signaling and deregulation of metabolism Biofyzikální ústav AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 5. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
24-11633S Mgr. Klára Hlouchová, Ph.D. The twenty amino acid in/dispensability in bacterial core metabolism Univerzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta 3 3. Medical and Biological Sciences
24-10160S prof. Mgr. Oldřich Bureš, Ph.D.,M.A. Twenty-Five Years of EU Counterterrorism Policy: New Challenges, Old Problems? Metropolitní univerzita Praha, o.p.s. 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-10107S prof. RNDr. Zuzana Münzbergová, Ph.D. Long and short-term species response to aridification using the true Rose of Jericho as a model Univerzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta 3 5. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
24-10123S Mgr. Martin Kolísko, PhD Not so picky colpodellids: New diversity of free-living bacterivorous and host-associated relatives of Apicomplexa Biologické centrum AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 5. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
24-10125S Ing. Daniel Horák, CSc. Surface-engineered upconversion nanoparticles for quantitative diagnostics of pancreatic ?-cells in diabetology by MRI, fluorescence and microscopy Ústav makromolekulární chemie AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-10968S doc. PhDr. RNDr. Hana Voňková, Ph.D. et Ph.D. The Development of English Language Learning Motivation Among Czech Students in Different Types of Schools at Upper Secondary Level Univerzita Karlova, Pedagogická fakulta 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-10132S RNDr. Petr Ježek, DrSc. Redox signaling essential for insulin secretion in pancreatic beta cells Fyziologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 3. Medical and Biological Sciences
24-11257S MUDr. Libor Macůrek, Ph.D. Role of protein phosphatases in telomere maintenance and ribosomal biogenesis Ústav molekulární genetiky AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 3. Medical and Biological Sciences
24-10143S RNDr. Jiří Borovička, CSc. Detailed insight into the properties of meteor showers Astronomický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-10145S Doc. Mgr. Jakub Steiner, Ph.D. Behavioral Economic Theory Univerzita Karlova, Centrum pro teoretická studia 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-10147S RNDr. Viktorie Vlachová, DrSc. Novel pharmacological strategies to target the sensor domain of temperature-activated TRPV channels Fyziologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 3. Medical and Biological Sciences
24-10150S PhDr. Matěj Bílý, Ph.D. The Role of Central Europe in Ending the Cold War and Shaping the Post-Cold War International Order Ústav pro soudobé dějiny AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-10167S Mgr. Jakub Rohlena, Ph.D. Tumors with no aspartate synthesis: a metabolic mystery Biotechnologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 3. Medical and Biological Sciences
24-10171S prof. Ing. David Sedmidubský, Dr. Melt-assisted growth of defect-free single-domain REBCO crystals Vysoká škola chemicko-technologická v Praze, Fakulta chemické technologie 3 1. Technical Sciences
24-10176S doc. PhDr. Alice Gojová, Ph.D. Co-production of Social Work Knowledge Supporting the Rights of People with Disability in the Process of Deinstitucionalization Ostravská univerzita, Fakulta sociálních studií 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-10180S RNDr. prof. Fedor Šimkovic, CSc Exploring the Properties of Neutrinos through Double Beta Decay: An Interplay between Theory and Experiment České vysoké učení technické v Praze, Ústav technické a experimentální fyziky ČVUT 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-10199S Ing. Libor Kobera, Ph.D. Development of Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy for Paramagnetic Systems: From Molecules to Advanced Materials Ústav makromolekulární chemie AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-10205S doc. Mgr. Pavel Štichauer, Ph.D. The MIXPAR project: A quantitative approach to mixed perfective auxiliation systems in Italo-Romance Univerzita Karlova, Filozofická fakulta 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-10400S Ing. Ondřej Tichý, Ph.D. Advanced Bayesian methods for estimation of atmospheric pollutant sources Ústav teorie informace a automatizace AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-10213S Mgr. Jaroslav Malina, Ph.D. Induction of DNA damage in cancer cells by targeting alternative DNA structures by specific ligands. Relationship with their anticancer activity. Biofyzikální ústav AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 3. Medical and Biological Sciences
24-10227S Prof. RNDr. Josef Komenda, DSc. Early phase of Photosystem I biogenesis: an unexpected role of the PsaK subunit and function of accessory protein factors Mikrobiologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 5. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
24-10254S RNDr. Hana Skoumalová, Ph.D. Czech phraseology and changes in its use in temporal and genre contexts Univerzita Karlova, Filozofická fakulta 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-10264S RNDr. Ondřej Kuda, Ph.D. METABOLIC EFFECTS OF AN ANTI-DIABETIC LIPOKINE FROM SUBCELLULAR TO INTER-ORGAN CROSSTALK Fyziologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 3. Medical and Biological Sciences
24-10274S doc. RNDr. Ivo Rudolf, Ph.D. Tick-borne microsporidiosis: ticks as a neglected source of human microsporidian infections? Ústav biologie obratlovců AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 3. Medical and Biological Sciences
24-10276S Mgr. et Mgr. Veronika Dulíková, Ph.D. Analysing the dynamics of administration in the age of the pyramid builders (2700?2180 BC) using advanced analytics Univerzita Karlova, Filozofická fakulta 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-10325S Ing. Andrea Dlasková, Ph.D. In situ visualization of ATPase Inhibitory Factor 1 (IF1) in mitochondrial ultrastructure by high-resolution cryo-electron tomography Fyziologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-10288S doc. Ing. Pavel Izák, Ph.D., DSc. Removal of pollutants from industrial gases by new task-specific poly-ionic liquid membranes: experiments and modelling Ústav chemických procesů AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 1. Technical Sciences
24-10300S Mgr. Zuzana Vítková, Th.D. Biblical and Apocryphal Traditions in Coptic Magical Texts Univerzita Karlova, Evangelická teologická fakulta 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-10301S prof. Ing. Tomáš Vyhlídal, Ph.D. Efficient control design for systems described by neutral time-delay models České vysoké učení technické v Praze, Fakulta strojní 3 1. Technical Sciences
24-10306S prof. RNDr. Jiří Sgall, DrSc. New challenges in streaming, online, and combinatorial algorithms Univerzita Karlova, Matematicko-fyzikální fakulta 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-10313S prof. RNDr. Marek Jindra, CSc. Coordination of development and immune competence by a systemic hormonal cue Biologické centrum AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 3. Medical and Biological Sciences
24-10317S prof. RNDr. Jan Hanousek, CSc. Optimization in European Business Groups: Group leverage distribution, use of tax shields, assets stripping and profit transfers Mendelova univerzita v Brně, Provozně ekonomická fakulta 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-10324S prof. MUDr. Petra Lišková, MD, Ph.D. Exploring the Molecular Basis of Anterior Segment Dysgenesis using Advanced Sequencing and Organoid Technology Univerzita Karlova, 1. lékařská fakulta 3 3. Medical and Biological Sciences
24-10331S doc. RNDr. Petr Kužel, Ph.D. Control over terahertz plasmons in graphene nanostructures Fyzikální ústav AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 1. Technical Sciences
24-11166S doc. RNDr. Martin Čížek, Ph.D. Study of vibronic coupling in electronic resonances through 2D EELS Univerzita Karlova, Matematicko-fyzikální fakulta 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-10334S prof. Ing. Hanuš Seiner, Ph.D., DSc. Low-symmetry phases in intermetallics - lattice instability and magnetomechanics Ústav termomechaniky AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 1. Technical Sciences
24-10345S Mgr. Lukáš Čajánek, Ph.D. Understanding primary cilia assembly and function through novel mechanisms Masarykova univerzita, Lékařská fakulta 3 3. Medical and Biological Sciences
24-10353S RNDr. Kristýna Pimková, Ph.D. Redox reprogramming of the proteome in therapeutic resistance of Myelodysplastic syndrome Univerzita Karlova, 1. lékařská fakulta 3 3. Medical and Biological Sciences
24-10366S RNDr. Miroslav Frost, Ph.D. Coupled dissipative processes and deformation mechanisms in metastable titanium alloys Ústav termomechaniky AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 1. Technical Sciences
24-10369S Samuel Walker Braunfeld Model theory, structural combinatorics, and algorithms Univerzita Karlova, Matematicko-fyzikální fakulta 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-10375S Martin Bouda, Ph.D. Mechanistic scaling of soil-plant hydrodynamics in the Earth System Botanický ústav AV ČR, v. v. i. 3 5. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
24-10384S prof. Ing. Jarmila Vilčáková, Ph.D. Polymer memristor with neurosynaptic properties Univerzita Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně, Univerzitní institut 3 1. Technical Sciences
24-10395S doc. Ing. Adéla Fraňková, Ph.D. Essential oils as new biocides in construction coatings Česká zemědělská univerzita v Praze, Fakulta agrobiologie, potravinových a přírodních zdrojů 3 1. Technical Sciences
24-10417S PhDr. Jiří Hrbek, Ph.D. Construction of Noble Identity in the Works of Bohuslav Balbín Historický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-10455S Mgr. Veronika Koutná, Ph.D. Cancer in youth: psychosocial challenges in child, adolescent and young adult cancer survivors Psychologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-10430S doc. RNDr. Jozef Ráheľ, Ph.D. Microwave thermal modifications with enhanced surface selectivity for wood-based materials Mendelova univerzita v Brně, Lesnická a dřevařská fakulta 3 1. Technical Sciences
24-10435S prof. MUDr. Tomáš Stopka, Ph.D. Investigating new therapeutic approaches for Diamond-Blackfan anemia. Univerzita Karlova, 1. lékařská fakulta 3 3. Medical and Biological Sciences
24-10469S prof. Ing. Martin Weiter, Ph.D. Novel conductive hydrogels for emerging biomedical applications Vysoké učení technické v Brně, Fakulta chemická 3 1. Technical Sciences
24-10479S prof. Ing. Aleš Imramovský, Ph.D. Near-infrared emitting molecular crystals for next generation imaging (Crystal-NIR) Univerzita Pardubice, Fakulta chemicko-technologická 3 1. Technical Sciences
24-10480S Ing. Jaroslav Barták, Ph.D. Physical properties and thermal behavior of solution-processed and thermally evaporated chalcogenide thin films: Low-cost materials for IR optics Univerzita Pardubice, Fakulta chemicko-technologická 3 1. Technical Sciences
24-10486S RNDr. Petr Bartůněk, CSc. Reprogramming the fate of hematopoietic cells in cyprinid fish Ústav molekulární genetiky AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 5. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
24-10497S RNDr. Markéta Hlaváčková, Ph.D. The role of epitranscriptomic regulatory mechanisms in the etiology of congenital heart disease: the effect of hypoxia and sex Fyziologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 3. Medical and Biological Sciences
24-12052S prof. Ing. Petr Hájek, CSc., FEng. Spolupůsobení obálky z textilního betonu a jádra z betonu s recyklovaným kamenivem České vysoké učení technické v Praze, Univerzitní centrum energeticky efektivních budov 3 1. Technical Sciences
24-10505S prof. RNDr. Stanislav Hencl, Ph.D. Properties of Sobolev homeomorphisms and their limits Univerzita Karlova, Matematicko-fyzikální fakulta 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-10512S RNDr. Jana Šmilauerová, Ph.D. New zirconium alloys: phase transformations and their impact on physical properties Univerzita Karlova, Matematicko-fyzikální fakulta 3 1. Technical Sciences
24-10529S Mgr. Lukáš Lehotský, Ph.D The Intersection of Policy Failure and Energy Justice: Insights from the Czech Republic Masarykova univerzita, Fakulta sociálních studií 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-10549S Mgr. Pavla Ryparová, Ph.D. A logistic model for prediction of mould growth in building components containing solid wood and wood-based materials České vysoké učení technické v Praze, Fakulta stavební 3 1. Technical Sciences
24-10558S prof. RNDr. Petr Bouř, DSc. Development of chiral vibrational spectroscopy for solid state systems Ústav organické chemie a biochemie AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-10586S Prof. RNDr. Michal Křížek, DrSc. Analytical and numerical modeling of hysteresis phenomena Matematický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-10574S Gerrit Angst Loners or team players: how do interactions of earthworms and other soil faunal taxa regulate soil organic carbon contents and stability? Biologické centrum AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 5. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
24-11034S prof. RNDr. Eduard Feireisl, DrSc. Dissipative systems in fluid dynamics Matematický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-10597S doc. Ing. Lukáš Horný, Ph.D. Biomechanics of arteriovenous fistula aneurysms České vysoké učení technické v Praze, Fakulta strojní 3 1. Technical Sciences
24-10611S Ph.D. Daniele De Santis Rediscovering a German-Czech Member of Early Phenomenology: Intentionality, Consciousness and the Mind in the Philosophy of Maximilian Beck Univerzita Karlova, Filozofická fakulta 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-10612S doc. Mgr. Pavel Maškarinec, Ph.D. Local-level democratic performance and quality of government in Central and Eastern Europe at time of multiple crises and democratic backsliding Univerzita Jana Evangelisty Purkyně v Ústí nad Labem, Filozofická fakulta 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-10622S Jan Mašek, Ph.D. Uncovering the Wnt Destruction complex effects on NOTCH receptor signaling in vertebrates Univerzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta 3 3. Medical and Biological Sciences
24-10626S RNDr. Peter Minárik, Ph.D. Modern surface treatments of biodegradable magnesium alloys for tailored degradation rate Univerzita Karlova, Matematicko-fyzikální fakulta 3 1. Technical Sciences
24-10628S prof. Mgr. Lucie Doležalová, Ph.D. ?Done. Pour the wine.? Language Experiments in Medieval Scribal Additions and Colophons Univerzita Karlova, Fakulta humanitních studií 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-10653S prof. RNDr. David Honys, Ph.D. Post-transcriptional regulation as the plant gametophyte adaptation for early stress response Ústav experimentální botaniky AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 5. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
24-10662S prof. RNDr. Dalibor Kodrík, CSc. Defence reactions against Habrobracon hebetor wasp and honeybee venoms: mechanism of their action Biologické centrum AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 5. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
24-10659S RNDr. Petr Kopáček, CSc. Phenotypic mapping of nutrient signaling and sensing pathways in ticks Biologické centrum AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 5. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
24-10717S Anna Tropia, Ph.D. Questioning the Intelligent Soul: The Active Intellect and its Role in the Jesuit Philosophy of the 16th century Univerzita Karlova, Filozofická fakulta 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-12679S Václav Šmidrkal Fighters into Heroes. WWII Veterans and the Politics of Recognition in 20th Century Bohemian Lands Masarykův ústav a Archiv AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-10671S PROF. JANOS HAJDU Label-free, real-time biosensing of dynamic cellular activity on a chip Extreme Light Infrastructure ERIC (ELI ERIC) 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-10667S doc. Mgr. Jana Horáková, Ph.D. Local digital art and culture as a subject of historiographical research Masarykova univerzita, Filozofická fakulta 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-10700S Mgr. Jana Wiedermannová, PhD. Where sugars meet antibiotics Mikrobiologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 3. Medical and Biological Sciences
24-10672S Doc. RNDr. Daniel Rösel, Ph.D. Molecular mechanisms and anti-metastatic effects of a novel migrastatic compound LT1076 Univerzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta 3 3. Medical and Biological Sciences
24-11397S Martijn A. Wijnhoven, PhD Warfare as a catalyst of innovation. The evolution of Roman armour during the Middle Roman period through the lens of the Marcomannic Wars Archeologický ústav AV ČR, Brno, v. v. i. 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-10743S Dr. Kumar Saurav EPIC - Epibiont-mediated Induction of cyanopeptides Mikrobiologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 5. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
24-10765S Mgr. Lenka Dědková, Ph.D. Parental Knowledge of Early Adolescents? Online Social Lives: The role of Parental Mediation Masarykova univerzita, Fakulta sociálních studií 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-10705S doc. Mgr. Benjamin Vejnar, Ph.D. The complexity of continuous and linear classification problem Univerzita Karlova, Matematicko-fyzikální fakulta 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-10712S MUDr. Jiří Paleček, CSc. Neuroinflammation in development of pain Fyziologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 3. Medical and Biological Sciences
24-12013S Mgr. Jan Jansa, Ph.D. Synthetic ecology of arbuscular mycorrhizal hyphosphere Mikrobiologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 5. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
24-11119S Ing. Pavel Šamonil, Ph.D. A global model of treethrow forms and the role of tree mortality in carbon storage Výzkumný ústav Silva Taroucy pro krajinu a okrasné zahradnictví, v.v.i. 3 5. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
24-10730S prof. Ing. Petr Smýkal, Ph.D. Hilum - the seeds Achilles heel? The enigma of hilum formation and polyphenol oxidase function in seeds. Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, Přírodovědecká fakulta 3 5. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
24-10736S PharmDr. Lukáš Opálka, Ph.D. Corneocyte lipid envelope: lipid-protein binding mechanisms and barrier rescue in ichthyosis models Univerzita Karlova, Farmaceutická fakulta v Hradci Králové 3 3. Medical and Biological Sciences
24-10819S Mgr. Ondřej Adamovský, Ph.D. From prenatal age to healthy childhood: uncover the links between chemical exposure and immune diseases in children. Masarykova univerzita, Přírodovědecká fakulta 3 5. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
24-10760S prof. RNDr. Radek Marek, Ph.D. Relativistic Spin-Orbit Effects in Molecular Structure and NMR Spectroscopy Masarykova univerzita, Středoevropský technologický institut 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-10766S prof. Ing. Roman Bulánek, Ph.D. Synthesis and Characterization of Zeolite-Encapsulated Metal Nanoparticles for Catalytic Applications Univerzita Pardubice, Fakulta chemicko-technologická 3 1. Technical Sciences
24-10767S doc. Ing. Filip Průša, Ph.D. Advanced high-entropy alloys reinforced by in-situ grown carbides formed from various types of nanostructured carbon precursors Vysoká škola chemicko-technologická v Praze, Fakulta chemické technologie 3 1. Technical Sciences
24-10768S Ing. Vladimír Ždímal, Dr. Critical study on ground based vs tall tower aerosol measurements: effect of boundary layer Ústav chemických procesů AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-10780S Dr Ignacy Wolak-Sawicki New Precision Tests of the Dark Sector Fyzikální ústav AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-10775S Mary Donahue Biopotential Recordings with Flexible ITO Field Effect Transistors (BioFlexFET) Vysoké učení technické v Brně, Středoevropský technologický institut 3 1. Technical Sciences
24-10787S RNDr. Ivo Starý, CSc. Molecular emitters of chiral light Ústav organické chemie a biochemie AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-10791S RNDr. Stanislav Kamba, CSc. Terahertz spin excitations and ultrafast phonomagnetism Fyzikální ústav AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-10814S Mgr. Martin Hrubý, Ph.D. Macromolecular platform for selective membrane receptor degradation Ústav makromolekulární chemie AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 3. Medical and Biological Sciences
24-10822S Mgr. Stanislav Nagy, Ph.D. Geometric Multivariate and Non-Euclidean Statistics Univerzita Karlova, Matematicko-fyzikální fakulta 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-10829S Ing. Milan Vrábel, Ph.D. Bioorthogonal reactions of 1-alkyl-1,2,4-triazinium salts Ústav organické chemie a biochemie AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-10844S Prof. Mgr. Michal Hájek, Ph.D. How do communities of different organisms respond to insularity in a fragmented mire habitat? Masarykova univerzita, Přírodovědecká fakulta 3 5. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
24-10843S RNDr. Jan Blahut, Ph.D. Optimal solid-state NMR toolbox for characterization of paramagnetic materials and surfaces Ústav organické chemie a biochemie AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-10887S prof. RNDr. Jan Slovák, DrSc. Cartan supergeometries and Higher Cartan geometries Masarykova univerzita, Přírodovědecká fakulta 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-10892S Ing. Jan Červenka, Ph.D. Machine Learning for Multiscale Modelling of Spatial Variability and Fracture for Sustainable Concrete Structures Červenka Consulting s.r.o. 3 1. Technical Sciences
24-10862S doc. Ing. Petr Henyš, Ph.D. Data-driven modelling of bone morphology and mineral density Technická univerzita v Liberci, Fakulta mechatroniky, informatiky a mezioborových studií 3 1. Technical Sciences
24-10886S doc. PhDr. Hana Vymazalová, Ph.D. In Pharaoh?s Shadow: Second Life of a Royal Monument Univerzita Karlova, Filozofická fakulta 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-10889S prof. MUDr. Pavel Mohr, Ph.D. All the Lonely People: A Mixed Methods Evaluation of Loneliness and Solitude Národní ústav duševního zdraví 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-10905S prof. PhDr. Jan Volín, Ph.D. Prosodic expression of utterance information structure in Czech Univerzita Karlova, Filozofická fakulta 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-10903S RNDr. Milan Šimek, Ph.D. Research on the formation of nanocavities with the subsequent formation and multiplication of electrons in water using laser-based diagnostics. Ústav fyziky plazmatu AV ČR, v. v. i. 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-10912S Ing. Miroslava Anděrová, CSc. Impact of Wnt signaling modulation on the heterogeneity and functions of NG2-expressing cells in the adult cortex following focal brain ischemia Ústav experimentální medicíny AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 3. Medical and Biological Sciences
24-10924S prof. Mgr. Jan Preisler, Ph.D. Digital multiplex mass spectrometry imaging Masarykova univerzita, Přírodovědecká fakulta 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-10938S Meritxell Alberich Jorda, Ph.D. Exploring extramedullary hematopoiesis under sterile chronic inflammation Ústav molekulární genetiky AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 3. Medical and Biological Sciences
24-10936S Mgr. Ladislav Bumba, Ph.D. Role of filamentous hemagglutinin in complement resistance of B. pertussis Mikrobiologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 3. Medical and Biological Sciences
24-10949S Doc. Ing. Jiří Ščučka, Ph.D. Potential of photoactive g-C3N4 nanoparticles for multifunctional protection of building stone Ústav geoniky AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 1. Technical Sciences
24-12697S Mgr. Oleksandr Shekhovtsov, Ph.D. Learning Quantized Neural Networks, Discrete Choices and Representations České vysoké učení technické v Praze, Fakulta elektrotechnická 3 1. Technical Sciences
24-10943S prof. RNDr. Václav Hypša, CSc. Triatominae and Cimicidae: ecological, evolutionary, and genomic contrasts of open and closed symbioses. Jihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích, Přírodovědecká fakulta 3 5. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
24-11677S PhDr. Marta Vohlídalová, Ph.D. Gender inequalities in academic careers: the organisational context as a driver of cumulative dis/advantage AMBIS vysoká škola, a.s. 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-10955S doc. Mgr. Jan Havlíček, Ph.D. Development of olfactory-mediated disgust Univerzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-10982S Dr. Hanns Christian Schewe Electrolyte-to-metal transition in the liquid phase: interplay between conductivity and reactivity of alkali-metal ammonia and amine solutions Ústav fyzikální chemie J. Heyrovského AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-10980S Ing. Richard Laga, Ph.D. Bio-responsive polycationic vectors for genetic vaccine delivery Ústav makromolekulární chemie AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-10991S Adrien Palladino, M.A., Ph.D. Dreaming Byzantium in Nineteenth Century France: Neo-Byzantine Architecture, Orientalism, and the Racial and National Myths of Art History (1848?1900) Masarykova univerzita, Filozofická fakulta 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-10997S Mgr. Marta Filipová, PhD. Beyond the Village. Folk Cultures as Agents of Modernity, 1918-1945 Masarykova univerzita, Filozofická fakulta 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-10994S Ing. Petra Janovská, Ph.D. Role of cardiolipin in muscle non-shivering thermogenesis Fyziologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 3. Medical and Biological Sciences
24-10990S prof. Ing. Lukáš Sekanina, Ph.D. Hardware-Aware Machine Learning: From Automated Design to Innovative and Explainable Solutions Vysoké učení technické v Brně, Fakulta informačních technologií 3 1. Technical Sciences
24-10992S Mgr. Michal Hejduk, Ph.D. Trapped Electrons and Ions Join Forces to Detect Single Photons Univerzita Karlova, Matematicko-fyzikální fakulta 3 1. Technical Sciences
24-11134S Mgr. Kateřina Dušková, PhD. Harnessing the power of single-step selections Ústav organické chemie a biochemie AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-11001S RNDr. Jan Svoboda, Ph.D. Shining light to unravel properties and behavior of polymer brushes Ústav makromolekulární chemie AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 1. Technical Sciences
24-11023S doc. Mgr. Ondřej Pejcha, Ph.D. Illuminating mass transfer in binary stars with theory and stellar populations Univerzita Karlova, Matematicko-fyzikální fakulta 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-11467S Maria-Cecilia Chiriac High throughput host detection and ecology of freshwater CPRs ('Ca. Patescibacteria') Biologické centrum AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 5. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
24-11031S Prof. RNDr. Petr Horák, Ph.D. Swimmer?s itch: From detection to protection Univerzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta 3 3. Medical and Biological Sciences
24-11041S prof. Ing. Karel Friess, Ph.D. Development of advanced gas separation composite membranes ? A new concept of molecular-level engineering for performance enhancement Vysoká škola chemicko-technologická v Praze, Fakulta chemicko-inženýrská 3 1. Technical Sciences
24-11053S RNDr. Jana Kamanová, PhD. Biogenesis and function of the type III secretion system tip filament in the genus Bordetella Mikrobiologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 3. Medical and Biological Sciences
24-11064S Prof. Dr. Karl-Heinz Ernst Chirality-selective electron transport in single molecular devices Fyzikální ústav AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-11098S prof. RNDr. Daniel Kráľ, Ph.D., DSc. Matroid theory problems underpinning discrete optimization Masarykova univerzita, Fakulta informatiky 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-11274S Prof. Lukasz Cwiklik, Ph.D., DSc. Tailoring polymeric implant coatings against bacteria attachment: a knowledge-based approach Ústav fyzikální chemie J. Heyrovského AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 1. Technical Sciences
24-11110S Mgr. Anna Fučíková, Ph.D. Protein corona formation on nanopaticles and its influence on entry of nanoparticles into cell and nanoparticles secondary toxicity. Univerzita Karlova, Matematicko-fyzikální fakulta 3 1. Technical Sciences
24-11115S Mgr. Jaroslav Svátek, Ph.D. Indulgence lists for the Jerusalem pilgrimage in Central Europe (14th-16th centuries) Univerzita Karlova, Filozofická fakulta 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-11114S Mgr. Radim Nencka, Ph.D. Molecular glues as a tool for targeted degradation of cyclin K Ústav organické chemie a biochemie AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 3. Medical and Biological Sciences
24-11121S prof. Dr. Ing. Tomáš Vampola Redistribution of acoustic energy output in human voice and its effect on vocal folds loading using computer and physical modeling České vysoké učení technické v Praze, Fakulta strojní 3 1. Technical Sciences
24-11132S PhDr. Šárka Zikánová, Ph.D. Disagreement in corpus annotation and variation in human understanding of text Univerzita Karlova, Matematicko-fyzikální fakulta 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-11157S prof. David Staněk, Ph.D. Molecular mechanisms of snRNP quality control Ústav molekulární genetiky AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 3. Medical and Biological Sciences
24-11146S prof. RNDr. Jan Večeř, Ph.D. Maximal Entropy Portfolio Univerzita Karlova, Matematicko-fyzikální fakulta 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-11150S Graham Hill Structure and dynamics of shallow salt sheet extrusion investigated by means of magnetotellurics, gravity and analog & numerical modelling Geofyzikální ústav AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-11171S doc. Ing. Martin Keppert, Ph.D. Acid-activated geopolymers based on clay precursors: preparation, structure, environmental assessment České vysoké učení technické v Praze, Fakulta stavební 3 1. Technical Sciences
24-11183S Mgr. Antonín Hlaváček, Ph.D. Optical microscopy for direct counting of molecules and nanoparticles: absolute quantification without calibration standards Ústav analytické chemie AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-11193S doc. RNDr. Pavla Jendelová, Ph.D. Reconstruction of the spinal cord sensory pathway using an integrin approach to axon regeneration. Ústav experimentální medicíny AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 3. Medical and Biological Sciences
24-11201S doc. PhDr. Lenka Holá, Ph.D. Mediation in criminal proceedings in the context of restorative justice Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, Právnická fakulta 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-11210S Dr. Edward Curtis Development of fluorescent and chromogenic deoxyribozyme sensors Ústav organické chemie a biochemie AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-11247S RNDr. Martin Srnec, Ph.D. Off-diagonal thermodynamics and its connection with other factors as a route to predictable selectivity in C-H bond cleavage Ústav fyzikální chemie J. Heyrovského AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-11271S Mgr. Jan Blüml, Ph.D. Czechoslovak, Hungarian, and Polish Popular Music in a Transnational Context: Mechanisms and Objects of Music Exchange in the Era of State Socialism Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, Filozofická fakulta 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-11275S Ing. Pavel Márton, Ph.D. Computational design of high-performance ferroelectrics Fyzikální ústav AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-11282S Doc. Laura Candiotto Vicious epistemic cultures Univerzita Pardubice, Fakulta filozofická 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-11764S Margherita Gioria, Ph.D. Invasions of native plant communities: is the impact mediated by soil seed banks? Botanický ústav AV ČR, v. v. i. 3 5. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
24-11298S Mgr. Vítězslav Sommer, Ph.D. Deindustrialisation and the new economic order. The regional economy and the Zlín shoe industry between central planning and the market economy Ústav pro soudobé dějiny AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-11308S Ing. Michal Bartošák, Ph.D. Multiaxial Creep-Ratcheting and Creep-Fatigue Behaviour of High Temperature Components: A Data-Driven Approach České vysoké učení technické v Praze, Fakulta strojní 3 1. Technical Sciences
24-11310S JUDr. Mgr. Rudolf Leška, Ph.D. LL.M. The Ethics of Access to Audiovisual Online Content Vysoká škola finanční a správní, a.s. 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-11312S Ing. Vladimír Církva, Dr. Preparation of (Poly)aromatic Compounds Containing Phosphinine Ring Ústav chemických procesů AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-11336S Ing. Ivana Kolmašová, Ph.D. Lightning laboratory above equatorial thunderclouds Ústav fyziky atmosféry AV ČR, v. v. i. 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-11373S Mgr. Peter Berta, Ph.D. Discovering new phenomena with pairs of top quarks Univerzita Karlova, Matematicko-fyzikální fakulta 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-11344S prof. RNDr. Tomáš Polívka, Ph.D. Ultrafast non-photochemical quenching in photosynthesis Jihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích, Přírodovědecká fakulta 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-11357S MUDr. Zdeněk Hodný, CSc. Development of brain organoid models to study the role of cellular senescence in the pathogenesis of glioblastoma Ústav molekulární genetiky AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 3. Medical and Biological Sciences
24-11861S Mgr. Martin Zach, Ph.D. Immunity and biological resilience: A conceptual framework Filosofický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-11361S Mgr. Ing. Oleg Heczko, Dr. Interface-mediated magnetic properties of intermetalics Fyzikální ústav AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-11363S Meri Eichner How to cope with a fluctuating environment: Cell-to-cell heterogeneity versus acclimation in cyanobacteria Mikrobiologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 5. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
24-11364S Ing. Lukáš Valihrach, Ph.D. A humanized organoid-based platform for stroke modelling and mRNA-based therapeutic intervention Biotechnologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 3. Medical and Biological Sciences
24-11371S RNDr. Terezie Mandáková, Ph.D. Even plants can lose their sex drive: Exploring the links between hybridization, chromosomal reorganization and evolution of apomixis Masarykova univerzita, Středoevropský technologický institut 3 5. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
24-11382S PhDr. Markéta Skořepová, Ph.D. Foundlings. Care for parentless children in the 19th-century country Jihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích, Filozofická fakulta 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-11555S doc. PhDr. Jozef Baruník, Ph.D. Taming the tail risks in financial markets with data-driven methods Ústav teorie informace a automatizace AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-11390S Doc. Mgr. Michal Fárník, Ph.D., DSc. Atmospheric Aerosol Nanoclusters in Molecular Beam Experiments and Computer Simulations Ústav fyzikální chemie J. Heyrovského AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-11398S prof. Ing. Andrey Shukurov, Ph.D. Plasma-assisted synthesis of hybrid nanomaterials for laser-driven proton-boron nuclear fusion Univerzita Karlova, Matematicko-fyzikální fakulta 3 1. Technical Sciences
24-11666S prof. PhDr. Ondřej Pešek, Ph.D. A Model of the Global Text Structure. Linguistic Analysis of the Old-French Fabliaux Jihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích, Filozofická fakulta 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-11400S Mgr. František Zedek, Ph.D. Causes and consequences of the recombination rate evolution in eukaryotic lineages differing in chromosome type Masarykova univerzita, Přírodovědecká fakulta 3 5. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
24-11408S doc. Mgr. Robert Adam, Ph.D. Strategies of adaptation to neo-absolutism in private and public communication (the example of Karel Havlíček) Univerzita Karlova, Filozofická fakulta 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-11503S Mgr. Alexandr Jonáš, Ph.D. Nanophotonics with hybrid DNA origami structures Ústav přístrojové techniky AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-11465S Ing. Jan Luxa, Ph.D. Rare-earth oxyhalides as novel dielectrics Vysoká škola chemicko-technologická v Praze, Fakulta chemické technologie 3 1. Technical Sciences
24-11859S Mgr. Jakub Kreisinger, Ph.D. Role of bacteriophages in the shaping of primate gut microbiome Univerzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta 3 5. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
24-11425S Prof. RNDr. František Marec, CSc. Diversity of molecular mechanisms of sex determination in moths and butterflies Biologické centrum AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 5. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
24-12255S Ing. Jaromír Kovářík, Ph.D. Understanding the behavior in collective action problems: behavioral and experimental approach Západočeská univerzita v Plzni, Fakulta ekonomická 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-11442S prof. Ing. Martin Zatloukal, Ph.D., DSc. Rheology and modeling of polymer melt flows at very high strain rates with respect to the production of meltblown nanofibers Univerzita Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně, Fakulta technologická 3 1. Technical Sciences
24-11466S prof. RNDr. Petr Klán, Ph.D. Triplet Energy Transfer: A Route to Activation of UV-chromophores by Visible Light Masarykova univerzita, Přírodovědecká fakulta 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-11480S prof. Ing. Michal Přibyl, Ph.D. Modular microfluidic and millifluidic systems for continuous-flow synthesis and separation of chiral chemicals Vysoká škola chemicko-technologická v Praze, Fakulta chemicko-inženýrská 3 1. Technical Sciences
24-11491S prof. Mgr. Richard Štefl, Ph.D. Molecular basis of microRNA biogenesis by RISC-loading complex Masarykova univerzita, Středoevropský technologický institut 3 3. Medical and Biological Sciences
24-11498S RNDr. Jakub Prokop, Ph.D. Wings in deep time: form, structure and function in the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic insects Univerzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-11505S doc. Ing. Daniel Koutný, Ph.D. Structurally controlled wave propagation in multi-material 3D printed bodies Vysoké učení technické v Brně, Fakulta strojního inženýrství 3 1. Technical Sciences
24-11511S Mgr. Karel Doležal, Dr., DSc. Mass Spectrometry Imaging for Muli-Omics Analysis of Phytohormone Network Ústav experimentální botaniky AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-11519S Ing. Eva Martinková, Ph.D. Tracing the environmental impact of electronic waste recycling using Cd, Pb, and Cu isotopes Česká geologická služba 3 5. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
24-11515S PhDr. Marek Urban, PhD. Learning with ChatGPT: why and how students employ ChatGPT in their school assignments Psychologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-11526S Viktor Pál, Ph.D. An Environmental History of Transboundary Rivers in Cold War East-Central Europe Ostravská univerzita, Filozofická fakulta 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-11566S Matěj Bajgar, DPhil. Leveraging unique microdata to study the effects of public support for business R&D Univerzita Karlova, Fakulta sociálních věd 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-11534S Mgr. Jan Vícha, Ph.D. Conductive (bio)polymer composites with covalently anchored polypyrrole for biomedical applications Univerzita Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně, Univerzitní institut 3 1. Technical Sciences
24-11558S PhDr. František Čech, Ph.D. Hedging uncertainty in commodity markets Ústav teorie informace a automatizace AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-11697S Mgr. Ing. Miroslav Vacura, Ph.D. Look Who's Talking: The Pragmatics and Ethics of Large Language Models in Democracy Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, Fakulta národohospodářská 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-11583S prof. PhDr. Tomáš Havránek, Ph.D. Disentangling p-hacking from publication bias in finance research Univerzita Karlova, Fakulta sociálních věd 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-11616S Ing. Richard Pokorný, Ph.D. Effect of reducing agents and glass-forming additives on the behavior of rhenium and its retention during vitrification of nuclear waste Vysoká škola chemicko-technologická v Praze, Fakulta chemické technologie 3 1. Technical Sciences
24-11664S prof. Ing. Filip Železný, Ph.D. Relational Reinforcement Learning for Science Acceleration České vysoké učení technické v Praze, Fakulta elektrotechnická 3 1. Technical Sciences
24-11652S RNDr. Martin Ledinský, Ph.D. Understanding of halide perovskite thin films plasma passivation process to increase the photovoltaic conversion efficiency Fyzikální ústav AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 1. Technical Sciences
24-11974S David Lacko Usage of Reaction Time for an Unbiased Estimate of Prejudice: A Novel Approach to Measurement and Modeling Psychologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-11678S Ing. Lukáš Jelínek, Ph.D. Theoretical Limits of Light-Matter Interactions České vysoké učení technické v Praze, Fakulta elektrotechnická 3 1. Technical Sciences
24-11720S Mgr. Vojtěch Fiala, Ph.D. The human eye as a visual stimulus: impact of culture and ethnicity on its perception Univerzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-11722S doc. RNDr. Karol Kampf, Ph.D. New horizons of amplitude methods for particle physics Univerzita Karlova, Matematicko-fyzikální fakulta 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-11725S Mgr. Jiří Milička Large language models through the prism of corpus linguistics Univerzita Karlova, Filozofická fakulta 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-11730S doc. RNDr. Vladimír Divoký, Ph.D. Role of DNA damage response in suppressing malignant progression in preleukemia conditions of some myeloproliferative and myelodysplastic neoplasms Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, Lékařská fakulta 3 3. Medical and Biological Sciences
24-11735S Mgr. Karel Kleisner, Ph.D. Global patterns of sexual dimorphism in human face: bio-psychological perspective Univerzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-11738S Mgr Miroslava Soldánová, PhD Invisible players on the host-parasite battlefield Biologické centrum AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 5. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
24-11757S RNDr. Jan Tumajer, Ph.D. Quantifying the effects of phenology, growth rate, and growth occurrence for annual wood formation Univerzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta 3 5. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
24-11759S M.A. Lucie Macková, Ph.D. Highly Skilled Migrants? Perspectives and the Public Attitudes Towards Them Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, Přírodovědecká fakulta 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-11767S Fabio Sabatini Drivers and impact of social capital Masarykova univerzita, Ekonomicko-správní fakulta 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-11772S doc. RNDr. Ing. Martin Kalbáč, Ph.D. Isotope Engineering of Moire Superlattices in Twisted Bilayers of 2D Materials Ústav fyzikální chemie J. Heyrovského AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 1. Technical Sciences
24-12982S prof. Ing. Dalibor Biolek, CSc. Impedance spectroscopy of objects with fractional dynamics: New modeling approach Vysoké učení technické v Brně, Fakulta elektrotechniky a komunikačních technologií 3 1. Technical Sciences
24-12180S Silviya Lechner, MA,MSc,PhD The Moral Authority of the State: Trust, Market, Consent Anglo-americká vysoká škola, z.ú. 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-11779S Doc. Ing.MgA. David Boukal, Ph.D. Effects of warming and pollutants on nutrient flows and lower trophic levels in freshwater communities: from microbes to Daphnia Jihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích, Přírodovědecká fakulta 3 5. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
24-11793S Mgr. Karel Souček, Ph.D. Elucidating the relationship between Trop2 expression and metastasis in cancer Biofyzikální ústav AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 3. Medical and Biological Sciences
24-11820S Ing. Ondřej Kuželka, Ph.D. The Automatic Combinatorialist České vysoké učení technické v Praze, Fakulta elektrotechnická 3 1. Technical Sciences
24-11819S Gustavo Fuertes Vives Time-resolved vibrational spectroscopy of proteins assisted by genetically encoded non-canonical amino acids Biotechnologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-11845S doc. Ing. Jan Eliáš, Ph.D. Smart modeling of inelastic behavior in heterogeneous materials Vysoké učení technické v Brně, Fakulta stavební 3 1. Technical Sciences
24-11851S doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Jan Šerek, Ph.D. Trust in authorities from a life-span perspective Masarykova univerzita, Fakulta sociálních studií 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-11931S Mgr. Lenka Sentenská, PhD. Extreme mating strategies in the genus Latrodectus Masarykova univerzita, Přírodovědecká fakulta 3 5. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
24-11885S RNDr. Bohumil Frantál, Ph.D. Hidden geographies of low-carbon transition: Czech households´ energy behaviour and adaptive responses on energy poverty risks Ústav geoniky AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-11903S prof. RNDr. Jan Brábek, Ph.D. Drug repurposing for anti-invasive anti-metastatic treatment - the pipeline development and elucidation of mechanisms Univerzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta 3 3. Medical and Biological Sciences
24-11907S prof. RNDr. Dušan Drbohlav, CSc. Transnational migration and digital inclusion Univerzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-11912S Mgr. Karla Hrbáčková, Ph.D. Self-Regulation of Digital Behaviour in Children Univerzita Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně, Fakulta humanitních studií 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-11911S Mgr. Petr Tureček, Ph.D. Beyond imitation and inaccuracy: detailed parametrization of cultural transmission Univerzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-12999S Stephen Collett, MGeol. PhD. Campaign-style geochronology of pre- to syn-collisional Devonian basins of the Variscan Orogenic Belt Česká geologická služba 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-12028S Mgr. Dáša Bohačiaková, Ph.D. Constructing the Developmental Atlas of Alzheimer?s Disease using Cerebral Organoids and Single-Cell Transcriptomics Masarykova univerzita, Lékařská fakulta 3 3. Medical and Biological Sciences
24-11954S doc. Mgr. Jiří Doležal, Ph.D. Alpine plants under climate change: from adaptive strategies to ecosystem functioning Botanický ústav AV ČR, v. v. i. 3 5. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
24-11979S Mgr. Renata Landgráfová, Ph.D. Hieroglyph Recognition and Translation Univerzita Karlova, Filozofická fakulta 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-11973S Ing. Pavel Psota, Ph.D. Robust common-path interferometry with high dynamic range for shock wave research in harsh environments Technická univerzita v Liberci, Fakulta mechatroniky, informatiky a mezioborových studií 3 1. Technical Sciences
24-11986S prof. Ing. František Štěpánek, Ph.D. Liposomal probes into colligative drug permeability Vysoká škola chemicko-technologická v Praze, Fakulta chemicko-inženýrská 3 3. Medical and Biological Sciences
24-11992S Ing. Alexander B. Shick, CSc., DSc. High-performance magnets with reduced content of "critical" rare-earth Fyzikální ústav AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-11998S Dr. rer. nat. Rohit Ghai MATISSE: Microbial Activity in Time and Space during Spring Ecological Succession Biologické centrum AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 5. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
24-12009S prof. RNDr. Marián Halás, Ph.D. Structures of spatial interactions: role of distance and spatial patterns Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, Přírodovědecká fakulta 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-12017S N. Scott Lynn, Ph.D. Single biomolecule chromatography: investigating molecular level interactions in nanochannels Fyzikální ústav AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-12027S prof. Mikael Kubista, Ph.D. Regeneration initiation cells - a new player in healing and regeneration Biotechnologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 3. Medical and Biological Sciences
24-12046S Ing. Rostislav Horčík, Ph.D. Computing and Approximating Equilibria in Games With Complex Strategy Spaces České vysoké učení technické v Praze, Fakulta elektrotechnická 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-12087S Mgr. Miroslav Michela, Ph.D. Negotiating the Revolt in Czech and Slovak Postsocialist Transition Univerzita Karlova, Filozofická fakulta 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-12098S Simona Malovaná Central Bank Policies, Financial Sector, and Inequality Univerzita Karlova, Fakulta sociálních věd 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-12107S Matyáš Fendrych, Ph.D. From structural domains to protein networks: the role of Phosducin PhLP2 in plant development Univerzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta 3 5. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
24-12116S RNDr. Pavel Babica, Ph.D. Silenced Cells Speak Volumes: Dysregulated Gap Junctional Intercellular Communication as a Key Process for Identifying Non-Genotoxic Carcinogens Masarykova univerzita, Přírodovědecká fakulta 3 5. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
24-12124S Mgr. Gabriela Blažková, Ph.D. Fire as a Catalyst for Change in the Urban and Social Development of a Town. Prague Hradčany Before and After 1541. Archeologický ústav AV ČR, Praha, v.v.i. 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-12123S Mgr. Ondřej Pešout, PhD. Promoting Science Literacy through a Narrative Game Based Learning Environment at Upper Elementary Grade Classrooms Univerzita Karlova, Filozofická fakulta 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-12144S Ing. Luděk Pešek, CSc. Investigation of 3D flow structures and their effects on aeroelastic stability of turbine-blade cascades using experiment and deep learning approach Ústav termomechaniky AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 1. Technical Sciences
24-12141S doc. Mgr. Radek Honzík, Ph.D. The role of set theory in modern mathematics Univerzita Karlova, Filozofická fakulta 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-12155S RNDr. Cyril Bařinka, Ph.D. Elucidating functions of histone deacetylase 11 throughout the kingdoms of life Biotechnologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 5. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
24-12873S Mgr. Aleš Březina, Ph.D. Bohuslav Martinů's Music Theatre 1948-1959. Processing and publication of a monograph with critical edition. Institut Bohuslava Martinů, o.p.s. 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-12161S doc. RNDr. Jakub Těšitel, Ph.D. Ecological interactions between specialised plant functional groups and their significance for biodiversity and ecosystem processes Masarykova univerzita, Přírodovědecká fakulta 3 5. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
24-12173S Mgr. Peter Dráber, Ph.D. Programmed cell death regulation as a mechanism of immune tolerance Univerzita Karlova, 1. lékařská fakulta 3 3. Medical and Biological Sciences
24-12217S Mgr. Karel Janko, Ph.D. It takes two or three to tango: Genomic interactions and phenotypic traits in interspecific hybrids and polyploids Ústav živočišné fyziologie a genetiky AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 5. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
24-12190S Mgr. Pavla Machalíková, Ph.D. Space, Objects and Authors: Building a Cultural Public in the Czech Lands 1790?1918 Ústav dějin umění AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-12197S doc. RNDr. Ondřej Kylián, Ph.D. Nanomaterials based on conductive polymers for surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy Univerzita Karlova, Matematicko-fyzikální fakulta 3 1. Technical Sciences
24-12226S Ing. Richard Slávik, Ph.D. Development of advanced models and measurement methods for heat and moisture transport in building components Mendelova univerzita v Brně, Lesnická a dřevařská fakulta 3 1. Technical Sciences
24-12229S Dr Tom Fayle Do social insect impacts on soil properties maintain tropical plant diversity in the face of anthropogenic habitat change? Biologické centrum AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 5. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
24-12234S doc. Ing. Miroslav Lísa, Ph.D. Evaluation of chiral SFC-MS for the analysis of positional isomers and enantiomers of biologically significant lipids Univerzita Hradec Králové, Přírodovědecká fakulta 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-12253S RNDr. David Schmoranzer, Ph.D. Quantum fluidic circuits in superfluid helium Univerzita Karlova, Matematicko-fyzikální fakulta 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-12360S Ing. Karel Zimmermann, Ph.D. End-to-end differentiable physics-aware architectures for self-supervised learning in robotics České vysoké učení technické v Praze, Fakulta elektrotechnická 3 1. Technical Sciences
24-12283S prof. RNDr. Radim Chmelík, Ph.D. Boosting incoherent quantitative phase imaging by implementing 3D-image reconstruction Vysoké učení technické v Brně, Fakulta strojního inženýrství 3 1. Technical Sciences
24-12291S prof. Dr. Ing. Eduard Rohan, DSc. Multiscale modelling of acoustics-driven fluid suspensions flows in adaptive porous structures Západočeská univerzita v Plzni, Fakulta aplikovaných věd 3 1. Technical Sciences
24-12306S RNDr. Jan Šilhán, Ph.D. Elucidating the molecular mechanisms of DNA crosslink repair by replication-coupled DNA repair Ústav organické chemie a biochemie AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 3. Medical and Biological Sciences
24-12316S Gianvito Scaringi, Dr., Ph.D. Landslides in a changing climate: temperature controls over landslide susceptibility and hazard in temperate climate Univerzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-12318S doc. Mgr. Patrik Mráz, Ph.D. Tracing the effects of whole-genome multiplication on clonal reproduction in plants: from genes to distributional patterns Univerzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta 3 5. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
24-12321S doc. Mgr. Lenka Zajíčková, Ph.D. Role of ions in remarkable structural and functional properties of amine plasma polymers Vysoké učení technické v Brně, Středoevropský technologický institut 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-12368S Mgr. Petr Kohout, Ph.D. Effect of wildfire intensity on development of soil microbial communities and microbial mediated ecosystem processes Mikrobiologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 5. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
24-12720S Stanislav Anatolyev, Ph.D. ECONOMETRIC METHODS ROBUST TO PARAMETER DIMENSION AND DATA CLUSTERING Univerzita Karlova, Centrum pro ekonomický výzkum a doktorská studia 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-12396S Jan Janouškovec The biological role of molecules with the carbon-phosphorus bond in a model eukaryote Mikrobiologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 3. Medical and Biological Sciences
24-12403S Mgr. Petr Brázda, Ph.D. Cooperative phase transitions of molecular crystals observed in nano-scale by 3D electron diffraction Fyzikální ústav AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-12423S Ing. Jiří Másilko, Ph.D. Carbonation curing as a new approach for the development of alternative binders Vysoké učení technické v Brně, Fakulta chemická 3 1. Technical Sciences
24-12431S Mgr. Martina Huranová, Ph.D. Ciliary signaling in hematopoiesis Ústav molekulární genetiky AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 3. Medical and Biological Sciences
24-12474S Jakub Kůdela Benchmarking derivative-free global optimization methods Vysoké učení technické v Brně, Fakulta strojního inženýrství 3 1. Technical Sciences
24-12559S doc. Mgr. Karel Nováček, Ph.D. A Tale of Four Valleys in mountainous Kurdistan: Past landscape strategies, resilience, and sustainability in a long-term perspective Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, Filozofická fakulta 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-12477S doc. RNDr. Michal Vinkler, Ph.D. Does convergent evolution of molecular phenotypes shape immune responses in birds? Univerzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta 3 3. Medical and Biological Sciences
24-12482S RNDr. Zbyněk Kozmik, CSc. Cell-autonomous and cell non-autonomous mechanisms of lens induction Ústav molekulární genetiky AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 3. Medical and Biological Sciences
24-12848S Ing. Soňa Hříbalová Reproducibility and processing-composition-microstructure-property relationships in potassium sodium niobate (KNN) piezoelectric ceramics Vysoká škola chemicko-technologická v Praze, Fakulta chemické technologie 3 1. Technical Sciences
24-12497S doc. Mgr. Tereza Stöckelová, Ph.D. Technocultures of extended metabolism Sociologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-12498S Mgr. Petr Šmarda, Ph.D. Advantages of endopolyploidy over polyploidy Masarykova univerzita, Přírodovědecká fakulta 3 5. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
24-12500S doc. PhDr. Martin Jemelka, Ph.D. Employee Housing in the Czech Lands in the Industrial Era (1830?1950): Discourse and Policies, Models and Implementation Masarykův ústav a Archiv AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-12508S Ing. Hana Macíčková Cahová, Ph.D. The role of NAD capping of non-coding RNAs in viral infection. Ústav organické chemie a biochemie AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 3. Medical and Biological Sciences
24-12526S doc. Ing. Roman Gröger, Ph.D. et Ph.D. Exploitation of surface phenomena for elimination of extended defects in semiconductor nanostructures Ústav fyziky materiálů AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 1. Technical Sciences
24-12527S doc. RNDr. Monika Dolejská, Ph.D. Evolutionary trade-offs of plasmid-carried antibiotic resistance in clinically relevant pathogens Univerzita Karlova, Lékařská fakulta v Plzni 3 3. Medical and Biological Sciences
24-12662S Mgr. Kateřina Lukavská, Ph.D. Screen media and parental stress: family regulation of screen media use among children and adolescents in relation to parental stress and burnout Univerzita Karlova, Pedagogická fakulta 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-12564S Mgr. Kseniya Dryahina, Ph.D. Understanding the mechanisms of ion-molecule reactions in dielectric barrier discharge ionisation (DBDI) leading to quantification of volatiles in gas Ústav fyzikální chemie J. Heyrovského AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-12568S RNDr. Petr Daněk, Ph.D. Between market and alternatives: household food resilience in uncertain times Masarykova univerzita, Přírodovědecká fakulta 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-12572S RNDr. Petr Dráber, DrSc. Regulatory roles of LAIR-1 (CD305) in mast cell physiology and mastocytosis Ústav molekulární genetiky AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 3. Medical and Biological Sciences
24-12575S prof. RNDr. Jan Veselý, Ph.D. Organocatalytic Central-to-Axial and Central/Axial-to-Planar Chirality Transfer (ORCA PLATE) Univerzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-12583S Michael L. Smith, M.A., Ph.D. Dynamics of Overeducation in Europe from a Social Stratification Perspective Sociologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-12586S Ing. Lucie Kolesniková, Ph.D. Precursors of prebiotic molecules: structure, formation and searches in space Vysoká škola chemicko-technologická v Praze, Fakulta chemicko-inženýrská 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-12587S Travis Blake Meador Dissolved organic hydrogen and oxygen in oceanographic systems (DOHOOS) Biologické centrum AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-12596S RNDr. Martin Novák, CSc., MSc. Nitrogen fixation in polluted Czech peat bogs: Reconciling high N accumulation rates based on 210Pb dating with low 15N2 uptake and low P availability Česká geologická služba 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-12635S prof. Mary Anne O'Connell, PhD Defining the role of ADAR1 and RNA editing in protection from infectious disease Masarykova univerzita, Středoevropský technologický institut 3 3. Medical and Biological Sciences
24-12752S Mgr. Lukáš Lička, Ph.D. The Age of Peckham: The Role of John Peckham?s Perspectiva communis in the Dissemination and Development of Optical Knowledge, 1279?1542 Filosofický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-12674S Thomas Bourguignon Inferring the functional evolution of the termite gut microbiota using thousands of complete prokaryotic genomes Biologické centrum AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 5. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
24-12702S Dr. Yury Shitov Experimental and theoretical studies of astrophysical high-energy neutrinos in KM3NeT neutrino telescopes České vysoké učení technické v Praze, Ústav technické a experimentální fyziky ČVUT 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-12696S doc. RNDr. Jiří Bruthans, Ph.D. Improved field method for quantifying strength and degree of weathering in granularly-disintegrating rocks Univerzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-12705S prof. Ing. Pavel Ripka, CSc. Novel Magnetic Position Sensors České vysoké učení technické v Praze, Fakulta elektrotechnická 3 1. Technical Sciences
24-12710S RNDr. Milan Dopita, Ph.D. Relation between real structure of hexaferrite thin films and their magnetoelectric effect Univerzita Karlova, Matematicko-fyzikální fakulta 3 1. Technical Sciences
24-12759S RNDr. Martin Suda, Ph.D. Malleable Theorem Proving Architectures České vysoké učení technické v Praze, Český institut informatiky, robotiky a kybernetiky 3 1. Technical Sciences
24-12783S Dr Sumesh Keerthiveettil Ramakrishnan, PhD Study of mechanisms and kinetics of hydrogen corrosion damage of conventional prestressing reinforcement in concrete bridge structures České vysoké učení technické v Praze, Fakulta strojní 3 1. Technical Sciences
24-12771S doc. JUDr. Václav Stehlík, LL.M., Ph.D. Application of the best interests of the child and the assessment of the public interest in migration control Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, Právnická fakulta 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-12763S Ing. Hynek Hadraba, Ph.D. Targeted microstructure manipulation for additive shaping of ODS alloys Ústav fyziky materiálů AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 1. Technical Sciences
24-13045S doc. Mgr. Petr Sláma, Ph.D. Cult and Law in the Book of Exodus: A Contribution to the Literary History of the Pentateuch Univerzita Karlova, Evangelická teologická fakulta 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-12812S prof. Ing. Miroslav Šoóš, Ph.D. Composite photocatalysts for visible light-driven CO2 conversion to higher oxygenates Vysoká škola chemicko-technologická v Praze, Fakulta chemicko-inženýrská 3 1. Technical Sciences
24-12845S Mgr. Martin Racek, Ph.D. Behaviour of lithium during prograde metamorphism in conditions of subduction zone Univerzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-12819S Mgr. Pavlína Libichová Cermanová, Ph.D. Beghards, Brethren, and the Witches? Sabbat: The Semantics of Denigration in Late Medieval Czech Lands Filosofický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-12829S Ing. Martin Potocký, Ph.D. To seal or to pull the plug? The regulation of plasmodesmata by the vesicle tethering complex exocyst Ústav experimentální botaniky AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 5. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
24-12864S doc. JUDr. Michael Kohajda, Ph.D. Crypto Assets as a Threat to the Sovereign Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, Právnická fakulta 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-12869S RNDr. Lukáš Fischer, Ph.D. Discovering new pathways for the regulation of gene expression by small RNAs in plants Univerzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta 3 3. Medical and Biological Sciences
24-12872S prof. RNDr. Bohuslav Rezek, Ph.D. Advanced Confined CsPbBr3/ZnO/PS Nanocomposite Structure With Efficient Response to Ionizing Radiation (ANSWER) České vysoké učení technické v Praze, Fakulta elektrotechnická 3 1. Technical Sciences
24-12894S doc.RNDr. Tomáš Havlíček, Ph.D. The role of religion in the integration of Ukrainian immigrants in Czechia and related changes in the religious landscape Univerzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-12932S Mgr. Pavel Němec, Ph.D. The effect of domestication on brain size and cellular composition in vertebrates Univerzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta 3 5. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
24-12935S Ing. Milan Fischer, Ph.D. The role of coherent structures in the turbulent energy transport and energy balance non-closure Ústav výzkumu globální změny AV ČR, v. v. i. 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-12984S prof. RNDr. Miloš Nesládek, CSc., HDR Development of NV-centre entangled QuBit array concept for quantum sensing and metrology in molecular environment České vysoké učení technické v Praze, Fakulta biomedicínského inženýrství 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-12985S Tamás Visi, Ph.D. The Averroean Paradigm in Biological Thought Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, Filozofická fakulta 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-13026S Dr. Tomáš Korytář Growing field : Advancing understanding of fish mucosal immunology through molecular farming Biologické centrum AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 5. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
24-13079S Dr. Alexander Vikman The Other Side of Axions Fyzikální ústav AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-13049S Alexey Yushkov Mass composition of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays from the Phase I data of the Pierre Auger Observatory Fyzikální ústav AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-13058S Darmanto Darmanto Beyond Insecurity: Changing Indigenous People?s Foodways in Time of Climate Change in Indonesia (BICOFID) Orientální ústav AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-13061S RNDr. Cyril Fischer, Ph.D. The Combined Effects of Aeroelastic Instabilities on Civil Engineering Structures Ústav teoretické a aplikované mechaniky AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 1. Technical Sciences
24-13165S Mgr. Eva Chodějovská, Ph.D. Beyond the Horizon. Visualization and Interpretation of Networks in Early Modern Europe Moravská zemská knihovna 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-13167S prof. MUDr. Jan Bělohlávek, Ph.D. End-organs tolerance to hypotension but preserved perfusion in cardiogenic shock Univerzita Karlova, 1. lékařská fakulta 3 3. Medical and Biological Sciences
The POSTDOC INDIVIDUAL FELLOWSHIP (PIF) grant scheme is awarded in two versions: OUTGOING and INCOMING. The former allows early-career researchers to undertake a two-year fellowship abroad, where they gain valuable experience in the early phase of their careers. In the third year, they will capitalize on this experience at a Czech institution. The latter version (PIF INCOMING) enables excellent early-career scientists from other countries to work at a research institute in the Czech Republic. This scheme is also enjoyed by young Czech scientists abroad who plan to return to the Czech Republic after their postdoctoral experience. A total of 25 young scientists who completed their PhD studies no more than four years ago have been awarded these three-year grants starting in January.
| Registration No. | Applicant | Title | Organization | Number of years | Discipline Committee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24-10280I | Ing. Anna Koslová, PhD. | Virophage DNA integration in vitro and in vivo | Ústav molekulární genetiky AV ČR, v.v.i. | 3 | 3. Medical and Biological Sciences |
| 24-10876I | Ing. Marek Matas, Ph.D. | Pushing the limits of light dark matter searches | České vysoké učení technické v Praze, Fakulta jaderná a fyzikálně inženýrská | 3 | 2. Physical Sciences |
| 24-10588I | Maria Antonietta Manca, Ph.D. | Consequences of respiratory complex II deficiency for endothelial cell physiology | Biotechnologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i. | 3 | 3. Medical and Biological Sciences |
| 24-11338I | Mgr. Hana Hušková, Ph.D. | Targets and consequences of activation-induced cytidine deaminase-mediated mutagenesis in tumours | Univerzita Karlova, 1. lékařská fakulta | 3 | 3. Medical and Biological Sciences |
| 24-11388I | Mgr. Jakub Šebesta, Ph.D. | Magnetoelasty of non-cubic materials in spin-lattice dynamic simulations | Vysoká škola báňská - Technická univerzita Ostrava, IT4Innovations | 3 | 1. Technical Sciences |
| 24-11324I | Dr Thomas Weber | Braided differential geometry and homotopy algebras | Univerzita Karlova, Matematicko-fyzikální fakulta | 3 | 2. Physical Sciences |
| 24-12638I | Dr. Nathan Wood | Ethical and Legal Aspects of Autonomous Weapon Systems | Filosofický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i. | 3 | 4. Social Sciences and Humanities |
| 24-12940I | Giulia D'Angelo | Event-driven active vision for object perception | České vysoké učení technické v Praze, Fakulta elektrotechnická | 3 | 1. Technical Sciences |
Registration No. Applicant Title Organization Number of years Discipline Committee
24-10142O Mgr. Adam Matěj, Ph.D. Inducing open-shell ground state in conjugated hydrocarbons Fyzikální ústav AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-10190O Mgr. Petr Kubala, Ph.D. Affordable Housing within 'Planetary Boundaries': Theories, Practices, Infrastructures Sociologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i. 4 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-10608O RNDr. Jaroslav Merc, Ph.D. Probing the populations of symbiotic stars and related red giant binaries Univerzita Karlova, Matematicko-fyzikální fakulta 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-10634O Eugenia Boffo Dynamical backgrounds of superparticles Univerzita Karlova, Matematicko-fyzikální fakulta 4 2. Physical Sciences
24-10841O Ing. Kateřina Skleničková Degradation rate control in fully aliphatic polyurethanes based on the analysis of self-degradation mechanism Ústav makromolekulární chemie AV ČR, v.v.i. 4 1. Technical Sciences
24-11191O Mgr. Radomír Jůza, Ph.D. A novel cariprazine-derived D2/5-HT3 receptor modulators with potential implications for the treatment of schizophrenia and depressive symptoms Národní ústav duševního zdraví 3 3. Medical and Biological Sciences
24-11088O Daniel Gil Mu?oz Arithmetic properties of Hopf-Galois extensions Univerzita Karlova, Matematicko-fyzikální fakulta 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-11194O Mgr. Vladimir Sincari, Ph.D. Stimuli-responsive giant vesicles for bio-applications Ústav makromolekulární chemie AV ČR, v.v.i. 4 1. Technical Sciences
24-11554O Mgr. Václav Janovec, Ph.D. Identification of novel antiviral targets in the nucleus of hepatitis B virus infected cells Univerzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta 3 3. Medical and Biological Sciences
24-11831O Dr. Nicholas Ferenz New Presentations of First-order Relevant and Connexive Logics Ústav informatiky AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 4. Social Sciences and Humanities
24-11490O RNDr. Petr Vosáhlo, Ph.D. Immobilisation of carborane-based ligands on the electrode surface for direct electrochemical redox-catalysis Univerzita Pardubice, Fakulta chemicko-technologická 4 2. Physical Sciences
24-11604O Vojtěch Brlík Linking events through the annual cycle using a novel world-wide movement database Univerzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta 4 5. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
24-11921O Mgr Hynek Mazanec Unveiling the role of extracellular vesicles in parasite-microbiota interactions Biologické centrum AV ČR, v.v.i. 3 3. Medical and Biological Sciences
24-12553O Mgr. Ondřej Skořepa, Ph.D. A New Vision: Innovative Imaging Approaches for Investigating the Spatial Organization of Immune Receptors and Ligands Univerzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta 3 3. Medical and Biological Sciences
24-12267O Lukáš Tomaník, Ph.D. Aqueous-phase photoemission for chemical analysis towards a theory-free approach Vysoká škola chemicko-technologická v Praze, Fakulta chemicko-inženýrská 4 2. Physical Sciences
24-12601O Mgr. Šimon Midlik, Ph.D. Superconducting levitators as probes for quantum and classical hydrodynamics Univerzita Karlova, Matematicko-fyzikální fakulta 3 2. Physical Sciences
24-12851O Jan Smyčka How to recognize evolutionary cradles and dead-end lineages? The devil, the details, and species diversification inference Univerzita Karlova, Centrum pro teoretická studia 4 5. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
The shortlisted international projects are now awaiting confirmation from our international partners who are providing their co-funding.
The results of the JUNIOR STAR scheme were announced in early November.
Starting next January, the Czech Science Foundation (GACR) will fund seventeen new JUNIOR STAR projects. The highly selective tender is aimed at excellent early-career scientists coming to the Czech Republic from abroad or with significant international experience. With an exceptional funding amount of CZK 25 million for 5 years, the scientists will be able to build new scientific teams and focus on new areas of research.
“The JUNIOR STAR scheme is a unique opportunity for early-career scientists to gain scientific independence and enrich the Czech environment with new research topics. The interest in these grants is enormous. However, we can only afford to fund the best of the best,” said GACR President Prof. Petr Baldrian. “This is the fourth year of this grant scheme. We are delighted that it allows us to attract scientists from prestigious universities abroad to work for Czech science. These are, for example, scientists working in the U.S., the United Kingdom, Norway or Germany. We believe that the researchers have the potential to answer important questions in their field of research and build new teams that will enrich Czech science.”
Projects in all areas of basic research are eligible for funding. Scientists in the new projects will focus, for example, on accelerating drug development, optimising 3D printing of alloys, computer vision using neural networks, and the impact of bilingualism in the first year of human life.
| Registration No. | Applicant | Title | Organization | Number of years | Discipline Committee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24-10275M | Mgr. et Mgr. Veronika Dulíková, Ph.D. | Titles and bones of ancient Egyptian officials: New mathematical approach to analysing Old Kingdom data | Univerzita Karlova, Filozofická fakulta | 5 | EX7 |
| 24-10298M | Ing. Vít Svoboda, Dr. sc. ETH Zurich | Probing Chiral Dynamics on Femtosecond Timescales | Vysoká škola chemicko-technologická v Praze, Fakulta chemicko-inženýrská | 5 | EX3 |
| 24-10599M | RNDr. Michal Zajaček, PhD. | Stars in galactic nuclei: interrelation with massive black holes | Masarykova univerzita, Přírodovědecká fakulta | 5 | EX1 |
| 24-10738M | Ing. Lukáš Neumann, Ph.D. | Inductive Biases of Deep Neural Networks in Computer Vision | České vysoké učení technické v Praze, Fakulta elektrotechnická | 5 | EX8 |
| 24-11058M | Mgr. Milan Heczko, Ph.D. | Design and optimization of 3D printable oxide-dispersion-strengthened multi-principal element alloys for extreme environments | Ústav fyziky materiálů AV ČR, v.v.i. | 5 | EX8 |
| 24-11139M | Nikola Paillereau, Ph. D. | The effect of bilingualism on speech perception and production in the first year of life | Psychologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i. | 5 | EX6 |
| 24-11259M | RNDr. Ondřej Černý, Ph.D. | Salmonella effector network inhibiting T cell immunity | Mikrobiologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i. | 5 | EX4 |
| 24-11562M | Paulo Paioti | Catalytic Stereoselective Synthesis of Elusive Atropisomers for Accelerating Drug Discovery | Ústav organické chemie a biochemie AV ČR, v.v.i. | 5 | EX3 |
| 24-11622M | Mgr. Martin Lang, Ph.D. | Computing Religious Devotion: How Reinforcing Supernatural Beliefs Affects Normative Models in the Mind | Masarykova univerzita, Filozofická fakulta | 5 | EX6 |
| 24-12183M | Klára Marečková, Ph.D., M.Sc. | Prenatal Programming of Child's Brain and Behavior: Novel Insights into the Mechanisms of the Intergenerational Transmission | Masarykova univerzita, Středoevropský technologický institut | 5 | EX4 |
| 24-11702M | RNDr Martin Rejhon, PhD | Tunable graphene/SiC optoelectronics | Univerzita Karlova, Matematicko-fyzikální fakulta | 5 | EX2 |
| 24-11761M | Mgr. Lenka Gahurová, Ph.D. | Transposons and ovulatory cycles – key players in long-term female fertility? | Jihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích, Přírodovědecká fakulta | 5 | EX5 |
| 24-11928M | Dr Vinicius Tadeu Santana | Control of quantum phases and entanglement by magnetic field in molecular systems | Vysoké učení technické v Brně, Středoevropský technologický institut | 5 | EX2 |
| 24-12359M | Ing. Rafael Navrátil, Ph.D. | Innovative synthetic methods enabled by transition metal catalysis and electrochemistry | Univerzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta | 5 | EX3 |
| 24-12400M | Jan Váňa | The Sociology of Literature Revisited: Towards Epistemological Symmetry within Literature-and-Society Research | Ústav pro českou literaturu AV ČR, v.v.i. | 5 | EX7 |
| 24-12591M | Samuel Walker Braunfeld | Model theory, structural combinatorics, and algorithms | Univerzita Karlova, Matematicko-fyzikální fakulta | 5 | EX1 |
| 24-12912M | Maria-Cecilia Chiriac | High-throughput host detection and cultivation of freshwater CPRs (‘Ca. Patescibacteria’) | Biologické centrum AV ČR, v.v.i. | 5 | EX5 |
Announcement of the results of the JUNIOR STAR – 2024 (pdf)
JUNIOR STAR grants are evaluated exclusively by international scientists who guarantee the expertise and objectivity of the evaluation. Each project receives four reviews from members of the international discipline committees and additional ones from external reviewers, on the basis of which the evaluation panels propose the best projects for funding.
The publication of the results of the Standard Projects and POSTDOC INDIVIDUAL FELLOWSHIP tenders will take place on 30 November 2023.
Candidates interested in membership in the evaluation panels of the Czech Science Foundation may now apply throughout the year ‒ nominations are valid for two years. Replacements and reappointments occur regularly every year as the members’ terms in office expire.
The Czech Science Foundation is searching experts to join particularly the following panels as of April 2024:
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For the term in office starting as of April 2024, please submit your applications and nominations by 17 December 2023.
The President of the Czech Science Foundation (GACR) together with the Minister for Science, Research and Innovation awarded the five best scientific projects at the 20th anniversary ceremony of the Czech Science Foundation President’s Awards yesterday (12 October 2023) at the Martinský Palace. The award recipients from all areas of basic research have contributed to a significant expansion of knowledge in the field and will lead to further applications.
The winning projects will contribute to the comprehension of black holes, the functioning of the vertebrate brain, and the communication strategies of politicians. The other award-winning research has the potential to contribute to more effective cancer treatments and improved lubrication of human joints.
“We have awarded the best of projects over the last twenty years – ninety of them in that time. The breadth of the award-winning projects shows that Czech science is world-class in all fields of research,” said Prof. Petr Baldrian, Czech Science Foundation President. “Like the years before, this year it was extremely difficult to select the best projects, because if a project receives funding from the Czech Science Foundation, it is almost guaranteed to be high-quality research thanks to our evaluation system.”
The Czech Science Foundation President’s Award has been regularly awarded since 2003 in recognition of outstanding results achieved in grant projects completed in the previous year. Recipients are selected on the recommendation of several hundred scientists who evaluate projects funded by the Czech Science Foundation. Each winner will receive a prize of CZK 100,000. The awards are presented in five areas of basic research: Technical Sciences, Physical Sciences, Medical and Biological Sciences, Social Sciences and Humanities, and Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences.
The award ceremony took place as part of the celebration of the Czech Science Foundation’s 30th Anniversary, attended by Helena Langšádlová, Minister for Science, Research and Innovation, Miloš Vystrčil, President of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic, representatives of universities, the Czech Academy of Sciences, and dozens of other distinguished guests.
prof. Ing. Martin Vrbka Ph.D., Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Investigation of Synovial Fluid Viscosupplementation and its Impact on Friction and Lubrication
Viscosupplementation is a treatment for osteoarthritis that involves injecting a hyaluronic acid-based product between the cartilages of a joint. The award-winning project investigated whether this treatment could improve the mobility of joints. The project created a joint simulator that analysed the friction and lubrication film between the articular cartilage. The project has clarified the mechanism of viscosupplementation, and provided new insights to improve the treatment of osteoarthritis.
Roman Konoplya Ph.D., Silesian University in Opava, Institute of Physics
Testing Strong Gravity via Black Holes
The project has developed a new method for describing black holes in various theories of gravity, including those that differ from the prevailing Einstein theory. The differences between the theories are most apparent in the extremely strong gravity around black holes. This new method makes it possible to study these differences and to combine theory with experiment to help understand gravity under extreme conditions. This way, the project contributes to a full understanding of gravity and its potential applications in energy and other areas of research.
Mgr. Jakub Rohlena, Ph.D., Institute of Biotechnology, Czech Academy of Sciences
Respiration-Linked Metabolic Limitations of De Novo Pyrimidine Biosynthesis
The project investigated the metabolism of cancer cells, which influences their ability to form tumours and respond to treatment. The chain responsible for cellular respiration was found to have different functions in dividing and resting cells – the former promoting the production of organic compounds, the latter stress resistance. This difference has important implications for cancer treatment which can affect not only cancerous cells but also healthy ones. The project also discovered a new metabolic pathway that produces a key substance for cancer cell growth – aspartic acid. These findings may contribute to new innovative cancer treatments.
Mgr. Alena Kluknavská, Ph.D., Masaryk University, Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contestation of Truth: Public Discourses on Migration in Central Europe in the Post-Truth Era
The award-winning project dealt with the relativisation of truth in political communication, where facts give way to opinions. It created a theoretical framework and a tool for analysing the post-factual communication of politicians, especially in the context of polarising issues such as migration. By combining manual and automatic textual analysis, the researchers found that post-factual communication is close to both populism and disinformation. It manifests itself primarily through hostile anti-elitist accusations against opponents of creating and spreading false information and lies, and a focus on emotionality, negativity and incivility rather than facts and expertise.
Mgr. Pavel Němec, Ph.D., Charles University, Faculty of Science
Evolution of Brain Complexity and Processing Capacity in Amphibians and Reptiles: A Quantitative Approach to Understanding Tetrapod Brain Evolution
The brain and its neural capacity are crucial to the evolutionary success of species. However, even species with small brains can be intelligent because of the high density of neurons in the brain. The project researchers found that birds and mammals – unlike amphibians and reptiles – have experienced brain enlargement and an increase in the number of neurons during evolution, made possible by the increased metabolism of species with constant body temperature. Furthermore, a link between the number of neurons in the hindbrain and cerebellum and the innovativeness of birds in acquiring food has been demonstrated.
The Czech Science Foundation (GACR) today celebrates 30 years since it first funded science projects. During its existence, the Czech Science Foundation has funded over 20,000 basic research projects worth more than CZK 71 billion (nearly EUR 3 billion).
“It took less than a year to establish our Foundation, launch the first call for proposals, and start funding the first scientific projects. Even then, the management was inspired by the best practices of renowned agencies abroad, such as the National Science Foundation in the USA. The latter even recently became our partner. This allowed the Czech Science Foundation to become a world-class agency within a short period of time,” says the President of the Czech Science Foundation, Prof. Petr Baldrian.
“Thirty years of existence is our commitment for the future. The Czech Science Foundation is pursuing global priorities such as open science, supporting scientists in their early careers, balancing professional and scientific life, and implementing those priorities in the Czech scientific environment. We are constantly expanding and improving our grant opportunities to meet the needs of Czech scientists,” notes Prof Baldrian.
The thirty year anniversary of the Czech Science Foundation will be commemorated throughout the year. The history and the present of the Czech Science Foundation will be presented on the pages of the publication Czech Science Foundation: the Path of Excellence in Basic Research and in a special feature of the “Vesmír” journal, which will be published in September. You can also follow the Czech Science Foundation’s birthday wishes from prominent personalities on Facebook. The celebrations will include the presentation of the Czech Science Foundation President’s Awards in October, which will also be an anniversary event – this year they will be awarded for the 20th time.
The Czech Science Foundation is the only provider of grants earmarked for basic research projects in all fields of science in the Czech Republic. In 2023, it has a budget of CZK 4.7 billion (approx. EUR 195 million). Over 11,000 expert reviews are produced each year to evaluate projects. In addition to the main calls for proposals, funding is also provided for narrowly focused calls for scientists in their early careers, but also for seasoned researchers, and for international research projects.
The Belgian agency Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) and the Ukrainian agency National Research Foundation of Ukraine (NRFU) are looking for foreign experts for their review panels, spanning all fields of basic research.
For the Belgian FWO, the deadline for submissions is May 1st, 2023. All necessary information can be found on the website of the FWO.
For the Ukrainian NRFU, the call is open continually. All information can be found on the website of the NRFU.
If you have any questions, please contact the relevant foreign agency (the FWO at vacancies@fwo.be, the NRFU at nrfu@nrfu.org.ua).
The Czech Science Foundation (GACR) is announcing calls for proposals for tenders in the area of Standard Projects, JUNIOR STAR, POSTDOC INDIVIDUAL FELLOWSHIP, and International and Lead Agency projects. The submission deadline is 4 April. The winners will be announced in November this year. Projects which win funding after passing the multi-stage evaluation process will be launched in 2024.
“The aim of the Czech Science Foundation is not only to promote basic research, but mainly to increase its efficiency. The fact that scientists compete with each other for support is motivating – they have to submit an excellent project to receive funding. Even the preparation of the Project Proposals results in a thorough reflection on the scientific topics they can further address,” said the President of the Czech Science Foundation, Prof. Petr Baldrian. “The evaluation of the projects is carried out by experts on the given topics – over 400 of them work for GA CR from various fields and institutions. Thousands of foreign scientists then evaluate the projects that make it to the second round of selection.”
One of the upgrades in the new tender terms intended to facilitate the work-life and work-family balance is the option to pause the project for 6 to 18 calendar months, or to extend the project for up to 18 months. “This is yet another measure to help our investigators during difficult times – not necessarily maternity or parental leave, but also long-term illness or caring for a loved one,” added the President of GACR.
For this year, several rules have also been modified to allow for greater flexibility in the use of funds allocated – transfers of funds between items of the basic structure up to CZK 100,000 will be possible without submitting an request.
The submission deadline for Proposals for projects starting in 2024 is 4 April 2023. The winning proposals will be announced in November this year, except for international tenders, which will be announced in coordination with the partner agency abroad. GACR has brought on board a new partner agency, the HRZZ of Croatia, and joint international projects involving HRZZ may now be submitted. The new EXPRO tender will not be launched until next year.
Standard projects are the backbone of targeted aid for basic research in the Czech Republic, with GACR having financed hundreds of them each year since its founding in 1993. Through these projects, the best basic research in all areas is supported. Standard projects are usually worked on for three years and their proposals may be submitted by all researchers and their teams without limits on the length of their scientific careers. Project proposals are evaluated on the basis of a multi-level selection process.
The JUNIOR STAR tender is almost always met with great interest by applicants from the ranks of excellent scientists in basic research who are at the beginning of their career (up to 8 years after being awarded their Ph.D. titles) who have had their work published in prestigious international journals and have significant foreign experience. The goal of these five-year projects with a budget of up to 25 million CZK is to give the applicants a chance to gain scientific independence, including potentially founding their own research group to bring new topics into Czech science. Similarly to EXPRO projects, the review of JUNIOR STAR project proposals is carried out solely by external reviewers.
For the third time, GACR is announcing the POSTDOC INDIVIDUAL FELLOWSHIP (PIF) tender this year. This type of grant is aimed at scientists who have finished their doctoral studies in the past four years. It can take two forms – either allowing a Czech scientist to carry out two years of research at a prestigious research centre abroad (with the condition of spending a third year at a research centre in the Czech Republic) or allowing a Czech postdoc or foreign scientist to come carry out research and begin their career at a Czech research centre.
Projects worked on by scientists and their teams in cooperation with researchers from partner states are a separate category of grants. Project proposals are either evaluated by both agencies (bilateral cooperation), or they are recommended for funding by one agency and the other adopts its recommendations (Lead Agency cooperation).
Bilateral-cooperation
Lead Agency
For reasons on the side of the Croatian Science Foundation (HRZZ), a decision on the launch of this year’s call, in which GA CR would be the evaluating agency, will be made in the coming weeks.
Further international calls based on Lead Agency cooperation may be launched during the year.
