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The Czech Science Foundation (GACR) announces calls for project proposals for STANDARD PROJECTS, JUNIOR STAR, POSTDOC INDIVIDUAL FELLOWSHIP, INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS, and a new scheme, the RESTART GRANTS addressing scientists returning to work after a career break. “The RESTART GRANTS are the biggest news this year. They will help scientists to return to science after a […]

We are extending the deadline for nominations of experts for the following Technical Science panels: P102 Electrical and electronic engineering P106 Chemical engineering P108 Organic materials and biomaterials science and engineering Nominations can be submitted until 31 January 2025. The term of office of the selected panel members will start in April 2025. Further information […]

Prof. Milan Jirsa, renowned clinical biochemist, has been appointed by the Czech Government today to head the Czech Science Foundation (GACR). He replaces Prof. Petr Baldrian after the completion of his second term. Prof. Jirsa’s main priorities include launching and preparing new grant schemes, establishing new international relationships, and stabilising the budget. “The purpose of […]

The Czech Government has appointed Assoc. Prof. Hana Čížková to the GACR Presidium effective 10 December 2024 to take charge of the field of Physical Sciences.  She is replacing RNDr. Alice Valkárová, DrSc., whose second term of office has ended after eight years. A Presidium member may serve a maximum of two terms. Assoc. Prof. […]

The Czech Science Foundation (GACR), the leading Czech provider of basic research grants, will fund 474 new scientific projects starting in January 2025. More projects involving international scientists will be announced over time. “We are delighted that from next year on, we will be able to fund more new scientific ideas than this year,” said […]

For projects funded by the Czech Science Foundation from this year onwards, new rules on scientific data management apply – investigators submit their Data Management Plans latest along with the first Interim Project Report. One of the ways to create this plan is the Data Stewardship Wizard open-source platform. The Czech Science Foundation has prepared […]

At its 6 November session, the Government of the Czech Republic approved a new type of funding prepared by the Czech Science Foundation (GACR). Restart Grants will allow female and male scientists to restart their careers after a break for parental leave or caring for a dependent person. The tender will be announced along with […]

The Czech Science Foundation (GACR) will fund 15 EXPRO projects and 19 JUNIOR STAR projects starting next year. The aim of these tenders is to provide exceptional conditions for excellent scientists who have been carefully selected by experts from other countries. JUNIOR STAR grants will help early-career scientists establish their own research teams, while EXPRO […]

The Czech Science Foundation (GACR) receives approximately 3,000 project proposals each year for its tenders and calls in all areas of basic research. More than 400 distinguished experts from the Czech Republic and other countries help to select the best ones. With the terms of office of a large number of them coming to an […]

The Presidium and the Scientific Advisory Board of the Czech Science Foundation have reorganized the panels and the fields they cover in Technical Sciences (Discipline Committee 1), Physical Sciences (Discipline Committee 2), Social Sciences and Humanities (Discipline Committee 4), and Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences (Discipline Committee 5). These changes will apply to calls and tenders […]