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Deadline Sun 31 Dec 2023 (IOCB deadline Wed 6 Dec 2023 intention to apply and Fri 15 Dec 2023 application material)
Competition name L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science 2024
WWW L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science
Organiser L’Oréal Česká republika, www.forwomeninscience.com
Contact: ivona.karvinen@loreal.com
Focused On Supporting the careers of and the recognition of talented women scientists working in the Czech Republic
How to apply Intraweb Cookbook: L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science
Applicant Female scientists (Czech nationals or foreign nationals who have been doing research in the Czech Republic for at least 1 year). Applicants must be aged 40 or less on 31 December 2023.
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Criteria
  • Applicants must be women scientists aged 40 or less on 31 Dec 2023 with a Ph.D. degree in the Physical Sciences, Engineering and Technological Sciences, Formal or Life and environmental sciences – see guidelines for full list.
  • Relevant research to be implemented in the Czech Republic for the length of the following one year.
  • If animal experiments are carried out, these must be described in detail. Their necessity or the lack of alternatives must be justified.
  • The award of 200,000 CZK to be used to support research in the Czech Republic.
  • The winners agree to participate in media training, to participate in the official events organized in 2024/2025 around the topic “For Women in Science”.
  • The winners agree to keep the announcement of the results confidential until the official announcement.
  • The winners expressly authorize UNESCO and the L’Oréal Group including all subsidiaries to reproduce, represent and use their Image, in the Czech Republic and worldwide.
  • The winner must settle all tax obligations connected with the payment of the award.
Institution Research institutions in the Czech Republic
IOCB deadline Wed 6 Dec 2023 intention to apply and Fri 15 Dec 2023 application material
Final deadline Sun 31 Dec 2023
Oral presentation end of February 2023
Evaluation results June 2024
Awarding ceremony 12 finalists will be shortlisted by 29th Feb 2024 and will present their projects to the jury (March/April 2024). Official results announcement ceremony will be in June 2024. Three winners will be granted.
Awards 3 × 200,000 CZK (directly to the winners after the official ceremony)
Language of application English
IOCB Contact

For help with your application, please contact projectoffice@uochb.cas.cz

Veronika Palečková, ☎: 266
Blanka Collis, ☎: 527
Downloadable


Application consists of

Applications must be submitted through online platform

  1. Online application form (applicant)
  2. A copy of Ph.D. degree (applicant)
  3. Professional CV (applicant)
  4. Recommendation of the head of the research institution where the project will be implemented (Project Office & IOCB Director)
  5. List of publications with citations according to WoS (applicant)
  6. List of the best publications with a short comments to the importance of the results (applicant)
  7. Description of the proposed research in the 12 months following receipt of the award (max 2 pages) - applicant
  8. Motivation letter (max 1 page) – applicant
  9. For scientists with foreign nationality: proof of employment - Project Office
  10. If animal work is included: copies of document of the ethics committee’s approval


Research areas
  • Life and environmental sciences
  • Formal sciences
  • Physical sciences
  • Engineering technological sciences





Deadline Thu 30 Nov 2023 23:59 CET (IOCB deadline Thu 16 Nov 2023 if you require an IOCB recommendation letter)
Competition name Cena Wernera von Siemense 2023: Nejlepší diplomová práce / Werner von Siemens Award 2023: The Best Diploma Thesis
WWW
Organiser SIEMENS, s.r.o.
Siemensova 1, 155 00 Praha 13 - Stodůlky
cenasiemens.cz@siemens.com
Focused On Competition for Masters students to award the best diploma thesis
How to apply Intraweb Cookbook - Werner von Siemens Award
Applicant Researchers from Czech universities or research institutions, no age limits
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Criteria
  • The Diploma thesis resulted from work done at the Czech Academy of Sciences or a Czech university focussed on life and technical sciences.
  • The Diploma thesis was defended between 01 Dec 2021 and 30 Nov 2023.
  • Supervisor agrees with the submission of the diploma thesis to the competition and with the processing of his/her personal data.
  • The research quality of the diploma thesis and the contribution to the current state of knowledge are the main evaluation criteria.
  • Participants who have not been awarded in the previous year can apply with their original work again.
  • When participants achieve further results, they may apply for another category (e.g. Best dissertation, Most significant result of basic research, etc.)
  • The special award of the CEO of Siemens for Excellence in Women's Scientific Work: All published results by women who ranked first in the Best Diploma Thesis, Best Dissertation, Most Important Basic Research Result are automatically included in the evaluation. They may be nominated on the recommendation of expert juries if the work is exceptional in any way.
  • Special award Best graduate (diploma/dissertation) thesis dealing with topics of the concept Industry 4.0:
    1. no separate application, only extra category is ticked
    2. thesis on topics related to: cyber-physical systems, system integration, data storage, big data analysis, industrial communication and communication infrastructure, additive manufacturing, augmented and virtual reality, autonomous robots, cybernetics and artificial intelligence
Institution Universities and research institutions in the Czech Republic
IOCB deadline Thu 16 Nov 2023 16:00 (relevant only if the applicant wants to receive an IOCB Recommendation Letter)
Final deadline Thu 30 Nov 2023 23:59 CET
Oral presentation None
Evaluation results 31 Jan 2024
Awarding ceremony 13 Mar 2024
Awards
  • 1st Prize: 55 000 CZK student + 55 000 CZK supervisor
  • 2nd Prize: 35 000 CZK student + 35 000 CZK supervisor
  • 3rd Prize: 30 000 CZK student + 30 000 CZK supervisor
The prizes will be sent to the Czech bank accounts of the awardees by 30 Apr 2024.
Language of application Czech (the thesis can be written in Czech, English or Slovak)
IOCB Contact If you require a Recommendation Letter from the IOCB, contact the IOCB Project Office by 16 Nov 2023 to request one.
Downloadable


Application consists of
Online application in Czech
  1. Online application form: (i) Author´s data; (ii) Supervisor´s data; (iii) Diploma thesis: name, date of defence, abstract, grade received, brief (150 words) justification of why this thesis should be selected; (iv) Annexes (applicant)
  2. Diploma thesis in English, Czech or Slovak (mandatory, uploaded in PDF) (applicant)
  3. List of applicant’s publications (mandatory, uploaded in PDF) (applicant)
  4. Recommendation Letter of the Supervisor (recommended, uploaded in PDF) (supervisor)
  5. IOCB Recommendation Letter (optional, uploaded in PDF) (Project Office)
Possibility to check in the form whether the work will be included in the competition for a special award under the themes of the concept Industry 4.0 or for a special award in the field of smart infrastructure and energy (CHIE).

Research areas
Natural sciences (incl. medicine), engineering, IT




Deadline Thu 30 Nov 2023 23:59 CET (IOCB deadline Thu 16 Nov 2023 if you require an IOCB recommendation letter)
Competition name Cena Wernera von Siemense 2023: Nejvýznamnější výsledek základního výzkumu / Werner von Siemens Award 2023: The Most Important Basic Research Result
WWW
Organiser SIEMENS, s.r.o.
Siemensova 1, 155 00 Praha 13 - Stodůlky
cenasiemens.cz@siemens.com
Focused On Competition for young researchers or team of researchers up to the age of 40 years to award the most important result (publication) of basic research. Age restrictions apply to the principal and correspondent author of the paper, who can apply up to and including the age of 40. In case of a team result (collective), the condition applies to all its members with a significant share in the work.
How to apply Intraweb Cookbook - Werner von Siemens Award
Applicant 1-X researchers from Czech public or private research institutions, works (results) had to arise from more than 50% share in Czech institutions.
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Criteria
  • The age limit of 40 years is on the date of the call deadline, career breaks are excluded from this limit; the limit can be extended by 3 years per child (length of maternity/parental leave must be confirmed with a solemn declaration).
  • Only a published (finished) research result can be submitted to the competition.
  • The research result was published between 01 Jan 2018 and 30 Nov 2022.
  • A project description is a mandatory part of the application.
  • There are no limits of number of applications per one institution.
  • Team members can be part of an unlimited number of applications, only one application per team leader can be submitted.
  • All team members have to agree with the submission of the result to the competition and with the processing of their personal data.
  • The research quality of the result and the contribution to the current state of knowledge are the main evaluation criteria.
  • The special award of the CEO of Siemens for Excellence in Women's Scientific Work: All published results by women who ranked first in the Best Diploma Thesis, Best Dissertation, Most Important Basic Research Result are automatically included in the evaluation. They may be nominated on the recommendation of expert juries if the work is exceptional in any way.
Institution Public or private research institutions in the Czech Republic, no limits
IOCB deadline Thu 16 Nov 2023 16:00 (relevant only if the applicant wants to receive an IOCB Recommendation Letter)
Final deadline Thu 30 Nov 2023 23:59 CET
Oral presentation None
Evaluation results 31 Jan 2024
Awarding ceremony 13 Mar 2024
Awards

300 000 CZK (1 award per year)

The prize will be sent to the bank account of the awardee by 30 Apr 2024.
Language of application Czech or English or Slovak
IOCB Contact If you require a Recommendation Letter from the IOCB, contact the IOCB Project Office by 16 Nov 2023 to request one.
Downloadable


Application consists of
Online application in Czech
  1. Online application form: (i) Research team: group leader & other team members (including % contribution to the result, H index, description of contribution to the result (800 characters)); (ii) Research work (publication): name, short description (max 180 characters), importance & contribution of the work (max 200 words) (main applicant)
  2. Research publication (mandatory, uploaded in PDF) (main applicant)
  3. Confirmation of the date of the first publication & citation report (mandatory, uploaded in PDF) (main applicant)
  4. IOCB Recommendation Letter (optional, uploaded in PDF) (Secretariat of the Director)
  5. Solemn declaration confirming length of maternity/parental leave (if required, uploaded on PDF) (main applicant)


Research areas
Natural sciences (incl. medicine), engineering, IT




Deadline Thu 30 Nov 2023 23:59 CET (IOCB deadline Thu 16 Nov 2023 if you require an IOCB recommendation letter)
Competition name Cena Wernera von Siemense 2023: Zvláštní ocenění – ocenění za překonání překážek při studiu / Werner von Siemens Award 2023: Special award – award for overcoming barriers during studies
WWW
Organiser SIEMENS, s.r.o.
Siemensova 1, 155 00 Praha 13 - Stodůlky
cenasiemens.cz@siemens.com
Focused On Students of bachelor, master or doctoral programmes are nominated by the university or scientific institute staff - what achievements the student made with regard to the obstacles overcome (disability).
How to apply Intraweb Cookbook - Werner von Siemens Award
Applicant University or scientific institute staff from Czech universities or research institutions.
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Criteria
  • The successful achievement of study and/or research results or volunteer activities despite obstacles that the student must overcome in the course of his/her studies with regard to his/her disability or disadvantage are the main evaluation criteria.
  • Students are affiliated to the Czech Academy of Sciences or a Czech university focussed on life and technical sciences.
  • Student and nominator both agree with the nomination to the award competition and with the processing of his/her personal data.
  • Disability-barriers during studies means visual, auditory or locomotor impairment, severe specific learning disability, mental or severe chronic somatic disease.
Institution Universities and research institutions in the Czech Republic
IOCB deadline Wed 16 Nov 2023 16:00 (relevant only if the applicant wants to receive an IOCB Recommendation Letter)
Final deadline Thu 30 Nov 2023 23:59 CET
Oral presentation None
Evaluation results 31 Jan 2024
Awarding ceremony 13 Mar 2024
Awards

1st Prize: 50 000 CZK student

The prizes will be sent to the Czech bank accounts of the awardees by 30 Apr 2024.
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IOCB Contact If you require a Recommendation Letter from the IOCB, contact the IOCB Project Office by 16 Nov 2023 to request one.
Downloadable


Application consists of
Online application in Czech

Online application form: (i) Nominator´s data; (ii) Student´s data;
Annexes:

  1. What did the student achieve? max 1500 letters (mandatory, uploaded in PDF) (nominator)
  2. What barriers did the student have to overcome? max 1500 letters (mandatory, uploaded in PDF) (nominator)
  3. What are the student's health problems? max 1500 letters (mandatory, uploaded in PDF) (nominator)
  4. Recommendation Letter of the nominator (optional, uploaded in PDF) (nominator)
  5. IOCB Recommendation Letter (optional, uploaded in PDF) (Project Office)


Research areas
Natural sciences (incl. medicine), engineering, IT




Deadline Thu 30 Nov 2023 23:59 CET (IOCB deadline Thu 16 Nov 2023 if you require an IOCB recommendation letter)
Competition name Cena Wernera von Siemense 2023: Nejlepší disertační práce / Werner von Siemens Award 2023: The Best PhD Thesis

 
WWW
Organiser SIEMENS, s.r.o.
Siemensova 1, 155 00 Praha 13 - Stodůlky
cenasiemens.cz@siemens.com
Focused On Competition for young researchers to award the best PhD thesis
How to apply Intraweb Cookbook - Werner von Siemens Award
Applicant Researchers from Czech universities or research institutions, no age limits
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Criteria
  • The PhD thesis resulted from work done at the Czech Academy of Sciences or a Czech university focussed on life and technical sciences.
  • The PhD thesis was defended between 01 Dec 2021 and 30 Nov 2023.
  • Supervisor agrees with the submission of the diploma thesis to the competition and with the processing of his/her personal data.
  • The research quality of the PhD thesis and the contribution to the current state of knowledge are the main evaluation criteria.
  • Participants who have not been awarded in the previous year can apply with their original work again.
  • When participants achieve further results, they may apply for another category (e.g. Most significant result of basic research, etc.)
  • The special award of the CEO of Siemens for Excellence in Women's Scientific Work: All published results by women who ranked first in the Best Diploma Thesis, Best Dissertation, Most Important Basic Research Result are automatically included in the evaluation. They may be nominated on the recommendation of expert juries if the work is exceptional in any way.
  • Special award Best graduate (diploma/dissertation) thesis dealing with topics of the concept Industry 4.0:
    1. no separate application, only extra category is ticked
    2. thesis on topics related to: cyber-physical systems, system integration, data storage, big data analysis, industrial communication and communication infrastructure, additive manufacturing, augmented and virtual reality, autonomous robots, cybernetics and artificial intelligence
Institution Universities and research institutions in the Czech Republic
IOCB deadline Thu 16 Nov 2023 16:00 (relevant only if the applicant wants to receive an IOCB Recommendation Letter)
Final deadline Thu 30 Nov 2023 23:59 CET
Oral presentation None
Evaluation results 31 Jan 2024
Awarding ceremony 13 Mar 2024
Awards
  • 1st Prize: 70 000 CZK student + 70 000 CZK supervisor
  • 2nd Prize: 40 000 CZK student + 40 000 CZK supervisor
  • 3rd Prize: 30 000 CZK student + 30 000 CZK supervisor
The prizes will be sent to the Czech bank accounts of the awardees by 30 Apr 2024.
Language of application Czech (the thesis can be written in Czech, English or Slovak)
IOCB Contact If you require a Recommendation Letter from the IOCB, contact the IOCB Project Office by 16 Nov 2022 to request one.
Downloadable


Application consists of
Online application in Czech
  1. Online application form: (i) Author´s data; (ii) Supervisor´s data; (iii) PhD thesis: name, date of defence, abstract, grade received, brief (150 words) justification of why this thesis should be selected; (iv) Annexes (applicant)
  2. PhD thesis in English, Czech or Slovak (mandatory, uploaded in PDF) (applicant)
  3. List of applicant’s publications (mandatory, uploaded in PDF) (applicant)
  4. Recommendation Letter of the Supervisor (recommended, uploaded in PDF) (supervisor)
  5. Description of the contribution by applicant to the publications (mandatory, uploaded in PDF) (applicant)
  6. IOCB Recommendation Letter (optional, uploaded in PDF) (Project Office)
Possibility to check in the form whether the work will be included in the competition for a special award under the themes of the concept Industry 4.0 or for a special award in the field of smart infrastructure and energy (CHIE).

Research areas
Natural sciences (incl. medicine), engineering, IT




Deadline Fri 31 March 2023 (IOCB deadline 17 Mar 2023)
Competition name Neuron Prize for Talented Scientists 2023
WWW
Organiser The Neuron Endowment Fund, info@nfneuron.cz, Vratislavský palác, Tržiště 366/13, 118 00 Praha 1
Focused On Recognition of Czech early career researchers, who have already achieved outstanding scientific results and as encouragement for future work.
How to apply Intraweb Cookbook - Neuron Awards
Applicant Czech early career researchers (max. 10 years from obtaining Ph.D. at the time of the opening of the call; career breaks (maternity, parental leave, long term illness) are excluded from the limit). Foreign nationals working at a Czech institution can apply if they have permanent resident status in the Czech Republic and are able to communicate in Czech or Slovak language.
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Criteria Quality of results, career track record.
Institution Nominations can be supported by deans and vice-chancellors of public institutions, heads of academic institutes or representatives of the Academy of Sciences, members of the Board of the Neuron Fund and past laureates of the Neuron prizes.
IOCB deadline Fri 17 Mar 2023
Final deadline Fri 31 Mar 2023
Evaluation results May 2023 (selection of candidates)
Awarding ceremony September/October 2023
Awards Financial gift 500 000 CZK; up to 7 prizes per year
Language of application English
IOCB Contact Please consult the Project Office to secure agreement from the director to be a nominator.
Downloadable


Application consists of

The nomination is submitted via the online application

  • Name and contact details of the candidate (applicant)
  • Name and contact details of the nominator (must be the director of the institute, obtain agreement via the Project Office)
  • Justification of the nomination and qualities of the candidate (max. 1000 characters)
  • Professional CV of the candidate (English, PDF; upload)


Research areas
Chemistry, Biology, Medicine, Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, Social Sciences




Deadline Fri 31 March 2023 (IOCB deadline 17 Mar 2023)
Competition name Neuron Prize 2023
WWW
Organiser The Neuron Endowment Fund, info@nfneuron.cz, Vratislavský palác, Tržiště 366/13, 118 00 Praha 1
Focused On Recognition of outstanding Czech researchers, who do research in the Czech Republic or abroad, and whose scientific work or discovery has contributed to the advancement of their scientific field, who increase the prestige of the Czech Republic and who are role models and inspiration for the whole scientific community.
How to apply Intraweb Cookbook - Neuron Awards
Applicant Outstanding Czech researcher. Must have been born in Czechia (Czechoslovakia) and be graduates of a Czech (Czechoslovak) university. Can currently be based in Czechia or abroad; if the latter, they must have regular contact with a Czech institution eg. in the form of lecturing).
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Criteria The importance of scientific contribution to the field, professional guidance of the next generation of scientists. An important criterion in the selection is also personal integrity, openness to various scientific communities and the perception of science as a service to society. The laureate is chosen in cooperation with the international scientific panel.
Institution The importance of scientific contribution to the field, professional guidance of the next generation of scientists. An important criterion in the selection is also personal integrity, openness to various scientific communities and the perception of science as a service to society. The laureate is chosen in cooperation with the international scientific panel.
IOCB deadline Fri 17 Mar 2023 – to obtain your IOCB Recommendation letter
Final deadline Fri 31 March 2023
Evaluation results May 2023 (selection of candidates)
Awarding ceremony September/October 2023
Awards Financial gift 1 500 000 CZK; up to 3 prizes per year
Language of application English
IOCB Contact Please consult the Project Office to secure your IOCB Recommendation letter and agreement from the director to be a nominator.
Downloadable


Application consists of

The nomination is submitted via the online application

  • Name and contact details of the candidate (applicant)
  • Name and contact details of the nominator (must be the director of the institute, obtain agreement via the Project Office)
  • Justification of the nomination and qualities of the candidate (max. 1000 characters)
  • Professional CV of the candidate (English, PDF; upload)
  • Recommendation letters in English, at least 2, max 3 (English, PDF; upload)


Research areas
Chemistry, Biology, Medicine, Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, Social Sciences




Deadline Fri 31 March 2023 (IOCB deadline 17 Mar 2023)
Competition name Neuron Prize 2023 for Connecting Science and Business
WWW
Organiser The Neuron Endowment Fund, info@nfneuron.cz, Vratislavský palác, Tržiště 366/13, 118 00 Praha 1
Focused On Recognition of a successful transfer of a scientific result from the academic into the commercial realm.
How to apply Intraweb Cookbook - Neuron Awards
Applicant The prize may be awarded to the relevant scientists, the transfer team, the business entity, the investor, or a combination of all of these, depending on who has contributed most to the transfer.
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Criteria Scientific result was produced in (one or more) research organization(s), Innovation, marketability, societal relevance and sustainability of the project are assessed. Eligible period for the 2023 award is the calendar year 2022 (actual licensing or finding an investor or other type of commercialisation occurred during 2022, the research may have been going on for a long time before that).
Institution Representatives of research organisations, commercial entities, and direct investors can nominate.
IOCB deadline Fri 17 Mar 2023
Final deadline Fri 31 Mar 2023
Evaluation results May 2023 (selection of candidates)
Awarding ceremony September/October 2023
Awards Prize winners are rewarded with an opportunity for mentoring, media coverage and networking with Neuron's business community.
Language of application English
IOCB Contact Please consult the Project Office if you require the agreement from the director to be a nominator.
Downloadable


Application consists of

The nomination is submitted via the online application

  • Name and contact details of the nominator
  • Name and contact details of the person/team being nominated
  • Details of the project (brief annotation, short project description, economic balance sheet including:
    1. the economics of the project to date,
    2. the expected market, its size + justification,
    3. the expected revenues and costs over time, profit,
    4. the need for investment over time, entity using the applied result, justification of nomination)
  • Uploaded presentation (max 10 slides) in PDF format


Research areas
Any




Deadline Thu 16 Mar 2023 (IOCB deadline Tue 14 Mar 2023 8 AM)
Competition name Jean-Marie Lehn Prize for Chemistry 2023
WWW IFP
Organiser Solvay / Embassy of France in the Czech Republic
Focused On Competition to award the best Ph.D. research work in chemistry
How to apply Intraweb Cookbook - French Embassy Scientific Prize
Applicant Ph.D. student, postdoc
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Criteria
  • Currently enrolled in a Ph.D. study at a Czech institution or has defended his/her Ph.D. in 2022 or 2023;
  • of Czech or Slovak nationality;
  • younger than 33 years on 01 May 2023;
  • author of at least one scientific article published or accepted for publication in a peer-reviewed international journal;
  • his/her Ph.D. study does not collude with any work for the Solvay company.
  • An Internship must take place in a French research centre (selected by awardee).
  • Awardee must confirm an internship to the French Embassy by 31 Jan 2024, and the internship must finished before 15 Dec 2024.
  • The support must be used for the internship and not for a postdoc contract.
Institution Institution of research and higher education in the Czech Republic
IOCB deadline Thu 16 Mar 2023 (IOCB deadline Tue 14 Mar 2023 8 AM)
Selection

Stage 1: Pre-selection by the CAS based on the pre-applications. Max. two applicants from the CAS institutes can be nominated to the stage 2.
CAS contact: Jana Whalen; e-mail: whalen@kav.cas.cz; ☎: 221 403 354;

Stage 2: Nationwide Finals by the French Institute in Prague based on a full application package;
IFP contact: Mr. Louis Augendre; e-mail: louis.augendre@ifp.cz; ☎: 221 401 003
Final deadline Stage 1: Thu 16 Mar 2023 for the CAS pre-selection
Stage 2: Sun 23 Apr 2023 for the Nationwide Finals – IFP
Oral presentation May/June 2023 – Applicant will present their Ph.D. research to the committee. Presentation shall be held in English or French, shall last 10 min + 10 min Q&A
Evaluation results Within a week after selection committee’s meeting
Awarding ceremony Within a week after selection committee’s meeting
Awards
  • 1st Prize: 65 000 CZK, a stipend for a one-month internship in France, participation to the Barrande French-Czech Vltava Chemistry Meeting in 2023
  • 2nd Prize: 40 000 CZK and a stipend for a one-month internship in France
  • 3rd Prize: 25 000 CZK
  • Special Prize for Chemistry (awarded in partnership with the Czech Chemical Society - CCS) to represent CCS at a congress organized by one of the partner Central European chemical societies, one-year subscription of the journal “Chemické listy”.
Language of application English or Czech
IOCB Contact Veronika Palečková, ☎: 266
Downloadable


Application consists of

I. Pre-application for CAS (16 Mar 2023)

  1. Professional CV in English (incl. grants and awards received)
  2. List of publications (incl. IF and quartile)
  3. Annotation of the project that the candidate would present before the jury (max 0.5 page)
*All these documents must be sent by applicant via the IOCB Project Office to the CAS Head Office

II. Final Application for prize organiser (23 Apr 2023)

  1. Applicant´s contact information
  2. Academic CV, including a list of publications with their ranking
  3. Summary of the research project that the candidate would present before the jury (max 0.5 page; in Czech and in English)
  4. Presentation of research activities and applicability prospects. The references can be indicated on additional pages (Word; max 5 pages; incl. figures; in English)
  5. Signed letter of recommendation written by the applicant’s scientific supervisor, presenting both the student and his/her research work
All these documents should be put in PDF and sent by applicant in one zip file via e-mail to sciences.prague@gmail.com. The title of the email and file should be as follow: “Lehn- First letter of First name.Last name–IOCB CAS”.

The candidate must also register via online application.



Research areas
Chemistry




Deadline Thu 16 Mar 2023 (IOCB deadline Tue 14 Mar 2023 8 AM)
Competition name Sanofi Prize for Pharmacy 2023
WWW IFP
Organiser Sanofi / Embassy of France in the Czech Republic
Focused On Competition to award the best Ph.D. research work in experimental biomedical and pharmaceutical research
How to apply Intraweb Cookbook - French Embassy Scientific Prize
Applicant Ph.D. student, postdoc
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Criteria
  • Currently enrolled in a Ph.D. study at a Czech institution or has defended his/her Ph.D. in 2023 or 2022;
  • of Czech or Slovak nationality;
  • younger than 33 years on 01 May 2023;
  • author of at least one scientific article published or accepted for publication in a peer-reviewed international journal;
  • his/her Ph.D. study does not collude with any work for the Solvay company.
  • An Internship must take place in a French research centre (selected by awardee).
  • Awardee must confirm an internship to the French Embassy by 31 Jan 2024, and the internship must finished before 15 Dec 2024.
  • The support must be used for the internship and not for a postdoc contract.
Institution Institution of research and higher education in the Czech Republic
IOCB deadline Tue 14 Mar 2023 8 AM
Selection

Stage 1: Pre-selection by the CAS based on the pre-applications. Max. two applicants from the CAS institutes can be nominated to the stage 2.
CAS contact: Jana Whalen; e-mail: whalen@kav.cas.cz; ☎: 221 403 354;

Stage 2: Nationwide Finals by the French Institute in Prague based on a full application package;
IFP contact: Mr. Louis Augendre; e-mail: louis.augendre@ifp.cz; ☎: 221 401 003
Final deadline Stage 1: Thu 16 Mar 2023 for the CAS pre-selection
Stage 2: Sun 23 Apr 2023 for the Nationwide Finals – IFP
Oral presentation 26 May 2023 – Applicant will present their PhD research to the committee. Presentation shall be held in English or French, shall last 10 min + 10 min Q&A
Evaluation results Within a week after selection committee’s meeting
Awarding ceremony 22 June 2023 in Prague, French Embassy – Buquoy Palace
Awards
  • 1st Prize: 65 000 CZK, a stipend for a one-month internship in France, participation to the Barrande French-Czech Vltava Chemistry Meeting in 2023
  • 2nd Prize: 40 000 CZK and a stipend for a one-month internship in France
  • 3rd Prize: 25 000 CZK
  • Special Prize for Chemistry (awarded in partnership with the Czech Chemical Society - CCS) to represent CCS at a congress organized by one of the partner Central European chemical societies, one-year subscription of the journal “Chemické listy”.
Language of application English or Czech
IOCB Contact Veronika Palečková, ☎: 266
Downloadable


Application consists of

I. Pre-application for CAS (16 Mar 2023)

  1. Professional CV in English (incl. grants and awards received)
  2. List of publications (incl. IF and quartile)
  3. Annotation of the project that the candidate would present before the jury (max 0.5 page)
*All these documents must be sent by applicant via the IOCB Project Office to the CAS Head Office

II. Final Application for prize organiser (23 Apr 2023)

  1. Applicant´s contact information
  2. Academic CV, including a list of publications with their ranking
  3. Summary of the research project that the candidate would present before the jury (max 0.5 page; in Czech and in English)
  4. Presentation of research activities and applicability prospects. The references can be indicated on additional pages (Word; max 5 pages; incl. figures; in English)
  5. Signed letter of recommendation written by the applicant’s scientific supervisor, presenting both the student and his/her research work
All these documents should be put in PDF and sent by applicant in one zip file via e-mail to sciences.prague@gmail.com. The title of the email and file should be as follow: “Sanofi- First letter of First name.Last name–IOCB CAS”.

The candidate must also register via online application.



Research areas
Experimental biomedicine, pharmacy