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Deadline Sat 30 Nov 2024 23:59 CET (IOCB deadline Fri 15 Nov 2024 if you require an IOCB recommendation letter)
Competition name Cena Wernera von Siemense 2024: Nejlepší disertační práce  / Werner von Siemens Award 2024: The Best Ph.D. Thesis
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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 Ph.D. 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 2022 and 30 Nov 2024.
  • 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

Special award Best graduate (diploma/dissertation) thesis dealing with smart infrastructure and energy

  • no separate application, only extra category is ticked
  • thesis on topics related to: smart grids, power generation, transmission and storage, emissions reduction, renewable energy, electromobility solutions (with a focus on charging management, charging infrastructure and vehicle to grid), cyber security, transmission and distribution automation and digitalization, building automation and control systems, HVAC systems, fire safety and security technologies.
Institution Universities and research institutions in the Czech Republic
IOCB deadline Fri 15 Nov 2024 16:00 (relevant only if the applicant wants to receive an IOCB Recommendation Letter)
Final deadline Sat 30 Nov 2024 23:59 CET
Oral presentation None
Evaluation results 31 Jan 2025
Awarding ceremony 19 Mar 2025
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 2025.
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 15 Nov 2024 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 Sat 30 Nov 2024 23:59 CET (IOCB deadline Fri 15 Nov 2024 if you require an IOCB recommendation letter)
Competition name Cena Wernera von Siemense 2024: Nejlepší diplomová práce / Werner von Siemens Award 2024: The Best Diploma Thesis
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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 2022 and 30 Nov 2024.
  • 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

Special award Best graduate (diploma/dissertation) thesis dealing with smart infrastructure and energy

  • no separate application, only extra category is ticked
  • thesis on topics related to: smart grids, power generation, transmission and storage, emissions reduction, renewable energy, electromobility solutions (with a focus on charging management, charging infrastructure and vehicle to grid), cyber security, transmission and distribution automation and digitalization, building automation and control systems, HVAC systems, fire safety and security technologies.
Institution Universities and research institutions in the Czech Republic
IOCB deadline Fri 15 Nov 2024 16:00 (relevant only if the applicant wants to receive an IOCB Recommendation Letter)
Final deadline Sat 30 Nov 2024 23:59 CET
Oral presentation None
Evaluation results 31 Jan 2025
Awarding ceremony 19 Mar 2025
Awards
  • 1st Prize: 55 000 CZK student + 55 000 CZK supervisor
  • 2nd Prize: 40 000 CZK student + 40 000 CZK supervisor
  • 3rd Prize: 25 000 CZK student + 25 000 CZK supervisor
The prizes will be sent to the Czech bank accounts of the awardees by 30 Apr 2025.
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 15 Nov 2024 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 Sat 30 Nov 2024 23:59 CET (IOCB deadline Fri 15 Nov 2024 if you require an IOCB recommendation letter)
Competition name Cena Wernera von Siemense 2024: Nejvýznamnější výsledek základního výzkumu / Werner von Siemens Award 2024: The Most Important Basic Research Result
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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 2019 and 30 Nov 2024.
  • 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 Fri 15 Nov 2024 16:00 (relevant only if the applicant wants to receive an IOCB Recommendation Letter)
Final deadline Sat 30 Nov 2024 23:59 CET
Oral presentation None
Evaluation results 31 Jan 2025
Awarding ceremony 19 Mar 2025
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 15 Nov 2024 to request one.
Downloadable


Application consists of
Online application in Czech
  1. Online application form: (i) Research team: team 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 Sun 31 March 2024 (IOCB deadline 15 Mar 2024)
Competition name Neuron Prize 2024
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Organiser Nadace Neuron na podporu vědy / The Neuron Foundation, info@nadaceneuron.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 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 15 Mar 2024 – to obtain your IOCB Recommendation letter
Final deadline Sun 31 Mar 2024
Evaluation results May 2024 (selection of candidates)
Awarding ceremony September/October 2024
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 Sun 31 March 2024 (IOCB deadline 15 Mar 2024)
Competition name Neuron Prize for Talented Scientists
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Organiser Nadace Neuron na podporu vědy / The Neuron Foundation, info@nadaceneuron.cz, Vratislavský palác, Tržiště 366/13, 118 00 Praha 1
Focused On Recognition of Czech (or foreigners if have permanent residency in Czechia) 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 PhD 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 15 Mar 2024
Final deadline Sun 31 Mar 2024
Evaluation results May 2024 (selection of candidates)
Awarding ceremony September/October 2024
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 (if you want to be nominated by 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 Sun 31 March 2024 (IOCB deadline 15 Mar 2024)
Competition name Neuron Prize 2024 for Connecting Science and Business
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Organiser Nadace Neuron na podporu vědy / The Neuron Foundation, info@nadaceneuron.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 2024 award is the calendar year 2023 (actual licensing or finding an investor or other type of commercialisation occurred during 2023, 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 15 Mar 2024
Final deadline Sun 31 Mar 2024
Evaluation results May 2024 (selection of candidates)
Awarding ceremony September/October 2024
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
  • Other supporting documents (optional)


Research areas
Any




Deadline Mon 04 Mar 2024 (IOCB deadline Wed 28 Feb 2024)
Competition name Joseph Fourier Prize for Computer Sciences 2024
WWW
Organiser Eviden / Embassy of France in the Czech Republic
Focused On Competition to award the best Ph.D. research work in computer sciences
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 2024;
  • of Czech or Slovak nationality;
  • younger than 33 years on 01 May 2024;
  • 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 Eviden 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 2025, and the internship must be completed before 31 Dec 2025;
  • 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 28 Feb 2024
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: Ms. 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: Mon 04 Mar 2024 for the CAS pre-selection
  • Stage 2: Tue 09 Apr 2024 for the Nationwide Finals – IFP
Oral presentation May 2024 – Applicant will present their PhD research to the committee. Presentation shall be held in English
Evaluation results Within a week after selection committee’s meeting
Awarding ceremony June 2024 in Prague, French Embassy – Buquoy Palace
Awards
  • 1st Prize: 65 000 CZK, a stipend for a one-month internship in France
  • 2nd Prize: 40 000 CZK and a stipend for a one-month internship in France
  • 3rd Prize: 25 000 CZK
  • A special Prize IT4Innovation: (awarded in partnership with IT4Innovations) – given access to 250,000 normalised core hours on supercomputers in Ostrava. This special prize is independent of the prizes above.
Language of application English and Czech
IOCB Contact Veronika Palečková, ☎: 266
Downloadable


Application consists of

Stage I. Pre-application for the CAS (04 Mar 2024)*

  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 send by applicant via the IOCB Project Office to the CAS Head Office


Stage II. Final Application for prize organiser (09 Apr 2024)*

  1. Applicant´s contact information
  2. Academic CV, including a list of publications with their ranking (in English)
  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 louis.augendre@ifp.cz. The title of the email and file should be as follow: “Fourier-First letter of First name.Last name–IOCB CAS”

The candidate must also register via online application.



Research areas
Computer Sciences: Artificial intelligence, computer systems and networks, cyber security, databases systems, human computer interaction, vision and graphics, numerical analysis, programming languages, software engineering, bioinformatics and theory of computing




Deadline Mon 04 Mar 2024 (IOCB deadline Wed 28 Feb 2024)
Competition name Jean-Marie Lehn Prize for Chemistry 2024
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Organiser NF IOCB Tech / 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 2023 or 2024;
  • of Czech or Slovak nationality;
  • younger than 33 years on 01 May 2024;
  • 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 IOCB Tech company 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 2025, and the internship must be completed before 31 Dec 2025;
  • 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 Wed 28 Feb 2024
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: Ms. 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: Mon 04 Mar 2024 for the CAS pre-selection
  • Stage 2: Tue 09 Apr 2024 for the Nationwide Finals – IFP
Oral presentation 23 April 2024 – Applicant will present their Ph.D. research to the committee. Presentation shall be held in English
Evaluation results Within a week after selection committee’s meeting
Awarding ceremony June 2024 in Prague, French Embassy – Buquoy Palace
Awards
  • 1st Prize: 80 000 CZK, a stipend for a one-month internship in France; participation to the Barrande French-Czech Vltava Chemistry Meeting in 2024
  • 2nd Prize: 50 000 CZK and a stipend for a one-month internship in France
  • 3rd Prize: 30 000 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” and free membership for the CCS for one year.
Language of application English and Czech
IOCB Contact Veronika Palečková, ☎: 266
Downloadable


Application consists of

Stage I. Pre-application for the CAS (04 Mar 2024)*

  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 send by applicant via the IOCB Project Office to the CAS Head Office


Stage II. Final Application for prize organiser (09 Apr 2024)*

  1. Applicant´s contact information
  2. Academic CV, including a list of publications with their ranking (in English)
  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 louis.augendre@ifp.cz. 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 Mon 04 Mar 2024 (IOCB deadline Wed 28 Feb 2024)
Competition name Sanofi Prize for Pharmacy 2024
WWW
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 2024;
  • of Czech or Slovak nationality;
  • younger than 33 years on 01 May 2024;
  • 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 Sanofi 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 2025, and the internship must be completed before 31 Dec 2025;
  • 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 Wed 28 Feb 2024
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: Ms. 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: Mon 04 Mar 2024 for the CAS pre-selection
  • Stage 2: Tue 09 Apr 2024 for the Nationwide Finals – IFP
Oral presentation 17 May 2024 – Applicant will present their Ph.D. research to the committee. Presentation shall be held in English
Evaluation results Within a week after selection committee’s meeting
Awarding ceremony June 2024 in Prague, French Embassy – Buquoy Palace
Awards
  • 1st Prize: 65 000 CZK, a stipend for a one-month internship in France
  • 2nd Prize: 40 000 CZK and a stipend for a one-month internship in France
  • 3rd Prize: 25 000 CZK
Language of application English and Czech
IOCB Contact Veronika Palečková, ☎: 266
Downloadable


Application consists of

Stage I. Pre-application for the CAS (04 Mar 2024)*

  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 send by applicant via the IOCB Project Office to the CAS Head Office


Stage II. Final Application for prize organiser (09 Apr 2024)*

  1. Applicant´s contact information
  2. Academic CV, including a list of publications with their ranking (in English)
  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 louis.augendre@ifp.cz. 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