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• The applicant must be an active research scientist running their own research laboratory on an independent position in an eligible country (Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Slovenia and Turkey).
• The host laboratory must be based in an EMBC Member State, Associated Member State or Cooperation Partner.
• The home and host laboratories must be based in different countries.
• In order for the home laboratory to benefit from the exchange, on completion of the grant, applicants are required to immediately return to their home laboratory where they must remain for at least six consecutive months. A signed letter in English from the home institution after this period is required as proof.
• The fact that an applicant has previously held an EMBO Fellowship or grant does not preclude further applications for a fellowship for a new project in a different laboratory.
• The Advanced Collaboration Grant cannot be held at the same time as another EMBO Fellowship. If the applicant holds another EMBO award at the time of intended submission, the applicant must contact the EMBO Office in advance for clarification and approval.
• Reapplication is only possible twelve months after the end of the previous ACG or, in the case of unsuccessful applicants, the date of application.
• Applicants requesting to visit research groups in which they have existing collaborative grants and finances are not eligible.
• Successful applicants must wait six months to reapply with a new project.
• EMBO ACG cannot fund extensions to visits begun under other auspices, or as bridging fellowships between, or prior to, long term stays funded by EMBO or other organizations.
• Applications to attend courses, workshops, or symposia will not be considered.
• All research activities must be in compliance with fundamental ethical and research integrity principles, such as those set out in the Belmont Report: Ethical Principles and Guidelines for the Protection of Human Subjects of Research, and in the Singapore Statement on Research Integrity. EMBO awardees are provided with free access to an online course on research integrity. Completion of the course is strongly encouraged by EMBO.
• EMBO does not cover visa costs. EMBO cannot advise on visa or tax matters. Please refer to the administration in the host or home institutions for help on these issues.
• Applications to work on a project that is purely applied, intended to develop a product (commercial or not) or a procedure will not be considered. All projects must have a biological significance and should aim to increase our knowledge on a particular biological process.
• It is not possible to apply for an EMBO ACG if other, parallel exchanges are planned to take place between the home and the host laboratories during the planned grant duration. Short (one- or two-day) visits or seminar invitations are not considered in this category.
• If the applicant has secured additional funds or grants from other institutions to support the proposed visit, the applicant must notify the EMBO Fellowship Office immediately.
• Two sources of funding, including the EMBO grant may be allowed, but EMBO will deduct the amount of the other fellowship from the grant awarded as an EMBO ACG.

1. Online Application Form via the EMBO online system:
   1. Applicant;
   2. Contact details for the director of the home institute;
   3. Contact details for the receiving institute: collaboration partner, duration of the grant, justification for the choice of laboratory (200 words);
   4. Proposed work: a 250-word summary, a 1500-word synopsis of the proposed activity, references, keywords, subject area;
   5. Current work: 500-word summary of project-related work undertaken there, references, benefit to the home lab of the exchange (200 words);
   6. Scientific CV: academic research work, publications;
   7. Other funding sources;
   8. (Optional) scientific consolidation subsidy: 500-word overview of the project carried out by the lab member. (Applicant).
2. Reference letter from the IOCB director (Project Office)
3. Acceptance form from the host institute partner (Collaborating Partner)

1. The biological significance of the proposal, including its aim to increase our knowledge on a particular biological process.
2. The quality, feasibility, and novelty of the planned project.
3. Justification of the collaboration with regard to the applicant’s scientific vision.
4. Tangible objectives (e.g. a defined grant application, or to generate preliminary data to test feasibility of a project) with breakdown of the timeline.
5. The suitability of the host laboratory for the proposed work.
6. Reference letter from the host group leader demonstrating their commitment to the visit.
7. Reference letter from the home institute director in support of the visit and the collaboration.
8. Motivation letter from the intended Scientific Collaboration Subsidy recipient (if applicable), demonstrating their capability and enthusiasm for the project.

• GAČR WEAVE (Lead Agency) podporuje bilaterální a trilaterální projekty základního výzkumu vykazující prvky opodstatněné spolupráce mezi zúčastněnými týmy ze 2–3 zemí zapojených v iniciativě WEAVE (Rakousko, Polsko, Slovinsko, Německo, Švýcarsko, Lucembursko, USA, ČR). Navrhované projekty budou hodnoceny na základě Lead Agency principu tzn., že výzkumná stránka návrhu je hodnocena pouze Lead agenturou. Společný návrh projektu musí být připraven v souladu s formálními pokyny a předpisy hodnotící agentury. Ta zajistí celý hodnoticí proces v souladu se svými běžnými procedurami, pravidly a rozhodovacími procesy. Rozpočet je podáván zvlášť pro všechny týmy podle pravidel příslušné národní agentury. Každý poskytovatel financuje náklady svého národního týmu.
• Podmínkou je předložení společného návrhu zpracovaného společně českým a zahraničním účastníkem k vybrané „Lead“ agentuře (tedy FWF, DFG, SNSF, NCN, ARIS, FNR, NSF).
• Zahraniční navrhovatel musí zároveň podat návrh zahraniční části projektu u poskytovatele, s nímž GA ČR uzavřela smlouvu.
• Navrhovatelé mohou zvolit libovolnou agenturu do role Lead.
• Jedna osoba může v rámci všech veřejných soutěží vyhlašovaných GA ČR v daném kalendářním roce s počátkem řešení v roce 2025 (s výjimkou uvedenou níže) a v rámci všech výzev, na kterých se GA ČR podílí, s počátkem řešení v roce 2025 podat maximálně dva návrhy projektů, a to jeden v roli navrhovatele a druhý v roli spolunavrhovatele. Projekty podávané do výzvy se slovinskou ARIS a polskou NCN (NCN jako Lead agentura, uzávěrka GAČR 23. 12. 2024) se započítávají do maximálního počtu návrhů projektů s počátkem řešení v roce 2026. Nástroj pro ověření
• Pokud s oběma návrhy projektů uspěje, může řešit oba tyto projekty, pokud tomu nebrání jiná okolnost vyplývající z příslušné zadávací dokumentace nebo z příslušných pravidel.
• Výjimku tvoří čtyři veřejné soutěže na podporu projektů JUNIOR STAR, EXPRO a POSTDOC INDIVIDUAL FELLOWSHIP (INCOMING i OUTGOING), do kterých si navrhovatel může podat návrh nezávisle na ostatních soutěžích a výzvách. To znamená, že osoba, která si podá návrh projektu JUNIOR STAR nebo projektu POSTDOC INDIVIDUAL FELLOWSHIP, si může podat ještě nejvýše dva další návrhy projektů, a to jeden v roli navrhovatele a druhý v roli spolunavrhovatele.
• Pokud uchazeč před podáním dalšího návrhu projektu, který by zapříčinil souběh projektů v rozporu s výše uvedenými pravidly, odstoupí z veřejné soutěže, nebo odstoupí z hodnocení podle příslušného ustanovení Pravidel pro mezinárodní grantové projekty hodnocené na principu Lead Agency (LA granty), bude se na návrh projektu, od kterého bylo odstoupeno, hledět, jako by nikdy nebyl podán. Takový návrh projektu se potom nebude počítat do limitu podaných návrhů projektů v daném roce.
• Pracovní kapacita na projektu (úvazek) je doporučována alespoň 0,20 pro osobu navrhovatele a alespoň 0,10 pro osobu spolunavrhovatele. Nulová pracovní kapacita se nepřipouští. Součet všech úvazků hrazených z účelové podpory GAČR může u jednoho pracovníka činit maximálně 100 % úvazku.
• Postdoktorandem se pro účely projektu rozumí osoba, která má nejvýše 8 let od obhajoby Ph.D. ke dni zahájení projektu (2.1.2017 - 1.1.2025, nebo 2.1.2018 - 1.1.2026); do limitu se nezapočítává přerušení kariéry – mateřská, rodičovská, dlouhodobá nemoc apod.
• Zastropování: mzdy - alikvotní část platu až do výše hrubé mzdy 65 tis. Kč při úvazku 1,0; a u Dohod OON – max. výše 400 Kč/hod.
• Za součást způsobilých personálních nákladů se nepovažují odměny.
• Povolené přílohy (nahrát pouze do aplikace GRIS):
  1. dohoda o společném záměru – potvrzení zahraniční spolupráce nebo příslib provedení úkonů na zahr. pracovišti;
  2. seznam zahr. pracovišť, kterým neposílat návrh projektu k posouzení;
  3. abídka obsahující identifikaci dodavatele, předmětu dodávky a předběžné ceny – pokud dodávka/y od 1 dodavatele/ů je vyšší než 500 000 Kč/projekt nebo je hodnota 1 zařízení vyšší než 100 000 Kč;
  4. speciální oprávnění – zkontrolovat platnost;
  5. kopie návrhu projektu podaného k zahraniční LA agentuře.

Formulář návrhu projektu je dostupný v internetové on-line aplikaci GRIS. Pro podání návrhu projektu ke GA ČR jako partnerské agentuře zvolte soutěž Lead Agency - Partner Organization - 2026.

Společný návrh projektu popisující podrobně celý plánovaný výzkum za všechny účastníky je podáván k vybrané zahraniční agentuře (FWF, DFG, SNSF, NCN, ARIS, FNR, NSF), v souladu s pravidly podání projektu této agentury a do uzávěrky, která je touto agenturou určena.

• Veškeré formuláře pro podání společného návrhu projektu jsou/budou na stránkách zahraničních agentur (FWF, DFG, SNSF, NCN, ARRS, FNR, NSF).
• Formulář návrhu projektu v aplikaci GRIS se skládá z částí:
  1. základní identifikační údaje, abstrakt (1100 znaků) a cíle projektu (300 znaků), (anglicky);
  2. celkové finanční prostředky, rozpis finančních položek, vč. zdůvodnění, podrobné vymezení osobních nákladů (v anglickém jazyce); + Part B financial plan celkové finanční prostředky v € požadované od zahraničního poskytovatele pro zahraničního uchazeče/spoluuchazeče na řešení zahraniční části projektu;
  3. (C2 a C3) - zdůvodnění návrhu projektu, očekávané výsledky; popis přínosu mezinárodní spolupráce, Místo části C1 - přikládá se kopie návrhu podaná k LA;
  4. (D1+D2) - CV a bibliografie navrhovatele/spolunavrhovatelů; (D1: limit 2 str. na osobu; 1 MB) + CV zahraničního navrhovatele (bez limitu);
  5. – informace o dalších projektech navrhovatele/spolunavrhovatelů (anglicky).
• Návrh projektu musí být vyplněn a konvertován do formátu PDF podle návodu obsaženého v aplikaci a zaslán e-mailem do Projektové kanceláře (projectoffice@uochb.cas.cz), která zajistí jeho podání na GA ČR prostřednictvím informačního systému datových schránek.
• Návrh projektu po vygenerování finální PDF verze nesmí být již modifikován, ani otevírán v aplikaci - porušení elektronické pečetě je důvodem k vyřazení návrhu projektu.

Návrh projektu bude z věcného a odborného hlediska hodnocen dle kritérií vybrané zahraniční agentury (FWF, DFG, SNSF, NCN, ARIS, FNR, NSF).

Všechny žádosti přijaté zahraničními agenturami jsou hodnoceny postupem peer review. Takto je zajištěno, že kvalita financovaného výzkumu je srovnatelná na základě mezinárodních standardů. Společný mezinárodní projekt musí vykazovat prvky opodstatněné spolupráce mezi týmy, přidanou vědeckou hodnotu společného výzkumu, vědecká práce obou výzkumných týmů musí být úzce propojena.

• Všechna vědecká odvětví a oblasti základního výzkumu.
• Výzvy NSF – specifické oblasti: umělá inteligence, nanotechnologie, vědy o plazmatu

Joint project proposals must be submitted online via MIT application system

• MIT and Czech researcher apply together, via joint online application.
• MIT applicant must have Principal Investigator/ PI status (usually post-doc and above.
• Typically research teams include faculty/researchers & post-docs, and often graduate and even undergraduate students.
• All travel must be completed within 20 months.
• Maximum stay is two months; often multiple shorter visits are planned (e.g. two two-week visits).

A grant will be transferred to an account at MIT for the MIT applicant and his or her department to manage directly. All grant-related allowable expenses should be covered directly by this account, including travel to MIT by the international colleague(s).

• Administrative details, a project field and subfield (up to 2);
• a brief abstract (max. 250 words);
• description of collaboration (max. 250 words);
• description of the proposed project (max. 1,500 words);
• details of exchanges and activities planned, including student participation (max. 250 words);
• additional activities, incl. funding max. 250 words);
• project sustainability (max. 250 words);
• requested budget.

Selection Criteria: Grantees are selected through a two-tier process, which is overseen by the GSF Advisory Committee.

• An evaluation committee first reviews the proposals for scientific accuracy. This committee comprises MIT faculty who review proposals in their own fields of research.
• Taking this review into consideration, a selection board for each fund comprising faculty from across MIT selects proposals based on the overall quality of the proposal and priorities of the fund.

Priority is given to projects that:

• make an important contribution to the field;
• propose a balanced exchange between MIT and Czech participants;
• involve students and young scientists;
• are new or entering a new phase;
• are likely to be sustainable beyond the grant period.

1. Eligible Researcher = Doctoral candidate (DC): Researcher of any nationality, at the first day of employment for the purposes of the action must be doctoral candidates, i.e. not already in possession of a doctoral degree.
2. Topic: bottom-up approach = proposals in all domains of research and technological development.
3. Recruitment - mobility rule: The recruited DC cannot have resided or carried out his/her main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of the beneficiary for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately before their recruitment date. Beneficiaries will be responsible for the selection and recruitment of the eligible researchers, they have to meet certain conditions relating to the publishing of vacancies, recruitment and length of appointment of researchers, in line with the principles set out in the European Charter and Code for Researchers. DN: every beneficiary must recruit, host at their premises and supervise at least 1 ESR. DN-ID: recruited researchers must spend at least 50% of their time in the non-academic sector. This inter-sectoral mobility must be international between beneficiaries. DN-JD: at least two-thirds of the supported Doctoral candidates must be enrolled in a joint, double or multiple degree within Europe, i. e. between two or more beneficiaries/partner organisations established in a MS* or AC*. For all recruitments, the eligibility of the researcher will be determined at the date of their first recruitment in the action. Limitation - a maximum of 540 person-months per network for DN-IDs, DN and DN-JD.
4. Secondment: = a period of research training with another beneficiaries and/or associated partner organisations; should be relevant, feasible and beneficial for the researchers, and in line with the project objectives. DN - secondments of an individual researcher to other beneficiaries and/or associated partner organisations up to a maximum of 30% of their total recruitment period; DN-ID - at least 50% of his/her total recruitment time in the non-academic sector, total secondment duration is limited up to 36 month; DN-JD - fellows can be recruited for up to 48 months. They must be financed using the Research, Training and Networking contribution. The virtual mobility can complement the physical mobility if necessary. However it will not be considered as a regular secondment since it does not involve physical mobility - it will not count towards the max duration of 1/3 of the researcher’s total recruitment period (DN). They are an integral part of the research proposal and must be described in the proposal. Any subsequent changes in the secondment plan during the project implementation must be pre-approved by the European Research Executive Agency (REA).
5. Partnership Agreement: = outline of beneficiaries cooperation in the network (recruitment, supervision, IPR, distribution of units between beneficiaries etc.).
6. Resubmission restrictions: according to the Work Programme, any proposal involving 70% or more of the same recruiting organisations as in another proposal submitted to the previous call of the MSCA DNs under Horizon Europe and receiving a score below 80% will be assessed for whether it is a resubmission; applicants having received a score below 80% in the DN 2023 are not eligible to resubmit a similar proposal in the DN 2024 call.
7. Gender Equality Plan: Having a gender equality plan is an eligibility criterion for Public bodies, Higher education establishments and Research organisations from Member States and Associated Countries.It has to be published before the grant agreement signature.
8. In the budget table, column “Number of person months”, each beneficiary should enter the total number of person months they request, and not the number of person months per recruited researcher.
9. Associated partners, whether linked to a beneficiary or not, should not provide a letter of commitment any longer. They must be added in the part A of the proposal, and their role should also be clear from part B1 and B2.

On-line application at the Participant Portal

• Proposal Part A (on-line):
  1. General information & declarations & 3–5 descriptors & abstract (max 2000 characters with spaces),
  2. Organisation data (administrative data of participating organisations - Researchers involved in the proposal, list of relevant publications, previous projects, infrastructures),
  3. Budget,
  4. Ethics & security.
• Proposal Part B - proposed research and training programmes along with the practical arrangements planned to implement them. ; This document is tagged; Do not delete the tags; they are needed for internal processing of information, mostly for statistical gathering.
  Part B1 (PDF): project description (1) Excellence, (2) Impact, (3) Quality and efficiency of the implementation (page limit = max 34 pages comprising the Start Page – 1 pg., Table of Contents – 1 pg., List of Participating Organisations – max.2 pgs). Section 1 must start on page 5.
  Part B2 (PDF): (4) Participating organisations (organisation description - maximum 1 page per Beneficiary and half page per Associated Partner/ Associated Partner linked to a Beneficiary organisation), (5) Ethical issues, (6) Letters of Commitment (from Associated Partner organization(s) to demonstrate the credibility of the organisation's commitment to the DN pre-agreement letter for DN-JD participants awarding a joint/double or multiple degree only.

Single-stage evaluation process. The evaluation of proposals is carried out by the Research Executive Agency (REA) with the assistance of independent experts.

• Excellence (50%): (1) Quality and pertinence of the project’s research and innovation objectives (and the extent to which they are ambitious, and go beyond the state of the art) (2) Soundness of the proposed methodology (including interdisciplinary approaches, consideration of the gender dimension and other diversity aspects if relevant for the research project, and the quality of open science practices) (3) Quality of the supervision (including mandatory joint supervision for DN-ID and DN-JD projects); (4) Quality of the proposed interaction between the participating organisations (transferable skills, inter/multidisciplinary, inter-sectoral and gender as well as other diversity aspects).
• Impact (30%): (1) Enhancing the career perspectives and employability of researchers; contribution to their skills development; (2) Contribution to structuring doctoral / early-stage research training at the European level and to strengthening European innovation capacity, including the potential for: a) meaningful contribution of the non-academic sector to the doctoral/research training, as appropriate to the implementation mode and research field b) developing sustainable joint doctoral degree structures (for EJD projects only); (3) Quality of the proposed measures to exploit and disseminate the project results (4) Quality of the proposed measures to communicate the project activities to different target audiences.
• Quality and efficiency of the implementation (20%): (1) Coherence and effectiveness of the work plan, including appropriateness of the allocation of tasks and resources, assessment of risks (2) Appropriateness of the infrastructure of the participating organisations; (3) Competences, experience and complementarity of the participating organisations and their commitment to the programme.

• Each Synergy proposal must demonstrate that its objectives can only be achieved through the specific combination of knowledge and skills brought together by the participating PIs.
• There are no predefined panels. Applicants should choose between 4–6 keywords (see chapter 4 Annexes in guidelines).
• One PI per Synergy Grant Group, except the corresponding PI, can be hosted or engaged by an institution outside of the EU or AC.
• Researchers of any age and career stage can apply. No specific eligibility criteria regarding the academic training are foreseen for PIs applying for ERC Synergy Grants.
• Each PI has to present their profile, consisting of a CV and track record, using a single template available for all career stages.
• A Principal Investigator in the approximate career stage of a Starting Grant should have already shown evidence of the potential for research independence, for example by having produced at least one important publication as main author or without the participation of their PhD supervisor.
• A Principal Investigator in the approximate career stage of a Consolidator Grant should have already shown evidence of research independence.
• A Principal Investigator in the approximate career stage of an Advanced Grant is expected to be an active researcher and to have a track record of significant research achievements.
• The PI has to spend at least 30% (≥0.3 FTE) of his/her working time on the project.
• The PI has to spend at least 50% (≥36 months) of his/her working time in an EU MS or AC.
• Researchers may participate as PI in only one ERC project at a time. Researchers participating as PI in an ERC project may not submit a proposal for another ERC grant, unless the existing project ends no more than 2 years after the call deadline.
• A PI may submit proposals to different main frontier research grant calls published under the same Work Programme, but only the first eligible proposal will be evaluated, the second proposal will be declared ineligible.
• Additional restrictions are related to the outcome of the evaluation in previous calls. They are designed to allow unsuccessful PIs the time necessary to develop a stronger proposal. Inadmissible and ineligible or withdrawn proposals do not count against any of the restrictions.
• The host institution of the Corresponding PI support letter needs to be printed on the paper with the official letterhead of the Host Institution, originally signed, stamped and dated by the institution´s legal representative.
• For Synergy Grants, PIs may be hosted by more than one Host Institution, and each of the Host Institutions shall offer their support to the PI(s) hosted by them for the duration of the grant.
• The PIs are expected to start the project within 6 months of receiving an invitation letter from the ERC.
• Applicants should be aware that it is mandatory to provide Open Access to all peer-reviewed scientific publications relating to the results from ERC projects.
• Whenever a project generates research data, beneficiaries are required to manage it in line with the principles of findability, accessibility, interoperability, and reusability as described by the FAIR principles initiative.
• Copies of official documents can be submitted in any of the EU official languages. Document(s) in any other language must be provided together with a certified translation into English or into any other official EU language.
• Irrespective of any page limits, there is an overall limit of 10 Mbytes to the size of each uploaded document (Part B1, B2, and supporting documentation). However, it is advised to limit the size of Parts B1 and B2 to 2 Mbytes each.

On-line application on the EU Funding and Tenders Portal

1. Administrative form (Part A, on-line on the Participant Portal):
   1. General information: Title, Panel Choice, Keywords, Abstract, Declarations;
   2. Administrative data of participating organisations: Departments, Contact Address, GEP yes/no tickbox, PIs career stage;
   3. Budget;
   4. Ethics and security issues tables;
   5. Call specific questions (applicant & Project Office)
2. Research proposal (Part B1, use template, uploaded in PDF): Cover Page, (a) Extended Synopsis of the scientific proposal (max 5 pages excluding references); (b) Curriculum Vitae and Track Record (max 4 pages for each PI), (applicant & Project Office)
3. Research proposal (Part B2, use template, uploaded in PDF): Scientific proposal (max 15 pages excluding Resources and References): (a) State-of-the-art and objectives; (b) Methodology; (c) Resources and time commitment including project costs. Includes cost justification. The separate budget file from template   must be filled and attached; Appendix: Funding ID = All ongoing and submitted grants and funding of each of the PIs (applicant & Project Office)
4. Commitment of the Corresponding Host Institutions (use template) (Project Office & Director)
5. Other documentation needed on eligibility and ethics and security issues, i.e. ethical and security self-assessment if relevant (Project Office & applicant)

Quality of the science proposed, the synergy, working arrangements and risk
Three-step peer review evaluation of scientific excellence:
step 1: CVs & extended synopsis of the scientific proposal (Part B1)
step 2: completed scientific proposal (Parts B1&B2)
step 3: interview in Brussels (around 45 min in total): 10–15 min presentation, questions, answers

Research Project: Ground-breaking nature, ambition and feasibility

1. To what extent does the proposed research address important challenges?
2. To what extent are the objectives ambitious and beyond the state of the art (e.g. novel concepts and approaches or development between or across disciplines)?
3. To what extent is the outlined scientific approach feasible bearing in mind the extent that the proposed research is high risk/high gain (based on the Extended Synopsis at Step 1)?
4. To what extent does the proposal go beyond what the individual PI could achieve alone (based on the Extended Synopsis)?
5. To what extent do the PIs succeed in proposing a combination of scientific approaches that are crucial to address the scope and complexity of the research questions to be tackled (based on the Extended Synopsis)?
6. To what extent are the proposed research methodology and working arrangements appropriate to achieve the goals of the project (based on the research proposal, evaluated only in step 2 and 3)?
7. To what extent are the proposed timescales, resources and PI commitment adequate and properly justified (based on the research proposal, evaluated only in step 2 and 3)?

Principal Investigator: Intellectual capacity and creativity

8. To what extent have the PIs demonstrated the ability to conduct ground-breaking research?
9. To what extent do the PIs provide evidence or creative and original thinking?
10. To what extent do the PIs have the required scientific expertise and capacity to successfully execute the project?
11. To what extent does the Synergy Grant Group successfully demonstrate in the proposal that it brings together the know-how – such as skills, experience, expertise, disciplines, teams – necessary to address the proposed research question? (based on the Extended Synopsis)

• Applicants should have at least one major research output independent from their work as a Ph.D. student and the associated Ph.D. supervision framework.
• The budget should be as detailed as possible (separate entries are required for equipment, access costs to infrastructure, consumables, travel, personnel, etc.).
• Costs for open access publications are not eligible costs.
• A research stay/s (secondment/s) of no more than 12 months at host institution/s possible.
• Resubmission of revised proposal is possible only once.
• The proposal must include a Data Management Plan (DMP) set up according to the requirements issued by the SNSF.

Online Application via mySNF: Careers/Ambizione

• Research plan (max.15 pages, 60 000 characters): summary (max. 1 page: background and rationale, overall objectives, specific aims, the methods, expected results and their impact), current state of research in the field, current state of personal research, detailed research plan, data management plan, schedules and milestones, relevance and impact
• Bibliography (not included in the 15 page/60 000 character count)
• CV (structured according to SNSF guidelines and major scientific achievements (max. 3 + 1 page)
• Statement of mobility, on the template provided
• Research output list
• Two confirmation letters from receiving institution (a detailed confirmation signed by the contact person - leader of the research group and the head of the institute/department and a general confirmation of the vice rectorate for research
• If relevant, invitation letter/s from host institution/s
• Letter of collaboration - optional (other annexes)

Phase 1: a pre selection by National Research Council of the SNSF;
Phase 2: a peer review of proposals and interview.

Evaluation criteria:

• the applicant's scientific track record;
• the applicant's aptitude for an academic or academic-clinical career;
• the applicant's career progression and retrospective and prospective mobility; the SNSF may con-sider longer research stays abroad prior to completion of the doctorate from a mobility angle;
• scientific independence of the applicant at the chosen research institution and of the research project;
• scientific relevance, originality and topicality of the research project;
• approach and methodology of the research project as well as its feasibility and chances of success;
• suitability of the research institution as a place to conduct the research project as well as to strengthen and promote the applicant's scientific independence;
• if applicable, value that the requested stays at host institutions would add to the applicant's career and to the research project.

• Proposal of up to 15 pages.
• Identify your research challenge and explain how tackling it could lead to breakthroughs. Demonstrate how networking helps tackle the challenge. Present a detailed plan to reach your objectives in 4 years. Show you are able to engage the right stakeholders, having a balanced European participation, gender representation and various career stages. Explain how you will maximise the impact of your idea.
• At least 50 % of the budget has to be spent in widening countries (Inclusiveness Target Countries, ITCs).
• Network of proposers from at least 7 different COST Full or Cooperating Members with a minimum 50% of ITCs.
• Proposal has to be anonymous (in order to comply with the double-blind principle of the evaluation). There can be more than one proposer per institution, as long as it is clearly beneficial for the proposed Action. All proposers must have a registered and updated e-COST profile and specified expertise.

41 COST full members (FM): Albania, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Republic of North Macedonia, Malta, Republic of Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom plus EU Member States Outermost Regions (French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, Reunion Islands and Saint-Martin (FR), Azores and Madeira (PT), Canary Islands (ES)).
32 Inclusiveness Target Countries (ITCs): Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine plus all the EU Member States Outermost Regions.
1 Cooperating Member: Israel.
1 Partner Member: South Africa (observer rights).
14 Near Neighbour Countries (NNC): Algeria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Egypt, Faroe Islands, Jordan, Kosovo, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Russia (suspended as of 6 May 2022 until further notice), Syria, Tunisia.

COST ACTION STRUCTURE:
Action MC members (MCM) = up to 2 persons for each FM nominated by the CNC, have voting rights within the AMC
Action MC substitutes (MCS) = up to 3 persons for each FM nominated by the CNC, replace MCM when necessary
MC observers (MCO) = Action participants affiliated to partner members, accepted MoU, based in NNCs, IPCs, EC, EU bodies, offices or agencies, International Organisations, European RTD Organisations (Eiroforum)
WG members = Action participants appointed by the AMC, contribute to the achievement of the Action objectives
Ad hoc participants = individuals selected by the AMC to contribute to the Action activities: STSM grantees, trainees & trainers in Training Schools, invited speakers
Action Management Committee (AMC) = decision-making body, responsible for the coordination, implementation & management; composed of up to 2 representatives of FM that have accepted Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
Working Groups (WGs) = are in charge of developing activities needed to achieve the Action objectives
Chair = elected by the AMC, responsible for the coordination and implementation of the Action
Vice-chair = elected by the AMC, assists when requested to do so by Chair, can substitute Chair when required or mandated to do so
Grant Holder = the legal entity responsible for the scientific, administrative and financial implementation of the Action
Group Leaders = appointed by the AMC
COST National Coordinators (CNCs) = individuals appointed by COST Members in charge of confirming participation of their COST Member to a COST Action by means of the acceptance of the MoU and nominating AMC members
Action Grant Agreement (AGA) & annual Work and Budget Plans (W&BPs) = detailing the activities designed to achieve the objectives defined in the MoU

1. General features (online): Title, Acronym, Summary, Key expertise, Keywords (applicant)
2. Technical Annex: Science & technology excellence, Networking excellence, Impact, Implementation (use template, save final version as a PDF) (applicant & Project Office)
3. References (online, not-mandatory, max 500 words) (applicant)
4. COST Mission, Policy and rules (online, mandatory max 1000 words) (applicant)
5. Network of proposers (online, mandatory, e-COST profile) (applicant & Project Office)

STEP 1: Proposal peer-review evaluation by at least 3 independent external experts => 3 evaluation reports => consensus report (0–50 points, overall threshold 34 points)

Excellence: soundness of the challenge; progress beyond the state-of-the-art (15 points)

• Q1: Does the proposal demonstrate a comprehensive command of the state of the art in the field and present a relevant and timely challenge?
• Q2: Does the proposal describe an innovative approach to the challenge that advances the state of the art in the field?
• Q3: Does the proposal describe an innovative approach to the challenge that advances the state of the art in the field?

Networking Excellence: added value of networking (15 points)

• Q4: Does networking bring added value in tackling the challenge in relation to existing efforts at the European and/or international level?
• Q5: Does the proposed network contain, or present a credible plan for securing, the critical mass and expertise for achieving the objectives and thus addressing the challenge?
• Q6: Does the proposal identify the most relevant stakeholders and present a clear plan to involve them as Action’s participants?

Impact: to science, society, competitiveness, potential for innovations, measures to maximise impact (15 points)

• Q7: Does the proposal clearly identify relevant and realistic impacts for science, society and/or competitiveness (including potential innovations and/or breakthroughs)?
• Q8: Does the proposed networking clearly contribute to knowledge creation, transfer of knowledge and career developmen?
• Q9: Is the plan for dissemination and/or exploitation of results clear and attainable and does it contribute to the dialogue between science and the general public or policy?

Implementation: coherence and effectiveness of the work plan (5 points)

• Q10: Is the work plan (WGs, tasks, activities, timeframe, deliverables and risk analysis) appropriate to ensure the achievement of the objectives?

STEP 2: Revision and quality check by ad hoc review panel

STEP 3: Proposal selection by COST Scientific Committee (high-level experts one from each FM/CM)

STEP 4: Final decision on approval and funding by the Committee of Senior Officials (CSO)

• Natural Sciences: (1) Mathematics, (2) Computer and Information Sciences, (3) Physical Sciences, (4) Chemical Sciences, (5) Earth & Environmental Sciences, (6) Biological Sciences
• Engineering & Technology: (7) Civil Engineering, (8) Electrical, Electronic, Information Engineering, (9) Mechanical Engineering, (10) Chemical Engineering, (11) Materials Engineering, (12) Medical Engineering, (13) Environmental Engineering, (14) Environmental Biotechnology, (15) Industrial Biotechnology, (16) Nano-technology, (17) Other E&T
• Medical & Health Sciences: (18) Basic Medicine, (19) Clinical Medicine, (20) Health Sciences, (21) Medical Biotechnology, (22) Other Medical Sciences
• Agricultural Sciences: (23) Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries, (24) Animal & Dairy Science, (25) Veterinary Science, (26) Agricultural Biotechnology, (27) Other Agricultural Sciences
• Social Sciences: (28) Psychology, (29) Economics & Business, (30) Educational Sciences, (31) Sociology, (32) Law, (33) Political Science, (34) Social & Economic Geography, (35) Media & Communications, (36) Other Social Sciences
• Humanities: (37) History & Archaeology, (38) Languages & Literature, (39) Philosophy, Ethics, Religion, (40) Arts, (41) Other Humanities

• Proposal must be submitted by the coordinator, on behalf of a consortium that includes at least three independent legal entities, each one established in a different Member State or Associated Country and with at least one of them established in a Member State. The legal entities may for example be universities, research organisations, SMEs, start-ups, industrial partners or natural persons.
• Sections 1 to 3 of the part B of your proposal, corresponding respectively to the evaluation criteria Excellence, Impact, and Quality and Efficiency of the Implementation, must consist of a maximum of 30 A4 pages. Excess pages will be automatically made invisible, and will not be taken into consideration by the evaluators.

On-line application on the Funding & Tenders Portal

1. Administrative form (Part A, on-line on the Funding&Tenders Portal):
   1. General information: Abstract, Declarations;
   2. Administrative data of participating organisations: Organisation data, Department, Main contact person, Researchers involved in proposal and their career stages, Role of participating organisation, up to 5 publications relevant for call content, up to 5 previous projects, significant infrastructure relevant to proposal, GEP yes/no tickbox,;
   3. Budget – budget table;
   4. Ethics and security issues tables;
   5. Other questions (applicant & Project Office)
2. Research proposal (Part B, use template, max 30 A4 pages):
   1. Excellence;
   2. Impact;
   3. Quality and efficiency of the implementation
3. Other documentation (annexes) needed on ethics and security issues, on clinical trials or financial support to third parties, if relevant (Project Office & applicant)

Remote scoring by EIC expert evaluators according to the criteria below.
A rebuttal procedure after the remote phase with opportunity to reply with a strict page limit (maximum two A4 pages) to the evaluators’ comments, about 1.5-2.5 months after the call deadline. Not to alter or add to the content of the proposals, must strictly focus on responding to potential misunderstandings or errors by the evaluators. Evaluation committee will make a final decision based on the remote evaluators’ reports.

• Excellence (Threshold: 4/5, weight 60%)
  OBJECTIVES AND RELEVANCE TO THE CHALLENGE: How clear are the project’s objectives? How relevant are they in contributing to the overall goal and the specific objectives of the Challenge?
  NOVELTY: To what extent is the proposed work ambitious and goes beyond the state-of-the-art?
  PLAUSIBILITY OF THE METHODOLOGY: How sound is the proposed methodology, including the underlying concepts, models, assumptions, appropriate consideration of the gender dimension in research content, and the quality of open science practices?
• Impact (Threshold: 3.5/5, weight 20%)
  POTENTIAL IMPACT: How credible are the pathways to achieve the expected outcomes and impacts of the Challenge? To what extent would the successful completion of the project contribute to this?
  INNOVATION POTENTIAL: How adequate are the proposed measures for protection of results and any other exploitation measures to facilitate future translation of research results into innovations with positive societal, economic or environmental impact? How suitable are the proposed measures for involving and empowering key actors that have the potential to take the lead in translating research into innovations in the future?
  COMMUNICATION AND DISSEMINATIOn: How suitable are the proposed measures, including communication activities, to maximise expected outcomes and impacts for raising awareness about the project results’ potential to establish new markets and/or address global challenges?
• Quality and efficiency of the implementation (Threshold 3/5, weight 20%)
  WORK PLAN: How coherent and effective are the work plan (work packages, tasks, deliverables, milestones, timeline, etc.) and risk mitigation measures in order to achieve the project objectives?
  ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES: How appropriate and effective is the allocation of resources (comprising person-months and other cost items) to work packages and consortium members?
  QUALITY OF THE APPLICANT/CONSORTIUM (depends if mono or multi-beneficiaries): To what extent does the applicant / do all consortium members have the necessary capacity and high quality expertise for performing the project tasks?

• Applicant has a Ph.D. awarded between 01 Jan 2018 and 31 Dec 2022 (2–7 years since completion of Ph.D., prior to 01 Jan 2024).
• Competitive PIs must have already shown potential for research independence and evidence of maturity by having produced at least one important publication as main author or without the participation of their Ph.D. supervisor.
• PIs should be able to demonstrate a promising track record of early achievements appropriate to their research field & career stage, e.g. significant publications (as main author) in leading international peer-reviewed journals, invited presentations at well-established conferences, granted patents, awards, prizes etc.
• Applicants do not need to be employed by the host institution at the time when the proposal is submitted.
• Grant proposals are submitted by the PI taking scientific responsibility for the project, on behalf of the host institution.
• The PI has to spend at least 50% (≥0.5 FTE) of his/her working time on the project.
• The PI has to spend at least 50% (≥30 months) of his/her working time in an EU Member State or in an Associated Country.
• The applicants must submit scanned copies of documents providing his/her eligibility for the grant, i.e. their Ph.D. certificate, any supporting documents for extension request.
• Researchers may participate as PI in only one ERC project at a time. Researchers participating as PI in an ERC project may not submit a proposal for another ERC grant, unless the existing project ends no more than 2 years after the call deadline.
• The host institution support letter needs to be printed on the paper with the official letterhead of the Host Institution, originally signed, stamped and dated by the institution´s legal representative.
• Copies of official documents can be submitted in any of the EU official languages.
• Document(s) in any other language must be provided together with a certified translation into English or into any other official EU language.
• The PI is expected to start the project within 6 months of receiving an invitation letter from the ERC.
• Applicants should be aware that it is mandatory to provide Open Access to all peer-reviewed scientific publications arising from results from ERC projects.
• Applicants should be aware that it is mandatory to establish a data management plan within the first six months of project implementation.
• The ERC recommends that all funded researchers follow best practice by retaining files of research data produced and used, and are prepared to share these data with other researchers when not bound by copyright restrictions, confidentiality requirements, or contractual clauses.
• The application form (participants) contains a ‘gender equality plan (GEP)’ yes/no tickbox to be filled in by the host institution contact person. This answer wil not affect the evaluation of the project. In case the proposal is selected for funding, having a Gender Equality Plan (with minimum requirements) will be necessary before the grant signature.

1. Administrative form (Part A, on-line on the Participant Portal):
   1. General information: Title, Panel Choice, Keywords, Abstract, Declarations;
   2. Administrative data of participating organisations: Host Institution, Department, Principal Investigator, Contact Address, GEP yes/no tickbox, PI career stage;
   3. Budget – budget table; Section C. Resources (detailed description of resources, max. 8000 characters, incl. spaces);
   4. Ethics and security issues tables;
   5. Other questions (applicant & Project Office)
2. Research proposal (Part B1, use template, upload in PDF): Cover Page, (a) Extended Synopsis of the scientific proposal (max 5 pages excluding references); (b) Curriculum Vitae and Track Record (max 4 pages in total) (applicant & Project Office)
3. Research proposal (Part B2, use template, upload in PDF): Scientific proposal: (a) State-of-the-art and objectives; (b) Methodology; Sections (a) and (b) of Part should not exceed 14 pages. References do not count towards the page limits (applicant & Project Office)); Appendix: Current research grants and any on-going applications related to the proposal of the PI(Funding ID) – does not count towards page limits
4. Commitment of the host institution for ERC Calls 2025 (use template) (Project Office & Director)
5. Ph.D. certificate (in English, or another EU official language) and documents to support extension of eligibility, if requested (applicant)
6. Other documentation needed on ethics and security issues, i.e. supporting documents related to ethics or security issues if relevant (Project Office & applicant)

Two-step peer review evaluation of scientific excellence: (i) cross the boundaries between different fields of research; interdisciplinary research proposals; (ii) addressing new & emerging fields of research; (iii) introducing unconventional, innovative approaches & scientific inventions Step 1: CV, track record & scientific proposal (Part B1) Step 2: Full scientific proposal & 30 min interview in Brussels or online (via Webex) – presentation, questions (Parts B1& B2, Section 3 - Budget)

Research Project: Ground-breaking nature, ambition and feasibility
Ground-breaking nature and potential impact of the research project

1. To what extent does the proposed research address important challenges?
2. To what extent are the objectives ambitious and beyond the state of the art (e.g. novel concepts and approaches or development between or across disciplines)?

Scientific approach

3. To what extent is the outlined scientific approach feasible bearing in mind the ground-breaking nature and ambition of the proposed research (based on the Extended Synopsis)?
4. To what extent are the proposed research methodology and working arrangements appropriate to achieve the goals of the project (based on the research proposal?
5. To what extent are the proposed timescales, resources and PI’s commitment adequate and properly justified (based on the research proposal)?

Principal Investigator: Intellectual capacity and creativity

6. To what extent has the PI demonstrated the ability to conduct ground-breaking research?
7. To what extent does the PI provide evidence of creative and original thinking?
8. To what extent does the PI have the required scientific expertise and capacity to successfully execute the project?

Panel members of previous .
Resubmitted proposals will be evaluated as new proposals without any reference or comparison to the previous score and/or with previous assessments.

• Life Sciences (9 panels): (LS1) Molecules of Life: Biological Mechanisms, Structures and Functions; (LS2) Integrative Biology: from Genes and Genomes to Systems; (LS3) Cell Biology, Development, Stem Cells and Regeneration; (LS4) Physiology in Health, Disease and Ageing; (LS5) Neuroscience and Disorders of the Nervous System; (LS6) Immunity, Infection and Immunotherapy; (LS7) Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment of Human Diseases; (LS8) Environmental Biology, Ecology and Evolution; (LS9) Biotechnology and Biosystems Engineering
• Physical Sciences & Engineering (11 panels): (PE1) Mathematics; (PE2) Fundamental Constituents of Matter; (PE3) Condensed Matter Physics; (PE4) Physical & Analytical Chemical Sciences; (PE5) Synthetic Chemistry & Materials; (PE6) Computer Science & Informatics; (PE7) Systems & Communication Engineering; (PE8) Products & Processes Engineering; (PE9) Universe Sciences; (PE10) Earth System Science; (PE11) Materials Engineering
• Social Sciences & Humanities (8 panels): (SH1) Individuals, Markets & Organisations; (SH2) Institutions, Governance and Legal Systems; (SH3) The Social World and its Interactions; (SH4) The Human Mind and its Complexity; (SH5) Texts and Concepts; (SH6) The Study of the Human Past; (SH7) Human Mobility, Environment and Space; (SH8) Studies of Cultures and Arts

• The research programme shall regard trends in global science, social relevance and the National Priorities of Oriented Research.
• The research programme is divided into research topics.
• The research programme is directed by the research programme Coordinator, who is an employee of CAS institute, and the research programme Coordination Board.
• The research topic is administered by the research topic Investigator, who is an employee of CAS institute. The research topic is usually implemented by multiple CAS institutes.
• Members of the Investigator’s team conduct individual activities during implementation of the research topic. These members may be employees of the coordinating institute, a partner institute or an external partner.
• The coordinating institute is the CAS institute that has proposed the research programme and participates in a fundamental way in implementing the research programme.
• There is usually one coordinating institute, two at most. If there are two coordinating institutes, one of them is the coordinator’s employer.
• The partner institute is the CAS institute that is the employer of the investigator or a member of the investigator’s team and is involved in implementing the research programme.
• The external partner is an institute outside the CAS, which is involved in implementing the research programme with the consent of its statutory representative, or potentially on the basis of a contract for cooperation on research programme and is also the employer of a member of the investigator’s team.

One joint proposal per consortium - submission by coordinator via the CAS Head Office information system (KIS).

The proposal includes:

1. the name of the research programme in Czech and English,
2. the name of the coordinator and the name of the coordinating institute or institutes,
3. a list of research topics and their distribution among partner institutes,
4. the names of investigators and the names of partner institutes,
5. a summary of the research programme,
6. an estimated duration of the research programme,
7. the programme and time schedule for the first 12 months of implementation of the research programme,
8. a budget proposal for the first 12 months of implementation of the research programme, including its justification,
9. the consent of the partner institutes and external partners to their involvement in implementation of the research programme (Letter signed by the Director of the institution).

• Scientists applying for a HFSP research grant must be organized as an international research team (with emphasis on intercontinental collaborations).
• Applications from individual researchers are not eligible.
• The HFSP research team may include 2 to 4 members.
• A proposal from a team with three or four members where two team members have their laboratories in the same country is eligible if the team can demonstrate that this collaboration is essential to maintain the frontier and interdisciplinary character of the proposed research.
• All team members must have a research doctoral degree (PhD, MD or equivalent) and must lead a research group (however small).
• All team members must be in the position to determine the course of the HFSP-funded project and have freedom to administer the awarded grant. “Post-docs” are not eligible.
• Team members are expected to work in different disciplines and have their labs in different countries.
• Secondary affiliations will be considered to determine eligibility of a team – i.e. a team of two members is not eligible if one of them has a secondary affiliation in the country where the other member works.
• Two members from the same country have to clearly bring different disciplines to the project.
• No individual may be an applicant on more than one letter of intent in the same review round.
• Those who currently hold an HFSP research grant (as Principal Applicants or Co-Applicants, even during any no-cost extension) are not eligible to apply for a second research grant.
• Awardees from 2020 and 2021 may apply for a new grant if it starts after termination of the current award, they must provide information about the objectives and outcome of the former project, together with a statement of its relationship to the current application.
• Awardees must observe the highest ethical standards in conducting all research supported by the Program - all team members have to agree to conform strictly to the national and institutional codes of practice, regulations and laws.
• HFSPO will not claim any IPR that may be generated through the research it sponsors.

Letter of Intent (see details - Writing a LOI 2025  ):
Team members – list with contacts, Title of projects, Keywords, Disciplines, Abstract of overall project, Sub-projects of team members, Additional information: for example - Innovative elements, Interdisciplinarity, Collaborative elements, Key references, Personal information about team members

Full application (see details - HFSP RG - 2025_Instructions full proposal  ):

• Online form: Title page, Principal Applicant and Co-Applicants data and supporting administrators, Publications – list of each applicant, Abstract of proposed research and keywords, Research Project: Overview of proposed research, Differences from ongoing research, Proposed research; Mail reviewers (6 referees), Bioethical considerations – ethics and IPR
• CV of each applicants, Current and pending research support, Research regulations and approva
• Declaration of previous HFSP Research Grants
• Publication and research support updates

• Novelty: i.e. projects that challenge existing paradigms by using novel approaches and techniques. To stimulate daring ideas and innovative approaches which entail risks, preliminary results are not required in research grant applications.
• Teams of scientists: HFSP supports teams of normally 2-4 scientists. Team members should not have collaborated before, they will normally not have published original research together, and the project must be significantly different from their ongoing research.
• Scientific merit: Projects should be potentially transformative in addressing important fundamental problems at the frontiers of the life sciences, or barriers to progress in the life sciences.
• Internationality: i.e. novel international, preferably intercontinental collaborations that involve scientific exchanges across national boundaries.
• Interdisciplinarity: The participation of scientists from disciplines outside the traditional life sciences such as physics, chemistry, computational biology, computer science, engineering, mathematics, nanoscience or psychology is highly encouraged.
• Early career scientists: The HFSP places special emphasis on encouraging scientists early in their careers – this is expressed both in a special scheme for Early Career scientists and in encouraging scientists early in their careers to participate in the Program Grants.
• The collaboration between all team members must be absolutely necessary to achieve the aims of the project.

• Project proposals must be submitted in parallel to both partner organizations.
• CZ project proposal must be submitted via the KIS application.
• You must register in the KIS application using the following link and fill in a project proposal.
• After finishing your proposal, you shall forward it through your KIS account to the IOCB Director for its approval. The Director shall approve and submit your proposal via his KIS account.
• All Czech team members must be employees of the CAS.
• The team should be composed of principal investigators from both research institutions and other co-investigators, including young researchers, postdoctoral fellows and / or Ph.D. students.
• CAS-CNRS MPP is complementary to CNRS programme: International Emerging Actions (IEA).
• List of the CNRS institutes
• Please be aware that the date of the call and of the deadline for project submission might differ on the CNRS side. Please check. Both principal investigators, therefore, should be sure that their counterpart submits a matching application by the relevant deadline.
• The course of project implementation will be monitored through annual and final reports including use of financial means and justification of costs.

• Abstract (en, max 1100 characters incl. spaces);
• Description of the project (max. 10,000 characters incl. spaces in total): Introduction, Project objectives and justification of mobility needs, Project implementation incl. timescale and distribution of tasks between the teams;
• Description of the research teams (max. 5,000 characters incl. spaces in total): Introduction of both teams, Role of each of the research teams, Participation of junior researchers and PhD students in the project; Research teams (Czech and Partner PI/team);
• Description of project budget: Max. financial contribution, Total mobility costs, Total research costs;
• Description of Funding Synergies (i.e. active grants/submitted projects);
• Attachments: Czech PI: CV (max 1 page) + list of 5 relevant publications (1 page), foreign PI: CV (max 1 page) + CV of all foreign partner’s team members (1 page/person) + list of 5 relevant publications (1 page)

Two-step evaluation: national level & international level

1. Quality of the project: scientific relevance, concept, innovative character, methodology, work plan of activities and outputs, impact of project results and their dissemination.
2. Quality of research teams: composition and expertise of research teams, complementarity, methodology, equipment, previous cooperation and outputs, justification of collaboration needs.
3. Active involvement of junior researchers and Ph.D. students.
4. Added value and broader impact of bilateral cooperation.

• The PI is expected to be an active researcher with a track record of significant research achievements in the last 10 years which identifies him/her as an exceptional leader in terms of originality and significance of his/her research contributions.
• The PI´s record has to match or exceed one or more of the following benchmarks:
  1. 10 publications as main author in major international peer-reviewed multidisciplinary scientific journals;
  2. 3 major research monographs, of which at least one is translated into another language;
  3. 5 granted patents;
  4. 10 invited presentations in well-established international conferences;
  5. 3 research expeditions;
  6. organisation of 3 well-established international conferences;
  7. international recognition through scientific awards;
  8. major contributions to launching the careers of outstanding researchers;
  9. recognised leadership in industrial innovation.
• The PI has to spend at least 30% (≥0.3 FTE) of his/her working time on the project.
• The PI has to spend at least 50% (≥30 months) of his/her working time in an EU Member State or Associated Country.
• The host institution support letter needs to be printed on the paper with the official letterhead of the Host Institution, originally signed, stamped and dated by the institution´s legal representative.
• Copies of official documents can be submitted in any of the EU official languages.
• Document(s) in any other language must be provided together with a certified translation into English or into any other official EU language.
• The PI is expected to start the project within 6 months of receiving an invitation letter from ERC.
• It is mandatory to provide Open Access (free of charge, online access for any user) to all peer-reviewed scientific publications arising from results from ERC projects funded through this call.
• The overall limit of 10 MB to the size of each uploaded document (Part B1, B2, and supporting documentation). However, it is advised to limit the size of Parts B1 and B2 to 2 MB each.

On-line application on the Funding&Tenders Portal

1. Administrative form Part A (online in the Funding&Tenders Portal):
   1. General information: Abstract, Declarations,
   2. Participants & contacts details: Host Institution, Department, Principal Investigator, Contact Address, GEP yes/no tickbox, PI career stage,
   3. Budget: budget table; Section C. Resources (detailed description of resources comprising six text boxes: A. Personnel – max. 2500 characters incl. spaces, B. Subcontracting (if applicable) - max. 1000 characters, C. Purchase costs – max 3500 characters, D. Internally invoiced goods and services (if applicable) – max 1000 characters, Request for additional funding (if applicable) – max. 1000 characters, Funding from other sources (if applicable) – max 1000 characters) – should be concise but provide clear justification of projected expenses,
   4. Ethics and security issues tables,
   5. Call specific questions (applicant & Project Office)
2. Research proposal Part B1 (use template B1, page limit, upload in pdf): Cover page; Extended synopsis of the scientific proposal (max 5 pages, references do not count towards the page limit); Curriculum Vitae and Track Record (max 4 pages in total)
3. Research proposal Part B2 (use template B2, max 14 pages, upload in pdf, references do not count towards the page limit): State-of-the-art and objectives, Methodology (applicant), Appendix: Current research grants and any on-going applications related to the proposal of the PI(Funding ID) – does not count towards page limits
4. Commitment letter of the host institution for ERC calls 2024 (Project Office & Director)
5. If applicable, the ethics and security self-assessment explaining how the ethics/security issues will be treated (applicant & Project Office)

Parts B1 and B2 - use of templates provided is strongly recommended. Must be written using Times New Roman, Arial or similar, font size at least 11, single line spacing, margins at least 2cm sides and 1.5cm top and bottom. Each page must include a header: PI’s last name, acronym of the proposal and respective reference to section (Part B1 or Part B2).

Two-step peer review evaluation of scientific excellence:

1. cross the boundaries between different fields of research; interdisciplinary research proposals;
2. addressing new & emerging fields of research;
3. introducing unconventional, innovative approaches & scientific inventions

1. Research Project: Ground-breaking nature, ambition and feasibility
   Ground-breaking nature and potential impact of the research project
   • To what extent does the proposed research address important challenges?
   • To what extent are the objectives ambitious and beyond the state of the art (e.g. novel concepts and approaches or development between or across disciplines)?
   Scientific approach
   • To what extent is the outlined scientific approach feasible bearing in mind the ground-breaking nature and ambition of the proposed research (based on the Extended Synopsis)
   • To what extent are the proposed research methodology and working arrangements appropriate to achieve the goals of the project (based on the research proposal?
   • To what extent are the proposed timescales, resources and PI’s commitment adequate and properly justified (based on the research proposal)?
2. Principal Investigator: Intellectual capacity, creativity and commitment
   • To what extent has the PI demonstrated the ability conduct ground-breaking research?
   • To what extent does the PI provide evidence of creative and original thinking?
   • To what extent does the PI have the required scientific expertise and capacity to successfully execute the project?

• Life Sciences (9 panels): (LS1) Molecules of Life: Biological Mechanisms, Structures and Functions; (LS2) Integrative Biology: from Genes and Genomes to Systems; (LS3) Cell Biology, Development, Stem Cells and Regeneration; (LS4) Physiology in Health, Disease and Ageing; (LS5) Neuroscience and Disorders of the Nervous System; (LS6) Immunity, Infection and Immunotherapy; (LS7) Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment of Human Diseases; (LS8) Environmental Biology, Ecology and Evolution; (LS9) Biotechnology and Biosystems Engineering.
• Physical Sciences & Engineering (11 panels): (PE1) Mathematics; (PE2) Fundamental Constituents of Matter; (PE3) Condensed Matter Physics; (PE4) Physical & Analytical Chemical Sciences; (PE5) Synthetic Chemistry & Materials; (PE6) Computer Science & Informatics; (PE7) Systems & Communication Engineering; (PE8) Products & Processes Engineering; (PE9) Universe Sciences; (PE10) Earth System Science; (PE11) Materials Engineering.
• Social Sciences & Humanities (7 panels): (SH1) Individuals, Markets & Organisations; (SH2) Institutions, Governance and Legal Systems; (SH3) The Social World and its Interactions; (SH4) The Human Mind and its Complexity; (SH5) Texts and concepts; (SH6) The Study of the Human Past; (SH7) Human Mobility, Environment and Space; (SH8) Studies of Cultures and Arts.

• PI should have been an independent group leader for at least one year at the pre-application deadline and less than four years at the pre-application deadline (01 Apr 2020 – 01 Apr 2023). Independence is defined by: (i) being able to apply for grants in one's own name and reporting directly to funding agencies; (ii) being able to submit manuscripts as last author ('corresponding author' is not considered equivalent to 'last author'); (iii) being responsible for supervising graduate students and/or post docs in one's own lab.
• For female candidates with children, the limit of four-years since independence is automatically extended by one year per child. For male applicants with children, the limits can be extended by the actual time taken off as paternity leave or – if their partner is working at least 80% FTE (full-time equivalent) – 3 months per child, whichever is longer.
• PI should have an excellent track record.
• PI is expected to have obtained sufficient funding to run his/her laboratory.
• PI must have published at least one last author research paper in an international peer reviewed journal from independent work carried out in his/her own laboratory. Last author reviews are not accepted.
• The last author research papers that have “in submission” status by the deadline (1 April).
• The status must be changed to “accepted” by the interview date.
• Applicants must be available to attend a virtual interview (via Zoom on 12 or 13 November 2024).
• Candidates are allowed to apply multiple times, but only once more after having been interviewed (i.e. candidates can only attend two interviews).
• Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools, as well as human feedback, in the preparation of funding applications. Applicants are fully and solely responsible for the originality and accuracy of their applications.
• PI should list and activate the referees as soon as possible, preferably 4 weeks prior to the deadline. It is responsibility of PI to check that the referees have received the request and complete the form.

Stage 1: Pre-application (Mon 01 Apr 2024 12:00 CEST)

1. Online Application Form via the EMBO online system: (i) Basic CV data; (ii) ORCID ID; (iii) Short summary of ongoing research (max 2000 characters including spaces); (iv) Details of three referees (applicant)
2. Three Letters of Reference from three scientists (preferably former supervisors) (referees)
3. PDF of the completed EMBO 2024 YIP Pre-application Form: (i) CV in reverse chronological order; (ii) Publications (applicant)

Stage 2: Full application (Wed 17 Jul 2024)

4. Online Application Form via the EMBO online system: (v) List of grants; (vi) List of lab members; (vii) Short description of the institute (applicant & Project Office)
5. PDF of the completed EMBO YIP 2024 Application Form: (i) CV; (ii) Publications; (iii) Three best publications: summary and reasons for choosing the paper (each max 1000 characters including spaces); (iv) Research vision & future directions (max 2 pages + references; figures can be added in jpg/png) (applicant)

Approximately 50 applicants will be invited to submit a full application and attend an interview with the selection committee.

Scientific excellence, track record, research, group & research environment, independence

1. Are the publications to date an indication that this is an outstanding scientist? (Please note that EMBO is a signatory of DORA and does not use journal-based metrics such as impact factor for evaluation.)
2. Has the applicant shown a willingness to change research area, which is an indication of an ability to tackle new and important problems?
3. Is the proposed research ambitious and likely to lead to novel contributions in the field?
4. Does the applicant have the potential to become a future leader in their field?
5. Is the research environment conducive to competitive research?
6. Is the number of laboratory members and the available funds sufficient to undertake the described research?
7. Is the candidate intellectually and financially independent? What is the influence of former supervisors and institute heads on the candidate's current research?

• The intention to cooperate between the Czech applicant and the American partner must be documented with a "Letter of Intent" annexed to the project proposal.
• Guidelines are in Czech only. The project proposal must be written in Czech.
• The proposal has to be prepared in the new on-line application system
• The proposal must be submitted through the data box (datová schránka) vidaawt.
• The sum of workloads for one person in all projects INTER EXCELLENCE I. and II. funded by MSMT cannot exceed 1 FTE.
• A person shall submit only one project to the call as a PI.
• Costs should be proposed in CZK, rounding to thousands is not required. Justification of all individual planned costs is required.
• Max size of the proposal file is 10 MB plus additional max. 100 MB for all annexes in total; 10 MB per file.

The Czech part of the project proposal (in Czech).
Project proposals must be prepared in the ISIX on-line application system.

The project proposal consists of the following parts:

1. Project proposal “Návrh projektu” (Contact details of the Czech and foreign proposers and their institutions; project annotation, project introduction, project framework, project description, objectives and goals; project periods and expected results; project strategy and Methodology; project and research team; budget and justification.)
2. The signature page(s) of the project proposal (generated by the ISIX system and signed by the director).
3. Annexes uploaded to the ISIX system:
   1. CV of the main PI and other key team members “Životopis hlavního řešitele a klíčových osob”;
   2. PDF file with graphics (pictures, tables, diagrams, ….), that can be part of the proposal (attached as PDF due to the technical limitation of the web application);
   3. Signed consent to the processing of personal data “Souhlas se zpracováním osobních údajů” must be uploaded to the application (required for PI and all team members);
   4. Signed agreement with the Slovak partner about the future collaboration on the joint project;
   5. Proposal of the Agreement on participation in the project “Návrh smlouvy o účasti na řešení projektu” (agreement between Czech partners – if relevant);
   6. Signed Statutory declaration of the eligibility to solve the project “Čestné prohlášení o způsobilosti k řešení projektu” must be uploaded to the application (required from IOCB and other Czech partner institutions);
   7. Special licences (if required for the project implementation).

• The Statutory declaration will be provided by the Project Office and must be uploaded to the proposal before final conversion to the PDF (required from IOCB and other Czech partner institutions).
• The project proposal has to be converted to PDF format and together with the generated first page of the proposal must be sent by email to the Project Office (projectoffice@uochb.cas.cz) who will submit it to the MEYS via its data box.
• The project proposal should be reopened after the final PDF version is generated only when this is extremely unavoidable. If you do reopen the project you must ensure that the versions for the submitted project and submitted signature page match!

1. Scientific excellence (60 points);
2. Impact (60 points);
3. Implementation (60 points).

Single-round evaluation: 2 external reviews plus Scientific Advisory Committee. Mandatory condition for formal approval by a professional advisory body (OPO) - submitted document on cooperation (Letter of Intent) illustrates the follow-up partnership with the selected foreign institute.

• Applicants should have received their Ph.D. within the past 8 years (duly justified career breaks, such as ill health, parental leave or compulsory national service may be taken into account.
• Applicants must be employed in a salaried capacity as a group leader at the Host Institution for at least one year prior to the application submission date and must have secured future financial support for the entire 3 year duration of the Award.
• Host Institutions must be established in a country with a FEBS constituent society.
• Applicants must have a current membership of a FEBS Constituent Society.
• FEBS Excellence Awards are not granted to scientists who have been recipients of a FEBS Long-Term Fellowship preceding their current employment if the Host Institution is the same.
• In each call, no more than one candidate per given Host Institution will be granted an Excellence Award.
• The €100,000 of the FEBS Excellence Award is paid by FEBS to the Host Institution in three instalments over three years.
• The FEBS Excellence Award should be acknowledged in any work published relating to the project funded and a PDF or doi of each article should be sent electronically to the Chairperson of the Fellowships Committee.
• By acceptance of a FEBS Excellence Award, Awardees are expected to attend one FEBS Fellows Meeting preceding the annual FEBS Congress, upon invitation from the FEBS Fellowships Chairperson.
• Past and current holders of an Excellence Award may not apply for another Excellence Award.

Application should be submitted through the web-based application and contain the following information and documents (in English):

1. Personal information and information on academic/research activities, entered online (Applicant)
2. Project proposal (max 10 A4-sized pages of single-spaced text, font no smaller than 10pt Times New Roman, minimum top and bottom margins are 2 cm and 2.5 cm, uploaded in PDF format, maximum file size 1 MB), outline of the proposed investigation set out under the following headings:
   1. title;
   2. purpose, including the immediate and longer-term aims;
   3. background relating the proposed research to the present body of knowledge;
   4. plan, including details of the experiments to be carried out;
   5. motivation for choosing the host laboratory/department/institute, including how it fits longer-term career goals;
   6. list of five most significant papers of the host laboratory/department/institute from the last five years;
   7. list of the most significant papers of the applicant;
   8. detailed description of the planned expenditures (i.e. equipment and consumables).
   Note: additionally, a timetable (portrait orientation) of the experimental work to be carried out is to be set out on an extra page (not included in the ten-page maximum). (Applicant)
3. Host Institution statement establishing that the applicant is employed in a salaried capacity and the duration of the contract with the Host Institution (Project Office)
4. Letter of support from the host laboratory/department/institute head, written on headed paper, confirming current role of the applicant and facilities applicant has access to, indicating dates the applicant has already spent at the host laboratory/department/institute (on official template; Project Office)
5. Referee’s letter of support from someone who has known the applicant for at least two years and is not based at the Host Institution. The referee will be provided with a link for direct upload of their letter and it is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that they do it in time (Referee)
6. Letter of agreement to be signed by both the applicant and the appointed head(s) of the institution in which the proposed work will be carried out. (Applicant & Project Office)
7. FEBS Constituent Society membership letter, dated letter from the appropriate FEBS Constituent Society, confirming that the applicant is a member and indicating the date on which the applicant joined the Society (Applicant)

• Deklarovaný výsledek návrhu projektu musí být jednoznačně zaměřen na využití ve zdravotnictví
• Navrhovatel/ spolunavrhovatel projektu musí mít akademický titul Ph.D. nebo jeho ekvivalent, nebo jej získá nejpozději do dne uzavření smlouvy/vydání rozhodnutí o řešení projektu.
• Všechny části návrhu projektu se vyplňují v angličtině, pokud není uvedeno jinak ( některé části jsou požadovány v angličtině i češtině).
• Táž fyzická osoba může v této veřejné soutěži vystupovat pouze u jednoho návrhu projektu jako navrhovatel a u jednoho návrhu projektu jako spolunavrhovatel.
• Minimální výši úvazku na jednom projektu u jednoho zaměstnavatele pro navrhovatele ve výši 0,2 a pro spolunavrhovatele ve výši 0,1 po celou dobu, kdy je na řešení projektu poskytována účelová podpora. Nulová výše úvazku se nepřipouští; Součet všech úvazků hrazených z účelové podpory AZV může u jednoho pracovníka činit maximálně 100 % úvazku.
• Max. výše celkové dotace AZV na projekt na cestovné je pro 1. rok projektu max. 80 000 Kč, v dalších letech projektu max. 150 000 Kč.
• Je nutné dodržet předepsanou osnovu Části Popis projektu (viz příloha AZV2025_Popis projektu_struktura (CZ)  ).
• Je nezbytné uvést informace k prokazování principu genderové rovnosti (GEP, a HR Award) v aplikaci na záložce PI/co-PI (anglicky).
• V části C – bibliografie je požadován seznam výsledků výzkumu za posledních pět let (volná forma v PDF, v angličtině), u publikačních výstupů uvedení a zvýraznění informace o postavení autora (první, korespondující), IF časopisu (aktuálně platný), příslušného kvartilu, decilu dle WoS.
• Povolené přílohy (podrobně na str. 27 Zadávací dokumentace):
  • čestná prohlášení a povolené podklady (Projektová kancelář);
  • speciální oprávnění – zkontrolovat platnost;
  • seznam tuzemských i zahraničních odborníků, kteří by neměli projekt posuzovat;
  • nabídka obsahující identifikaci dodavatele, předmětu dodávky a předběžné ceny a kurzu – pokud dodávka/y od 1 dodavatele/ů je vyšší než 500 tis. Kč/projekt;
  • doložení spolufinancování (čestným prohlášením);
  • nepodepsaný návrh smlouvy o spolupráci (pokud relevantní) Projektová kancelář);>
• Přidání dalších příloh bude důvodem k vyřazení z formálních důvodů.

Návrh projektu musí být vyplněn prostřednictvím aplikace ISVP

Skládá se z částí:

• A – základní údaje a abstrakt (abstrakt: 2 000 znaků včetně mezer; název: 250 znaků; min. tři klíčová slova; cíle projektu: 2 000 znaků ;(česky i anglicky);
• B – finanční prostředky (celkové, rozpis), včetně zdůvodnění (anglicky);
• C – bibliografie navrhovatele/spolunavrhovatele [vč. 5 významných výsledků, seznam výsledků za 5 let (příloha PDF), celkový počet citací, h-index, historie mezinárodní spolupráce a přínos pro obor (každý 1000 znaků)]
• D - informace o dalších projektech navrhovatele a spolunavrhovatele (za 3 roky)
• Popis projektu – zdůvodnění návrhu projektu (příloha PDF, max. 10 str. s písmem velikosti 11; 3MB) – anglicky
• Životopis – životopisy navrhovatele/spolunavrhovatele (příloha PDF, max. 2 str. /osoba; 1MB) - anglicky

• Maximální velikost souboru (včetně všech příloh) je omezena 10 MB.
• Návrh projektu musí být vyplněn v aplikaci ISVP, konvertován do formátu PDF podle návodu obsaženého v aplikaci a zaslán e-mailem do Projektové kanceláře (projectoffice@uochb.cas.cz), která zajistí jeho podání do AZV prostřednictvím informačního systému datových schránek.
• Zaslání dokladů k prokázání způsobilosti zajistí Projektová kancelář.
• Návrh projektu po vygenerování finální PDF verze nesmí být již modifikován, ani otevírán v aplikaci - porušení elektronické pečetě je důvodem k vyřazení návrhu projektu.

1. Kvalita navrhovatele/spolunavrhovatele a složení řešitelského týmu (odborné schopnosti, dosavadní výsledky, institucionální a technické zázemí).
2. Kvalita návrhu projektu (zaměření a význam projektu, kvalita projektového návrhu, proveditelnost a další aspekty projektu, vč. předchozí spolupráce s poskytovatelem).
3. Přiměřenost navržených uznaných nákladů ve vztahu k přepokládaným výsledkům, míra specifikace a opodstatněnost položek.

Zdravotnický výzkum ve 3 oblastech:

1. Veřejné zdraví;
2. Patogeneze a rozvoj chorob;
3. Inovativní řešení pro medicínu.

• Proposals submitted under this call may include, but are not limited to, the following types of research:
  1. Unraveling the influence of molecular, physiological, psychological and social factors and pathways on disease progression as well as discovering new factors and pathways;
  2. Defining key regulatory steps affecting the disease onset and progression;
  3. Combining molecular, psychological, social and physiological markers in order to increase the robustness of the diagnosis;
  4. Harmonization of the use of novel technologies and clinical measures to increase reliability and reproducibility of disease detection and monitoring;
  5. Identifying molecular, environmental, social and behavioral modulators of disease progression with the ultimate aim of determining risk, protective and resilience factors;
  6. Examining pathological processes related to neurodegeneration by using Artificial Intelligence and other cutting-edge technologies to understand the role of mechanistic pathways;
  7. Enhancing patient stratification by establishing measures and technologies to characterize clinical subgroups at pre-symptomatic stages, e.g. ‘risk phenotypes’ or ‘at-risk’ groups;
  8. Identifying compensatory mechanisms associated to early stages of neurodegenerative diseases; Systematically analyzing the influence of genetic, epigenetic and phenotypic variability underlying neurodegenerative diseases on disease progression.
• Proposals must also relate to any or several of the following neurodegenerative diseases: Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, Parkinson’s disease and PD-related disorders, prion diseases, motor neuron diseases, Hungtington’s disease, spinocerebellar ataxia and spinal muscular atrophy. JPND is committed to Patient and Public Involvement, and proposals are expected to engage patients, carers and the public. Training of young researchers and mobility is encouraged. To increase impact at the European level, it is encouraged to use European Research Infrastructure Networks such as BBMRI, EATRIS or ECRIN as valuable resources and platforms for knowledge exchange. Information can be found via the European Strategy Forum for Research Infrastructures in Europe - ESFRI.
• No annexes, CVs or Letter of Intent are allowed in the pre-proposals. Such information will be requested at the full-proposal stage.
• EU-13/Underrepresented countries: Hungary, Latvia, Poland, Turkey

Joint Pre-proposal application form: (max 6 pages)

• Synopsis: application details, the consortium and a scientific summary, keywords, disease/s addressed (max. 1 page).
• Project description: aims, research questions, working hypothesis integrated into a description of the scientific background and of the present state of research, with special emphasis on transnational added value and specific expertise of the consortium members; some delineation of work plan, methodology (mostly expected in full proposal), references (max. 4 pages).
• Budget overview: costs requested for each partner, brief description (max. 1 page).

CZ: MEYS requested documentation:

• Eligible Costs Specification
• Statutory Declaration

• Relevance; Scientific quality
• Transnational added value
• International competitiveness competitiveness (incl. diversity in gender, geographic and seniority)
• Deliverable outcomes

The criteria will be equally weighted. Full proposals will be additionally evaluated on: quality and accessibility of lay summary, dissemination plan, feasibility and quality of co-design, transcultural added value of PPI activities.

• Project proposals must be submitted in parallel to both partner organizations.
• CZ project proposal must be submitted via the KIS application: You must register in the KIS application using the following link and fill in a project proposal.
• After finishing your proposal, you shall forward it through your KIS account to the IOCB Director for its approval. The Director shall approve and submit your proposal via his KIS account and simultaneously final version of the project proposal must be submitted via the CAS data mailbox.
• All Czech team members must be employees of the CAS.
• At least 1/3 out of the whole team must be junior researchers (less than 8 years after receiving Ph.D.) or Ph.D. students.
• Min. 50 % of the requested financial contribution shall be used to cover mobility costs and shall be maintain on the project level as well as yearly.
• If justified, travel and living expenses, conference fee in a “third” country (if active participation in a conference, directly related to the project) is eligible mobility cost.
• Eligibility of all costs will be assessed based on specific justification in the project proposal.
• The course of project implementation will be monitored through annual and final reports including use of financial means and justification of costs and transfers between categories.
• PI can submit more than 1 project proposal, but only 1 project can be funded.
• Only 2 subsequent projects realized by the same research teams can be funded.
• Please be aware that the date of the call and of the deadline for project submission might differ on the Taiwanese side.
• Czech/Taiwanese principal investigators, therefore, should make sure that their counterpart submits a matching application by the relevant deadline.
• Applicant submitting a project proposal following a running project with the same team must justify the need for a continuing project and describe outcomes of the running project. This must be stated in the project proposal form in the part “Description of the project”.

• Mobility Plus Project Proposal form CZ for CAS (CZ applicant)
• Abstract (en/cz max 1,100 characters incl. spaces), project description (max 10,000 characters in total incl. spaces), research teams description (max 5,000 characters in total incl. spaces), budget description, CVs of Czech and foreign PIs: (max 1 page each) + list of 5 project-publications in the last five years.

Two-step evaluation: national level & international level

Procedure:

• Both partner organizations formally check submitted mobility project proposals.
• The qualitative evaluation is carried out unilaterally, i.e. by the pre-specified Party (hereinafter referred to as “Lead Party”). The Parties take turns in the evaluation each call.
• The Lead Party for the call for Mobility Projects 2025-2026 is CAS.
• The Lead Party shall evaluate submitted proposals based on its internal rules, prepare a ranking list and send the evaluation to the partner organization to mutually agree on the final results at international level.

Criteria:

1. Scientific and formal quality: Quality of project implementation (concept, approach, methodology, time schedule, outcomes); State-of-the-art; Innovation potential and perspective to broaden knowledge; Expected mutual benefits for both research institutes; Potential of project results and its possible outreach.
2. Quality of research teams: Justification of collaboration needs; Competence and qualification of research team members; Level of involvement of junior researchers and Ph.D. students; Research teams’ complementarity; Previous cooperation.

• Project proposals must be submitted in parallel to both partner organizations.
• CZ project proposal must be submitted via the KIS application: You must register in the KIS application using the following link and fill in a project proposal.
• After finishing your proposal, you shall forward it through your KIS account to the IOCB Director for its approval. The Director shall approve and submit your proposal via his KIS account and simultaneously final version of the project proposal must be submitted via the CAS data mailbox.
• All Czech team members must be employees of the CAS.
• At least 1/3 out of the whole team must be junior researchers (less than 8 years after receiving Ph.D.) or Ph.D. students.
• Min. 50 % of the requested financial contribution shall be used to cover mobility costs and shall be maintain on the project level as well as yearly.
• If justified, travel and living expenses, conference fee in a “third” country (if active participation in a conference, directly related to the project) is eligible mobility cost.
• Eligibility of all costs will be assessed based on specific justification in the project proposal.
• The course of project implementation will be monitored through annual and final reports including use of financial means and justification of costs and transfers between categories.
• PI can submit more than 1 project proposal, but only 1 project can be funded.
• Only 2 subsequent projects realized by the same research teams can be funded.
• Please be aware that the date of the call and of the deadline for project submission might differ on the partner side. Both principal investigators, therefore, should make sure that their counterpart submits a matching application by the relevant deadline.

• Mobility Plus Project Proposal form CZ for CAS (CZ applicant)
• Abstract (en/cz max 1,100 characters incl. spaces), project description (max 10,000 characters in total incl. spaces), research teams description (max 5,000 characters in total incl. spaces), budget description, CVs of Czech and foreign PIs: (max 1 page each) + list of 5 project-publications in the last five years.

1. Quality of the project: scientific relevance, concept, innovative character, methodology, work plan of activities and outputs, impact of project results and their dissemination
2. Quality of research teams: composition and expertise of research teams, complementarity, methodology, equipment, previous cooperation and outputs, justification of collaboration needs
3. Active involvement of junior researchers and Ph.D. students
4. Added value and broader impact of bilateral cooperation

• Project proposals must be submitted in parallel to both partner organizations.
• CZ project proposal must be submitted via the KIS application: You must register in the KIS application using the following link and fill in a project proposal.
• After finishing your proposal, you shall forward it through your KIS account to the IOCB Director for its approval. The Director shall approve and submit your proposal via his KIS account and simultaneously final version of the project proposal must be submitted via the CAS data mailbox
• All Czech team members must be employees of the CAS.
• At least 1/3 out of the whole team must be junior researchers (less than 8 years after receiving Ph.D.) or Ph.D. students.
• Min. 50 % of the requested financial contribution shall be used to cover mobility costs and shall be maintain on the project level as well as yearly.
• If justified, travel and living expenses, conference fee in a “third” country (if active participation in a conference, directly related to the project) is eligible mobility cost.
• Eligibility of all costs will be assessed based on specific justification in the project proposal.
• The course of project implementation will be monitored through annual and final reports including use of financial means and justification of costs and transfers between categories.
• PI can submit more than 1 project proposal, but only 1 project can be funded.
• Only 2 subsequent projects realized by the same research teams can be funded.

• Mobility Plus Project Proposal form CZ for CAS (CZ applicant)
• Abstract (en/cz max 1,100 characters incl. spaces), project description (max 10,000 characters in total incl. spaces), research teams description (max 5,000 characters in total incl. spaces), budget description, CVs of Czech and foreign PIs: (max 1 page each) + list of 5 project-publications in the last five years.

1. Scientific and formal quality: Quality of project implementation (concept, approach, methodology, time schedule, outcomes); State-of-the-art; Innovation potential and perspective to broaden knowledge; Expected mutual benefits for both research institutes; Potential of project results and its possible outreach.
2. Quality of research teams: Justification of collaboration needs; Competence and qualification of research team members; Level of involvement of junior researchers and PhD students; Research teams’ complementarity; Previous cooperation.

• Project proposals must be submitted in parallel to both partner organizations.
• CZ project proposal must be submitted via the KIS application: You must register in the KIS application using the following link and fill in a project proposal.
• After finishing your proposal, you shall forward it through your KIS account to the IOCB Director for its approval. The Director shall approve and submit your proposal via his KIS account and simultaneously final version of the project proposal must be submitted via the CAS data mailbox
• All Czech team members must be employees of the CAS.
• At least 1/3 out of the whole team must be junior researchers (less than 8 years after receiving Ph.D.) or Ph.D. students.
• Min. 50 % of the requested financial contribution shall be used to cover mobility costs and shall be maintain on the project level as well as yearly.
• If justified, travel and living expenses, conference fee in a “third” country (if active participation in a conference, directly related to the project) is eligible mobility cost.
• Eligibility of all costs will be assessed based on specific justification in the project proposal.
• The course of project implementation will be monitored through annual and final reports including use of financial means and justification of costs and transfers between categories.
• PI can submit more than 1 project proposal, but only 1 project can be funded.
• Only 2 subsequent projects realized by the same research teams can be funded.
• Applicant submitting a project proposal following a running project with the same team must justify the need for a continuing project and describe outcomes of the running project. This must be stated in the project proposal form in the part “Description of the project”.

• Mobility Plus Project Proposal form CZ for CAS (CZ applicant)
• Abstract (en/cz max 1,100 characters incl. spaces), project description (max 10,000 characters in total incl. spaces), research teams description (max 5,000 characters in total incl. spaces), budget description, CVs of Czech and foreign PIs: (max 1 page each) + list of 5 project-publications in the last five years.

1. Quality of the project: scientific relevance, concept, innovative character, methodology, work plan of activities and outputs, impact of project results and their dissemination
2. Quality of research teams: composition and expertise of research teams, complementarity, methodology, equipment, previous cooperation and outputs, justification of collaboration needs
3. Active involvement of junior researchers and Ph.D. students
4. Added value and broader impact of bilateral cooperation

• Project proposals must be submitted in parallel to both partner organizations.
• CZ project proposal must be submitted via the KIS application: You must register in the KIS application using the following link and fill in a project proposal.
• After finishing your proposal, you shall forward it through your KIS account to the IOCB Director for its approval. The Director shall approve and submit your proposal via his KIS account and simultaneously final version of the project proposal must be submitted via the CAS data mailbox
• All Czech team members must be employees of the CAS.
• At least 1/3 out of the whole team must be junior researchers (less than 8 years after receiving Ph.D.) or Ph.D. students.
• Min. 50 % of the requested financial contribution shall be used to cover mobility costs and shall be maintain on the project level as well as yearly.
• If justified, travel and living expenses, conference fee in a “third” country (if active participation in a conference, directly related to the project) is eligible mobility cost.
• Eligibility of all costs will be assessed based on specific justification in the project proposal.
• The course of project implementation will be monitored through annual and final reports including use of financial means and justification of costs and transfers between categories.
• PI can submit more than 1 project proposal, but only 1 project can be funded.
• Only 2 subsequent projects realized by the same research teams can be funded.
• Please be aware that the date of the call and of the deadline for project submission might differ on the CSIR side. Both principal investigators, therefore, should make sure that their counterpart submits a matching application by the relevant deadline.
• Please note that on the partner side, there is a different project implementation period. For more information, contact your partner. This difference does not affect the implementation period of the Czech research team.

• Mobility Plus Project Proposal form CZ for CAS (CZ applicant)
• Abstract (en/cz max 1,100 characters incl. spaces), project description (max 10,000 characters in total incl. spaces), research teams description (max 5,000 characters in total incl. spaces), budget description, CVs of Czech and foreign PIs: (max 1 page each) + list of 5 project-publications in the last five years.

1. Scientific and formal quality: Quality of project implementation (concept, approach, methodology, time schedule, outcomes); State-of-the-art; Innovation potential and perspective to broaden knowledge; Expected mutual benefits for both research institutes; Potential of project results and its possible outreach.
2. Quality of research teams: Justification of collaboration needs; Competence and qualification of research team members; Level of involvement of junior researchers and Ph.D. students; Research teams’ complementarity; Previous cooperation.

• Project proposals must be submitted in parallel to both partner organizations.
• CZ project proposal must be submitted via the KIS application: You must register in the KIS application using the following link and fill in a project proposal.
• After finishing your proposal, you shall forward it through your KIS account to the IOCB Director for its approval. The Director shall approve and submit your proposal via his KIS account and simultaneously final version of the project proposal must be submitted via the CAS data mailbox
• All Czech team members must be employees of the CAS.
• At least 1/3 out of the whole team must be junior researchers (less than 8 years after receiving Ph.D.) or Ph.D. students.
• Min. 50 % of the requested financial contribution shall be used to cover mobility costs and shall be maintain on the project level as well as yearly.
• If justified, travel and living expenses, conference fee in a “third” country (if active participation in a conference, directly related to the project) is eligible mobility cost.
• Eligibility of all costs will be assessed based on specific justification in the project proposal.
• The course of project implementation will be monitored through annual and final reports including use of financial means and justification of costs and transfers between categories.
• PI can submit more than 1 project proposal, but only 1 project can be funded.
• Only 2 subsequent projects realized by the same research teams can be funded.
• Please be aware that the date of the call and of the deadline for project submission might differ on the German side. Both principal investigators, therefore, should make sure that their counterpart submits a matching application by the relevant deadline.

• Mobility Plus Project Proposal form CZ for CAS (CZ applicant)
• Abstract (en/cz max 1,100 characters incl. spaces), project description (max 10,000 characters in total incl. spaces), research teams description (max 5,000 characters in total incl. spaces), budget description, CVs of Czech and foreign PIs: (max 1 page each) + list of 5 project-publications in the last five years.

1. Scientific and formal quality: Quality of project implementation (concept, approach, methodology, time schedule, outcomes); State-of-the-art; Innovation potential and perspective to broaden knowledge; Expected mutual benefits for both research institutes; Potential of project results and its possible outreach.
2. Quality of research teams: Justification of collaboration needs; Competence and qualification of research team members; Level of involvement of junior researchers and Ph.D. students; Research teams’ complementarity; Previous cooperation.

• Project proposals must be submitted in parallel to both partner organizations.
• CZ project proposal must be submitted via the KIS application: You must register in the KIS application using the following link and fill in a project proposal.
• After finishing your proposal, you shall forward it through your KIS account to the IOCB Director for its approval. The Director shall approve and submit your proposal via his KIS account and simultaneously final version of the project proposal must be submitted via the CAS data mailbox
• All Czech team members must be employees of the CAS.
• At least 1/3 out of the whole team must be junior researchers (less than 8 years after receiving Ph.D.) or Ph.D. students.
• Min. 50 % of the requested financial contribution shall be used to cover mobility costs and shall be maintain on the project level as well as yearly.
• If justified, travel and living expenses, conference fee in a “third” country (if active participation in a conference, directly related to the project) is eligible mobility cost.
• Eligibility of all costs will be assessed based on specific justification in the project proposal.
• The course of project implementation will be monitored through annual and final reports including use of financial means and justification of costs and transfers between categories.
• PI can submit more than 1 project proposal, but only 1 project can be funded.
• Only 2 subsequent projects realized by the same research teams can be funded.
• Please be aware that the date of the call and of the deadline for project submission might differ on the Japanese side. Both principal investigators, therefore, should be sure that their counterpart submits a matching application by the relevant deadline.
• Please note that on the partner side, there is a different project implementation period. For more information, contact your partner. This difference does not affect the implementation period of the Czech research team.

• Mobility Plus Project Proposal form CZ for CAS (CZ applicant)
• Abstract (en/cz max 1,100 characters incl. spaces), project description (max 10,000 characters in total incl. spaces), research teams description (max 5,000 characters in total incl. spaces), budget description, CVs of Czech and foreign PIs: (max 1 page each) + list of 5 project-publications in the last five years.

1. Scientific and formal quality: Quality of project implementation (concept, approach, methodology, time schedule, outcomes); State-of-the-art; Innovation potential and perspective to broaden knowledge; Expected mutual benefits for both research institutes; Potential of project results and its possible outreach.
2. Quality of research teams: Justification of collaboration needs; Competence and qualification of research team members; Level of involvement of junior researchers and Ph.D. students; Research teams’ complementarity; Previous cooperation.

• Project proposals must be submitted in parallel to both partner organizations.
• CZ project proposal must be submitted via the KIS application: You must register in the KIS application using the following link and fill in a project proposal.
• After finishing your proposal, you shall forward it through your KIS account to the IOCB Director for its approval. The Director shall approve and submit your proposal via his KIS account and simultaneously final version of the project proposal must be submitted via the CAS data mailbox
• All Czech team members must be employees of the CAS.
• At least 1/3 out of the whole team must be junior researchers (less than 8 years after receiving Ph.D.) or Ph.D. students.
• Min. 50 % of the requested financial contribution shall be used to cover mobility costs and shall be maintain on the project level as well as yearly.
• If justified, travel and living expenses, conference fee in a “third” country (if active participation in a conference, directly related to the project) is eligible mobility cost.
• Eligibility of all costs will be assessed based on specific justification in the project proposal.
• The course of project implementation will be monitored through annual and final reports including use of financial means and justification of costs and transfers between categories.
• PI can submit more than 1 project proposal, but only 1 project can be funded.
• Only 2 subsequent projects realized by the same research teams can be funded.
• Please be aware that the date of the call and of the deadline for project submission might differ on the Chinese side. Czech/Chinese principal investigators, therefore, should be sure that their counterpart submits a matching application by the relevant deadline.

• Mobility Plus Project Proposal form CZ for CAS (CZ applicant)
• Abstract (en/cz max 1,100 characters incl. spaces), project description (max 10,000 characters in total incl. spaces), research teams description (max 5,000 characters in total incl. spaces), budget description, CVs of Czech and foreign PIs: (max 1 page each) + list of 5 project-publications in the last five years.

1. Scientific and formal quality: Quality of project implementation (concept, approach, methodology, time schedule, outcomes); State-of-the-art; Innovation potential and perspective to broaden knowledge; Expected mutual benefits for both research institutes; Potential of project results and its possible outreach.
2. Quality of research teams: Justification of collaboration needs; Competence and qualification of research team members; Level of involvement of junior researchers and Ph.D. students; Research teams’ complementarity; Previous cooperation.

• Mobility Plus Project Proposal form CZ for CAS (CZ applicant)
• Abstract (en/cz max 1,100 characters incl. spaces), project description (max 10,000 characters in total incl. spaces), research teams description (max 5,000 characters in total incl. spaces), budget description, CVs of Czech and foreign PIs: (max 1 page each) + list of 5 project-publications in the last five years.

1. Scientific and formal quality: Quality of project implementation (concept, approach, methodology, time schedule, outcomes); State-of-the-art; Innovation potential and perspective to broaden knowledge; Expected mutual benefits for both research institutes; Potential of project results and its possible outreach.
2. Quality of research teams: Justification of collaboration needs; Competence and qualification of research team members; Level of involvement of junior researchers and Ph.D. students; Research teams’ complementarity; Previous cooperation.

• The tender documentation is only available in Czech. The proposal for a joint research project has to be prepared simultaneously by the Czech research team (based on MEYS call conditions and the foreign investigators (based on Programme Barrande 2024 conditions.
• The Czech and French parts of the project must be identical in terms of content and research themes.
• Several Czech research institutions can participate, however only one main proposer has to be designated on the Czech side of the joint research project.
• The proposal has to be submitted only via data box (datová schránka) vidaawt - this will be arranged by the Project office.
• The proposal has to be originally signed, stamped and dated by the institution´s legal representatives of all participating Czech institutions.

All forms are available in Czech version only.

1. Application form including Project proposal “Žádost o poskytnutí dotace” (project overview, expected outputs, objectives, added value of bilateral cooperation, French proposer - team, Czech proposer - team, budget, annexes).
2. CV‘s of the Czech and French PI and all Czech teams members “Profesní životopis”.
3. Optional: appendix containing pictures, graphs, Gantt chart or references cited if this is essential for the project and cannot be included in the “Žádost o poskytnutí dotace”

Former Sworn statement (“Čestné prohlášení”) is now a part of the “Žádost o poskytnutí dotace”.

• Scientific and practical value of the project (goals, originality, expected output, methodology)
• Competence of the research team (team research quality and background, young team members)
• Mobility requirements (number and length of stays, number of person)

• PI should have received his/her Ph.D. less than 9 years prior to application (14 Apr 2015 – 15 Apr 2024).
• Female PI with children, the limit of 9-years after Ph.D. is automatically extended by 1 year/ child. Male PI with children – 9-years limit extended by the actual time of paternity leave.
• PI must be negotiating a full-time position at an institute or university in the Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Greece, Poland, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Montenegro or Turkey by the date of application, or has established a laboratory in one of these countries in the last two years (counted from 15 Apr 2024: 15 Apr 2022 – 14 Apr 2024). In the four years prior to the application (16 Apr 2020 – 15 Apr 2024), PI should have spent at least two consecutive years outside the country in which he/she is planning to establish his/her laboratory. PI who has not yet started his/her new position, must take up the position and start the grant by 31 Dec in the year following application (31 Dec 2025). For successful PI who has already established his/her laboratory, the grant start date is 01 Jan in the year following application (01 Jan 2025).
• Candidates will be able to exclude three EMBO Members from the process with whom there may be a potential conflict of interest.
• Applicants must be able to attend an online interview on 6 November 2024.
• Candidates can apply multiple times, but only once more after having been interviewed (i.e. candidates can only attend two interviews).
• PI is expected to have obtained sufficient funding to run his/her laboratory.
• PI should list and activate the referees as soon as possible, preferably 4 weeks prior to the deadline. It is responsibility of PI to check that the referees have received the request and complete the form.
• PI should list and activate the receiving institute contact person as soon as possible to allow sufficient time for the receiving institute to complete the form.
• EMBO acknowledges the value of using Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools, as well as human feedback, in the preparation of funding applications. Applicants are fully and solely responsible for the originality and accuracy of their application.
• In case of re-application: when PI wishes to re-use previous letter/ letters of reference, PI has to fill out the name and postal address of the referee (s) in the form and enter yip@embo.org into the email field. The letter (s) from the most recent application will be added to the current application.

1. Online Application Form via the EMBO online system:
   1. Basic CV data;
   2. ORCID ID;
   3. Summary of current research activities;
   4. Description of the institute;
   5. Details of other funding applied for or already available to the lab;
   6. Contact details for three referees;
   7. Contact details for the person who will complete the receiving institute application on behalf of the receiving institute (applicant & Project Office).
2. PDF of the completed 2024 Scientist offline Application Form:
   1. CV;
   2. Publications;
   3. Two best publications: summary and reasons for choosing the paper (max 1000 characters including spaces);
   4. Synopsis of recent work (max 1 page);
   5. Research (max 3 pages + bibliography);
   6. Budget outline (applicant & Project Office).
3. Three Letters of Reference from three scientists (preferably former supervisors) (referees). All reference letters should be completed via the online system, no PDF/Word files sent by email to the YIP office will be accepted. Referees should follow the steps explained in the form and paste their letter text in the provided field. However, candidates will not be able to see the reference letters.
4. Online Receiving Institute Online Application Form:
   1. Description of the offer to the applicant: e.g. the start-up package offered to the applicant, including lab space, equipment, staff, access to central facilities, teaching or other duties, support of scientists career and future possibilities. Candidates are expected to have limited teaching and administrative duties;
   2. Duration of the appointment and the career prospects for the applicant at the institute;
   3. Institute infrastructure: including a listing of the equipment and colleagues relevant to the applicant’s area of research;
   4. Selection process: details of the selection procedure, and the reasons for choosing the applicant (Project Office & applicant).
5. Receiving Institute Confirmation Form: must be signed by the head of the institute (Project Office & Director) – required once a candidate is selected for an interview.

Track record, research, group & research environment, receiving institute offer, independence

1. Are the publications to date an indication that the applicant is an outstanding scientist? (Please note that EMBO is a signatory of DORA and does not use journal-based metrics such as impact factor for evaluation.)
2. Has the applicant shown a willingness to change research area, which is an indication of an ability to tackle new and important problems?
3. Is the proposed research ambitious and likely to lead to novel contributions in the field?
4. Is the proposed research interesting and realistic?
5. Is the research environment conducive to competitive research?
6. Are the number of laboratory members and the available funds sufficient to undertake the described research?
7. Does the receiving institute provide a good environment for the applicant, i.e. sufficient lab space, basic lab equipment, access to central facilities, availability of funding for students/technicians/postdoctoral researchers, colleagues relevant to the applicant's area of research etc. (An offer that is not considered adequate for the project presented by the applicant will receive low scores and as a result, may not be funded.)
8. What are the teaching requirements and other responsibilities of the applicant? Is the time that can be dedicated to research sufficient?
9. Is the candidate intellectually and financially independent? What is the influence of former supervisors and institute/department heads on the candidate’s current research?

Panel interview - in a hybrid format: the committee present on-site and candidates joining remotely via Zoom; 10 minutes research talk + 10 minutes Q&A with the panel, conducted by two sub-panels in parallel. Each panel consisting of 5 members of the Installation Grants Committee.

• Proposal must be submitted by the coordinator, on behalf of a consortium that includes at least three independent legal entities, each one established in a different Member State or Associated Country and with at least one of them established in a Member State. The legal entities may for example be universities, research organisations, SMEs, start-ups, industrial partners or natural persons.
• Sections 1 to 3 of the part B of your proposal, corresponding respectively to the evaluation criteria Excellence, Impact, and Quality and Efficiency of the Implementation, must consist of a maximum of 45 A4 pages. Excess pages will be automatically made invisible, and will not be taken into consideration by the evaluators.

1. Administrative form (Part A, on-line on the Funding&Tenders Portal):
   1. General information: Abstract, Declarations;
   2. Administrative data of participating organisations: Organisation data, Department, Main contact person, Researchers involved in proposal and their career stages, Role of participating organisation, up to 5 publications relevant for call content, up to 5 previous projects, significant infrastructure relevant to proposal, GEP yes/no tickbox,;
   3. Budget – budget table;
   4. Ethics and security issues tables;
   5. Other questions (applicant & Project Office)
2. Research proposal (Part B technical description, use template, max 45 A4 pages, 50 pages for topics using lump sum funding): (a) Excellence; (b) Impact; (c) Quality and efficiency of the implementation
3. Other documentation (annexes) needed on ethics and security issues, on clinical trials or financial support to third parties, if relevant (Project Office & applicant)

Excellence (Threshold: 4/5)

• Clarity and pertinence of the project’s objectives, and the extent to which the proposed work is ambitious, and goes beyond the state of the art.
• Soundness of the proposed methodology, including the underlying concepts, models, assumptions, inter-disciplinary approaches, appropriate consideration of the gender dimension in research and innovation content, and the quality of open science practices, including sharing and management of research outputs and engagement of citizens, civil society and end users where appropriate.

Impact (Threshold: 3/5)

• Credibility of the pathways to achieve the expected outcomes and impacts specified in the work programme, and the likely scale and significance of the contributions from to the project.
• Suitability and quality of the measures to maximise expected outcomes and impacts, as set out in the dissemination and exploitation plan, including communication activities.

Quality and efficiency of the implementation (Threshold 3/5)

• Quality and effectiveness of the work plan, assessment of risks, and appropriateness of the effort assigned to work packages, and the resources overall.
• Capacity and role of each participant, and the extent to which the consortium as a whole brings together the necessary expertise.

• Jedna osoba si může podat buď pouze jeden návrh projektu EXPRO buď v roli navrhovatele nebo v roli spolunavrhovatele, nebo jeden návrh projektu JUNIOR STAR v roli navrhovatele.
• Osoba, která si podá návrh projektu EXPRO v roli navrhovatele nebo spolunavrhovatele, si může podat ještě nejvýše 2 další návrhy projektů (v rámci všech soutěží vyhlašovaných GAČR v daném kalendářním roce), jeden v roli navrhovatele a druhý v roli spolunavrhovatele. Nástroj pro Souběh návrhů projektů.
• Pokud navrhovatel nebo spolunavrhovatel projektu EXPRO uspěje ve více veřejných soutěžích, může řešit buď pouze tento projekt EXPRO, nebo nejvýše dva další jiné projekty současně (jeden v roli navrhovatele a druhý v roli spolunavrhovatele).
• Pokud uchazeč před podáním dalšího návrhu projektu, který by zapříčinil souběh projektů v rozporu s výše uvedenými pravidly, odstoupí z veřejné soutěže, nebo odstoupí z hodnocení podle příslušného ustanovení Pravidel pro mezinárodní grantové projekty hodnocené na principu Lead Agency (LA granty), bude se na návrh projektu, od kterého bylo odstoupeno, hledět, jako by nikdy nebyl podán. Takový návrh projektu se potom nebude počítat do limitu podaných návrhů projektů v daném roce.
• Pracovní kapacita na projektu (úvazek) je doporučována alespoň 0,50 pro osobu navrhovatele, každého odborného a dalšího odborného spolupracovníka. Tento požadavek se netýká technických a administrativních pracovníků a studentů bakalářského a magisterského studia
• Nulová pracovní kapacita se nepřipouští. Součet všech úvazků hrazených z účelové podpory GAČR může u jednoho pracovníka činit maximálně 100 % úvazku.
• Postdoktorandem se pro účely projektu rozumí osoba, která má nejvýše 8 let od obhajoby Ph.D. ke dni zahájení projektu (2.1.2017 - 1.1.2025); do limitu se nezapočítává přerušení kariéry – mateřská, rodičovská, dlouhodobá nemoc apod.
• Za součást způsobilých personálních nákladů se nepovažují odměny.
• Povolené přílohy (nahrát pouze do aplikace GRIS):
  1. dohoda o společném záměru – zahraniční úkonů na zahr. pracovišti;
  2. seznam zahr. pracovišť, kterým neposílat návrh projektu k posouzení;
  3. nabídka obsahující identifikace dodavatele, předmětu dodávky a předběžné ceny – pokud dodávka/y od 1 dodavatele/ů je vyšší než 750 tis. Kč/projekt; nebo je hodnota 1 zařízení vyšší než 250 tis. Kč;
  4. u dodávky nad 750 tis. Kč se přikládají minimálně dvě další konkurenční nabídky na stejnou dodávku, včetně zdůvodnění výběru. Konkurenční nabídky se nepřikládají v případech, kdy je vybraný dodavatel jediným dodavatelem nabízejícím dodávku požadovaných parametrů nezbytných pro řešení grantového projektu.
  5. speciální oprávnění – zkontrolovat platnost

• Formulář návrhu projektu jsou dostupné v internetové on-line aplikaci GRIS
• Skládá se z částí:
  1. základní identifikační údaje, abstrakt (1100 znaků) a cíle projektu (300 znaků);
  2. celkové finanční prostředky, rozpis finančních položek, vč. zdůvodnění nákladů na celou dobu řešení, podrobné vymezení osobních nákladů (anglicky);
  3. zdůvodnění návrhu projektu a očekávané výsledky ; (limit 15 str.; vel. písma min 11 bodů; 6 MB; anglicky);
  4. D1+D2) - CV navrhovatele, příp. spolunavrhovatele; (D1: limit 2 str./osobu, vel. písma min 11 bodů; 1 MB; anglicky); bibliografie a další dosažené výsledky navrhovatele, příp. spolunavrhovatele (D2)
  5. informace o dalších projektech navrhovatele/spolunavrhovatele (anglicky).
• Návrh projektu musí být vyplněn a konvertován do formátu PDF podle návodu obsaženého v aplikaci a zaslán e-mailem do Projektové kanceláře (projectoffice@uochb.cas.cz), která zajistí jeho podání na GA ČR prostřednictvím informačního systému datových schránek.
• Návrh projektu po vygenerování finální PDF verze nesmí být již modifikován, ani otevírán v aplikaci - porušení elektronické pečetě je důvodem k vyřazení návrhu projektu.
• Zaslání dokladů k prokázání způsobilosti zajistí Projektová kancelář.

• Originalita, kvalita, úroveň a přelomové myšlenky navrhovaného grantového projektu, schopnost a předpoklady navrhovatele, případného spolunavrhovatele a jejich odborných spolupracovníků, grantový projekt řešit a připravenost uchazeče i spoluuchazeče řešit grantový projekt s ohledem na jejich technické a institucionální zázemí.
• Hodnocení návrhů projektů provádějí panely a oborové komise GA ČR: (1. fáze - 4 posudky členové panelu + hodnocení v panelu; 2. fáze – min. 2 externí posudky + hodnocení v panelu).

• Jedna osoba může v rámci všech veřejných soutěží (STD, mezinárodní projekty, LA) vyhlašovaných GA ČR v daném kalendářním roce (s výjimkou uvedenou níže) a v rámci všech výzev, na kterých se GA ČR podílí, s počátkem řešení v roce 2025, podat maximálně dva návrhy projektů, a to jeden v roli navrhovatele a druhý v roli spolunavrhovatele. Nástroj pro Souběh návrhů projektů.
• Pokud s oběma návrhy projektů uspěje, může řešit oba tyto projekty, pokud tomu nebrání jiná okolnost vyplývající z příslušné zadávací dokumentace nebo z příslušných pravidel.
• Výjimku tvoří tři veřejné soutěže na podporu projektů JUNIOR STAR, EXPRO a POSTDOC INDIVIDUAL FELLOWSHIP (INCOMING i OUTGOING), do kterých si navrhovatel může podat návrh nezávisle na ostatních soutěžích a výzvách. To znamená, že osoba, která si podá návrh projektu JUNIOR STAR, EXPRO nebo projektu POSTDOC INDIVIDUAL FELLOWSHIP, si může podat ještě nejvýše dva další návrhy projektů, a to jeden v roli navrhovatele a druhý v roli spolunavrhovatele.
• Pracovní kapacita na projektu (úvazek) je doporučována alespoň 0,20 pro osobu navrhovatele a alespoň 0,10 pro osobu spolunavrhovatele. Nulová pracovní kapacita se nepřipouští. Součet všech úvazků hrazených z účelové podpory GAČR může u jednoho pracovníka činit maximálně 100 % úvazku.
• Postdoktorandem se pro účely projektu rozumí osoba, která má nejvýše 8 let od obhajoby Ph.D. ke dni zahájení projektu (2.1.2017 - 1.1.2025); do limitu se nezapočítává přerušení kariéry - mateřská, rodičovská, dlouhodobá nemoc apod.
• Zastropování: mzdy - alikvotní část platu až do výše hrubé mzdy 65 tis. Kč při úvazku 1,0; a u Dohod OON - max. výše 400 Kč/hod.
• Za součást způsobilých personálních nákladů se nepovažují odměny.
• Povolené přílohy (nahrát pouze do aplikace GRIS):
  1. kopie podaného návrhu projektu zahraničního partnera k příslušné agentuře;
  2. dohoda o společném záměru – potvrzení zahraniční spolupráce nebo příslib provedení úkonů na zahr. pracovišti;
  3. seznam zahr. pracovišť, kterým neposílat návrh projektu k posouzení;
  4. nabídka obsahující identifikaci dodavatele, předmětu dodávky a předběžné ceny – pokud dodávka/y od 1 dodavatele/ů je vyšší než 750 000 Kč/projekt nebo je hodnota 1 zařízení vyšší než 250 000 Kč;
  5. speciální oprávnění - zkontrolovat platnost.

• Formulář návrhu projektu jsou dostupné v internetové on-line aplikaci GRIS
• Skládá se z částí:
  1. základní identifikační údaje, abstrakt (1100 znaků) a cíle projektu (300 znaků);
  2. finanční prostředky celkem, rozpis finančních položek, podrobné vymezení osobních nákladů, zdůvodnění finančních položek (anglicky);
  3. (C1,C2 a C3) - zdůvodnění návrhu projektu (C1: limit 10 str., vel. písma min 11 bodů; 6MB, anglicky), očekávané výsledky projektu;
  4. (D1, D2) - CV navrhovatele/spolunavrhovatelů, (D1: limit 2 str. na osobu, vel. písma min 11 bodů; 1 MB, anglicky), bibliografie navrhovatele/spolunavrhovatelů; (D2, anglicky);
  5. informace o dalších projektech navrhovatele/spolunavrhovatelů (anglicky).
• Návrh projektu musí být vyplněn a konvertován do formátu PDF podle návodu obsaženého v aplikaci a zaslán e-mailem do Projektové kanceláře (projectoffice@uochb.cas.cz), která zajistí jeho podání na GA ČR prostřednictvím informačního systému datových schránek
• Návrh projektu po vygenerování finální PDF verze nesmí být již modifikován, ani otevírán v aplikaci - porušení elektronické pečetě je důvodem k vyřazení návrhu projektu.
• Zaslání dokladů k prokázání způsobilosti zajistí Projektová kancelář.

• Vědecký záměr (cíle projektu), návrh způsobu řešení, návrh výstupů řešení - výsledky, zahraniční spolupráce uchazeče, posouzení předchozí spolupráce uchazeče s GA ČR a přiměřenost finančních požadavků.
• Hodnocení návrhů projektů provádějí panely a oborové komise GA ČR: (1. fáze - 2 posudky členové panelu + hodnocení v panelu; 2. fáze externí posudky + hodnocení v panelu).

• Jedna osoba může v rámci všech veřejných soutěží vyhlašovaných GA ČR (STD, mezinárodní projekty, LA) v daném kalendářním (s výjimkou uvedenou níže) a v rámci všech výzev, na kterých se GA ČR podílí, s počátkem řešení v roce 2024, podat maximálně dva návrhy projektů, a to jeden v roli navrhovatele a druhý v roli spolunavrhovatele. Nástroj pro Souběh návrhů projektů.
• Pokud s oběma návrhy projektů uspěje, může řešit oba tyto projekty, pokud tomu nebrání jiná okolnost vyplývající z příslušné zadávací dokumentace nebo z příslušných pravidel.
• Výjimku tvoří čtyři veřejné soutěže na podporu projektů JUNIOR STAR, EXPRO a POSTDOC INDIVIDUAL FELLOWSHIP (INCOMING i OUTGOING), do kterých si navrhovatel může podat návrh nezávisle na ostatních soutěžích a výzvách. To znamená, že osoba, která si podá návrh projektu JUNIOR STAR, EXPRO nebo projektu POSTDOC INDIVIDUAL FELLOWSHIP, si může podat ještě nejvýše dva další návrhy projektů, a to jeden v roli navrhovatele a druhý v roli spolunavrhovatele.
• Návrh projektu musí být podán paralelně k oběma národním poskytovatelům; český i zahraniční návrh projektu si musí věcně odpovídat. Doba řešení musí být stejná u české i zahraniční části projektu.
• Zahraniční řešitel nesmí mít po dobu řešení projektu pracovní poměr v ČR.
• Kladné hodnocení zahraniční části návrhu projektu nevytváří nárok na udělení grantu na mezinárodní projekt. Smlouva může být uzavřena jen v případě, že oba poskytovatelé rozhodnou kladně o udělení grantu.
• Pracovní kapacita na projektu (úvazek) je doporučována alespoň 0,20 pro osobu navrhovatele a alespoň 0,10 pro osobu spolunavrhovatele. Nulová pracovní kapacita se nepřipouští. Součet všech úvazků hrazených z účelové podpory GAČR může u jednoho pracovníka činit maximálně 100 % úvazku.
• Postdoktorandem se pro účely projektu rozumí osoba, která má nejvýše 8 let od obhajoby Ph.D. ke dni zahájení projektu (2.1.2017-1.1.2025); do limitu se nezapočítává přerušení kariéry - mateřská, rodičovská, dlouhodobá nemoc apod.
• Zastropování: mzdy - alikvotní část platu až do výše hrubé mzdy 65 tis. Kč při úvazku 1,0; a u Dohod OON - max. výše 400 Kč/hod.
• Za součást způsobilých personálních nákladů se nepovažují odměny.
• Povolené přílohy (nahrát pouze do aplikace GRIS):
  1. kopie podaného návrhu projektu zahraničního partnera k příslušné agentuře;
  2. dohoda o společném záměru – potvrzení zahraniční spolupráce nebo příslib provedení úkonů na zahr. pracovišti;
  3. seznam zahr. pracovišť, kterým neposílat návrh projektu k posouzení;
  4. nabídka obsahující identifikaci dodavatele, předmětu dodávky a předběžné ceny – pokud dodávka/y od 1 dodavatele/ů je vyšší než 750 000 Kč/projekt nebo je hodnota 1 zařízení vyšší než 250 000 Kč;
  5. speciální oprávnění - zkontrolovat platnost.

• Formulář návrhu projektu jsou dostupné v internetové on-line aplikaci GRIS
• Skládá se z částí:
  1. základní identifikační údaje, abstrakt (1100 znaků) a cíle projektu (300 znaků; česky a anglicky);
  2. celkové finanční prostředky, rozpis finančních položek, vč. zdůvodnění, podrobné vymezení osobních nákladů (anglicky); + celkové finanční prostředky v € požadované od zahraničního poskytovatele na řešení zahraniční části projektu;
  3. (C1,C2 a C3) - - zdůvodnění návrhu projektu (C1:limit 10 str. , vel. písma min 11 bodů; 6 MB, anglicky), očekávané výsledky (C2); popis přínosu mezinárodní spolupráce (C3);
  4. (D1+D2) - CV navrhovatele/spolunavrhovatelů (D1:limit 2 str. na osobu, vel. písma min 11 bodů; 1 MB, anglicky); bibliografie navrhovatele/spolunavrhovatelů; (D2, anglicky) + CV zahraničního navrhovatele (bez limitu);
  5. informace o dalších projektech navrhovatele/spolunavrhovatelů; (česky nebo anglicky).
• Návrh projektu musí být vyplněn a konvertován do formátu PDF podle návodu obsaženého v aplikaci a zaslán e-mailem do Projektové kanceláře (projectoffice@uochb.cas.cz), která zajistí jeho podání na GA ČR prostřednictvím informačního systému datových schránek
• Návrh projektu po vygenerování finální PDF verze nesmí být již modifikován, ani otevírán v aplikaci - porušení elektronické pečetě je důvodem k vyřazení návrhu projektu.
• Zaslání dokladů k prokázání způsobilosti zajistí Projektová kancelář.
• Zahraniční část návrhu projektu (pokud není k dispozici v době podání českého návrhu projektu) musí být podána na GA ČR hned po podání zahraniční části návrhu projektu. Nejzazší termín pro odevzdání bude oznámen na webových stránkách GA ČR na adrese. Podává se též datovou schránkou GA ČR. Zpráva musí obsahovat reg. číslo a datum podání k zahr. poskytovateli. (Zaslání zajistí projektová kancelář).

• Vědecký záměr (cíle projektu), návrh způsobu řešení, návrh výstupů řešení, zahraniční spolupráce uchazeče, posouzení předchozí spolupráce uchazeče s GA ČR a přiměřenost finančních požadavků.
• Hodnocení návrhů projektů provádějí panely a oborové komise GA ČR: (1. fáze - 2 posudky členové panelu + hodnocení v panelu; 2. fáze externí posudky + hodnocení v panelu). Hodnocení návrhů projektů probíhá nejdříve odděleně na národních úrovních, finální seznam podpořených projektů je zveřejněn až po porovnání obou národních hodnocení.

• Jedna osoba si může podat buď pouze jeden návrh projektu JUNIOR STAR, nebo pouze jeden návrh projektu POSTDOC INDIVIDUAL FELLOWSHIP v roli navrhovatele, nebo pouze jeden návrh projektu EXPRO v roli navrhovatele nebo spolunavrhovatele.
• Osoba, která si podá návrh projektu JUNIOR STAR v roli navrhovatele, si může podat ještě nejvýše 2 další návrhy projektů (v rámci všech soutěží vyhlašovaných GAČR v daném kalendářním roce), jeden v roli navrhovatele a druhý v roli spolunavrhovatele. Nástroj pro ověření.
• Pokud navrhovatel projektu JUNIOR STAR uspěje ve více veřejných soutěžích, může řešit buď pouze tento projekt JUNIOR STAR, nebo nejvýše dva další jiné projekty současně (jeden v roli navrhovatele a druhý v roli spolunavrhovatele).
• Pokud uchazeč před podáním dalšího návrhu projektu, který by zapříčinil souběh projektů v rozporu s výše uvedenými pravidly, odstoupí z veřejné soutěže, nebo odstoupí z hodnocení podle příslušného ustanovení Pravidel pro mezinárodní grantové projekty hodnocené na principu Lead Agency (LA granty), bude se na návrh projektu, od kterého bylo odstoupeno, hledět, jako by nikdy nebyl podán. Takový návrh projektu se potom nebude počítat do limitu podaných návrhů projektů v daném roce.
• Navrhovatelem, následně řešitelem projektu JUNIOR STAR nesmí být osoba, která již v minulosti získala grant zaměřený i na vědecké osamostatnění či založení vlastní vědecké skupiny (např. Granty „ERC Starting Grants“ z programu HORIZON, Prémie Lumina quaeruntur Akademie věd České republiky, soutěž Primus Univerzity Karlovy apod.).
• Pracovní kapacita na projektu (úvazek) musí být alespoň 0,50 pro osobu navrhovatele, každého odborného a dalšího odborného spolupracovníka. Tento požadavek se netýká technických a administrativních pracovníků a studentů bakalářského a magisterského studia.
• Nulová pracovní kapacita se nepřipouští. Součet všech úvazků hrazených z účelové podpory GAČR může u jednoho pracovníka činit maximálně 100 % úvazku.
• Postdoktorandem se pro účely projektu rozumí osoba, která má nejvýše 8 let od obhajoby Ph.D. ke dni zahájení projektu (2.1.2017-1.1.2025); do limitu se nezapočítává přerušení kariéry – mateřská, rodičovská, dlouhodobá nemoc apod.
• Za součást způsobilých personálních nákladů se nepovažují odměny.
• Mezinárodní zkušenost navrhovatele popsat v části A i D.
• Pokud navrhovatel ještě není držitelem titulu Ph.D., pak musí nejpozději do 30.9.2024 svoji doktorskou práci obhájit a doklad o získání titulu doručit na GA ČR nejpozději do 10.10.2024.
• Povolené přílohy (nahrát pouze do aplikace GRIS):
  1. kopie dokladu o ukončení doktorského studia navrhovatele;
  2. dohoda o společném záměru – zahraniční spolupráce, příslib úkonů na zahr. pracovišti;
  3. kopie dokladů dokazující významnou mezinárodní zkušenost;
  4. seznam zahr. pracovišť, kterým neposílat návrh projektu k posouzení;
  5. nabídka obsahující identifikace dodavatele, předmětu dodávky a předběžné ceny – pokud dodávka/y od 1 dodavatele/ů je vyšší než 750 000 Kč/projekt nebo je hodnota 1 zařízení vyšší než 250 000 Kč. U dodávky nad 750 000 Kč se přikládají minimálně dvě další konkurenční nabídky na stejnou dodávku, včetně zdůvodnění výběru Konkurenční nabídky se nepřikládají v případech, kdy je vybraný dodavatel jediným dodavatelem nabízejícím dodávku požadovaných parametrů nezbytných pro řešení grantového projektu;
  6. speciální oprávnění – zkontrolovat platnost.

• Formulář návrhu projektu jsou dostupné v internetové on-line aplikaci GRIS
• Skládá se z částí:
  1. základní identifikační údaje, abstrakt (1100 znaků) a cíle projektu (300 znaků; anglicky a česky);
  2. celkové finanční prostředky, rozpis finančních položek, vč. zdůvodnění nákladů na celou dobu řešení, podrobné vymezení osobních nákladů (anglicky);
  3. (C1+C2) - zdůvodnění návrhu projektu a očekávané výsledky; (C1: limit 15 str., vel. písma min 11 bodů; 6 MB; anglicky);
  4. (D1+D2) – CV navrhovatele; (D1: limit 2 str., vel. písma min 11 bodů; 1 MB; anglicky); D2 bibliografie a další dosažené výsledky navrhovatele (anglicky);
  5. informace o dalších projektech (anglicky).
• Návrh projektu musí být vyplněn a konvertován do formátu PDF podle návodu obsaženého v aplikaci a zaslán e-mailem do Projektové kanceláře (projectoffice@uochb.cas.cz), která zajistí jeho podání na GA ČR prostřednictvím informačního systému datových schránek.
• Návrh projektu po vygenerování finální PDF verze nesmí být již modifikován, ani otevírán v aplikaci - porušení elektronické pečetě je důvodem k vyřazení návrhu projektu.
• Zaslání dokladů k prokázání způsobilosti zajistí Projektová kancelář.

• Zaměření projektu (průlomová povaha a potenciální dopad, ambiciózní zaměření, „high risk/high gain“).
• Návrh způsobu řešení (vědecký přístup, vědecké metody a postupy, vývoj nové metody, časový rozvrh řešení).
• Schopnost a předpoklady navrhovatele a jeho odborných spolupracovníků (významné mezinárodní zkušenosti navrhovatele, vědecké výsledky).
• Připravenost uchazeče (technické a institucionální zázemí).
• Předpokládaná kvalita výsledků.
• Zahraniční spolupráce – zapojení zahraničních pracovišť.
• Přiměřenost finančních požadavků.