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Deadline 31 March annually (IOCB internal deadline 15 March)
Competition name Otto Wichterle Award
WWW
Organiser Czech Academy of Sciences, contact e-mail: scicounc@kav.casc.cz
Focused On Awarding of excellent and promising early career researchers at the CAS Institutes for their significant contribution to the advancement of scientific knowledge in a given area of science.
How to apply Intraweb Cookbook - Otto Wichterle Award
Applicant Early career researcher up to 35 years old, holder Ph.D., Dr. or DSc. The age limit is extended by the period of maternity or parental leave.
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Criteria
  • The proposed candidate must be employed at the CAS institute. Part-time job (min. 50%) is permitted in the case of childcare. The candidate must reach maximum of 35 years in the calendar year of the award.
  • Evaluation: current scientific activity, quality of achieved results.
  • The subsidy must be used for holder salary.
  • The subsidy is provided in the 3rd quarter of the calendar year, for the first time in the year of awarding.
  • An interim and final reports need to be prepared annually.
Institution The CAS Institutes
IOCB deadline 14 days before the deadline – approval by the IOCB Board
Final deadline 31 March annually
Evaluation results NA
Awarding ceremony Award ceremony in May (26 awards/year)
Awards Diploma and subsidy up to 110,000 CZK/year (plus social and health insurance), duration of 3 years (in total max. 444,840 CZK)
Language of application Czech
IOCB Contact Submit a nomination document for the IOCB Board approval (mandatory) by e-mail: awards@uochb.cas.cz.
Downloadable


Application consists of
Template:
  1. CV of the candidate
  2. List of publications incl. citations
  3. Justification of the candidate's nomination


Research areas
All research areas




Deadline Fri 07 Mar 2025 (IOCB deadline Mon 03 Mar 2025)
Competition name Joseph Fourier Prize for Computer Sciences 2025
WWW IFP
Organiser Eviden / Embassy of France in the Czech Republic
Focused On Competition to award the best PhD research work in Computer Sciences
How to apply Intraweb Cookbook - French Embassy Scientific Prize
Applicant PhD student, postdoc
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Criteria
  • Currently enrolled in a Ph.D. study at a Czech institution or has defended his/her Ph.D. in 2024 or 2025;
  • of Czech or Slovak nationality;
  • younger than 33 years on 01 May 2025;
  • author of at least one scientific article published or accepted for publication in a peer-reviewed international journal;
  • his/her Ph.D. study does not collude with any work for the Eviden company;
  • an Internship must take place in a French research centre (selected by awardee);
  • awardee must confirm an internship to the French Embassy by 31 Jan 2026, and the internship must be completed before 31 Dec 2026;
  • the support must be used for the internship and not for a postdoc contract.
Institution Institution of research and higher education in the Czech Republic
IOCB deadline Fri 07 Mar 2025 (IOCB deadline Mon 03 Mar 2025)
Selection

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

Stage 2: Nationwide Finals by the French Institute in Prague based on a full application package;
IFP contact: Ms. Latifa Hamani; e-mail: latifa.haman@ifp.cz; ☎: 221 401 003
Final deadline
  • Stage 1: Fri 07 Mar 2025 for the CAS pre-selection
  • Stage 2: Tue 08 Apr 2025 for the Nationwide Finals – IFP
Oral presentation 14 May 2025 – Applicant will present their PhD research to the committee. Presentation shall be held in English
Evaluation results Within a week after selection committee’s meeting
Awarding ceremony 26 June 2026 in Prague, French Embassy – Buquoy Palace
Awards
  • 1st Prize: 65 000 CZK, a stipend for a one-month internship in France
  • 2nd Prize: 40 000 CZK and a stipend for a one-month internship in France
  • 3rd Prize: 25 000 CZK
  • A special Prize IT4Innovation: (awarded in partnership with IT4Innovations) – given access to 250,000 normalised core hours on supercomputers in Ostrava. This special prize is independent of the prizes.
Language of application English and Czech
IOCB Contact Veronika Palečková, ☎: 266
Downloadable


Application consists of

Stage I. Pre-application for the CAS (07 Mar 2025)*

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


Stage II. Final Application for prize organiser (07 Mar 2025)*

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

The candidate must also register via online application.



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




Deadline Fri 07 Mar 2025 (IOCB deadline Mon 03 Mar 2025)
Competition name Jean-Marie Lehn Prize for Chemistry 2025
WWW IFP
Organiser NF IOCB Tech / Embassy of France in the Czech Republic
Focused On Competition to award the best PhD research work in chemistry
How to apply Intraweb Cookbook - French Embassy Scientific Prize
Applicant PhD student, postdoc
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Criteria
  • Currently enrolled in a Ph.D. study at a Czech institution or has defended his/her Ph.D. in 2024 or 2025;
  • of Czech or Slovak nationality;
  • younger than 33 years on 01 May 2025;
  • author of at least one scientific article published or accepted for publication in a peer-reviewed international journal;
  • his/her Ph.D. study does not collude with any work for the IOCB Tech company;
  • an Internship must take place in a French research centre (selected by awardee);
  • awardee must confirm an internship to the French Embassy by 31 Jan 2026, and the internship must be completed before 31 Dec 2026;
  • the support must be used for the internship and not for a postdoc contract.
Institution Institution of research and higher education in the Czech Republic
IOCB deadline Mon 03 Mar 2025
Selection

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

Stage 2: Nationwide Finals by the French Institute in Prague based on a full application package;
IFP contact: Ms. Latifa Hamani; e-mail: latifa.haman@ifp.cz; ☎: 221 401 003
Final deadline
  • Stage 1: Fri 07 Mar 2025 for the CAS pre-selection
  • Stage 2: Tue 08 Apr 2025 for the Nationwide Finals – IFP
Oral presentation May or June 2025 – Applicant will present their PhD research to the committee. Presentation shall be held in English
Evaluation results Within a week after selection committee’s meeting
Awarding ceremony 26 June 2025 in Prague, French Embassy – Buquoy Palace
Awards
  • 1st Prize: 80 000 CZK, a stipend for a one-month internship in France; participation to the Barrande French-Czech Vltava Chemistry Meeting in 2025
  • 2nd Prize: 50 000 CZK and a stipend for a one-month internship in France
  • 3rd Prize: 30 000 CZK
  • Special Prize for Chemistry (awarded in partnership with the Czech Chemical Society - CCS) to represent CCS at a congress organized by one of the partner Central European chemical societies, one-year subscription of the journal “Chemické listy” and free membership for the CCS for one year.
Language of application English and Czech
IOCB Contact Veronika Palečková, ☎: 266
Downloadable


Application consists of

Stage I. Pre-application for the CAS (07 Mar 2025)*

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


Stage II. Final Application for prize organiser (07 Mar 2025)*

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

The candidate must also register via online application.



Research areas
Chemistry




Deadline Fri 07 Mar 2025 (IOCB deadline Mon 03 Mar 2025)
Competition name Sanofi Prize for Pharmacy 2025
WWW IFP
Organiser Sanofi / Embassy of France in the Czech Republic
Focused On Competition to award the best PhD research work in experimental biomedical and pharmaceutical research
How to apply Intraweb Cookbook - French Embassy Scientific Prize
Applicant PhD student, postdoc
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Criteria
  • Currently enrolled in a Ph.D. study at a Czech institution or has defended his/her Ph.D. in 2024 or 2025;
  • of Czech or Slovak nationality;
  • younger than 33 years on 01 May 2025;
  • author of at least one scientific article published or accepted for publication in a peer-reviewed international journal;
  • his/her Ph.D. study does not collude with any work for the Sanofi company;
  • an Internship must take place in a French research centre (selected by awardee);
  • awardee must confirm an internship to the French Embassy by 31 Jan 2026, and the internship must be completed before 31 Dec 2026;
  • the support must be used for the internship and not for a postdoc contract.
Institution Institution of research and higher education in the Czech Republic
IOCB deadline Mon 03 Mar 2025
Selection

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

Stage 2: Nationwide Finals by the French Institute in Prague based on a full application package;
IFP contact: Ms. Latifa Hamani; e-mail: latifa.haman@ifp.cz; ☎: 221 401 003
Final deadline
  • Stage 1: Fri 07 Mar 2025 for the CAS pre-selection
  • Stage 2: Tue 08 Apr 2025 for the Nationwide Finals – IFP
Oral presentation 13 May 2025 – Applicant will present their PhD research to the committee. Presentation shall be held in English
Evaluation results Within a week after selection committee’s meeting
Awarding ceremony 26 June 2025 in Prague, French Embassy – Buquoy Palace
Awards
  • 1st Prize: 65 000 CZK, a stipend for a one-month internship in France
  • 2nd Prize: 40 000 CZK and a stipend for a one-month internship in France
  • 3rd Prize: 25 000 CZK
Language of application English and Czech
IOCB Contact Veronika Palečková, ☎: 266
Downloadable


Application consists of

Stage I. Pre-application for the CAS (07 Mar 2025)*

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


Stage II. Final Application for prize organiser (07 Mar 2025)*

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

The candidate must also register via online application.



Research areas
Experimental biomedicine, pharmacy




Deadline The deadline has been extended to Mon 6 Jan 2025 (IOCB deadline Fri 13 Dec 2024 if you require an IOCB recommendation letter). Please inform the Project Office about your interest to apply (by e-mail).
Competition name L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science 2025
WWW
Organiser L’Oréal Česká republika, www.forwomeninscience.com
Contact: ivona.karvinen@loreal.com
Focused On Supporting the careers of and the recognition of talented women scientists working in the Czech Republic
How to apply Intraweb Cookbook: L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science
Applicant Female scientists (Czech nationals or foreign nationals who have been doing research in the Czech Republic for at least 1 year). Applicants must be aged 40 or less on 31 December 2024.
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Criteria
  • Applicants must be women scientists aged 40 or less on 31 Dec 2023 with a Ph.D. degree in the Physical Sciences, Engineering and Technological Sciences, Formal or Life and environmental sciences – see guidelines for full list.
  • Relevant research to be implemented in the Czech Republic for the length of the following one year.
  • If animal experiments are carried out, these must be described in detail. Their necessity or the lack of alternatives must be justified.
  • The award of 200,000 CZK to be used to support research in the Czech Republic.
  • The winners agree to participate in media training, to participate in the official events organized in 2024/2025 around the topic “For Women in Science”.
  • The winners agree to keep the announcement of the results confidential until the official announcement.
  • The winners expressly authorize UNESCO and the L’Oréal Group including all subsidiaries to reproduce, represent and use their Image, in the Czech Republic and worldwide.
  • The winner must settle all tax obligations connected with the payment of the award.
Institution Research institutions in the Czech Republic
IOCB deadline Fri 13 Dec 2024 if you require an IOCB recommendation letter
Final deadline The deadline has been extended to Mon 6 Jan 2025.
Oral presentation end of February 2025 - date will be announced later
Evaluation results 12 finalists will be shortlisted by Feb 29, 2025 and will present their projects to the jury (April 2025 TBC). Official results announcement/ceremony will be in June 2025. Three winners will be granted.
Awarding ceremony June 2025 (TBC)
Awards 3×200,000 CZK (directly to the winners after the official ceremony)
Language of application English
IOCB Contact

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

Veronika Palečková, ☎: 266
Šárka Křížová, ☎: 527
Downloadable


Application consists of

Applications must be submitted through online platform

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


Research areas
Life and environmental sciences, formal sciences, physical sciences, engineering and technological sciences