Important information and deadlines

The Grant Agency of Charles University has opened the 24th competition round for Charles University internal grants for the year 2027.

The competition was opened by the Rectorʼs Order number 30/2026, whose wording is available at the website https://cuni.cz/UK-15968.html.

In preparation of the application, it is necessary to proceed in accordance with the Deanʼs Order number 11/2021 – Sumbission of project applications at the address https://www.lf1.cuni.cz/file/93385/11-21.pdf.

New project proposals can only be submitted by students within the standard time of their doctoral and/or master studies merely in the electronic from via the web application available at the address https://is.cuni.cz/webapps/.

Application of new projects can be submitted continuously from 1^st October 2026 on. The applications will be forwarded in the electronic form to the Research Support Office, en masse for the whole Faculty.

The basic terms and conditions of the competition, necessary for preparation and submission of the application, are available at the address https://cuni.cz/UK-2446.html.

Let us pinpoint the basic rules:

(1) The finance is always allotted to the project just for one calendar year.

(2) The amount of finance that can be allotted to a project is not more than CZK 300,000 per year. This finance is divided into wage funds and other private expenses, payments of social and health insurance, stay expenses, other non-investment expenses (thereinafter referred together as “direct expenses”), and supplementary costs. The supplementary costs constitute 15 per cent of the direct expenses, and they are allocated to the Faculty.

(3) The limits of amounts of finance that can be allotted for a project per year are set as follows:

(a) Personal expenses (salaries and levies) and other private costs: not more than CZK 40,000 per project, of which not more than CZK 40,000 shall come to the supervising tutor and/or the academic staff member; the amount for the supervising tutor and/or the academic staff member should not exceed 10 per cent of the principal researcherʼs scholarship.

(b) Means for scholarships: not more than CZK 160,000 per project, of which not more than CZK 80,000 shall come to the principal researcher.

The proportion of the means as specified in (b) shall amount to more than 75 per cent of the total under (a) and (b) together.

The deadline for submission of approved electronic applications for internal grants for the year 2027 is set as on 4^th November 2026 at 4 p.m.

A timely consultation is a requisite for submitting the complete application. Without the consultation, the project will not be forwarded to the competition.

FINANCIAL COSTS OF THE PROJECT
The economic aspect of the project shall be consulted with the staff of the Grants Projects Department: Ms Zuzana Panenková (zuzana.panenkova@lf1.cuni.cz, extension 4412), Ms Martina Venhauerová (martina.venhauerova@lf1.cuni.cz, extension 4591), Ms Petra Zagrapanová (petra.zagrapanova@lf1.cuni.cz, extension 4608), Ms Alena Veisová (alena.veisova@lf1.cuni.cz, extension 4157) and/or Ms Lucie Marešovou (lucie.maresova@lf1.cuni.cz, extension 4334).

The wage costs shall be consulted with Ms Tereza Skálová, Project Personnel Department (tereza.skalova@lf1.cuni.cz, extension 4619).

USE OF ANIMALS
If the project involves any use of animals, it is necessary to fill in the enclosed Form of project experiment for preliminary debate and submit it in electronic form at the Grants Projects Department of the First Faculty of Medicine to Mr Martin Just (mjust@lf1.cuni.cz, tel. 224 964 160) not later than 5^th October by 12 a.m. (noon).

The approved completed project of experiments shall be submitted subsequently, only in case of the grants accepted, before a contract is made.

May anything be unclear, contact Mr Viktor Sýkora, the chairman of the specialist committee for use of experimental animals (tel. 224 965 880).

Procedure of planning the finance for applications: The means for work with experimental animals shall be planned at the amount of the calculated costs according to the above mentioned form and entered in “other non-investment expenses”.

ETHICS COMMITTEE
ATTENTION – If the applicant has a contract of employment with the General University Hospital, he/she can address the Ethics committee in electronic form under the internet online application of the Ethics committee, created for this purpose. Otherwise, use the appropriate forms as before – see below.

If the grant project deals with any medical research (including questionnaire researches), there is the obligation of enclosing the opinion of the Ethics committee to the grant application, related directly to the submitted project. Without this approval, the project cannot be submitted.

The Ethics committee must always be recent – its opinion of a rejected project proposal cannot be used when submitting the project again next year.

In application for the opinion of the Ethics committee, it is necessary to will in the appropriate forms, which are available at the web pages of the First Faculty of Medicine at http://www.lf1.cuni.cz/formular-ek-vfn.

Please submit the completed Form in 2 copies, description of the project, patient information, informed consent form, the Principalʼs consent with performance of the research at the institution, signed CV, and GDPR approval in 1 copy to Mr Just at the Grants Projects Department of the First Faculty of Medicine of Charles University not later than 5^th October 2026 by 12 a.m. (noon).

These forms are also enclosed to this Declaration. Any possible information on the matter will be provided by Mr Martin Just (tel. 224 964 160).

Permission by or report to the State Institution for Drugs

If performance of the grant project requires permission by or report to the State Institution for Drugs, the applicant shall enclose this document to the grant application.

GMO
If the grant project involves handling genetically modified organisms, a scan of Authorization for handling genetically modified organisms and products must be enclosed. This document is enclosed to this Declaration.

                                                                                                         Prof. MUDr. Robert Jech, Ph.D.
                                                                                                           Vice-Dean for Grant Projects

Ms Kamila Kábeleová
Head of the Grants Projects Department

Enclosures:
Form of project experiment for preliminary debate
GMO authorization
Information about submission of the application
GDPR – Consent to processing personal details
Affidavit – General University HospitalQuestionnaire – General University Hospital