Rector's Directive No. 36/2020












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            * Support for submitting ERC grant applications at Charles University
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            Responsible: Research Support Office

            Effective date: 1 October 2020




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            * Article 1 Introductory provisiosn

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            The objective of the support is to motivate the academic and research staff to submit high

            applications for grants of the European Research Council (the “ERC”). The support will be 
            resources set aside by the university as a part of the Breakdown of Non-Investment Contrib
            Subsidies at Charles University (the “university”) in accordance with the Strategic Plan o





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            * Article 2 Conditions for providing the support
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            An application may be submitted by an applicant who
            a.cooperates while preparing their ERC grant application with a university contact employe
              coordinator at the university (the university contact employee must be given access to t

              application in the Funding and Tenders portal) and
            b.is a member of the academic or research staff of the university at the time of submittin
              application for support.

            The maximum amount of support is CZK 100,000.
            Submitting an application for support under this directive excludes the option of submitti
            for support relating to preparation of collaborative projects in accordance with Rector’s 

            63/2017. Allocated support may be used according to the discretion of the applicant, for e
            remuneration, refunding travel expenses, or otherwise in accordance with Act no. 130/2002 
            for Research and Development.





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            * Article 3 Procedures for submitting the application
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            The application for support may be submitted any time after submitting the ERC grant appli
            later than 1 October of the calendar year in which the ERC grant application was submitted
            for support with all attachments are submitted electronically to the e-mail address ec@cun

            application for support must contain the following:
            a.The ERC grant type that the applicant is applying for and the submission date,
            b.The complete text of the submitted ERC grant application.





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            * Article 4 Assessment of submitted applications
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            Only applications that fulfil the conditions set out in articles 2 and 3 of this directive
            assessed. Support will be granted based on a decision of the Vice-Rector for Research on r
            the ERC coordinator and will be contingent on the budget.

            A decision on applications for support will be issued no later than 1 December of the spec




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            * Article 5 Additional provisions

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            The applicant is responsible for ensuring that the support is used efficiently, economical
            effectively and in accordance with the relevant legal regulations, the terms and condition

            of Education, Youth and Sports, and this directive.




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            * Article 6 Final provisions

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            Rector’s Measure no. 54/2018 is hereby rescinded.
            This measure comes into effect on 1 October 2020.



            In Prague, on 30 September 2020

            prof. MUDr. Tomáš Zima, DrSc., MBA