Rector´s Directive No. 9/2023












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            Title:            Method for Submitting ERC Grant Applications at Charles University      
            To Implement:     -                                                                       
            Lead office:      Department of Science and Research                                      
                                                                                                      
            Effect:           1 March 2023                                                            




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            * Method for Submitting ERC Grant Applications at Charles University

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            * Article 1 – Introductory Provisions

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            1.The aim of this directive is to set the rules for submitting applications for European R
              (“ERC”) grants at Charles University (“the University”) for individual applicants from t

              other units (“the faculty”).
            2.The aim of the method is to ensure the high quality of ERC grant applications submitted 
              chances of success.






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            * Article 2 – Method for Submitting Applications

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            1.ERC grant applications must first be submitted to the Department of Science and Research
              the University Rectorate via the research support departments (or a similar department) 

              faculties before they can be submitted in the Funding and Tenders portal.
            2.Before submitting an ERC grant application to DSR it is necessary to reach an agreement 
              the applicant and the faculty management on the conditions of the grant investigation if

              application is accepted for funding in particular concerning future financial obligation
              the given ERC grant. Such agreement must be publicly declared for example in the minutes
              of the faculty management, however it does not form part of the application.

            3.Submitting the application for the issuance of a Host Institution Letter (“the HIL”), wh
              obligatory part of the submitted project document, does not prevent the applicant from m
              the project.

            4.The ERC grant application itself (containing both parts B1 and B2) is sent in electronic
              no later than one month before the submission deadline of the given call. For Synergy Gr
              sufficient to send the basic data on the project to be submitted together with the prepa

              grant application for which the principal investigator is responsible at Charles Univers
            5.The HIL can be signed only by the Rector of the University based on a recommendation of 
              Extended Rector’s Board at Charles University and the Vice-Rector for Research. The Univ

              person for ERC must have access to the project application submitted in the Funding and 
            6.If the requirements under paragraphs 1 to 5 are not fulfilled, or if the quality of the 
              not sufficient, it is not possible to submit the application on behalf of the University

              the financial support under Rector’s Directive 8/2023 cannot be granted.





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            * Article 3 – Final Provisions
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            1.The Rector’s Directive No. 37/2020 is hereby repealed.

            2.This directive becomes effective on 1 March 2023.



            In Prague on 21 February 2023                                                             
                                                                                                      
                                                                                                      
                                                                                                      

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