Junior Fund
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Junior Fund
The goal of the Junior Fund is to secure financial support for the provision of methodological and administrative assistance to attract prospective post-doc researchers, who will carry out research within a specific field at Charles University. The main initiative is always on the relevant faculty or another unit of CU that is interested in exploring a particular research project.
The Junior Fund is defined in the Rector’s Directive No. 12/2026 , effective from 16th of March 2026.
Schedule of the call XIX. 2026.
Call XX. for the year 2027 will be announced at the end of the year 2026.
List of Post-Doctoral Fellowships, call XVIIII. 2025
Qualifications of applicants
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Before the selection process the applicant must fulfill following prerequisities:
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The applicant can not be qualified for associate professorship (habilitation) prior to the application deadline.
Key information for post-doc applicants
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The post-doc researcher is engaged to work on a project taking maximum of 2 years (24 months) of full-time employment (40 hours/week). |
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The stays are intended to be implemented in all academic and research fields maintained within Charles University. |
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The department at which the research topic is to be implemented has the conditions required for the investigation thereof. |
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The respective unit of the University has sufficient means to cover the labour and other costs related to the investigation of the research topic. |
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The International Relations Office of the Rectorate of CU provides the financial support for the provision of methodological and administrative assistance to the post-doc researcher. The amount of the contribution is 50 000 CZK/month. |
Nomination and selection procedure
Call for nominations:
The Vice-Rector for International Affairs annually announces a new call for the submission of research topics by a letter to the deans of faculties / directors of another units of Charles University.
Proposal for a research project:
The faculty / another unit of CU proposes a viable topic (abstract) included in the scholarly and research activities of the faculty of CU, which is to be researched in the applicant's project.
Project publication:
The projects are published on the website, faculties / another units as well publish the projects on their websites or in other available media and may also inform cooperating institutions.
Application procedure:
After consulting with the research department (the supervisor of the project), the applicant develops the project content and submits required application documents to the contact person of the faculty / another unit of CU or the supervisor of the project – all must be done within the deadline set in the project proposal.
When submiting the application documents, the applicant must meet the requirements of post-doc applicants.
The communication with the applicant is conducted by the research department proposing the topic, not by the Rectorate.
Application materials handover:
The faculty / another unit sends the application materials to Rectorate of Charles University by the stated deadline.
University committee meeting:
The University committee meets on a pre-determined date, evaluates the projects and proposes successful applicants and substitutes (the substitutes are listed in order of preference). The final allocation of support for the given year is approved by the Rector of Charles University.
Announcement of the results of the call:
The Vice-Rector for International Affairs announces the results of the current call, in a letter to the deans of faculties / directors of Charles University units who nominated their candidates within the current call.
Notification of results to candidates:
The applicant is informed by the faculty / another unit of Charles University (not the Rectorate) about the result of the selection procedure, including the possible start date, and arranges the necessary formalities (visa, etc.).
If an applicant withdraws from the program, the applicant selected by the university committee as the first substitute, or the next substitute in order, is called.
Schedule of the XIX. Call
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March 16, 2026 |
Announcement of the XIX. call of the Junior Fund (starting from October 1, 2026). |
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April 1, 2026 |
Faculties / another units of CU submit research project proposals to the International Relations Office of the Rectorate (OZV RUK). |
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April 10, 2026 |
OZV RUK publishes research project proposals on the website. |
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by June 1, 2026 |
Faculties / another units of CU submit their candidate nominations to OZV RUK. The candidate proposals must include all required documents. |
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June 2026 |
The university committee evaluates the projects, determines the order of preference for the receipt of funds from the Junior Fund and issues a recommendation to the Rector. |
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June 2026 |
The Rector of Charles University issues the final decision on the selection of candidates. Subsequently, faculties / another units of CU inform all their candidates about the results of the selection process; successful candidates are informed about their potential start from October 1, 2026. |
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October 1, 2026 |
Successfull candidates start their research activites at faculties of CU. |
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January 15, 2027 |
Submission by faculties/components of CU to OZV RUK. A) Interim reports of junior academic staff from the XVIII. call of the Junior Fund (starting from January 1, 2026). B) Final reports of junior academic staff from the XVII. call of the Junior Fund (period January 1, 2025 – December 31, 2026). |
Before the end of the first year of the project, a special commission of the respective unit of CU is to evaluate, in the form of an interview, the outcomes attained by the post-doc researcher and to confirm that the stay should continue in the following year.
At the end of the research period the special commission of the faculty or other unit of CU is to evaluate the course of the project based on the presentation of the final theses along with the submission of a list of publications and other outcomes by the respective post-doc researcher.
The University Committee
Chair of the Committee
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Vice-Rector for International Affairs |
prof. MUDr. Michal Vrablík, Ph.D. |
Members of the Committee
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Faculty of Sciences Faculty of Humanities Faculty of Arts First Faculty of Medicine Faculty of Mathematics and Physics Faculty of Education Faculty of Social Sciences |
prof. RNDr. Dušan Drbohlav, CSc. prof. Mgr. et Mgr. Marcin L. Filipowicz, Ph.D. doc. Mgr. Radek Skarnitzl, Ph.D. prof. MUDr. Jan Škrha, DrSc., MBA prof. Ing. Miroslav Tůma, CSc. to be determined to be determined |
Documents
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The Application must include all of the following documents: |
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(written either by the supervisor in the Ph.D. programme or by a researcher / head of institution, where the applicant completed the doctoral study) |
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Professional Curriculum Vitae, including the commented list of up to 5 most important publications. Please specify your research contribution and input to each publication (max. 2 A4 pages) |
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Copy of University Diploma of completion of Ph.D. studies or an internationally recognised equivalent thereof at a foreign higher education institution |
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The faculty / another unit of Charles University shall will submit the following documents to OZV RUK after the announcement of the current call for the given year: |
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Applicant's documents (see above)
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Request from the faculty / another unit for the inclusion of the applicant among the candidates (if the applicant has not yet completed their Ph.D. studies at the time of application) can be found HERE
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During their stay, the junior academic researcher is required to prepare 2 reports on their activities - an interim and a final report. The activities are commented on by their supervisor at the faculty/unit of Charles University: |
