Rector´s Directive No. 40/2023 ****************************************************************************************** * ****************************************************************************************** Name: The Principles of Awarding the Donatio Universitatis Carolin? Chair Rese To Implement: - Lead Office: Department of Science and Research Effect 15 September 2023 ****************************************************************************************** * The Principles of Awarding the Donatio Universitatis Carolin? Chair Research Support ****************************************************************************************** Translator’s note ****************************************************************************************** * Article 1 – Initial Provisions ****************************************************************************************** 1.In accordance with its Strategic Plan, Charles University (hereinafter referred to as th hereby announces the principles of awarding the Donatio Universitatis Carolin? Chair res The aim is to support (for a minimum period of six months and a maximum of two years) se with sufficient experience (usually researchers with long-term experience abroad or rese from abroad, mid-career researchers, R3 established researchers, i.e., those who have ha for 8 or more years). 2.The support should contribute to the future development of a certain field. It is aimed the international competitiveness of the faculties and higher education institutes of th (hereinafter referred to as the “Faculties” and “Institutes”) by means of supporting res able to bring new ideas and innovative approaches to their fields. ****************************************************************************************** * Article 2 – Conditions for Submitting a Proposal ****************************************************************************************** 1.The call for proposals is held in two rounds. 2.In the first round, the Rector’s Board (hereinafter referred to as the “RB”) will invite and Institutes to propose field-specific subjects. These subjects must be in accordance Strategic Plan of the Faculty and University and its priorities. The RB will choose five the proposed total for the given year. The Faculties and Institutes may also propose a j 3.In the second round, the Faculties and Institutes will nominate a specific researcher (h referred to as the “candidate”) within the selected subjects. 4.The nomination is submitted by the dean of the relevant Faculty or director of the Insti Faculty or Institute may submit more than one nomination within the selected subjects. 5.Faculties and Institutes which are active in the same fields/research areas may agree to candidate. In such case, the nomination is submitted by the deans and directors of all p Faculties and Institutes together. 6.The candidate must come from a research area falling within the five defined subjects an a Ph.D. degree for 8 or more years. 7.As a rule, two candidates will be selected for the support each year. 8.The nominations are submitted one year before the planned start of employment of the res Faculty or Institute; the researcher may start his employment sooner if there is a mutua the Faculty or Institute. ****************************************************************************************** * Article 3 – Structure of Funding ****************************************************************************************** 1.The funding will be provided from the institutional support of the University and from t means of the Faculties and Institutes. The support funding is divided into: a.personnel costs; b.scholarships; c.operational costs, travel expenses, services; d.costs of the acquisition of long-term tangible and intangible property; e.supplementary and overhead costs in a maximum amount of 15% of the total of non-invest means (this condition applies separately to the funds provided by the University and t provided by the Faculty or Institute). 2.The University will support one candidate up to a maximum amount of CZK 5 million for a of 24 months (a single nomination entitles a candidate to receive the support for a maxi months). 3.The allocated funds will be transferred to the Faculty which will release them to pay fo purposefully incurred by the selected recipient of the support. 4.Beyond the scope of the support from the University as specified in the previous paragra or Institute contributes at least 25 % of the amount. 5.Any unused funding allocated by the University, up to a maximum amount of 5% of the orig financial means, may be transferred to the Faculty’s or Institute’s fund of resources fo purpose. ****************************************************************************************** * Article 4 – Proposal of a Subject – 1st Round ****************************************************************************************** 1.The proposal of a subject should not exceed two A4 size sheets. 2.The proposal should include: a.Reasons for selecting the subject and explanation of its place in the Strategic Plan o University, and b.Explanation why it is necessary to focus on the given subject at the University. ****************************************************************************************** * Article 5 – Nomination of a Candidate – 2nd Round ****************************************************************************************** 1.The nomination of a candidate should not exceed five A4 size sheets and it is submitted form. 2.The nomination should include: a.Approval of the submitted nomination by the dean of the Faculty or director of the Ins b.Identification of the Faculty or Institute, specification of the unit, and identificat of study according to the internal classification; c.Details of the candidate (a professional CV and a description of professional career h d.Reasons for the nomination; e.Information about the contribution of the candidate, including specific indicators; f.Description of the role and activities of the candidate; g.Conditions and resources; h.Amount and specification of the required funding for the entire period of the support; i.Financial feasibility. ****************************************************************************************** * Article 6 – Evaluation of the Nominations ****************************************************************************************** 1.A nomination will be submitted by the dean of a Faculty or director of an Institute. The be discussed by a commission appointed by the Rector which will be composed of members o minimum number of commission members is three. Minutes will be taken during the commissi 2.The following criteria, in particular, will be evaluated when considering each nominatio a.The research activities of the candidate so far with an emphasis being placed on origi international cooperation, including foreign stays and international projects; b.If it is probable that the presence of the researcher will lead to the formation of a research group; c.The experience of the candidate (e.g., his ability to create and lead research project experience with grant applications and budget management, his experience with the supe doctoral students and possibly with mentoring of younger colleagues); d.How important focusing on the given subject is for the Faculty or Institute and if it potentially lead to greater competitiveness within Europe. 3.The order and proposal of the support is submitted for consideration to the RB. 4.After consideration and evaluation of the nominations, the RB will publish the final ord nominations, including a proposal for awarding or withholding financial support. 5.For nominations which the RB proposes to support, the RB will approve the amount of the recommend adjustment thereof, or recommend that the Faculty or Institute increase their 6.All proposals by the RB will be considered by the Research Board of Charles University ( referred to as the “CURB”); the result will be also submitted to the International Board University for consideration. 7.The Rector decides to award the support on the basis of the opinion given by the RB and 8.If the support is refused either by the Faculty or Institute or by the candidate, the ne with the best evaluation result will be selected automatically. 9.There is no legal right to the support. ****************************************************************************************** * Article 7 – Agreement on the Use of the Support, Clearing, Interim Report, Final Report of Outputs ****************************************************************************************** 1.The details of the award of the support, allocation of funding and financial management an agreement on the allocation of funding (hereinafter referred to as the “Agreement“). 2.The Agreement is concluded between the University, the Faculty or Institute and the reci support. If more Faculties or Institutes take part in providing the support, the other p entities will be also included in the Agreement, or the co-financing of the support and research outputs will be regulated by a separate agreement. 3.If the recipient of the support or the Faculty or Institute does not enter into the Agre months following the decision of the Rector, the procedure described in Article 6 (8) wi 4.The recipient of the support is an employee of the relevant Faculty or Institute and is for the proper and economical use of the allocated funding and for complying with the co applicable Decision on the Awarding of Institutional Support for a Long-Term Conceptual Research Organization issued by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports. 5.Under the Agreement, the recipient of the support and Faculty or Institute are also obli a.To handle intellectual property and property rights to outputs of research and develop accordance with applicable legal regulations governing works made for hire; b.Upon request, to present detailed documents on the use of the funding to the bodies of Institute, or University; c.To return any funding which it is not possible to use or transfer to the fund of resou defined purpose to the University within the specified period; d.To finance at least 25 % of the total support which the University provided in the giv resources of the Faculty or Institute. 6.If serious circumstances arise on the part of the recipient of the support, the provisio may be suspended for a necessary period. The duration of the suspension and the circumst renewal will be specified by an agreement concluded between the Faculty or Institute, th and the recipient of the support. 7.Each year, the recipient of the support submits an overview of funding used, and this is for the funding allocated by the University and the funding allocated by the Faculties o 8.An interim report, including the overview of funding used, listing separately the funds University and the funds allocated by the Faculties or Institutes, is submitted after th which the support was provided. 9.A budget and an application for the allocation of funding for the following calendar yea obligation of the dean to co-finance the support forms a part of the appendix to the Agr 10A continuous audit of the use of the funding is carried out by the Faculties and Institu 11A final report is submitted within three months following the termination of the support report must include a description of the overall activities, a list of publications, an evaluation of the outputs and the status of submitted continuing international projects of what type of project has been submitted or an explanation why a project has not been could ensure sustainability. After the termination of the support, the Rector will infor the achieved outputs. 12If Act No. 130/2002 Sb., as amended, or another applicable legal regulation which would a substantial change of the conditions for the institutional support of research at the are subject to an amendment during the term of the provision of the financial support, t will present a proposal of measures to be taken on the University level to the deans of directors of Institutes sufficiently in advance. ****************************************************************************************** * Article 8 – Common and Final Provisions ****************************************************************************************** 1.Awarding of the support in accordance with these principles is coordinated by the Vice-R Research and Projects and the administration tasks are carried out by the Department of Research of the Rectorate of the University. 2.This Rector’s Directive comes into effect on 15 September 2023. 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