Project and Grant Support ****************************************************************************************** * ****************************************************************************************** Since 2021, there have been significant changes in the methodological, service, and manage the CU Rectorate in the project agenda of European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF), Education subsidy programmes, EU programmes, and recently the national Recovery and Resili (RRF). Strategic priorities for CU in these areas have been identified, and the necessity resources and the areas they should be directed to have been carefully considered, even in where individual faculties submit applications. Within Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe we have focused primarily on increasing the number and the success rate in international grant schemes, particularly emphasizing grants from Research Council (ERC) and MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships. Proposers of high-quality ERC gr financially supported after submitting their grants. If needed, external consultants from secured for the projects and workshops for applicants are held regularly. We have managed number of high-quality applications submitted and the overall success rate. From 2021 to 2 applicants success fully obtained eight ERC grants, with 13 applications supported in the programme. Furthermore, CU secured 10 Marie SkłodowskaCurie Actions Postdoctoral fellowshi postdoctoral researchers from abroad, with many others supported through MSCA PF CZ. Sever also obtained fellowships at universities abroad through this scheme.