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The Call 2 of the Charleston programme will open in early March 2026. Evaluation results should be available in early October, and the earliest possible start date for funded projects will be 1 December 2026. .

Charles University, in partnership with the European Commission, will co-fund 10 postdoctoral projects by postdoctoral researchers from around the world.

A total of 48 postdoctoral researchers applied, planning to carry out their projects across 14 faculties and institutes of Charles University.

The proposals must be submitted by Saturday, 31 May 2025 at 14:00 (2 PM) CEST. We kindly encourage all applicants not to wait until the last moment to submit their application via the IS Věda portal.

On 27 March, we held a webinar for the first call of the CHARLESTON programme. The participants received key information about the programme, including its eligibility criteria, supervisors, and funding coverage. We also guided applicants through the application and selection processes, as well as the expected start of funded projects.

CHARLESTON programme will support 10 early-career researchers in the first call, offering them a 24-month postdoctoral fellowship at Charles University and a 3 to 6-month secondment in a non-academic institution.

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Experts from all scientific fields are invited to take part in the evaluation process for postdoctoral research proposals within the CHARLESTON programme.

On Tuesday, 20th January 2025, the Charleston programme, designed to attract promising early-career scientists to the Czech Republic, was officially launched in the Charles University's Hall of Patriots.

The programme will support a total of 20 early-career researchers from abroad.