Basic Conditions, Regulations and Deadlines ****************************************************************************************** * ****************************************************************************************** The 22nd round of the competition has been closed. We expect to open the application for s the 23rd round at the beginning of October 2025. Details regarding the GA UK competition can be found in Principles of Activities of the Gr Charles University and Grant Rules of Charles University. This translation is for informat The legally binding regulations are those in Czech registered by the Ministry. Principles of Activities of the Grant Agency of Charles University [ URL "https://cuni.cz/ (CZ) Call for the 22th round of applications of the Grant Agency of Charles University (2025) [ cuni.cz/UK-13823.html"] (CZ) Grant Rules [ URL "UKEN-652.html "] (ENG) Information for submiting new project proposal [ URL "UKEN-756-version1- information_for_submitting_new_project_proposals.pdf"] (ENG) Information for submitting - Project proposal attachment [ URL "UKEN-756-version1- information_on_submitting_the_pdf___project_proposal.pdf"] (ENG) Attachments [ URL "UKEN-756-version1-attachments.pdf"] (ENG) Summary of the Seminar for GA UK PI´s [ URL "UKEN-756-version1-gauk_shrnuti_encz.pdf"] (EN Call for the 22th round of applications of the Grant Agency of Charles University (2025) *New project applications may be filed on a continuous basis as of 1 October 2024. *The deadline for the filing of new project applications at the Research Support Office of (electronically en bloc for the faculty) is set as 12 November 2024. *Applications to continue projects may be filed on a continuous basis as of 1 October 2024 *The deadline for the filing of applications to continue projects at the Research Support Rectorate (electronically en bloc for the faculty) is set as 28 January 2025. *Final reports of projects may be filed on a continuous basis as of 1 October 2024. *The deadline for the filing of final reports at the Research Support Office of the Rector (electronically en bloc for the faculty) is set as 15 April 2025. There are binding faculty deadlines for submitting applications to individual faculties, w generally a number of days earlier than the deadlines for the rectorate (information about deadlines is published by each faculty, as set by faculty deans). ****************************************************************************************** * ****************************************************************************************** ****************************************************************************************** * The GA UK Competition ****************************************************************************************** The GA UK is funded by particular university research resources. It differentiates between (grant) projects and student academic conferences. While in the SVV Competition, both of t types are possible, GA UK ’s resources can only support research (grant) projects. Details regarding the GA UK competition can be found in Principles of Activities of the Gr Charles University and Grant Rules [ URL "UKEN-652.html "] of Charles University. ****************************************************************************************** * Basic Conditions of the Competition ****************************************************************************************** We recommend familiarizing yourself with the rules (basic documentation, information on th including the FAQ) before submitting a project, and collaborating with your faculty’s scie many faculties organize information sessions for their students before the start of the co WHO CAN APPLY FOR A GRANT The project proposal can be submitted by a Charles University student within the standard master’s or doctoral studies (the project can also be completed after exceeding the standa A student who has interrupted their studies cannot submit a proposal. Interrupted studies towards the standard study period. Project proposals should only be submitted by students to end their studies during the project’s implementation. The proposed project duration sh the expected length of the student’s studies. If the applicant completes their studies dur process or before the results are announced, the project will be canceled. A master’s student may begin a project and continue working on it as a doctoral student. H the period between the completion of the master’s studies and the beginning of doctoral st student cannot engage in any project-related operations, such as financial activities. Onc a full-fledged doctoral student at Charles University, they can continue working on the pr fullest extent. WHAT PROJECT PROPOSALS CAN BE SUBMITTED Grant projects can last from one to three years. Depending on the project field, proposals are submitted to one of the sections, which are into groups. In the case of the BIO group, the applicant also selects a subgroup. It is po interdisciplinary projects (within the sections), but these projects are not given any spe over others – the proposal is submitted to the main section, but the project’s rapporteur the reviewers from a secondary section. section structure (ENG) [ URL "https://cuni.cz/UK-729.html"] HOW TO SUBMIT A PROJECT PROPOSAL New project proposals are submitted exclusively through the GA UK application available at webapps [ URL "http://www.is.cuni.cz/webapps"] . The application opens for project proposa around October. Specific deadlines for submitting proposals are set annually by the rector (see Basic Documentation – Announcement). Faculty representatives submit the applications within the deadlines published in this directive. The applicant submits their proposal acc deadlines set by their faculty, which are typically a few days earlier (the faculty will p necessary information). An applicant may submit only one proposal as the principal investigator per submission dea In total, a student can participate in a maximum of three projects simultaneously (i.e., o investigator and up to two as co-investigator, or up to three as co-investigator) and may more than three project applications at the same time. If the student is already working o they may be listed on up to two applications simultaneously; if they are working on two pr may be listed on one application, and if they are involved in three projects, they cannot any other application. If a student is completing a project, they can submit a new project ongoing project is not counted. Projects may be submitted either in Czech (or Slovak) or English (English is recommended, sections B and C). Based on the chosen language, the applicant must use the corresponding form (a project cannot be submitted in English using the Czech form, and vice versa; the p text must not be in different languages). CVs in the English version must be entirely in E When submitting the project, the applicant will agree to the Honorary Declaration of the G Proposer: "I hereby declare that I have processed this application separately and I don't have any k objectives of this project would be the same as some other project funded / applying for f or another grant agency. I acknowledge that if there is a thematic similarity or connectio or proposed project, this fact should be stated and explained in the section "Other projec supervisor and the proposer".I have acquainted all members of research team with content o project and I am aware that without the permission of the project leader, text of the proj provided to a person outside the research team." The supervisor also confirms in their version of the application that they agree with this declaration. The applicant must also agree to the terms, including the criteria for the final evaluatio project. The project proposal in the application consists of two parts – the web form (I.) and the section (II.). I. The web form consists of the following sections: 1.Basic Information about the Project 2.Reviewers – Do not contact for reviewing the project 3.Reserch Team 4.Financial Requirements 5.Additional Information (Abstract, Project Objectives, Keywords, Other Projects Managed b Proposer) 1. Basic Information about the Project: The proposer fills in the project title, their name, contact email, study program in which is enrolled, the workplace where the proposer will carry out the project, and the correspo Section of the subject council. The proposer indicates whether the project is interdiscipl (interdisciplinarity concerns the sections – A/B/C; not different groups within a single s A-PP/A-FGM). The proposer selects the project duration (one, two, or three years) and stat Artificial Intelligence was used in project preparation. If a similar project was previous not funded by GA UK, the proposer provides the number of the previously rejected project(s 2. Reviewers – Do not contact for reviewing the project: In this section, the proposer can list reviewers who should not be contacted for reviewing If resubmitting a previously rejected project, the proposer can write “Reviewer No. X.” 3. Research Team: In this section, the proposer provides details about the project team, including the amoun (limits are specified below). A mandatory member of the proposed project team is always th supervisor or, if the applicant is not enrolled in a doctoral program, another academic st If the applicant has been assigned a thesis topic, this person is usually the thesis super applicant’s supervisor does not necessarily have to be the project leader but must be a te the ranks of "non-students." There is no maximum number of co-investigators. However, the number of doctoral or master’ team must be at least equal to the number of non-student team members. If someone is not l of the team, they cannot be paid from the grant for salaries/rewards/scholarships. Accordi of Education regulations, scholarships cannot be paid to bachelor’s students. If a bachelo part of the team, they are listed as "non-student" for wages or agreement purposes and are students but as other non-student team members. The proposer enters all team members into the project application using the university sta non-students) / university student number (for students). If the supervisor is external, t must be obtained from the HR department of the proposer’s faculty before submission. The completed proposal must also be approved by the supervisor (approval is done electroni UK application. The request for approval is automatically sent to the supervisor once the the leader’s email into the project. If the email is incorrect, the request will not be se proposal cannot be submitted!) A CV of the principal investigator and the supervisor must be included with the applicatio attachments. The supervisor’s CV must include a list of up to ten of their most significan from the last five years. For medical and scientific disciplines, the project supervisor’s include the total number of citations and the h-index according to WoS. In the humanities sciences, citation counts from other databases, such as SCOPUS or ERIH, can be used. GR UK including an ORCID identifier (if available for the project proposer) and/or Researcher ID 4. Financial Requirements: The requested financial resources must be provided for the current year of the project. Th funding that can be allocated to a project is 300,000 CZK. If the project proposal receive funds are granted for one calendar year and cannot be carried over to subsequent years. An must be returned via the faculty to the GA UK. The financial resources are categorized as follows: a) Salaries, other personnel costs, and social and health insurance contributions b) Scholarships c) Travel expenses There is no predefined limit on the amount of funding requested. Funds may only be allocat researchers and, in exceptional and well-justified cases, to supervisors. Eligible costs i accommodation expenses. Funding cannot be requested for courses, training, or tuition fees summer and winter schools, and workshops can only be funded if there is active participati researcher. Students without a faculty contract cannot be reimbursed for meals or per diem d) Other non-investment costs These include material expenses, such as laboratory and office supplies, literature, small publication fees (including open-access charges), services, conference fees, and computing in well-justified cases). Costs for participants/respondents in the form of services are a respondents/subjects cannot be compensated via agreements (DPČ/DPP), as such individuals w Ministry of Education rules, need to be classified as members of the research team. e) Overhead costs According to Article 5, Section 2 of the GA UK guidelines, overhead costs are calculated a direct project costs and are assigned to the faculty where the principal investigator is e the supervisor or academic staff member is based. The applicant does not need to input thi application calculates it automatically. Important notice: If certain amounts cannot be entered in the "Financial Requirements" sec the project’s budget limits have not been exceeded. Also, verify the amounts entered, as t may automatically reduce certain items. The annual financial limits that can be allocated to a project are as follows: a. Salaries and other personnel costs, including contributions for social and health insur • A maximum of 40,000 CZK per project, with no more than 20,000 CZK allocated to the super academic staff member in accordance with Article 5, Section 3 of the guidelines. b. Scholarships: • A maximum of 160,000 CZK per project, with no more than 80,000 CZK allocated to the prin investigator. The share of scholarship funds (b) in the total funds requested under categories (a) and ( greater than 75%. In a given calendar year, a single individual may receive: a. A maximum of 40,000 CZK in salaries and other personnel costs, b. A maximum of 100,000 CZK in scholarships, c. A total of 100,000 CZK in either salaries and other personnel costs or scholarships. The following expenses are not eligible: • Costs unrelated to the project, • Costs that exceed local market prices, • Long-term intangible or tangible assets with a lifespan longer than one year and valued (as per OR 41/2022), • Unjustified computing equipment, • Software that is available through the faculty, • Compensation or gifts for respondents, • Training, courses, or tuition fees, • The organization of concerts, exhibitions, conferences, etc., • Travel and living costs for incoming individuals, • Hospitality or representation expenses, • Conferences, workshops, or summer/winter schools without active participation. If the principal investigator is enrolled in a doctoral study program, the management of t financial resources is regulated by a contract between the university and the principal in The principal investigator is responsible for the proper use and efficient management of t funds. If the principal investigator is not enrolled in a doctoral study program, a contra university and the academic staff member, in accordance with Article 7, Section 3 of the G governs the use of funds. This contract is also signed by the principal investigator. The stipulates the responsibilities of both the academic staff member and the principal invest the proper use and efficient management of the allocated resources. 5. Additional Information: In this section, the applicant must fill in the Project Abstract, Objectives, Keywords, an "Other Projects by the Supervisor and the Applicant." II. Attachment Section consists of five mandatory attachments: 1.Scientific Proposal (Project Proposal) 2.References 3.Principal Investigator's CV 4.Supervisor’s CV 5.Ethics Committee Statement Some attachments have a specified maximum number of pages. If the number of pages is excee application will be returned for editing. Therefore, do not exceed the maximum number of p 1. Scientific Proposal (Project Proposal): The proposal must be submitted exclusively in PDF format, with a maximum length of 5 A4 pa size limit of 5 MB, using standard fonts (size 11, line spacing 1). It consists of eight mandatory parts: 1.Current State of Knowledge A summary of the current state of knowledge in the relevant scientific field. Provide an the issue being addressed, both in the Czech Republic and internationally, supported by advisable to explain the motivation for tackling the issue and whether it represents a n problem or if solutions in other locations are unknown. 2.Material Support for the Project Details regarding the readiness of the applicant and their institutions, as well as the available at the institutions that will be used for the project. 3.Project Objectives A clear and realistic statement of the project’s goals, ensuring they are achievable wit timeframe. 4.Methodology A description of the methods and conceptual approaches that will be used, including data statistical analysis. 5.Timeline Provide a timeline for the project, including milestones for each year or phase of the p chart is recommended. 6.Risk Identification Outline potential risks to achieving the project’s results, including their intensity, p mitigation strategies. 7.Research Team Composition Justify the participation of each team member, specify their roles, and detail the exten by the principal investigator and co-investigators. 8.Expected Results and Dissemination Outline the expected publication results and how the findings will be communicated to po and the public. 2. References 3. - 4. CVs for the Principal Investigator and Supervisor: The supervisor's CV must include a list of no more than ten of their most significant publ the last five years. For medical and natural sciences fields, the supervisor’s CV must als total number of citations and the h-index according to WoS. In humanities and social scien counts from other databases, such as SCOPUS or ERIH, may be included. It is recommended to ORCID identifier and/or Researcher ID for both the supervisor and the applicant. 5. Ethics Committee Statement or Experimental Project Form: Mandatory if the project involves clinical trials. For multiple projects submitted by one single Ethics Committee approval is acceptable, but a copy of this approval must be includ application. The Ethics Committee statement must be current (e.g., statements from rejecte previous years cannot be used for new submissions). If in doubt about the necessity of pro Committee statement, please contact the faculty, not GA UK. Note: If animal work is planned, the experimental project form replaces the Ethics Committ form is attached in paper form to the accepted project, to the faculty. The faculty will l is needed. ****************************************************************************************** * Submission of Proposal and Competitive Procedure ****************************************************************************************** The applicant must submit the proposal to the faculty's Department of Science within the d by the faculty. The Dean of the faculty will review the submitted proposal to determine wh a. the proposal for a new project aligns with the strategic objectives of the faculty and b. the necessary operational support for the project can be provided from the faculty's re c. the composition of the project team is appropriate for achieving the specified objectiv If the Dean of the respective faculty disagrees with the submission of the proposal, the D a rationale for their decision. In such cases, the proposal will be recorded in the system further reviewed or evaluated. The project proposal is assigned to a designated rapporteur, who is not from the same depa applicant. The rapporteur sends the proposal to be reviewed by at least two external revie experts in the relevant field and must not have any conflict of interest. For interdiscipl the rapporteur ensures that reviewers are selected from both the primary and secondary sec reviewers evaluate the project primarily based on the following criteria: a. the scientific significance and relevance of the project; b. the quality of the project proposal and the feasibility of the project goals; c. the design and methodology of the project; d. the appropriateness of the budget. Once a sufficient number of reviews have been obtained, the rapporteur evaluates the proje reviews. The proposal is then assessed by the relevant section committee, followed by the board, and finally by the university's Grant Council. The results of the Grant Council are Rector's Collegium. Since both reviewers and rapporteurs rely exclusively on the information provided in the p it is crucial that all sections of the application be prepared with this in mind. Applicants will be informed of the grant's approval or rejection via email. The agreement the use of financial resources allocated from the Charles University budget for the projec the principal investigator at the faculty. After signing, the applicant can begin utilizin funds. For details on starting the fund utilization, please consult your faculty's website the faculty’s finance department. The expected timeline for announcing the results of the competition is March to April of the respective academic year. A request for reconsideration of the decision to not recommend a project for funding can b within 15 days of the announcement of the results. Requests should be sent to the universi Council at gauk@ruk.cuni.cz [ URL ""] . A decision on the request will be provided within ****************************************************************************************** * My Project / Continuation Request has been funded. What’s next? ****************************************************************************************** After the competition results are announced, all applicants/principal investigators of con are notified via an automated email from the application system regarding the funding or n their project/continuation request. The email is sent to the address provided in the proje Following this, we will begin preparing the contract in collaboration with Charles Univers Department. Once the contracts are ready for signature, the faculty will inform the princi to come to the faculty to sign the contracts and receive them. The transfer of funds from the Rectorate of Charles University (RUK) to the faculties will ****************************************************************************************** * Contacts for Faculty Coordinators ****************************************************************************************** Ing. Radka Šerclová radka.serclova(zavinac)ktf.cuni.cz [ "radka.serclova(zavinac)ktf.cuni.cz"] KTF Ing. Radka Šerclová radka.serclova(zavinac)ktf.cuni.cz [ "radka.serclova(zavinac)ktf.cuni.cz"] ETF Julie Miklovičová halesovj(zavinac)ktf.cuni.cz [ MAIL "halesovj(zavinac)ktf.cuni.cz"] ETF Jarmila Bergstra bergstra@etf.cuni.cz [ URL "mailto:be HTF Mgr. Ondřej Kadlec ondrej.kadlec(zavinac)htf.cuni.cz [ M "ondrej.kadlec(zavinac)htf.cuni.cz"] PF Bc. Veronika Osúchová osuchova@prf.cuni.cz [ URL "mailto:hu PedF Mgr. Ivana Metelková ivana.metelkova(zavinac)pedf.cuni.cz LF1 Mgr. Kamila Kábeleová kamila.kabeleova@lf1.cuni.cz [ URL "mailto:kristyna.matejkova@lf1.cuni.c LF2 Lenka Milotová lenka.milotova(zavinac)lfmotol.cuni.c "lenka.milotova(zavinac)lfmotol.cuni. LF3 Kateřina Sojková katerina.sojkova@lf3.cuni.cz [ URL "mailto:katka.sojkova@lf3.cuni.cz"] LFP Ivana Vodrážková ivana.vodrazkova@lfp.cuni.cz [ URL "mailto:ivana.vodrazkova@lfp.cuni.cz" LFHK Hana Horká horkahan@lfhk.cuni.cz [ URL "mailto:horkahan@lfhk.cuni.cz"] FaF Renáta Neznámá dekanat.vedecke.oddeleni@faf.cuni.cz "mailto:dekanat.vedecke.oddeleni@faf. FF Adam Vacek Adam.Vacek(zavinac)ff.cuni.cz [ MAIL "Adam.Vacek(zavinac)ff.cuni.cz"] Mgr. Alenaalena.pilnackova@ff.cuni.cz [ URL Pilňáčková"mailto:alena.pilnackova@ff.cuni.cz"] PřF Bc. Romana Hogenová romana.hogenova@natur.cuni.cz [ URL "mailto:romana.hogenova@natur.cuni.cz MFF Marie Křížková marie.krizkova(zavinac)matfyz.cuni.cz FSV Mgr. Eva Horníčková eva.hornickova@fsv.cuni.cz [ URL "mailto:hornickova@fsv.cuni.cz"] CERGE Mgr. Blanka Boboková blanka.bobokova(zavinac)cerge-ei.cz [ FHS Michael Mařata michael.marata(zavinac)cerge-ei.cz [ FHS Mgr. Eva Benešová Eva.Benesova(zavinac)fhs.cuni.cz [ MA "(zavinac)Eva.Benesova(zavinac)fhs.cu FTVS Mgr. Věra Dušková vera.duskova@ftvs.cuni.cz [ URL "mailto:vera.duskova@ftvs.cuni.cz"] ****************************************************************************************** * ****************************************************************************************** ****************************************************************************************** * Submitting annual / final reports ****************************************************************************************** The researcher is obliged to submit a request for continuation or a final report or an sup report (after Evaluation postponed) within the deadlines set by the Rector's measure. The request for continuation is submitted again in the GAUK application, to the faculty wi deadline, which is determined by the dean of the faculty and is usually a few days earlier rector's deadline. The faculty submits requests for continuation to GAUK within the deadli in the Rector's measure. Requests for continuation are evaluated by the project rapporteur council and the grant council. Therefore, do not consider requests for continuation as a f event of deficiencies, requests for continuation may be financially reduced or terminated In the financial requirements section (in the original project application), it is necessa specify and justify the requirements in the text part (except for additional costs). State requirements in the text in CZK, not in foreign currency. The same rules apply to financia continuation applications as when submitting a project application. In the continuation application (entry from the introductory table of the project details) shall state the results achieved. Reports should contain a verbal evaluation of the result contribution and a specific result - the researcher shall provide preliminary data, a publ manuscript or confirmation of acceptance for publication), or a patent as an attachment. P resulting from GA UK projects must contain an affiliation to the university and faculty an GA UK. If trips to conferences were financed, the researcher shall provide an abstract fro a poster. The researcher shall also comment in detail on the use of funds. It is not enoug the funds were used according to plan, but it is necessary to specify the costs. If financ changes occurred during the solution, this must be stated and justified in detail. If the used up, it is necessary to return these funds to GA UK and include the information in the continuation. Final reports and supplemented final reports The project researcher is obliged to submit a final report / supplemented final report. Re submitted again in the GAUK application (you can access the report from the initial table details), to the faculty on the faculty deadline, which is determined by the faculty dean a few days earlier than the rector's deadline. The faculty submits reports to GA UK on the published in the rector's order. The reports are evaluated by the project rapporteur, the council and the grant council. The deadline for submitting the supplemented final report i the final report and is submitted in the same way. In the final report / supplemented final report, the researcher will state the results ach on the use of funds. Reports should contain a verbal evaluation of the results, the project's contribution and - in the form of an attachment, the researcher will provide an abstract from the conferenc preliminary data, a publication (or a manuscript or confirmation of acceptance for publica patent. A textual commentary alone is not enough, the results must be documented. Publicat from GA UK projects must include an affiliation to the university and faculty and a dedica The researcher will also comment in detail on the use of funds. It is not enough to state were used according to plan, but it is necessary to specify the costs. It is necessary to the funds were used for, not only in aggregate, but also after partial payments. State the requirements in the text in CZK, not in foreign currency. If there were approved financial during the solution, this must be stated and justified in detail. The reason for the chang stated (not only why and what the transferred funds were used for, but also why they were originally planned item). If the funds were not used up, it is necessary to return these f and include the information in the final report. Based on the information provided in the report, it is also possible to obtain a Deferred The researcher indicates the proposal for "deferred evaluation" by checking the appropriat application. The GA UK Department Boards and the Grant Board of Charles University decide of "deferred evaluation". As a basis for the decision, the final report must contain a jus the delay in preparing the outputs, and the manuscript of the publication being prepared i However, the manuscript may be in the development phase. Exceptionally, the project may also be granted a second Deferred Evaluation. Please note t possible in the case of maternity and parental leave or in the case of long-term and ongoi be documented). To grant a second Deferred Evaluation, it is necessary to send an request office. (Note: From 1 January 2023, the reason for the impact of Covid-19 on the project i A third postponement of the evaluation is not possible. Affiliation, dedication Affiliation The agreement on the allocation of funds contains the obligation of the principal investig faculty to always explicitly state in all project outputs, including publications, that th possible with the full or partial financial support of the Grant Agency of Charles Univers the affiliation to the university and the relevant faculty in the authors’ addresses. Dedication A publication can be recognized as the result of a grant project only if it explicitly sta was carried out with the financial support of the provider, and at the same time the numbe grant project and the affiliation of the publication author to Charles University are stat number is the number specified for the project in the application, not the faculty or bill It is possible to include thanks to several projects of the Charles University General Aca a combination of thanks to the Charles University General Academic Service + another provi not possible for the same output to be reported as a single publication output for two or the Charles University General Academic Service. The official affiliation of Charles University is listed in Appendix No. 1 of the Charles Rector's Directive No. 40/2021 [ URL "https://cuni.cz/UK-11410.html"] . Publication outputs without proper affiliation and dedication will not be recognized! This posters and abstracts, but not to ppt presentations. ****************************************************************************************** * Evaluation criteria for ending projects ****************************************************************************************** a) Authorship The author/co-author of the output must be a student from the team. If the author is the p without a student researcher/co-researcher – such output cannot be considered the project not include it in the annual report; b) Types of outputs with which an ending project can be evaluated as “completed” Only the original text accepted for publication, possibly a patent. In the case of section publication in an impact journal; c) Evaluation “Extraordinarily good” (EG) – In section A, a book publication at a major publishing house peer-reviewed journals; in the case of sections B and C, several significant publications first-author work of the principal investigator published in a periodical with a high IF ( the WOS). “Fulfilled” (F) – In sections A and B, the original text accepted for publication in a pee periodical; in section C, the original publication with an IF according to the WOS. “Fulfilled with a reservation” (FR) – Starting from the 17th round (2020). The goals were met; the assignment was not fully achieved. "Evaluation Postponed" – The final report contains a justification for the delay in prepar The condition is the manuscript of the publication being prepared - however, it may be in phase. The researcher submits an Amended Final Report after a year. This evaluation is pro rapporteur and decided on by the Faculty Council and the University Grants Council. Exceptionally, the project may also be awarded a second Deferred Evaluation. Please note t possible in the case of maternity and parental leave or in the case of long-term and ongoi be documented). To award a second Deferred Evaluation, it is necessary to send an applicat office. From 1 January 2023, the reason for the impact of Covid-19 on the project is exclu “Not fulfilled” (NF) – No output; no hope of a timely publication and/or incorrect drawdow If a project received an evaluation “not fulfilled” or “fulfilled with a reservation”, it the end of the following year in which the final report was evaluated to document the rele outputs and to request that the Grant Board modify the evaluation (this applies to project projects evaluated in 2022; this does not apply to previously evaluated projects – the ori applies to them). In other words, for projects evaluated in 2022, the deadline is the end projects evaluated earlier, the deadline is until the end of the calendar year in which th – the new rule cannot be applied. These criteria are a necessary condition for granting the above-described evaluations. The projects is assessed individually. When evaluating a project, the reviewer takes into acco outputs in the project proposal as well as the progress made on the resolution specified i reports. We recommend realistically planning the project outputs presented in the project ****************************************************************************************** * Potential proposals for changes in the research project ****************************************************************************************** Requests for Changes Requests for changes should be sent to the Chair of the University Grant Council at the em gauk@ruk.cuni.cz or by postal mail to the address GA UK, Ovocný trh 560/5, 116 36 Prague 1 must always provide a contact email or postal address to which a written response should b request must include the reason for the change (why the change is necessary) and the purpo Always specify in detail how and why the funds will be used for the new item and why they utilized according to the original plan. For financial change requests, you may use this s (optional): request form in Czech [ URL "UKEN-756-version1-zmeny_rozpocet_gauk.xlsx"] / re English [ URL "UKEN-756-version1-zmeny_rozpocet_gauk_en.xlsx"] . For other types of reques be modified accordingly. All types of requests require the signatures of the principal investigator and the project For requests concerning a change of project leader or principal investigator, it is also n attach the CV of the proposed new leader/principal investigator, along with the signatures original and proposed new leader/principal investigator. Additionally, provide the email a proposed leader/principal investigator for the purpose of receiving our response to the re request must be submitted in one copy, including all required signatures. For more information on the different types of changes, please refer to the FAQ section. No request is required for a change in co-investigator. The principal investigator should changes in the project continuation request or in the final project report. The principal can add the new co-investigator to the team by entering their personal identification numb are to be transferred to the new co-investigator, the amount must first be deducted from t investigator's allocation; otherwise, funds cannot be transferred to the new co-investigat co-investigator must then be removed (terminated) and the new one added. It is essential t procedure. Students of the 1st Faculty of Medicine, 2nd Faculty of Medicine, 3rd Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy, Faculty of Social Sciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, and Faculty of S not send requests directly to GA UK, but rather through their respective faculty’s scienti students from these faculties send a request directly, GA UK will notify the faculty and t be returned. For all other faculties, it is advisable to contact the relevant grant/scient coordinator at the faculty. If the change is approved, the principal investigator should r in the project continuation request or in the final project report. A decision on the request will be provided within 30 days. Changes in individual budget items of allocated financial resources may be made without su request, according to Article 1, Section 6 of the contract, provided that the change in th does not exceed 20,000 CZK (this does not apply to transfers into personnel costs, where t 10,000 CZK). Note that the amounts of individual changes are cumulative (it is not possibl changes of up to 20,000 CZK if their total exceeds 20,000 CZK without submitting a request expenditures must also comply with the rules and limits. GA UK Project Suspension: A GA UK project may be suspended for the following reasons: maternity and parental leave, health reasons. It is possible to request a suspension of the project for a minimum of six the case of a two-year suspension, a new request must be submitted after one year. Request suspension should be addressed to the Chair of the University Grant Council through the GA above). ****************************************************************************************** * Information for researchers ****************************************************************************************** We managed to obtain the opinion of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports that time suspension will not count in total project time (this is a maximum of 3 years). The GAUK project can be suspended for the following reasons: maternity and parental leave; long-term health reasons; concurrence with the START project (applies only to already running GAUK projects). Request to UK Grant Council for suspension of the project is possible only for the whole calendar year, if suspension is n years, it is necessary to send the application again after first year. Please address requests for suspension of the project to the Chairman of Grant Council of the University Professor Vladimír Komárek through the office of GAUK. Information for researchers with regard to the crisis situation (COVID-19): 1/ Using finances from item "Travel costs" At its meeting on 16 April 2020, the University Grant Council decided that it is possible funds from the “Travel costs” item to any other item for 17th round (year 2020), even in f additional request. The condition is that the changes are effective, economical, efficient the crisis situation (COVID-19). The change must be recorded and commented in the annual r condition should be compliant according to all GAUK rules and limits. If the above conditi cannot be ensured, the funds can be returned to GAUK. Note: According to the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, the funds are intended for and they cannot be transferred to the next year. In the annual reports, must be recorded, how the situation about COVID-19 affected the sol project. Also applies to the 19th round (2021) As of 1/1/2023, the possibility to transfer travel costs in any amount without request due been cancelled! (the University Grand Council 30. 9. 2022)