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General information about the programme: 

European Research Council (ERC) is a funding organisation established by the European Commission to support excellent frontier research. ERC is highly prestigious, attractive and flexible funding scheme that allows researchers to freely choose the topic from any scientific discipline and to establish their own research team at any institution in the EU. The researchers (Principal Investigators, PIs) in any career stage must have a proven track-record of excellent scientific achievements. 

There are four types of erc grants:

See more information on ERC grants here.

Starting Grants

For researchers with 2-7 years of experience since completion of PhD.

Consolidator Grants

For researchers with 7-12 years of experience since completion of PhD.

Advanced Grants

For experienced researchers with a track-record of significant research achievements in the last 10 years.

Synergy Grants

For a group of 2 – 4 Principal Investigators (PIs).

Benefits for the applicants: 

UP is…

  • one of the top Czech universities according to international rankings
  • in possession of the European Commission’s HR Excellence in Research Award – the university has been recognized as the best employer in the region
  • part of European universities networks (AURORA) that facilitate knowledge transfer and the opportunities for collaboration on international projects 

….and offers:  

 building an independent research lab

  • experience in managing Horizon Europe projects
  • modern infrastructure 
  • covered Social Security/Health Insurance and free public healthcare
  • wide range of employees benefits: catering allowance, sports and recreation centres, discounts on language courses, cultural events and many more
  • childcare services (UP Kindergarten)
  • location in the heart of the beautiful historical city of Olomouc, see more here.

Grant Office support scheme: 

  • We provide general information about the calls and how to apply
  • We offer administrative, conceptual and technical guidance on the proposal writing 
  • We’re available for individual consultations in person or via VC tools (MS Teams, Zoom)
  • We run regular weekly ERC meetings based on peer-to-peer discussions and feedback
  • We help with relocation to the Czech Republic
  • We administer the received grant 

Contact us: 

Send your CV and a short description of your project idea (max. 2000 characters) to Jakub Zeman: jakub.zeman@upol.cz.