GA CR is looking for new evaluators for all panels

In view of the expiring term of office of a large part of the evaluators, the Czech Science Foundation (GA CR) is looking for outstanding scientists to serve on the evaluation panels starting in April 2025. From next year, the GA CR will have 38 evaluation panels grouped into 5 thematic committees. The deadline to apply is 16 December 2024.

Detailed information about the call for evaluators can be found on GA CR website.

The layout of the panels has also been changed. The change will be valid for competitions announced next year. Information about the evaluation panels of GA ČR. Information about GA CR evaluation panels.

Record of the National Information Day on ERC grants

On 22 October 2024, the next edition of the National Information Day on European Research Council (ERC) grants took place. A record of the full seminar and presentations can be found at this link.

GA CR - Slovenian-Czech projects

The Czech Science Foundation (GA CR) announces a call in cooperation with the Slovenian agency Javna agencija za znanstvenoraziskovalno in inovacijsko dejavnost Republike Slovenije (ARIS) within the Weave initiative for the submission of projects based on the Lead Agency evaluation principle with the expected start of the solution in 2025.

In this call, the Slovenian agency ARIS acts as Lead Agency, i.e. evaluates the project proposals scientifically and the GA CR takes over the results of the evaluation process.

The Czech part of the project proposal can be submitted until 7 February 2025 at the latest, i.e. 7 days after the official deadline of 31 January 2025 set for Slovenian applicants by ARIS.

Faculty deadlines:

4. February 2025 – Brief information on the project (or project proposal draft) and the original of the green request form – signed by the proposer and the Head of Department/Workplace – deliver by internal mail or in person to DPS, Mgr. Ľubica Korcanová

6. February 2025 – final version of the project proposal send to DPS – email to lubica.korcanova@upol.cz

The rules for submitting project proposals can be found in the Tender Documentation tab. The full text of the call can also be found on the GA CR website.

AZV – public tender announcement change date

The Czech Health Research Council (AZV) informs that the next call for tenders (VES 2026) will be announced so that the supported projects can be implemented as early as 1 January 2026, i.e. within the duration of 48 months. The announcement of VES 2026 is expected in the first week of February and the deadline for submission of project proposals in the second half of March 2025. This information can also be found on the AZV website.

Wernera von Siemens Award

The 27th year of the Werner von Siemens Award for students, scientists and teachers from the fields of technical and natural sciences has been announced. In the best diploma and dissertation thesis category, along with the students, the financial reward will also be received by the thesis supervisor/s. Applications can be submitted until 30 November 2024 at www.cenasiemens.cz.

L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science

L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science announces its already 19th year of the programme. This prestigious project aims to highlight the key role of women in the scientific world and overcome the prejudices that still hold them back.

A total of 600,000 CZK will again be distributed among three talented female scientists who can apply for the programme from 1 October 2024 to 31 December 2024 at www.forwomeninscience.com.

Co-financing of internships abroad

It is possible to apply for additional funding for student internships abroad if the primary source does not cover all the necessary costs. The completed and signed application form (available in both English and Czech) send either by internal mail to Waleria Slowiková (Student Affairs Office) or by scanning it to waleria.slowikova@upol.cz.

Mandatory reporting of mobilities

It is the responsibility of every outgoing student to report his/her mobility. Always report your intention to go and the duration of your mobility to Mrs. Dana Gronychová (dana.gronychova@upol.cz) from the International section of the Student Affairs Office. You will also find new information about traineeships, which must be reported as well.

Information about foreign students who will come for an internship must also be sent to Mrs. Gronychová in advance by the department to which they are to come.

Records of foreign guests

It is the responsibility of the department to register foreign guests. If you have international guests visiting your department, please enter their information in the Portal.

Instructions:

• click on "All Applications" in your Portal
• click on the "Guest Admission" tile
• press the "+New" button and fill out the newly opened form.

Mobility scholarship

A student who goes on any mobility abroad for 30 days or more (study stay, research internship, work placement, summer school, etc.), can apply for a scholarship of CZK 5,000 for each mobility. The request must be submitted before departure. Details here.

Fulbright Scholarships

The Fulbright Commission has announced the following two programmes for the 2025-2026 academic year:

Scholarship for postgraduate studies with a deadline on 1 February 2025. Detailed information here.
The scholarship is intended for students after completing a bachelor's programme and before completing a doctoral programme and is intended for research stays.

Summer Institutes of American Studies with a deadline on 5 January 2025. Detailed information here.
Suitable applicants are university teachers, heads of departments, curriculum specialists, and authors of university (or secondary school) textbooks focusing on American studies, international relations, and related fields who are sufficiently motivated and erudite and whose goal is to incorporate new knowledge on a given topic into their future teaching and professional work.

The regular meeting of the Academic Senate FS UP will take place on 5 February 2025 at 13:00 in the big meeting room of the Dean's Office. Detailed information and materials as well as the link to the stream will be available at the given time of the meeting on the senate website (in Czech).

Student Affairs Office operation

The Student Affairs Office is open until 19 December 2024 according to standard office hours. The Student Affairs Office will be closed from 20 December 2024 to 5 January 2025.

Student grant competition

The Rector of Palacký University Olomouc announces the 16th year of the student grant competition at UP.

The aim of the competition is to support projects implemented by students of Doctoral or Master’s degree programs financed by funds for specific university research. The student project investigator can be a student of doctoral study program at UP, where UP is the teaching workplace, or a UP academic. Other members of the research team may be PhD or MSc students or academic, scientific, research and development staff.

Applications are only submitted electronically, through the UP OBD portal, until 16:00 on 16 January 2025.

The rules of the competition are set out in the Rector's Directive No. B3-13/7-SR (úplné znění) (in Czech).

The specific terms and conditions of the competition and further information can be found in this document.

Online confirmation of study

You can print your confirmation of study online directly from your Portal (not STAG).
Go to Portal - Electronic forms - Confirmation of study (online with signature) - Print.

Individual study plan of the doctoral students

Students in the first year of the doctoral study programmes have to submit their individual study plan to their Student Affairs Officer. The plan has to be signed by the student, his/her supervisor and the chairman of the Subject-area Board. At the same time, students must enter the dissertation topic in STAG.
Go to „STAG – My study – Thesis topics“, add the new topic (exact wording of the one for which you applied) and fill out all the data. Then check everything with your supervisor if the data are correct. If the supervisor approves, in the section “Approval status“ select „Thesis registration finalized by student“ and save it. Then, on the top of the page click on „Print the document for dissertation registration“, print it, have it signed by the necessary people, and deliver it to your student affairs officer.

Christmas collection

This year, employees and students can make a financial donation for the children from Klokánek as a part of the annual faculty's Christmas collection, which is organized under the auspices of the Dean Martin Kubala. The sixteenth year of the collection takes place from 18 November to 13 December 2024.

As in the previous year, you can contribute to the transparent account 2501674563/2010 or through a QR code.

Lecture A Million Species Are Threatened With Extinction. What Next?

Wild vertebrates make up just 3% of vertebrate biomass. Three years ago anthropogenic mass exceeded the biomass of all organisms on Earth, the weight of plastic is twice the weight of all animals, we have reduced the biomass on Earth by 50%. Safety limits have been exceeded at six out of the nine planetary boundaries. Do we realise what the irreversible and gradual loss of biodiversity really means? How much of the planet should we be protecting? You can attend a lecture by Prof. Piotr Skubała, Ph.D. entitled A Million Species Are Threatened with Extinction. What's Next? on 22 November 2024 at 9:30 in the auditorium of the Faculty of Science. The lecture will be held in English.

Open Day

Important information about studies and a rich accompanying programme will be offered to interested students during the Palacký University Open Day on Friday 29 November 2024. From 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. it will be possible to see the university premises of most faculties, dormitories, canteen and other departments. A special bus line will take you there free of charge. More information here.

PosPos

All faculty staff, doctoral students and seniors of the faculty are cordially invited to the “Post-Semester Gathering” (= PosPos). We will say goodbye to the winter semester on Thursday, 12 December from 12:00 in the main building of the Faculty of Science. You can look forward to delicious refreshments and live music.

The next faculty Newsletter will be published on Monday, 2 December 2024.