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GAMU – Research Support Programme
HORIZONS – Support for preparation of international
grant projects
2025 Call
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Table of Contents
Aim of support............................................................................................................................................ 2
Support for preparation of an ERC grant project....................................................................................... 2
Support for preparation of other international grant projects (except for ERC)......................................... 2
Selection criteria ........................................................................................................................................ 2
Submitting a proposal................................................................................................................................ 3
Funding rules............................................................................................................................................. 3
Project implementation, changes, final report ........................................................................................... 4
Links and documents for download........................................................................................................... 4
Contact details........................................................................................................................................... 4
Aim of support
The support is intended to cover costs related to the preparation of most outstanding prestigious projects
for submitting to international funding bodies (e.g. European Commission programmes).
Applications may be submitted throughout the year. Support may be provided in two categories:
• Support for preparation of an ERC grant project
• Support for preparation of other international grant projects (except for ERC)
Support for preparation of an ERC grant project
MU researchers are offered an opportunity of individual consultations with experiemced project manager,
help with project preparation (in the stage of preliminary survey, in the stage of the ERC project
preparation and also in case the applicant advances to the second round - interview).
For more information please visit MUNI Portal (only in English version of the page).
Support for preparation of other international grant projects (except for ERC)
Support for other international projects may be awarded in two categories which differ in the amount of
funding:
• Preparation of projects where an MU employee engaged in research is the main project
applicant.
• Preparation of projects where an MU employee engaged in research is the co-applicant.
Selection criteria
• The grant proposal for which support is sought must be submitted to an international grant
agency and the Call dedline is set.
• The project applicant/co-applicant must be an employee of MU engaged in research.
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• The applying/co-applying institution for the project must be MU.
• In the case of a consortium project (MU as the main applicant or MU as a co-applicant), the coapplicants
must be known at the time of GAMU application submission.
• The project for which support is sought must have clearly formulated objectives and an
investigation strategy.
• The project for which support is sought must have a preliminary budget.
Submitting a proposal
The proposal must be submitted at least 30 days before the planned start of the project. The proposals
shall be evaluated at the end of each month.
In exceptional cases, projects may be planned for two years. In this case the project budget shall be
reported biennially. For such approved support, the amount from the GAMU budget for the continuation
of support of the project in the second year of implementation shall be allocated automatically.
The proposal is successfully closed and submitted after thePMIS (Project Management Information
System) approval process has been completed. The grant submission information must then be emailed
to grants@muni.cz.
The applicant must also specify in the application the deadline by which the project proposal shall be
submitted to the grant competition.
List of documents required for an application:
• Completed application form (generated from the PMIS) – no physical signature required
(signature is replaced by approval of the cover sheet)
• The applicant’s CV
• Approved cover sheet
Funding rules
The maximum amount of support is
• CZK 250 thousands (in case that an MU employee is the principal applicant for a collaborative
project),
• or CZK 100 thousands (in case an MU employee is a co-applicant).
Applications that concern only a part of the project preparation (e.g. language proofreading, etc.) may
also be supported. The applicant for support shall submit a preliminary budget and individual items of
eligible costs (see below).
The amount of approved financial support for a given calendar year shall be (in non-ivenstments support)
allocated to a specific economic unit/workplace by adjusting the subsidy schedule. Costs shall be
reimbursed through the relevant economic unit on the basis of accounting documents submitted.
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Eligible costs in particular include:
• Costs of organizing preparatory meetings (e.g. rental of rooms, consumables, etc.).
• Foreign trips in connection with project preparation.
• Consulting and editorial services.
Ineligible costs in particular include:
• Costs of research activities (a project cannot cover costs associated with obtaining preliminary
data).
• Costs that are not eligible for institutional support (e.g. refreshments).
• Personnel costs.
Project implementation, changes, final report
Any changes to the project must be approved by the Vice-Rector for Research and Doctoral Studies. The
complete Change request (available in the folder at Document server) must be uploaded to PMIS and
the approval process via cover sheet must be finished. If the change is approved, a Change Decision is
issued.
The implementation ends with submitting a proposal to an international competition. Final Report
(available in the folder at Document server) including all attachments and approved cover sheet must be
uploaded in the PMIS within 30 days after the project ends. After the announcement of the results of
the international competition, for which the GAMU support was drawn, the HS project support informs the
GAMU administrator about the result (communicates the result of the evaluation).
Links and documents for download
GAMU website
PMIS (Project Management Information System) – Project proposal editor
PMIS – Accepted project editor
Directive of GAMU
Document server – HORIZONS Forms
Contact details
Grants Office
RMU Research Office
Žerotínovo nám. 9
Brno 601 77
Pavla Pospíšilová
pavla.pospisilova@rect.muni.cz
+420 549 494747