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GAMU - Research Support Programme
Interdisciplinary research projects -
INTERDICIPLINARY
Call 2023
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Table of Contents
Objective of support................................................................................................................................... 2
Qualification criteria ................................................................................................................................... 2
Submission of a proposal .......................................................................................................................... 2
Evaluation criteria and evaluation process................................................................................................ 3
Funding rules............................................................................................................................................. 4
Grant implementation, interim and final report .......................................................................................... 5
Download links and documents................................................................................................................. 6
Contact ...................................................................................................................................................... 6
Aim of support
The support is intended for research teams composed of academics and researchers covering Physical
Sciences and Computer Science, Life Sciences, Social Sciences and Humanities.
The aim is to initiate new interdisciplinary collaboration within MU; to produce preliminary results in order
to test the feasibility of ambitious interdisciplinary projects; to prepare the groundwork for external grant
applications (ERC Synergy, etc.).
Individuals from departments outside MU may participate in the research without any reimbursement of
costs. The research topics must be interdisciplinary, innovative and such that usually cannot be supported
from other sources and have not been addressed at MU before.
Qualification criteria
The support is intended for teams that will start a new interdisciplinary collaboration. The interdisciplinarity
will be assessed by GAMU supervisors and expert project evaluators. At the same time, it must be
demonstrated that it is a balanced partnership, not a service.
Projects of researchers whose collaboration has been previously funded by the GAMU Interdisciplinary
Research Projects sub-programme will be excluded from the evaluation.
Submission of a proposal
The proposal form in pdf format including all attachments must be uploaded to ISEP under one
reference number - project proposal, affirmation and budget - no later than the closing date of the
competition. The submitted files will be submitted for evaluation. The proposal is submitted after
approval of the cover sheet at the respective HS.
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Design documentation (machine-readable pdf):
• Form prescribed for INTERDISCIPLINARY competition
• Affirmation of Principal Investigator on the prescribed form *
• Budget - pdf generated from ISEP
* The affirmation will be part of the approval process at the main ECU in ISEP - inserted as an attachment
to the proposal for approval of the proposal guide (approval of the guide by the investigator is
considered as a signature).
Evaluation criteria and evaluation process
The submitted application will be evaluated on the basis of the following criteria:
Criterion Weight in %
Originality, innovation and interdisciplinarity of the project 40
Potential for excellence 10
Feasibility 10
Sustainability of the collaboration for continued research funding after the end of the
GAMU-funded interdisciplinary project
30
The quality of the existing research and the expertise of the proposers with regard to
the proposed project
10
Formal checks will be carried out by the RMU Research Department under the supervision of the ViceChancellor
for Research and Doctoral Studies.
The lead proponent indicates the focus on the proposal form based on standardized keywords. Based on
these parameters, at least 3 evaluators will be assigned to each application. The selection of evaluators
for each application will be made by the domain guarantors from an internal database.
On the basis of individual assessments of each project proposal, the RMU OC compiles an interim ranking
list and forwards it to the domain sponsors.
In case of ambiguity (e.g. a very skewed rating by one evaluator), the guarantors will request additional
information from the specific evaluator.
After any corrections, the ranking list for Interdisciplinary Research Projects is submitted to the
attendance meeting of a board consisting of the guarantors and the Vice-Rector for Research and
Doctoral Studies.
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The board in attendance:
1. Discuss the ranking of the projects according to the scores received, taking into account the
representation of each domain and the current strategic priorities of MU. The committee will justify
any changes in the ranking of projects compared to the ranking list in the minutes of the meeting. If
necessary, it is entitled to propose a reduction in the project budget.
2. The result is a list of projects recommended for funding, which the Vice-Rector for Research and
Doctoral Studies informs the Programme Council and MU management about.
MU Rector's decision on funding
The Rector of MU decides on the basis of receiving a list of projects recommended for funding to award
support in the Interdisciplinary Research Projects programme.
The results of the competition are then published on the GAMU website.
Funding rules
The maximum amount of support for 1 project is CZK 6 000 000 for 3 years.
Annual budget. CZK 2 000 000/calendar year
Duration of funding: 3 years
Allocation of the call 2023: 12 million CZK, 2 projects are expected to be awarded.
Eligible costs
• Personnel costs (wages, salaries, remuneration, performance agreements and employment
agreements of persons directly involved in the research activity required to carry out the research
project)
• Scholarships
• Consumables
• Small tangible and intangible assets
• Services
• Domestic and foreign travel
• Publication and application costs.
• Additional costs or expenses (projects may include a share of the common operating costs
corresponding to the SPN coefficient for the economic centre in a given year according to the MU
Guidelines for the application of overheads to projects, as amended from time to time)
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Ineligible costs
• Investments
• Costs not eligible for institutional support for long-term conceptual development (e.g. refreshments)
The use of the subsidy must comply with the rules for the use of institutional support. The amount of
financial support approved for a given calendar year will be allocated to the specific economic centre by
way of an adjustment to the institutional support schedule.
Changes in the itemisation of the project budget are allowed after consultation with the relevant economic
department of the HS and are justified in the interim and final report.
In the event that the amount to be transferred exceeds 30% of the project budget for a given HS, this
change request must be discussed with the RMU Research Department. The final change is decided by
the Vice-Chancellor for Research and Doctoral Studies (application form).
The unspent amount for a given year of settlement may be transferred to the Special Purpose Vehicle
Fund (SPVF) up to a maximum of 5% of the amount awarded for that year. For the SPVF, if the funds
are not used in the following year, the beneficiary is obliged to repay the unused funds. It is not possible
to create a SPVF in the last year of the solution.
The economic and administrative background of the projects will be identical to the economic and
administrative background of the sites where the scientist and his/her team are or will be based, and
these will also bear the common operating costs of the project. The technical and administrative
coordination of the project will be the responsibility of the project investigator.
Project implementation, interim and final report
The project is implemented in two periods/phases (1st-24th and 25th-36th month).
The interim/final report, including the approved interim/final report guide, must be entered into ISEP
within 60 days of the end of the relevant phase.
The interim/final report (in Czech or English) includes a description of the results to date and a
commentary on the implementation of the budget.
Both the interim and final reports are assessed by the original evaluators of the project proposal. The
Interim Report is approved by the Vice-Rector for Research and Doctoral Studies and the Final Report is
approved by the GAMU Programme Board.
As part of the end of the project, a final public lecture summarizing the main results of the project will be
held (the final public lecture will be part of the final GAMU conference held in the last quarter of each
calendar year).
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Download links and documents
GAMU website
IS Document Server
ISEP
Guidelines
Application form
Affirmation
Request for change
Interim report
Final report
Contact
Grants Office
RMU Research Office
Žerotínovo nám. 9
Brno 601 77
Iveta Daňhelová
danhelova@rect.muni.cz
+420 549 49 3864