1 National Funding Opportunities Roman Badik Head of Research Office April 28, 2017 Content §MU research income § §National funding oppotunities § §Internal Funding Opportunities § §Research support at MU § 2 MU Research Funding §State budget – 33 % § §Projects through grant competition – 66% § §Absolutely: §2 billion CZK § § 3 Different funding streams supporting research 4 1. National providers •GA ČR (Czech Science Foundation) • •TA ČR (Technology Agency of CR) • •Ministries • •Regional: SoMoPro 2. International sources •Horizon 2020 •EMB/EMBO •EEA grants •International Visegrad Fund •US funding schemes •Foundations •etc. 3. EU Structural and Investment Funds •OP RDE Operational Program Research, Development and Education •OP EIC Operational Program Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Competitiveness Institutional support §27% of all research income at MU •Based on research evaluation results •Current methodology •Pillar I – publication results evaluation •Pillar II – quality of selected research results •Pillar III – patents and applied research results 5 Reseach funding sources at MU – non-investments 6 Reseach funding sources at MU – investments 7 8 National Funding Opportunities National grants providers – non-investments 9 Different approaches §Programmes in basic research = open scope, researchers choose the topic of research §Czech Science Foundation (GAČR) § §Programmes in applied research = more targeted approach, topic of research must correspond to the programme §Technology agency, other programmes of applied research 10 Technology readiness level 11 TRL 0: Idea. Unproven concept, no testing has been performed. TRL 1: Basic research. Principles postulated and observed but no experimental proof available. TRL 2: Technology formulation. Concept and application have been formulated. TRL 3: Applied research. First laboratory tests completed; proof of concept. TRL 4: Small scale prototype built in a laboratory environment ("ugly" prototype). TRL 5: Large scale prototype tested in intended environment. TRL 6: Prototype system tested in intended environment close to expected performance. TRL 7: Demonstration system operating in operational environment at pre-commercial scale. TRL 8: First of a kind commercial system. Manufacturing issues solved. TRL 9: Full commercial application, technology available for consumers. Technology readiness level on national level 12 Czech Science Foundation (GAČR) - features •Basic research •All disciplines •Individual research teams •Bottom–up principle •evaluation based solely on excellence (of the PI and the project) •peer review system of evaluation • 13 Czech Science Foundation (GAČR) - programmes •STANDARD PROJECTS – excellence in basic research • •JUNIOR PROJECTS – young excellent researchers • •BILATERAL PROJECTS – international cooperation in basic research (Germany, South Korea, Taiwan) • •LA GRANTS - Czech-Austrian Joint Research Projects with the The Austrian Science Fund (FWF) • 14 Czech Science Foundation (GAČR) - statistics §Standard grants starting in 2017 •Number of proposals: 2129 •Number of supported projects: 698 •Success: ≥ 33 % • §Junior grants starting in 2017 •Number of proposals: 283 •Number of supported projects: 97 •Success: ≥ 36 % • • 15 Technology Agency 16 Define footer - Name of the presentation / Your name / Unit, Office § § § DELTA BETA EPSILON ÉTA THÉTA ZÉTA l Public tenders following state administration requirements. International cooperation in the applied research focusing on specific countries in every call. Market lounge for new technologies, materials, products and services in energetic engeneering, environment and transport Supporting research, experimental development and innovation of applied social sciences and humanities. Projects aim at updated National Energy Policy of the Czech Republic. Cooperation between the academia and companies through students and young researchers. Sectoral ministries of the Czech Republic § 17 Medical research Security research KUS NAKI II TRIO Sectoral ministries of the Czech Republic - MEYS §KONTAKT – support of international cooperation §COST CZ – support of multi-lateral cooperation through European platform of COST Actions §INGO – support of membership in non-governmental research organizations (e.g. CERN) §EUREKA – support of SMEs §GESHER-MOST – Czech-Israeli cooperation in applied research §MOBILITIES – support of researchers‘ mobility §Czech-Norwegian research programme §Large Infrastructures for R&D – support of infrastructures on the Roadmap 18 Inter-Excellence Inter-Action SoMoPro as a regional instrument §Regional fellowship programme inspired by Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowships §Incoming grants to attract researchers from abroad to undertake research and training in the South Moravian region §Research experience + mobility conditions § §Next call hopefully coming soon 19 Summary 20 21 Internal Funding Opportunities and Research support at MU Research support at MU – financial incentives §Grant Agency of Masaryk University: §For students: •Specific research – projects for PhD students § §For PIs: •Interdisciplinary research projects •High-risk high-gain projects •Excellent results § §Support of international research grants preparation § • 22 Research support at MU – non-financial §Information spreading §Research Office newsletter §Research Office website §Information seminars, workshops, trainings •GRANTSWEEK 2017 - autumn § §Individual support provided §Individual consultancy with Research Office staff §Help with proposal development § 23 24 Thank you for your attention