Support for Integration of Researchers After a Career Break
About the grant
This grant scheme supports integration of researchers after a career break, for instance due to parental leave, long term illness or long term care of close person into Masaryk University research teams. The programme shall facilitate and speed up the return of young talented researchers to the productive academic career and increase their share in independent / leading research posts.
Implementation period: 2 years
Year allocation: 500 ths. CZK
Criteria
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Eligibility
- Who return to work after 1st of January 2024
- Whose career has been interrupted, for example due to maternity/parental leave, long term illnessor long term care of close person;
- Primarily researcher whose last employer before career interruption was MU and whose cumulative time at MU was at least 0.5 FTE (Ph.D. studies are equivatelnt 0.6 FTE);
- Proof of completed Ph.D. studies;
- He/she has a minimum of 0.5 FTE when returning to MU after a career break (the subsidy does not cover salary, it is a form of supplement)
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Bonus
- He/she is the author (first, corresponding, or otherwise significant - depending on the specifics of the field) of at least one scientific publication indexed in a journal belonging to the first quartile of the field according to the impact factor in Web of Science or comparable scientific performance in fields whose domain is not Web of Science-indexed publishing.
Submission of the proposal
The proposal form in pdf including all annexes must be uploaded in the Project Management Information System (PMIS) under one reference number on the deadline date at the latest. The files uploaded shall be submitted for evaluation.
- The CAREER RESTART form (machine readable pdf files)
- Statement of the head of the unit where the project will be implemented concerning the inclusion of the applicant into the team, his/her potential for the development of the unit and for his/her own career development
- The statement/declaration (if relevant)
More information is available in the Call document.
Related documents
Call for 2025 – timeline
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Application period
1st of September 2025 – 10th of October 2025
The proposal is submitted after approval of the cover sheet in internal system (Project Management Information System) at the relevant economic unit/part of the university.
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Evaluation
11th of October 2025 – 8th of December 2025
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Implementation period
1st of January 2026 – 31st of December 2027