MUNI JUNIOR STAR

Objective of support

The main goal of the MUNI Junior Star is to create conditions for exceptionally promising researchers shortly after Ph.D. to prepare for the submission of an application for a prestigious individual grant (GA ČR JUNIOR STAR, ERC, or others).

Candidate's profile

An eligible applicant is a junior scientist who submitted an application to the GA ČR JUNIOR STAR in 2025 for Masaryk University and was ranked by GA ČR among the top 20% of applicants but did not receive funding from the GA ČR.

Financial conditions

Year allocation is 2 mil. CZK. Impementation period is maximum 2 years. In the case of gaining an individual prestigious grant, support will be terminated on the start date of the awarded grant.

Submission of the proposal

Documentation for the application must be uploaded to ISEP in PDF format including all attachments  A fully approved cover sheet by the end of application period at the latest is required for inclusion in the evaluation.

  • Proposal submitted to GA ČR JUNIOR STAR
  • Evaluation of the submitted proposal by GA ČR

Eligible candidates and project support has been contacted directly by the GAMU administrator.

Call 2026 – timeline

  • Application period

    21st of November, 2025 – 28th of November, 2025

  • Evaluation

    29th of November, 2025 – 11th of December, 2025

  • Implementation from

    1st of January, 2026 

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