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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Vážené kolegyně,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Vážení kolegové,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">byla publikována nová, již
<b>sedmá výzva výzkumného fondu CELSA pro rok 2022.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Podporu je možné získat ve všech vědních disciplínách pro
<b>společné vědecké projekty členů aliance CELSA</b>, přičemž jeden z partnerů musí být vždy z <b>KU Leuven
</b>(</span><span style="color:#202122;background:white">Katholieke Universiteit Leuven</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"> / Katolická univerzita Lovaň</span><span style="color:#202122;background:white">)</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Další členové aliance jsou:
<b>ČVUT, Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME), Eötvös Loránd University Budapest (ELTE), Semmelweis University Budapest, University of Ljubljana, University of Tartu, Jagiellonian University Krakow a University of Warsaw.</b> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Předpokládá se, že CELSA podpoří 10-12 nových projektů spolupráce mezi CELSA výzkumníky. Univerzita Karlova bude v této výzvě financovat dva až tři projekty a na každý přispěje RUK částkou max. 30 000 EUR. RUK nijak nelimituje, co lze hradit
(vše, na čem se výzkumníci v projektu dohodnou), <b><u>mimo investiční náklady a občerstvení.<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Projekty jsou na 2 roky a mají do 3 let vést ke společnému podání žádostí o projektovou podporu ze zdrojů EU (např. Horizont Evropa).</u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Pokud uvažujete o podání projektu, v letošním roce bude CELSA organizovat
<b>matchmaking exercise</b>, aby došlo k efektivnějšímu zapojení a zvýšil se počet podávaných projektů. Pokud se chcete zapojit, je třeba do 21. 9. 2022 vyjádřit svůj zájem na <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe-jhg5eTb3f8A7E7Rwa-Blrnj89OF8qVgZln_hz57Mlflw_w/viewform">tomto
odkazu</a>. Následně dojde k propojování jednotlivých vědkyň a vědců. O výsledku budete informováni začátkem října. <b>10. 11. 2022</b> by následně mělo proběhnout
<b>osobní setkání zájemců</b> o spolupráci v Lovani. <b>RUK bude refundovat cestu až 10 výzkumníkům</b>, kteří se budou chtít do matchmaking exercise zapojit. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;background:silver;mso-highlight:silver;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Časový rozvrh výzvy 2022:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;background:silver;mso-highlight:silver;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Publikace výzvy:
<i>červenec 2022</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;background:silver;mso-highlight:silver;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Zaslání návrhů na OGAP:
<i>nejpozději do 9. 12. 2022 </i></span></b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;background:silver;mso-highlight:silver;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">(pokud byste projekt posílali na poslední chvíli, prosíme o předběžnou informaci o jeho přípravě)</span></i><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;background:silver;mso-highlight:silver;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;background:silver;mso-highlight:silver;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Předání RUK:
<i>13. 12. 2022</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;background:silver;mso-highlight:silver;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Deadline v Leuvenu:
<i>15. 12. 2022</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;background:silver;mso-highlight:silver;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Vyhodnocení projektových návrhů:
<i>prosinec 2022 – květen 2023</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;background:silver;mso-highlight:silver;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Vyhlášení výsledků:
<i>červenec 2023</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;background:silver;mso-highlight:silver;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Začátek projektů:
<i>1. 10. 2023</i></span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Více informací o <b>
Výzkumném fondu CELSA:</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><a href="https://celsalliance.eu/">https://celsalliance.eu/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Více informací<b> </b>
o<b> aktuální 7. výzvě a formuláře</b> <i>(Pozor! přihláška v tuto chvíli ještě není funkční)</i> zde a v níže připojeném emailu:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><a href="https://www.kuleuven.be/onderzoek/gedocumenteerd/index_en.html#details/52b2001414c0663371cb1e11bcb7f3b80bfcfe43">https://www.kuleuven.be/onderzoek/gedocumenteerd/index_en.html#details/52b2001414c0663371cb1e11bcb7f3b80bfcfe43</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">S pozdravem,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Ivana Herglová<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">-----<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Dear colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">the new, already <b>
7th Call of the CELSA Research Fund for the year 2022</b> has been published.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">The fund is open for application for
<b>collaborative CELSA Alliance member universities research projects </b>in all scientific disciplines<b>.</b> Condition is that one of the partners must always be from
<b>KU Leuven</b> (</span><span style="color:#202122;background:white">Katholieke Universiteit Leuven).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#202122;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">The other members of the CELSA Alliance are:
<b>Czech Technical University,</b> </span><b><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME), Eötvös Loránd University Budapest (ELTE), Semmelweis University Budapest, University of Ljubljana, University of Tartu,
Jagiellonian University Krakow and University of Warsaw.</span></b><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">It is expected that CELSA will support 10-12 new collaborative projects between CELSA researchers. Charles University will finance 2-3 projects in this call and each of them will be supported by
the Rectorate of Charles University by max. amount of 30 000 EUR. CU does not limit the type of expenses (they are generally decided by a common agreement of the researchers),
<b><u>with the exception of investments and refreshments.<o:p></o:p></u></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">The projects are for 2 years and they should lead to a submission of a project proposal with support from the EU (e.g. Horizon Europe) within 3 years since they have started.<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">If you are considering to prepare a project proposal, in this year CELSA will organise a
<b><u>matchmaking exercise</u></b> to support the number of submitted project proposals and the efficiency of the programme on whole. If you are interested in this service, please, express your interest until September 21, 2022
</span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe-jhg5eTb3f8A7E7Rwa-Blrnj89OF8qVgZln_hz57Mlflw_w/viewform">here</a>. After this date the matchmaking will take place between the individual researchers. The researchers will be informed about the results
by the beginning of October. On <b>November 10, 2022</b>, an <b>in-person meeting of the interested researchers</b> will be held in Leuven.
<b>Charles University can financially support travels of up to 10 researchers to this meeting.</b><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;background:silver;mso-highlight:silver">Time schedule for the 2022 call for proposals:<br>
</span></u></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;background:silver;mso-highlight:silver">Publication of the call:
<i>July 2022</i><br>
<b>Submission of the project proposals to the Department of Grants and Projects (OGAP):
<i>up until December 9, 2022</i></b> <i>(should you plan to send the proposal in the last moment, please, inform us in advance about the preparation of the project)<br>
</i>Submission of the project proposal to the Rectorate of CU:<i> 13. 12. 2022<br>
</i>Deadline in Leuven:<i> 15. 12. 2022<br>
</i>Evaluation of the proposals:<i> December 2022 – May 2023<br>
</i>Announcement of the results:<i> July 2023<br>
</i><b>Start of the projects:<i> 1. 10. 2023</i></b></span><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">More information on the <b>CELSA Research Fund:</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><a href="https://celsalliance.eu/">https://celsalliance.eu/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">More information on the
<b>current 7th call and the forms</b> <i>(N.B.: at present the application form is not yet available!)
</i>here and in the email attached below:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><a href="https://www.kuleuven.be/onderzoek/gedocumenteerd/index_en.html#details/52b2001414c0663371cb1e11bcb7f3b80bfcfe43">https://www.kuleuven.be/onderzoek/gedocumenteerd/index_en.html#details/52b2001414c0663371cb1e11bcb7f3b80bfcfe43</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Ivana Herglová<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="background:silver;mso-highlight:silver">CELSA</span></i></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="background:silver;mso-highlight:silver"> </span></i></span><i><span lang="EN-US" style="background:silver;mso-highlight:silver">aims
at promoting research collaboration between its members, to exchange practice at both policy and operational level, and together to find solutions for the major problems Europe is facing. The CELSA Research Fund supports collaborative research projects between
researchers of at least two CELSA partners, of which one must be KU Leuven, with the purpose of leveraging their efforts towards future Horizon Europe applications.</span></i><i><span style="background:silver;mso-highlight:silver"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="background:silver;mso-highlight:silver">To support and to encourage the development of new project ideas and applications,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>the Regional Committee Central and East
Europe of KU Leuven is proposing a new initiative</b>. With this invitation, we kindly invite all researchers within the CELSA partners to reflect on ideas for project proposal submissions for the next CELSA call and beyond, and to participate in a<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>matchmaking
exercise</b>. To support these ideas, we are planning a workflow that will go as follows:</span></i><i><span style="background:silver;mso-highlight:silver"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<i><u><span lang="EN-US" style="background:silver;mso-highlight:silver">Call for expressions</span></u></i><span class="apple-converted-space"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="background:silver;mso-highlight:silver"> </span></i></span><i><span lang="EN-US" style="background:silver;mso-highlight:silver">of
interest<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>sent now during the summer months and repeated in early September</b>. The expressions of interest can be submitted using a Google forms document,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>with a hard
deadline for collecting all expressions of interest by September 21, 12pm</b>. The Google Form is available<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></i><i><span style="background:silver;mso-highlight:silver"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe-jhg5eTb3f8A7E7Rwa-Blrnj89OF8qVgZln_hz57Mlflw_w/viewform"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#0563C1">here</span></a></span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="background:silver;mso-highlight:silver">.
The expressions of interest will be available upon submission<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></i><i><span style="background:silver;mso-highlight:silver"><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ScfHNzvgBTxBHSyMJvBUXYTik1uLyWZVrgI5iBoEv1c/edit?usp=sharing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#0563C1">here</span></a></span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="background:silver;mso-highlight:silver">.</span></i><i><span style="background:silver;mso-highlight:silver"><o:p></o:p></span></i></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:11.65pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="background:silver;mso-highlight:silver">By September 28 the latest</span></i></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="background:silver;mso-highlight:silver">, all Research Coordination Offices of each institution will<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><u>match
the expressions of interest</u><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>with relevant researchers from the respective institutions.</span></i><i><span style="background:silver;mso-highlight:silver"><o:p></o:p></span></i></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:11.65pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="background:silver;mso-highlight:silver">By October 5 the latest,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></i></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="background:silver;mso-highlight:silver">institutions ask their respective
researchers who have been matched to the expression of interest whether they are<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><u>interested in connecting with other researchers</u><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>on the specific topic.</span></i><i><span style="background:silver;mso-highlight:silver"><o:p></o:p></span></i></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:11.65pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="background:silver;mso-highlight:silver">On October 6</span></i></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="background:silver;mso-highlight:silver">,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><u>researchers are informed</u><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>about
the group composition and invited to initiate an (online) conversation.</span></i><i><span style="background:silver;mso-highlight:silver"><o:p></o:p></span></i></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:11.65pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<i><span lang="EN-US" style="background:silver;mso-highlight:silver">We are planning a<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><u>live event</u><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>in Leuven on<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Thursday
November 10</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>to allow interested partners to engage in the final preparatory steps for a CELSA (or other) project proposal submission. In this event, good practices of former CELSA projects will be presented, details
of the CELSA application procedure will be highlighted and opportunities for follow-up projects in the Horizon Europe scheme will be shared with the audience. We will also facilitate live workshops between the applicants to take their project proposals forward.
Any travel and accommodation costs are the expenses of the own researcher or institution.</span></i><i><span style="background:silver;mso-highlight:silver"><o:p></o:p></span></i></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:11.65pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<i><span lang="EN-US" style="background:silver;mso-highlight:silver">In order to give sufficient room for this initiative, the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>deadline of the CELSA call will be changed to December 15, 5pm (CET).</b></span></i><i><span style="background:silver;mso-highlight:silver"><o:p></o:p></span></i></li></ul>
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