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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><a name="_Hlk102746395"><span style="color:black">Vážené kolegyně, vážení kolegové,<o:p></o:p></span></a></p>
<p class="Default" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:CS">Technologická agentura České republiky</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:CS">
vyhlásila </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"></span><a href="https://www.tacr.cz/soutez/program-sigma/desata-verejna-soutez-dilci-cil-3-podpora-inovacniho-potencialu-spolecenskych-ved-humanitnich-ved-a-umeni/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:CS">10.
veřejnou soutěž</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:CS"> v Programu na podporu aplikovaného výzkumu
a inovací </span></span><a href="https://www.tacr.cz/kategorie/program-sigma/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:CS">SIGMA</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:CS">
– Dílčí cíl 3</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:CS">.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:CS"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="Default" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:CS">Veřejná</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"><span style="color:windowtext">
soutěž</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:CS">
</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">podporuje
</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">projekty, které posilují společenské vědy, humanitní vědy a umění (dále také jako „SHUV”).
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="Default" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Veřejná soutěž je vyhlášena v dílčím cíli 3: Podpora inovačního potenciálu společenských
věd, humanitních věd a umění (dále jen „SIGMA - DC3”). Dílčí cíl podporuje využití inovačního potenciálu SHUV a jeho zapojení do projektů, které jsou přínosné pro udržení a zvyšování kvality života člověka v reakci na dynamické společenské, ekonomické, globalizační,
kulturní nebo technologické proměny.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="Default" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Každý návrh projektu musí mít své jádro v SHUV a dále naplnit zaměření veřejné soutěže,
které je podrobněji rozepsané v </span></span><a href="https://www.tacr.cz/dokumenty/priloha-c-1-definice-oblasti-a-vyzkumnych-temat"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Definice oblastí
a výzkumných témat</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395">Každý návrh projektu musí mít právě jednoho
<b>aplikačního garanta</b> se sídlem v České republice, který má za úkol uplatnit výstupy/výsledky a zajistit tak jejich praktické využití.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395">Aplikování výstupů/výsledků zajišťuje jeden z následujících:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395">● interní aplikační garant (uchazeči návrhu projektu);<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395">● externí aplikační garant (jiný subjekt, který není zapojený do řešení projektu).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"><b><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:CS">Podmínky 1</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"><b><span style="mso-fareast-language:CS">0<span style="color:black">.
veřejné soutěže SIGMA<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk116375019"><span style="color:black">Výzkumná organizace</span> nebo<span style="color:black"> podnik<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk116375019">Financování projektu<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk116375019"><span style="color:black">Intenzita podpory je až 80 % na jeden projekt</span><br>
<span style="color:black">Maximální výše podpory na </span>jeden <span style="color:black">
projekt je 12 mil. Kč</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk116375019">Interní termín odevzdání návrhů<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk116375019"><b><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:CS">7. 12. 202</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk116375019"><b><span style="mso-fareast-language:CS">4<span style="color:black">
</span></span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk116375019"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:CS">– odeslání návrhu projektu ke kontrole (export z ISTA) na OGAP (</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk116375019"></span></span><a href="mailto:granty@matfyz.cuni.cz"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk116375019"><span style="mso-fareast-language:CS">granty@matfyz.cuni.cz</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk116375019"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk116375019"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:CS">)<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk116375019"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:CS">Termín odevzdání návrhů<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk116375019"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:CS">Potvrzení podání elektronického návrhu projektu do ISTA</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk116375019"><b><span style="mso-fareast-language:CS">13<span style="color:black">. 1</span>2<span style="color:black">. 202</span>4<span style="color:black">
do 16:29 hodin</span></span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk116375019"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:CS"> navrhovatel z</span><span style="color:black">ašle
</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk116375019"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:CS">prostřednictvím ISTA.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk116375019"><b><span style="mso-fareast-language:CS">13<span style="color:black">. 12. 202</span>4</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk116375019"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:CS">
<b>do 20:0</b></span><b><span style="color:black">0</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk116375019"><b><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:CS"> hodin
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potvrzení o podání. </span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk116375019"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:CS"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk116375019"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:CS">Do 31.
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</span></span></span></span><a href="http://www.tacr.cz"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk116375019">www.tacr.cz</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk116375019"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk116375019"><span style="color:black">
</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk116375019"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:CS"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">–</span> <span style="color:black">říjen 202</span>5<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk116375019"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:CS">Délka řešení projektů</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk116375019"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:CS">12 až 42 měsíců<br>
Nejzazší termín ukončení řešení projektu je </span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk116375019"><span style="mso-fareast-language:CS">březen<span style="color:black"> 202</span>9<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="Default" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Veškeré další informace, zejména zadávací dokumentaci k veřejné soutěži, lze získat
</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"></span><a href="https://www.tacr.cz/soutez/program-sigma/desata-verejna-soutez-dilci-cil-3-podpora-inovacniho-potencialu-spolecenskych-ved-humanitnich-ved-a-umeni/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">zde</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"><span style="color:black">Se srdečným pozdravem<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-weight:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Ing. Petr Bažant, CSc., MBA</span></strong><b><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">OGAP MFF UK</span></strong><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Tel.: 95155 1684</span></strong><br>
</b>E-mail: </span><a href="mailto:petr.bazant@mff.cuni.cz"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395">petr.bazant@matfyz.cuni.cz</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"><span class="rynqvb"><span lang="EN">Dear colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"><span class="rynqvb"><span lang="EN">The
<b>Technology Agency of the Czech Republic</b> has announced the </span></span></span><a href="https://www.tacr.cz/soutez/program-sigma/desata-verejna-soutez-dilci-cil-3-podpora-inovacniho-potencialu-spolecenskych-ved-humanitnich-ved-a-umeni/"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"><b><span lang="EN">10th
public competition in the SIGMA</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"><span lang="EN"> Applied Research and Innovation Support Program –
<b>Sub-goal 3</b>.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"><span class="rynqvb"><span lang="EN">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"><span class="rynqvb"><span lang="EN">The public competition supports projects that strengthen the social sciences, humanities and arts (hereinafter also referred to as
"SHUV"). <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"><span class="rynqvb"><span lang="EN">The public competition is announced in sub-goal 3: Support of the innovative potential of social sciences, humanities and arts (hereinafter
referred to as "SIGMA - DC3").</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"><span class="hwtze"><span lang="EN">
</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"><span class="rynqvb"><span lang="EN">The sub-goal supports the use of SHUV's innovation potential and its involvement in projects that are beneficial for maintaining and increasing the quality of
human life in response to dynamic social, economic, globalization, cultural or technological changes.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"><span class="rynqvb"><span lang="EN">Each project proposal must have its core in SHUV and further fulfill the focus of the public competition, which is described in more
detail in the </span></span></span><a href="https://www.tacr.cz/dokumenty/priloha-c-1-definice-oblasti-a-vyzkumnych-temat"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"><span lang="EN">Definition of areas and research topics</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"><span class="rynqvb"><span lang="EN">.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"><span class="rynqvb"><span lang="EN">Each project proposal must have exactly one
<b>application guarantor</b> based in the Czech Republic, whose task is to apply the outputs/results and thus ensure their practical use.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"><span class="rynqvb"><span lang="EN">Application of outputs/results is provided by one of the following:
<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk102746395"><span class="rynqvb"><span lang="EN">● internal application guarantor (applicants of the project proposal);
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● external application guarantor (another entity that is not involved in the project solution).<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="rynqvb"><b><span lang="EN">Conditions of the 10th SIGMA public competition<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span class="rynqvb"><span lang="EN">Investigator</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span class="rynqvb"><span lang="EN">Research organization or enterprise</span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span class="rynqvb"><span lang="EN">Project financing</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span class="rynqvb"><span lang="EN">The intensity of support is up to 80% per project<br>
The maximum amount of support per project is CZK 12 million</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span class="rynqvb"><span lang="EN">Internal deadline for submission of proposals</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><b><span style="mso-fareast-language:CS">On December 7,
<span style="color:black">202</span>4 </span></b><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:CS">–
</span><span class="rynqvb"><span lang="EN">sending the project proposal for review (export from ISTA) to OGAP (<a href="mailto:granty@matfyz.cuni.cz">granty@matfyz.cuni.cz</a>)</span></span><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:CS"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span class="rynqvb"><span lang="EN">Deadline for submission of proposals
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span class="rynqvb"><span lang="EN">Confirmation of submission of electronic project proposal to ISTA</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><b><span style="mso-fareast-language:CS">On December 13,
<span style="color:black">202</span>4 by 4<span style="color:black">:29 p.m. </span>
</span></b><span class="rynqvb"><span lang="EN">the proposer will send via ISTA and receive a Submission Confirmation</span></span><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:CS">.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><b><span style="mso-fareast-language:CS">On December 13,
<span style="color:black">202</span>4 by 8:00<span style="color:black"> p.m</span></span></b><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:CS"> –
</span><span class="rynqvb"><span lang="EN">the proposer sends Submission Confirmation to OGAP (<a href="mailto:granty@matfyz.cuni.cz">granty@matfyz.cuni.cz</a>).</span></span><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:CS"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span class="rynqvb"><span lang="EN">Competition results</span></span><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:CS"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span class="rynqvb"><span lang="EN">Until 31 July 2025 at
<a href="http://www.tacr.cz">www.tacr.cz</a></span></span><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:CS"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span class="rynqvb"><span lang="EN">Start of solution</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span class="rynqvb"><span lang="EN">August 2025 - October 2025</span></span><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:CS"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span class="rynqvb"><span lang="EN">Duration of project solutions</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span class="rynqvb"><span lang="EN">12 to 42 months.
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The latest deadline for completing the project is March 2029</span></span><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:CS"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="rynqvb"><span lang="EN"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="rynqvb"><span lang="EN">All other information, especially the tender documentation for the public tender, can be obtained
<a href="https://www.tacr.cz/soutez/program-sigma/desata-verejna-soutez-dilci-cil-3-podpora-inovacniho-potencialu-spolecenskych-ved-humanitnich-ved-a-umeni/">
here</a>.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="rynqvb"><span lang="EN"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="rynqvb"><span lang="EN">With warm regards</span></span><span style="mso-fareast-language:CS"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:CS">Petr Bazant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:CS">OGAP MFF UK<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:CS">Tel. 951551684, 602632124<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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