3.6.2026 12:40

Apply for the new ČVUT INFC interdisciplinary grant

Universities Further education Science and research

Czech Republic Fakulta strojní ČVUT v Praze Unknown author

CTU in Prague is launching the ČVUT Interdisciplinary Near Future Challenge (ČVUT INFC), a grant program to support ambitious interdisciplinary projects by early-career researchers who connect different areas across the university and may lay the groundwork for new CTU research directions. Applications may be submitted by teams of two Principal Investigators who are both based at CTU, come from different CTU faculties or institutes, contribute as equal partners, and are within eight years of their first PhD. Selected teams may receive up to CZK 3 million per year for up to 24 months (up to CZK 6 million per project), with evaluation emphasizing proposal quality, genuine interdisciplinary collaboration, and potential for future follow-up through grants, a centre, or a spin-off. The call opens on 1 July 2026 and closes on 31 July 2026, with evaluation in September 2026 and results announced by 30 September 2026; more details are available on the ČVUT INFC program page.

AI summary

Czech Technical University in Prague is launching a new grant program, ČVUT Interdisciplinary Near Future Challenge (ČVUT INFC). The programme will support ambitious interdisciplinary projects by early-career researchers who connect different areas of expertise across the university. Its aim is to give space to research ideas that go beyond the boundaries of individual disciplines or faculties and may lay the groundwork for new research directions at CTU.

Who can apply

Applications may be submitted by teams consisting of two Principal Investigators (PIs).
Basic eligibility requirements:

both PIs must be based at CTU,
they must come from different CTU faculties or institutes,
they must contribute to the project as equal partners,
both must be within 8 years of receiving their first Ph.D.

The call is open to projects across the full range of CTU’s research areas. The evaluation will focus in particular on the quality of the research proposal, genuine interdisciplinary collaboration, the potential for further excellent research, and the possibility of follow-up through future grants, an interdisciplinary centre, or a spin-off.

Funding
Selected teams may receive:

up to CZK 3 million per year,
for a maximum of 24 months,
meaning up to CZK 6 million per project in total.

The first edition of the programme was made possible thanks to private support from Credo Ventures, Pale Fire Capital, the WOOD & Company Endowment Fund, and IOCB Tech Group, who jointly contributed CZK 24 million to support the development of interdisciplinary research at CTU.

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