News from UP | Application for the Doctoral Scholarship for the 2026/2027 Academic Year | As Soon As PossibleIf you meet the eligibility requirements for a doctoral scholarship, do not forget to submit your application as soon as possible. A new application must be submitted for each academic year. - Students who commenced their doctoral studies on or after 1 September 2025 must submit their application electronically via STAG. Applications can be submitted in STAG from 1 September 2026, or once enrolment has been completed.
Path to the application: STAG – My Study – My Data – Doctoral grant. Instructions are available via the Doctoral Space website (Doctoral Scholarship and Doctoral Income) after signing in (using the same credentials as for the UP Portal). - Students who commenced their doctoral studies before 1 September 2025 should follow the same procedure as in the previous academic year (i.e. not via STAG). Please follow the instructions provided by your faculty. Detailed information on the application process and deadlines can be found primarily on your faculty's doctoral studies webpages or obtained from the doctoral studies administrators. (Some faculties, such as the Faculty of Health Sciences, have already collected paper applications from these students.)
As doctoral income may consist of a combination of a doctoral scholarship and salary, the scholarship amount is paid in arrears in a similar way to salary payments, for example, the scholarship for September is paid in October.
To ensure smooth processing, please submit your application as soon as possible, ideally by 18 September 2026.
| | | Survey for Doctoral Students | until the end of September 2026Take part in a (English) survey for UP PhD students focusing on opportunities for connecting students across programmes and faculties, meeting in a safe environment, sharing experiences, mutual support, education, and motivation. Let us know what you would be interested in. Among other things, you can also let us know whether you would be interested in a Czech for Foreigners course. Thank you to everyone who has already taken part. Everyone else still has the chance to share their perspective until the end of September. More details | | | September at Palacký University Belongs to Alumni | 11–12 September 2026 Are you a Palacký University graduate? Then September is all about you! Throughout the month, you can look forward to a diverse programme of events taking place both across the university’s faculties and in the historic centre of Olomouc. The celebrations will culminate on 11-12 September 2026, during the European Heritage Days, when we will come together at Horní náměstí (Upper Square) and the Konvikt (Arts Centre). The Konvikt will host alumni networking opportunities, an improvisation show by O.LI.V.Y., the UPportunities discussion series, screenings of award-winning films from this year's Academia Film Olomouc (AFO), and a dedicated chill-out zone throughout the day. The music programme at Upper Square will feature the Olomouc-based New Street Band and Marcell, singer-songwriter and Palacký University alumnus. You can find the full Alumni September programme on the dedicated website and Facebook event page. Bring your former classmates along and join the celebrations! | | | Fair UP: Five Days Packed with Activities | 5–9 October 2026Supporting the physical and mental wellbeing of students and staff, as well as their personal and professional development, is a key priority at Palacký University. For the second year running, the University is therefore organising Fair UP, a week dedicated to caring for body, mind and community. The programme includes a Blood Donation Day, Inclusion Day, Wellbeing Day, International Haná Day, and Health Day, offering a wide range of activities, workshops and opportunities to get involved. More details | | Pro více informací o akcích na univerzitě sledujte kalendář UP. | | Learning Opportunities and Conferences at UP | | Conference Olomouc Debate of Young Lawyers | 15–16 October 2026 We would like to invite you to the 19th annual Scientific Conference Olomouc Debates of Young Lawyers, organised by the Faculty of Law of Palacký University Olomouc. The conference will take place on 15-16 October 2026 at the Wellness Hotel Hluboký dvůr in Hlubočky. The online application form must be submitted no later than Wednesday, 30 September 2026. The conference fee is CZK 2,500 or EUR 100 and includes accommodation, refreshments throughout the conference, the academic programme and conference materials. PhD students of the UP Faculty of Law are exempt from the conference fee. Further details are available on the conference website. | | Doctoral Grants and Scholarships | Grant for Early-Career Researchers Caring for Pre-School Children | Applications by 15 September 2026The IOCB Foundation is now accepting applications for the Martina Roeselová Memorial Fellowship 2027. The grant is designed to support early-career researchers who combine excellent research with primary or equal responsibility for caring for a pre-school-aged child. The application deadline is 15 September 2026. More details | | Visegrad Fund – Third Call for Proposals | from 1 September 2026Visegrad Fund programmes (Visegrad Grants, Visegrad Grants+ and Strategic Grants) opens on 1 September. These opportunities may also be of interest to doctoral candidates. Throughout September, you can take part in the Visegrad Fund Info Week, which offers prospective applicants the chance to learn more about the focus and priorities of the individual calls. Registration for the Info Week is required by 7 September 2026. More details (Czech article with links) or here (official guidelines) | | COST Open Call 2026 – Proposal Submission Open | until 28 October 2026The COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) programme has launched a new call for proposals for COST Actions, international research networks that bring together researchers and innovators from across Europe and beyond. This year's call will fund up to 80 new research networks, enabling participants to collaborate on a shared research topic over a four-year period. Proposals can be submitted via the e-COST platform until 28 October 2026. The call is particularly valuable for establishing new research contacts and developing networking activities that may subsequently lead to collaborative project applications. More details or on the official website | | Project calls, webinars, etc. | ongoingIf you are interested in project calls, follow the website and newsletter of the UP Project Service, which continuously publishes information about new calls as well as general guidance on project management at UP. Mobility opportunities for students can also be followed continuously on the website of the Czech National Agency for International Education and Research (DZS). | | Science and Research | University access to AI tools for freeResponsible scienceDid you know that students and staff at UP can access a range of AI tools through MetaCentrum, part of the national e-INFRA research infrastructure? Available models include Llama, DeepSeek, Gemma and Mistral, all operating within a secure environment hosted on servers located in the Czech Republic, helping users maintain control over their data. Access is available using a university eduID account (after creating a MetaCentrum account) and may be particularly useful for researchers and students seeking a secure AI environment or additional computing capacity for their work. The service is available at https://chat.ai.e-infra.cz. | | Opportunities Beyond UP | National Library of Technology (NTK) Courses and Workshops | Winter Semester 2026/2027Take advantage of NTK’s range of webinars. The courses focus primarily on developing the skills needed for the effective searching, filtering and use of information, as well as for producing and presenting academic outputs and supporting your studies and research. The webinars are free of charge and some of them are in English. More details | |
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