The return grants listed below were assessed as part of the evaluation process in accordance with the internal standards of Palacký University in Olomouc Olomouc R-B-25/16, Articles 4 and 5, and recommended for funding by the Natural Sciences Evaluation Panel and the Social Sciences, Humanities, and Arts Evaluation Panel.
Funding for return grants is provided within the budget of the OP JAK Career Bridge to Success project at Palacký University Olomouc (KaMos), reg. no. CZ.02.01.01/00/24_037/0013751.
List of supported return grants (1st collection date): HERE.
Return grants were announced at Palacký University on October 1, 2025, and the period for their implementation is 12 to 36 months. The implementation of a return grant may begin at the earliest after the decision to award the grant has been issued, and the latest date for the physical implementation of the grant is April 30, 2029.
UP return grant schedule: HERE.
Palacký University has announced return grants for researchers and doctoral students at Palacký University in Olomouc who are returning to research after a career break due to parenthood, illness, or caring for a loved one. The aim is to enable their full reintegration into the research environment and to create a functional institutional framework for supporting their return, which will increase the sustainability of scientific careers and equal opportunities.
Contact persons for the call:
Ing. Veronika Knichalová
veronika.knichalova@upol.cz
58 563 1425 | 735 701 320
Ing. Mgr. Pavlína Žižková
pavlina.zizkova@upol.cz
58 563 1405