Call for Grant Projects (OP JAK Returns)

We are launching the first call for grant projects under OP JAK Returns (hereinafter also referred to as "return grants").
This call is officially announced by Rector's Ordinance R 619, which contains basic and essential information.

Grant project applications for this call can be submitted on an ongoing basis, starting on November 28, 2025. The deadline for submitting grant project applications is December 31, 2025, at 23:59. Grant project applications submitted after this deadline will not be accepted for consideration under this call.

The evaluation period for grant projects submitted on time is January 1, 2026 – February 28, 2026. The results of the selection process will be announced at the end of February. Projects accepted for implementation must then be launched between March 1, 2026 and December 31, 2026.

All information on return grants, including the relevant Rector's Ordinance announcing the call, the return grant scheme/tender documentation, forms for individual grant project attachments, and a paper version of the application in case of problems with the web application, can be found below on this page.

All important information concerning the evaluation of timely submitted grant projects, information about supported projects, and documentation of the progress of supported projects in the form of interim and final reports is provided in the Scheme/Tender Documentation for Return Grants, which is attached to this measure.

The application, interim reports, and final report are submitted via a web application available at https://grantovesouteze.jcu.cz  

The documentation and forms for the OP JAK Returns program call are contained in the opjak_returns_documentation.zip file. This file contains:

• Scheme/tender documentation for return grants
• Form Part A – Applicant identification – to be completed only in the event of a web application failure
• Form Part B – Applicant involvement – to be completed only in the event of a web application failure
• Form Part C-F – Technical description of the project – to be completed separately and uploaded to the application as a mandatory attachment in pdf format
• Appendix – Motivation letter of the applicant for a return grant – to be completed separately and uploaded to the application as a mandatory attachment in PDF format
• Appendix – Statement from the head of the workplace – to be completed separately and uploaded to the application as a mandatory attachment in PDF format
• Appendix – Confirmation of career break – to be completed separately and uploaded to the application as a PDF attachment as part of the documentation proving eligibility to apply for a grant; it is not necessary to complete and attach this form, as documents issued by state authorities are sufficient; this form is intended as a possible commentary on these documents
• Appendix – Confirmation from the main supervisor for PhD students – to be completed separately and uploaded to the application as a mandatory appendix in PDF format only if the applicant is a PhD student
• Attachment – Budget calculator – the completed Excel file is attached as a mandatory attachment; the resulting amounts in the calculator must match the amounts in the web application (or Part B, if completed)
• Attachment – Compliance with the National RIS3 Strategy – the completed Excel file is attached as a mandatory attachment

Other mandatory attachments are the applicant's CV and the mentor's CV (if a mentor is required). There are no forms prepared for these CVs. They are uploaded to the application in PDF format.

If you have any questions about return grants, the web application, the call for applications, the competition rules, or the documentation and forms, please contact the following persons:

• Luděk Berec, Tato e-mailová adresa je chráněna před spamboty. Pro její zobrazení musíte mít povolen Javascript.
• Renata Láníková, Tato e-mailová adresa je chráněna před spamboty. Pro její zobrazení musíte mít povolen Javascript.
• Jan Cejpek, Tato e-mailová adresa je chráněna před spamboty. Pro její zobrazení musíte mít povolen Javascript.
• Hynek Rossmüller, Tato e-mailová adresa je chráněna před spamboty. Pro její zobrazení musíte mít povolen Javascript.

We will be happy to advise you. We are all in this together. We are USB.