Czech Academy of Sciences (CAS) Researchers at Risk Fellowship 2024

The Czech Academy of Sciences (CAS) is announcing a call for the “Researchers at Risk Fellowship” programme from 16 January to 29 February 2024. The programme aims to support researchers’ scientific work which is at risk due to threats of war, persecution, human rights violations, and other life-threatening dangers they may be facing. The RISK Programme enables them to temporarily continue their research in a safe environment at the CAS institutes in the Czech Republic for a maximum of 24 months. 

The Researchers at Risk Fellowship (hereinafter “RISK Programme”) is a programme that is focused on researchers whose scientific work is at risk due to threats of war, persecution, human rights violations, and other life-threatening dangers they may face. The RISK Programme enables them to temporarily continue their research in a safe environment at the CAS institutes in the Czech Republic for maximum 24 months.

Research fields: All research fields.

Target groups:

• Postdocs (less than eight years after receiving Ph.D. as of the start of the candidate´s fellowship),
• Researchers (eight or more years after receiving a Ph.D. as of the start of the candidate´s fellowship).
  The research experience does not include maternity and parental leave, work disability lasting more than 90 days, compulsory military service, the period during which care is provided to a person who is considered to be dependent on the assistance of another natural person under the Social Services Act.

• Table of Content
• About Czech Academy of Sciences (CAS)
• Researchers at Risk Fellowship
• Aim and Benefits of Researchers at Risk Fellowship
• Requirements for Researchers at Risk Fellowship Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Researchers at Risk Fellowship
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Czech Academy of Sciences (CAS)

The Czech Academy of Sciences (CAS) was established by Act No. 283/1992 Coll. as the Czech successor of the former Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences. It is set up as a complex of 54 public research institutions. The Academy employs over 8,000 employees, more than a half of whom are researchers with university degrees. The primary mission of the CAS and its institutes is to conduct research in a broad spectrum of the natural, technical and social sciences and the humanities. This research, whether highly specialised or interdisciplinary in nature, aims to advance developments i... continue reading

Researchers at Risk Fellowship

Aim and Benefits of Researchers at Risk Fellowship

Eligible costs are personal costs and shall be supported by a grant.

• The grant is awarded for a maximum of 24 months.
• The maximum amount of the grant is CZK 720 000 per calendar year if the proposed candidate’s working capacity on her/his fellowship is at least 0.8 full-time equivalent. The amount of the grant shall be reduced proportionately if the researcher’s working capacity on her/his fellowship is less than 0.8 full-time equivalent.

Responsibilities

• The proposed candidate is responsible for securing her/his entry visa to the destination country.
• Any changes in the amount of the applicant’s working time, a duration of the fellowship or changes regarding the planned research project/activities at the time of its implementation period are possible, however, these shall be reported via e-mail to the contact person and duly justified in the final fellowship report. Changes may result in a budget adjustment (compared to the original application form).
• At the end of the implementation period, the CAS Institute is required to submit a final fellowship report. The report is to be completed exclusively in the KIS online application, downloaded in PDF format and sent via data mailbox (the CAS ID fr6adt5) within 30 days after the completion of the fellowship.

Requirements for Researchers at Risk Fellowship Qualification

The proposed candidate must be a citizen of an eligible country as defined in the Call and must not hold dual citizenship, which would allow access to a safe country of residence.

• The proposed candidate must not have resided outside her/his home country (home country = country of citizenship) for more than one year as of the application submission date,
  Exception: The proposed candidates who were provided the CAS grant within the RISK Programme in 2022 and/or 2023 are also eligible regardless of the residence outside the home country.
• The proposed candidate does not have to be an employee of the CAS institute at the time the application is submitted.
• The proposed candidate must have a qualification required for the position at the CAS institute

Interview date, Process and Venue for Researchers at Risk Fellowship

Selection

Criteria for evaluation are:

• threat the applicant is facing in her/his home country,
• quality of the research project/activities proposal incl. outputs and results,
• proposed candidate’s professional experience.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more details, visit CAS website.