AZV, applied health research: open call

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The Czech Health Research Council (AZV) has informed about the announcement of the call of the Applied Health Research Support Program for 2024 – 2030 “VES 2026”. Deadline is 21. 3. 2025.

On 18. 2. 2025 AZV organise a hybrid info event for applicants (probably in Czech). Event webpage and registration.

If you plan to apply in this call, please, contact well in advance the Project Management Department (Romana Hogenová, romana.hogenova@natur.cuni.cz), so that all the formal requirements of the application can be prepared in time.

• Call announcement (in Czech) – key information, call documentation, crucial links.
• Call documentation (in English) – detailed information for applicants.
• Call webpage on the Ministry of Health website (in Czech).

The call supports projects of applied research aimed at obtaining new knowledge directed towards a specific, predetermined practical goal with a given application of the results in the health sector. The research must be focused on solving problems related to the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of human diseases.

Programme main areas (these are further divided into 26 sub-areas and 95 sub-objectives – see the programme text):

• Public Health
• Pathogenesis and Development of Diseases
• Innovative Solutions for Medicine

Project duration is 48 months (start in January 2026, completion by 31 December 2029 at the latest). Support will be awarded within two Sub-programmes:

• Sub-programme 1: Projects by PhD holders (or holders of an equivalent or higher title).
• Sub-programme 2: Projects by researchers who have obtained their PhD within the last 8 years or who will obtain their PhD at the latest at the time of the proposal approval. The maximum amount of eligible project costs is CZK 8.5 million.

News published by Ludmila Součková on 4. 2. 2025.

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