GAČR Lead Agency International Projects
Funds international collaborations led by Czech institutions through coordinated agency channels.
The Czech Science Foundation (GAČR), an independent public body established in 1993 and the only Czech institution funding exclusively basic research, operates the Lead Agency International Projects scheme as part of its annual grant portfolio. Under the Weave Lead Agency principle, Czech research teams apply jointly with partner teams in one of eight countries — Austria (FWF), Germany (DFG), Pola…
Funds 2–3-year bilateral basic-research projects between Czech teams and partners in Austria, Germany, Poland, Slovenia, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Croatia, or the USA under the Weave Lead Agency single-evaluation principle.
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