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Lumina Quaeruntur Fellowship

Funds Czech Academy institutes helping prospective research leaders establish teams for frontier or applied scientific work.

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The Czech Academy of Sciences administers Lumina Quaeruntur as a fellowship for prospective research leaders working through Academy institutes. The Academy Council established it to support scientific excellence by enabling selected researchers to set up new teams. The research programme can focus on conceptually new topics that move the frontiers of knowledge or on practical applications with so…

New scientific teams pursuing conceptually new research that advances knowledge or addresses socially important practical applications.

CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.Annual
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.—
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.—
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.—
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Grant
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.—
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.—

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