Projects and grants

A programme to promote bilateral collaboration in science and education between Czechia and Austria. This is a joint programme run by the Ministries of Education of the two countries.
The focus of funding is on activities that address topics of bilateral and regional interest for current developments and/or future development scenarios of both states and/or their historical roots.
In 1992, Austria and Czechoslovakia signed a bilateral agreement which launched the programme AKTION. Since 1993, after the establishment of the independent Czech Republic, the AKTION Austria - Czech Republic has contributed to the development and strengthening of scientific and pedagogical cooperation between universities and other higher education institutions.
In July 2023, both countries signed a new work programme for the 7th phase (2024-2028).

Types of supported activities

  • Projects aimed at long-term cooperation
  • Joint scientific events for students, such as seminars or field trips
  • Joint bilateral scientific events such as symposia, expert meetings and workshops
  • Preparatory phase for programmes that award double degrees
  • Research trips to obtain scientific data
  • Financial support for the publication of outputs from completed projects
  • Summer colleges, i.e. summer language courses in Czech or German
  • Specialised summer schools based on different scientific disciplines
  • Academic exchanges for the purpose of carrying out educational events under the master’s and doctoral study programmes of the host institution

In the case of all the activities supported, priority will be given to young scientists (up to 10 years from completion of their doctoral studies).

Who can apply for a joint project?

Project proposals, which must be attached to the Grant Applications submitted by universities to the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, may only be submitted by employees of authorised educational institutions.

In the Czech Republic:

In Austria:

How to submit a project proposal

  1. Find a project partner in Austria or in Czechia and write a joint project proposal.

  2. The joint project proposal is submitted by the author to the Czech University Rector’s Office – as a single PDF file with an academic CV.

  3. The project proposal must clearly detail the proposer’s own financial funding for the activity proposed and how these funds will be used.

  4. A grant application must be submitted to the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports by the state university, in writing or electronically (it should be addressed in the notes to the Director of the Department of International Relations and European Union).

  5. See also the detailed instructions for submitting project proposals.

Address for applications

Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports
Department of International Relations and European Union
Karmelitská 529/5,
118 12
Prague 1 – Malá Strana

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