Open Science II: Notification of the Call for Cooperation No. 2 – Mini-Projects

As the beneficiary of the Open Science II project, Charles University published the Notification of the Call for Cooperation No. 2 – Mini-Projects on August 17, 2026. The call is scheduled to be announced and the application made available in IS Věda on September 1, 2026. The call aims to support domain-specific and interdisciplinary activities related to the implementation of the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) initiative in the Czech Republic.

The objective of the call is to engage a wider target group in the activities of the Open Science II project, particularly in the FAIRification of research data, metadata and repositories, ensuring standardisation and compatibility of systems, their interconnection, and other activities necessary for the functioning of the National Data Infrastructure (NDI). These activities will be carried out through mini-projects that can be utilised by entities of the Open Science II beneficiary and project partners, as well as by other entities outside the partnership.

Eligible applicants

Eligible applicants are entities that meet the definition of a research and knowledge dissemination organization under the Framework for State Aid for Research, Development and Innovation (2022/C 414/01), in particular:

• public research institutions,
• public universities,
• other legal entities.

Beneficiaries and partners of the Open Science II project are also eligible applicants.

Focus of mini-projects

Mini-projects are aimed at creating outputs necessary to ensure a data-oriented research environment on the applicant’s side. Outputs must respond to the requirements of research and domain EOSC communities and focus on one or more of the following domain/thematic clusters:

• Bio/Health/Food,
• Material Sciences and Technology,
• Data Management for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning,
• Social Sciences,
• Physical Sciences,
• Humanities and Arts,
• Environmental Sciences,
• Sensitive Data.

An integral part of the mini-project application is a positive statement from the relevant EOSC CZ Working Group (WG). Specific requirements for eligible activities are set out in the call documentation available on the call’s website. Further details on requests for an EOSC CZ WG statement are available here.

Key dates

The call will be single-round, with a dual-phase evaluation process. The implementation period of a mini-project may range from six weeks to eighteen months. According to the call notification, applications will be ranked according to the date and time of their final submission in IS Věda. Only applications whose cumulative requested funding, in this order, does not exceed 150% of the call’s allocated budget will proceed to the formal and eligibility evaluation stage.

For any questions regarding the call, please contact os2_minizamery@ruk.cuni.cz.

Detailed information and related documents are available here.

Last updated on August 25, 2026