The Student Grant Competition financially supports the realization of research and artistic-research projects of students of the doctoral study programme or master’s study programme at JAMU.
The output of the project must be a professional publication (e.g. a monograph, an article in a professional journal, a chapter in a collective monograph), and projects of artistic research are also supported, the output of which is an artistic work (e.g. a theatre production, an audiovisual work, an artistic-pedagogical project, a composition of a musical composition, an interpretation of a musical composition in a major concert performance, a recording of a sound recording, a musical-directorial output) and documentation and reflection of its creation.
The competition is announced by 15 November each year and the deadline for project proposals is usually mid-January.
As a rule, one-year projects are supported, but in exceptional and justified cases, projects with a longer duration can be supported for a maximum of three years. The subsidy for the implementation of projects is between CZK 1.5-2 million annually.
The assessment of the project proposal is based on its originality and expected contribution to the advancement of knowledge, the professional level and concept and methodology of the solution, the appropriateness of the objectives to the professional qualities and previous experience of the proposer, the adequacy of the requirements for financial support and the appropriateness of the time of the solution.
FRVČ financially supports projects of JAMU academic staff that contribute to the development of JAMU through scientific, research, development or innovation activities.
Projects focused on the researcher’s own scientific, research, development or innovation activities are supported.
The output of the projects must be a professional publication (e.g. a monograph, an article in a professional journal, a paper in the proceedings of a conference). Support is also given to projects of so-called artistic research, the output of which is an artwork and documentation and reflection on its creation.
The project competition is announced each year by 30 September and the deadline for submission of project proposals is 31 December of the year preceding the year of the project start.
The projects can be one to three years long and each year approximately CZK 1.5 million is allocated from the JAMU budget to support the implementation of the projects. CZK.
When assessing projects, their professional level, feasibility, topicality (especially the possibility of publishing the result in an impacted or peer-reviewed journal, or in book form), financial efficiency and cost-effectiveness, and the degree of influence on the development of scientific, research, development or innovation activities of JAMU are evaluated. Project proposals are evaluated by The FRVČ Projects Committee.
The Rudolf Firkusny Grant was established in memory of the world pianist R. Firkusny, Honorary Doctor of the JAMU, by his daughter Véronique Firkusny-Callegari and his son Igor Firkusny.
The grant is primarily used to support study abroad placements that provide participants with an exceptional educational opportunity in the field of study.
The Rector decides on the award of the grant on the basis of the recommendation of the committee.