CTU FEE Grant: PhD Study with a Distinguished External Co-Supervisor

to support high quality doctoral supervision and to establish a relationship with an expert with a potential to improve research quality of the PhD student as well as the department.

Eligible:  

  • students applying for PhD study,
  • 1st and early 2nd year PhD students.

Requirements:

  • excellent results during master study, with a high quality thesis, if applicable, excellent performance and/or activities during the first year of the PhD study,
  • supported departments:

K114 Department of Electric Drives and Traction
K115 Department of Electroenergetics
K116 Department of Economics, Management and Humanities
K139 Department of Computer Graphics and Interaction

Benefits:

  • a foreign co-supervisor, who is a distinguished scientist,
  • increase in scholarship by CZK 15,000/month*  above the min. legal amount of doctoral study income (DoStuP) up to the standard period of study in full-time form,
  • support of visits (travel and accommodation, up to 200 thousand CZK/year in total):
      i) the doctoral student to co-supervisor’s  workplace (4x a week/year),
      ii) co-supervisor to FEE (1-2x visits/year).

Apply by submitting the application form, co-supervisor declaration and the required attachments.

Applications are evaluated continuously (typically within 4 weeks).

An annual report shall be submitted every year after the award of the grant.

* Scholarships from this grant over the above mentioned income limit (min. legal amount of DoStuP + CZK 15,000/month) is not eligible. The student solemnly declares that he/she will notify the Office for Research if this monthly amount is exceeded.

Previous call for proposals closed on March 28, 2026.

Updated January 5, 2026.

 

Responsible person: RNDr. Patrik Mottl, Ph.D.