Objective of the project:
MERIT has 3 strategic objectives: 1) Strengthen the European and global human capital base in research and innovation and contribute to a stronger European Research Area; 2) Establish new partnerships and collaborations between academic and non-academic sectors; and 3) Promote science and its many practical applications in society among the youth and advocate for more representation of women in technical and life sciences. The programme offers research opportunities accross 5 main application areas: Biotechnology/Biomedicine, Laser technologies, Space technologies, Sustainable energy/Materials and Digitalisation/AI. 2 calls for applicants are planned offering in total 30 fellowships for up to 30 months, including secondments with the duration from 2 to 9 months. There are 15 Hosting organisations and 35 different research groups involved in MERIT.
| Acronym | MERIT | |
| Number and ID code of the project | 101081195 – HORIZON-MSCA-COFUND-2021 | |
| Type of the project | HORIZON EUROPE MSCA – COFUND | |
| Coordinator | Central Bohemian Innovation Center, Czech Republic | |
| IMIC Principal Researcher | RNDr. Petr Novák, Ph.D. | |
| Start of the project | 01/2023 | |
| End of the project | 12/2027 | |
| Total number of particip. countries | 1 | |
| Of which from EU | 1 | |
| Number of partners | 15 | |
| Total funding for the project | 5 985 000,00 EUR, of which 3 582 000.00 EUR from the EU | |
| Funding for IMIC | 95 520 EUR from EU | |
| Provider | Program EU Horizon Europe HORIZON-MSCA-COFUND-2021, Central Bohemia Region |