IMPULZ 2023 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

The IMPULZ Programme aims to improve the excellence of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAS) and its research institutes by recruiting internationally recognized scientists and highly talented young researchers either from abroad or within Slovakia. The task for the excellent scientists will be to create and manage their own research groups which will work on new research directions in line with the current world trends. The Programme will provide excellent scientists with the incentives for their cutting-edge research and it will bring an improvement to the SAS research institutes in their research capacity and scientific outputs. The IMPULZ Programme should improve the excellence, internationalization, inter- disciplinarity and competitiveness of SAS in the European Research Area, among other things, by increasing its chances to receive the prestigious European grants. The current call is open to applicants from all scientific disciplines and all nationalities. Successful candidates will be funded with up to € 160,000 p.a., the project duration is five years. The deadline for applicants is 31st August 2023. More information about the IMPULZ Programme and Call can be found at https://impulz.sav.sk/en