CELSA

CELSA Research Fund aims to strenghten scientific cooperation between members. It serves to exchange knowledge such as: science evaluation, knowledge and technology transfer, quality assessment, and more.


CELSA Research Fund, established in 2016, finances joint collaborative research projects between researchers of at least 2 CELSA partners, of which 1 must be KU Leuven. The collaboration between the partners must lead to the submission of a joint collaborative project in Horizon Europe or FP10 (or to any other competitive European fund).

Universities in CELSA

Funded projects at CU

2026

  • Jeroen Custers (Faculty of Mathematics and Physics) - Exploring unconventional Superconductors using Superconducting Microwave Resonators (SUPERµWAVE)

  • Jacques Joseph, Jan Toman (Faculty of Science) - On the Fringe of Medicine: A Corpus-based Comparison of Homeopathic and Evidence-based Medical Journals


2025

  • Tomáš Weiss, Jan Karlas (Faculty of Social Sciences) - EU Open Strategic Autonomy: Conceptualisation, Operationalisation, and Implementation


2024

  • Pavla Pokorna, Nikolina Kutinová Canová (1st Faculty of Medicine) - Repurposing Paracetamol to ImpRove NEOnatal asphyxia (REPAIR-NEO study)

  • David Honys (Faculty of Science) - Unravelling the molecular mechanisms underlying meiotic and gametophytic heat sensitivity in Arabidopsis thaliana using an integrated ‘omics’ approach


2023

  • Roman Grill (Faculty of Mathematics and Physics) - Single crystal PErovskite Charge Transport Engineering for high-performance Radiation detection (SPECTER)

  • Jan Havlín, Andrea Zajacová (1st Faculty of Medicine) - DonoR-specific antilbodiES in cryo-bioPsIes and bRonchoAlveolar lavage fluid during rejecTIOn after luNg transplantation (RESPIRATION)


2022

  • Adam Petrusek (Faculty of Science) - Microbial diversity within an Eco-Heal context: effects of anthropogenic stress and host phylogeny on the microbiome and microparasites of a keystone freshwater invertebrate


2021

  • Aliaksei Kazharski (Faculty of Social Sciences) - Contested Heritage. A multilevel analysis of the securitization of heritage and its challenges for EU and UN actorness (COHERE)

  • Tomáš Bureš (Faculty of Maematics and Physics) - Software Technologies for Open, Decentralized and Self-adaptive IoT Systems (PERSIST)

  • Hana Hansíková (1st Faculty of Medicine) - Expanding the genetic landscape of Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation using genomic techniques - RNA-Seq

  • Miroslav Michela (Faculty of Arts) - ÉMIGRÉ EUROPE. Civil Engagement Transfers between Eastern Europe and the Low Countries, 1933-1989


2020

  • Lenka Hlávková (Faculty of Arts) - Musical Interactions between the Low Countries and Central Europe, 1400-1650

  • Petr Janský (Faculty of Social Sciences) - Transparency Reforms and the Allocation of Public Funds


2019

  • Petr Kohout (Faculty of Science) - The impact of nutrient pollution and mycorrhizal type on soil biodiversity and functionality

  • Jan Hajič (Faculty of Maematics and Physics) - ContExtual machine Learning of Language translations


2018

  • Miroslav Bárta (Faculty of Arts) - The Landscape setting of the pyramids of Abusir (Egypt)

  • Petr Novák (Faculty of Science) - Molecular basis of keratinopaies


2017

  • Martin Doležal (Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové) - Structure-based design of new antitubercular drugs

  • Ruth Tachezy (Faculty of Science) - Metagenomic analysis of the honey bee (Apis mellifera) in the Czech Republic


More info about selected projects and consortium can be found HERE.


Calls and useful info


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CELSA 2027 call is now available


  • Publication call: July 2026

  • Deadline for submission: December 10th, 2026

  • Evaluation of project proposals: December 2026 – May 2027

  • Announcement of the results: July 2027

  • Start of the projects: October 1st, 2027


CELSA Research Fund guidelines for applicants



Submission of interim/final reports

If the report is in order, no further documentation needs to be supplied. Reports must be delivered within one year of the end of the project.


INTERIM/FINAL REPORT (CZ version)1

INTERIM/FINAL REPORT (EN verison)




Do you have any questions?

Do not hesitate to contact Veronika SYROVÁTKOVÁ.



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