مؤسسة العلوم التشيكية

تُعيّن حكومة جمهورية التشيك هيئة رئاسة مؤسسة العلوم التشيكية . وتُخوّل هذه الهيئة تنظيم دعوات تقديم المقترحات للمشاريع العلمية والبحثية، ومنح التمويل. وتتألف من خمسة أعضاء. ويرأس هيئة رئاسة المؤسسة رئيسٌ يُمثّل المؤسسة ويتصرف باسمها في جميع المسائل ذات الصلة. يُنتخب أعضاء الهيئة لمدة أربع سنوات، بحد أقصى فترتين متتاليتين. ويتولى كل عضو مسؤولية أحد المجالات العلمية (العلوم الفيزيائية، العلوم الاجتماعية والإنسانية، العلوم التقنية، العلوم الطبية والبيولوجية، العلوم الزراعية والبيولوجية والبيئية).

The Scientific Advisory Board consists of 12 experts representing different scientific fields. Membership in the Scientific Advisory Board lasts for four years with a maximum of two consecutive terms. The Scientific Advisory Board provides expert scientific advice to the GACR Presidium with regards to promoted projects and the structure and operation of GACR Discipline Committees and Panels. It also evaluates overall scientific level of the Czech Science Foundation and creates the strategy for its future development and direction.

The Supervisory Board has 10 members, who are appointed by the Parliament of the Czech Republic. Membership in the Supervisory Board lasts for four years a maximum of two consecutive terms. The Supervisory Board controls the transparency of the evaluation process, oversees the distribution of funds and overall functioning of the Czech Science Foundation.

Discipline Committees are permanent advisory bodies, which assist the Presidium during the evaluation process. Panels are the expert bodies of Discipline Committees. Each of the committees consists of Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen from individual Panels and has between 10 and 20 members who are nominated by the GACR Presidium. The total number of Panels is 39. Members are appointed for a two-year term with a possibility of two consecutive terms maximum.

The GACR Office is the organisational and administrative body of the Czech Science Foundation. It is managed by the Director, who is appointed and recalled by the GACR President. The GACR Office carries out the organisation of evaluation process of submitted project proposals and the agenda for ongoing and completed projects. International activities and administration of international projects are also handled by the Office. The office transfers funds to the recipients of the grants, offers consultations to recipients and grant project researchers in financial matters, administers the budget of the GACR Office, provides for all related agenda as well as monitors compliance with procedures and rules prescribed by the generally valid economic and legal regulations or by the GACR Guidelines.