Call for the Return Project Scheme SAS is now Open
The Presidium of the SAS announces the first call in 2025 for applications for support from the Return Project Scheme (NPS) SAS for parents after maternity/parental leave (ML/PL). The call is open from February 1, 2025, to March 31, 2025. NPS calls are announced twice a year.
The aim of the Return Project Scheme is to facilitate the reintegration of SAS researchers into the research activities of SAS organizations in all fields of science and technology after returning from maternity/parental leave.
The completed form must be sent electronically to: nps@up.upsav.sk (by March 31, 2025, inclusive) and in printed form to the address: Róbert Karul, Chairman of the SAS Equality Committee, Štefánikova 49, 814 38 Bratislava 1. The application form in Slovak and English is attached, along with the statute and call (in Slovak only).
Only the printed form is signed. Only one language version of the form is completed according to the preferences of the applicant.
Eligibility requires a minimum of 12 months on "full" ML/PL, i.e., without a part-time position in the organization.
The return from such "full" ML/PL must have occurred no more than a year before the announcement of the call, i.e., applications with a return after February 1, 2024 (inclusive) are eligible.
The evaluation results will be published in June 2025. The project implementation period is from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026. Final reports must be submitted by July 31, 2026.
More precise and additional information can be found in the call and the statute.
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Application for Support of the NPS Project in Slovak Language (docx / 42.18 KB)
Application for Support of the NPS Project in English Language (docx / 37.22 KB)