Czechia’s budget for science and research will go up by nearly 8% next year, to €1.72 billion, the government has announced.
This will provide extra support for Czech scientists, new funding for their projects and for increased international collaboration.
According to the budget proposal, more money will go to excellent early-career scientists and to new calls for proposals in strategic fields such as artificial intelligence, chips and quantum.
Marek Ženíšek, minister for science and research, said this is the largest increase in public expenditure since 2017. In 2022, the research budget was €1.55 billion, while in both 2023 and 2024, it was around €1.6 billion.