What can be included in travel costs and in what amount?

Travel expenses are costs including all costs of business trips in accordance with the provisions of Sections 173 to 181 of Act No. 262/2006 Coll., the Labour Code, as amended, up to the amount provided for or permitted by this Act, for the researchers and other staff members named in the project.

Business trips must always be approved within the workplace (secondments, etc.).

These are costs incurred exclusively in direct connection with the project, i.e., in terms of time and substance, including work stays necessary for the project, travel in connection with active participation in conferences, etc. (however, everything must be duly justified in the proposal or DZ and ZZ).

It also includes travel and subsistence costs of foreign staff participating in the project ("staff" in this context means the beneficiary's employee or the employee on a temporary/permanent basis).

Travel expenses may also include an item called "pocket money" up to 40% of the foreign meal allowance, which is not reduced on the grounds of free meals being provided.

The provider contributes to travel expenses up to a maximum amount set for applicants and co-applicants together: from 2026 for the first year of the project up to a maximum of CZK 100,000, and in subsequent years of the project up to a maximum of CZK 200,000, even for ongoing projects.