As part of the Community Fund 2026, six student projects were selected for implementation. The university will distribute a total of CZK 976,960 among them. Special attention was given to strong proposals in Category A, which directly address the priority topics identified by individual faculties.
Students applying for funding were required to collaborate with a Masaryk University employee acting as a project supervisor. Together, applicants requested more than CZK 1.6 million in funding. An expert evaluation committee appointed by the Rector subsequently selected the six best proposals, which will be implemented from June 2026 through the end of 2027. Each project proposal was evaluated by three reviewers: a member of the university leadership, an internal expert, and a representative of the Student Chamber of the Academic Senate.
A distinctive feature of this year's call was its division into two thematic categories. Category A focused on faculty and institute priority topics related to Water and Biodiversity, which emerged from a previous “Call for Problems” initiative. Inspired by a concept used at the partner Canadian institution The University of British Columbia, this category supported four projects.
The Faculty of Pharmacy will receive CZK 200,000 for research into the toxicological and therapeutic potential of invasive plant species that threaten biodiversity. The Faculty of Science succeeded with two proposals: the completion and expansion of the geopark at the Kotlářská campus (CZK 150,000) and the establishment of a gene bank collection of aquatic and wetland plants (CZK 100,000). The Faculty of Economics and Administration will receive the full CZK 200,000 requested to focus on promoting a sustainable drinking water regime at ECON MUNI.
In the broader Category B, which targeted responsible water management and biodiversity support beyond faculty-specific priorities, the committee approved the Green Memorial project from the Faculty of Arts and an initiative promoting sustainable water management at the Faculty of Sports Studies.
The committee also acknowledged the social value of the projects that were not selected. However, the most common reasons for rejection included limited innovation, concerns about long-term sustainability, requests covering routine operational costs of events, or failure to meet basic eligibility requirements, such as the proposal not being submitted by a student.