The unfortunate state of early-career scientist funding in Croatia
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Over the last couple of weeks, there has been a lot of discussion about scientific research funding in the US. There are many changes, and it remains to be seen what will come out of it in the end. If some of the new policies stick around for a longer time, I have no doubt they will inspire discussions and considerations in the rest of the world, including Europe, as many of them in the US tend to do.
While science funding in the US is an important and interesting topic, I would like to say a couple of words regarding science funding that hits closer to home, namely in Croatia. Earlier this week, the Croatian Science Foundation (HrZZ) closed the project call for Installation Research Projects UIP-2025-02. This was the first project call of this type after 5 years, which is possibly the reason why the usual range of eligible scientists with a maximum of 7 years after obtaining the PhD degree was extended to a maximum of 10 years after it. The call still requires a minimum of 2 years of experience after the degree.