22 December 2020

The National Science Centre (NCN) and the National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR) announce the TANGO 5 call.

The main objective of the call is to boost the commercialization of technologies based on basic research results obtained in initial projects and, in particular:

  • to draw up a plan for the development of technologies based on basic research results,
  • to increase the involvement of enterprises in developing technologies based on basic research results.

The projects will be funded by the NCBR. The total budget of the call equals 30 million PLN.

Proposals may be submitted only in electronic form via the LSI system, available at https://lsi.ncbr.gov.pl.

Proposals will be accepted and reviewed on an on-going basis from 1 February 2021 until 30 June 2021 (4 p.m.), divided into several rounds:

  • round 1: from 1 February 2021 until 30 April 2021,
  • round 2: from 1 May 2021 until 30 June 2021 (4 p.m.).

Please read the call documents available in this announcement and on the website of the NCBR.

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How to apply for funding under TANGO 5?

Project proposals may be submitted under three different tracks described in the table below.

  TRACK A TRACK B TRACK C
APPLICANT research organisations Consortia made up of research organisations and enterprises Consortia made up of research organisations and enterprises
WORK FUNDED Concept work and R&D work (industrial research and development work)/td> Industrial research and development work ndustrial research, development work, and the concept component
MAXIMUM PROJECT FUNDING 250 thousand PLN (including max. 150 thousand PLN for R&D component) 3 million PLN 3 million PLN (including max. 100 thousand PLN for the concept component)
PROJECT DURATION up to 15 months up to 36 months up to 36 months
FUNDING LEVEL Research organisations: 100%
Enterprises: Funding level in accordance with the Regulation on the terms and mode of granting state aid and de minimis aid through the National Centre for Research and Development issued by the Minister of Science and Higher Education on 25 February 205 (Journal of Laws of 2015, item 299)
Obligation to implement project results in business activity NO

(the final merit-based evaluation will cover the achievement of the predefined objectives and results)

 YES YES

Who may act as the principal investigator?

The role of principal investigator may be taken on by a person who has coordinated the initial project or obtained written consent from the principal investigator of the initial project to serve as the principal investigator under the TANGO 5 call.

 

What is the initial project?

The initial project is a basic research project funded under one of the national or international calls organized by the National Science Centre (except: ETIUDA, FUGA, UWERTURA and MINIATURA), the results of which provide the basis for the project submitted within the framework of TANGO 5. The end date of the initial project must not be earlier than 15 March 2016.

Funding can be applied for provided that, on the day the proposal under the TANGO 5 call is submitted:

  • the final report from the initial project has received a positive formal review from the NCN, or
  • at least one annual project report from the initial project has received a positive review from the NCN.
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Are there any restrictions on research proposals submitted in the call?

Yes. Only one proposal can be submitted under the TANGO Joint Initiative for each initial project. In addition, the following should apply:

  • the final report from the initial project has received a positive formal review from the NCN (for initial projects concluded after 15 March 2016, where the formal review of the final report has been completed on the day on which the proposal is submitted), or
  • at least one annual project report has received a positive review from the NCN (for initial projects concluded after 15 March 2016, where the formal review of the final report has not been completed on the day on which the proposal is submitted, and for projects still in progress on the day on which the proposal is submitted).

For proposals submitted under track B:

  • the report from phase K conducted under the first or second TANGO call received a negative review from the NCBR, where the only objection was the lack of an eligible business partner,

or

  • a project funding agreement was signed under TANGO 3 and the project has started,

or

  • a project funding agreement was signed under TANGO 4 (only Track A) and the project has started.

 

What are the subjects covered by the call?

There are no restrictions as to the subjects of projects submitted under TANGO 5.

 

What is the project duration period?

Projects may take up to 15 months under track A and up to 36 months under tracks B and C.

 

How should the project budget be planned?

The maximum budget of a project submitted under track A is 250 thousand PLN.

The maximum budget of a project submitted under tracks B or C is 3 million PLN.

Detailed information on budgets and eligibility of costs under the TANGO call can be found on the official website of the NCBR.

 

Are there any restrictions on the size of the research team?

The terms and conditions of the call do not specify the minimum or maximum number of research team members.

 

What is the proposal evaluation procedure?

Following completion of a given round, proposals are subject to:

  • preliminary evaluation in terms of criteria laid down in Annex 3 to the Regulations (preliminary evaluation criteria);
  • merit-based evaluation in terms of criteria corresponding to individual Tracks, as specified in Annex 4 to the Regulations (merit-based evaluation criteria).

Merit-based evaluation is conducted by a panel of experts, based on information contained in the proposal and clarifications provided by the applicant.

Based on the results of the merit-based evaluation of proposals submitted in a given round, the following ranking lists are drafted for each Track: a ranking list of proposals which received a positive review and a ranking list of proposals which received a negative review. The former includes proposals both recommended and not recommended for funding.

 

What are the evaluation criteria?

Evaluation of proposals is performed based on the criteria of preliminary evaluation and merit-based evaluation. A detailed description of the criteria can be found in Annexes 3 and 4 to the Regulations.

 

When and how will the results be announced?

Results will be published online at www.ncbr.gov.pl within 8 months from the submission deadline.

 

Where can additional information be found?

Any questions about the call should be addressed to:

 

Call documents

All project documents can be consulted on the website of the NCBR.