Latest news

  • Fifth ranking list for research components under NAWA Polish Returns

    Tue, 10/10/2023 - 11:28

    Two research components of Dr Olga Lenczewska and Dr Mariusz Kornatowski will be funded thanks to collaboration between the National Science Centre and the National Agency of Academic Exchange under the NAWA Polish Returns Programme. Dr Olga Lenczewska… czytaj dalej
    Two research components will be developed in Warsaw-based institutions thanks to collaboration between the National Science Centre and the National Agency for Academic Exchange under the NAWA Polish Returns Programme.
  • ""

    Science Europe supports the NCN

    Mon, 10/09/2023 - 12:11

    “Science Europe wishes to express its protest against any politicisation of research funding and reiterate its unwavering support for the NCN”, reads a statement issued by the association of 41 institutions from 30 countries.… czytaj dalej
    “Science Europe wishes to express its protest against any politicisation of research funding and reiterate its unwavering support for the NCN”, reads a statement of the association of 41 institutions from 30 countries, issued in response to the upcoming changes in the status of the NCN announced by the Ministry of Education and Science.
  • ""

    2023 NCN Award Ceremony

    Wed, 10/04/2023 - 15:00

    The winners of 2023 NCN Award will be announced on Wednesday, 11 October. This most prestigious distinction for early-stage researchers working in Poland will be awarded for the eleventh time. The ceremony will be streamed online. The NCN Award is given… czytaj dalej
    The winners of 2023 NCN Award will be announced on Wednesday, 11 October. This most prestigious distinction for early-stage researchers will be awarded for the eleventh time. The ceremony will be streamed online.
  • ""

    Additional projects to be funded under POLONEZ BIS 1 and POLONEZ BIS 3

    Tue, 10/03/2023 - 15:41

    Since one of the winners of POLONEZ BIS 1 and three winners of POLONEZ BIS 3 decided not to pursue their projects in the end, we will be able to fund projects currently on the waiting list. A positive funding decision has just been issued for two more… czytaj dalej
    Since one of the winners of POLONEZ BIS 1 and three winners of POLONEZ BIS 3 decided not to pursue their projects in the end, we will be able to fund projects currently on the waiting list. A positive funding decision has just been issued for two more projects in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, and one each in Physical Sciences and Engineering, and Life Sciences.

  • Waiting for appointment

    Mon, 10/02/2023 - 08:55

    “I was and I am still ready to step up as NCN Director”, says Prof. Krzysztof Jóźwiak from the Medical University of Lublin, who has been waiting for his appointment since February, in an interview published by “Forum Akademickie” on 2 October. prof.… czytaj dalej
    “I was and I am still ready to step up as NCN Director”, says Prof. Krzysztof Jóźwiak from the Medical University of Lublin, who has been waiting for his appointment since February, in an interview published by “Forum Akademickie” on 2 October.
  • ""

    Five Polish research teams awarded in CHIST-ERA ORD

    Mon, 10/02/2023 - 08:42

    CHIST-ERA has just announced the results of its Open & Re-usable Research Data & Software (ORD) call. Out of the nine winning projects, five include Polish researchers. Polish teams from Warsaw, Krakow and Wrocław will get a total of 3.5 million… czytaj dalej
    CHIST-ERA has just announced the results of its Open & Re-usable Research Data & Software (ORD) call. Out of the nine winning projects devoted to open science, five include Polish researchers.
  • ""

    Polish-Swiss projects win funding in the Weave-UNISONO call

    Fri, 09/29/2023 - 13:37

    Scientists from Warsaw and Kraków will work on two international research projects funded by the NCN in cooperation with the SNSF, with a total budget of more than PLN 4.2 million. We are pleased to present the second ranking list of projects selected in… czytaj dalej
    Scientists from Warsaw and Kraków will work on two international research projects funded by the NCN in cooperation with the SNSF, with a total budget of more than PLN 4.2 million.

  • Pre-announcement of DAINA 3 call

    Thu, 09/28/2023 - 07:56

    DAINA 3 is a funding opportunity for joint Polish-Lithuanian research teams launched by the Research Council of Lithuania (Lietuvos mokslo taryba, LMT) and the National Science Centre (NCN). The programme aims to support research projects in all… czytaj dalej
    DAINA 3 is a funding opportunity for joint Polish-Lithuanian research teams launched by the Research Council of Lithuania (Lietuvos mokslo taryba, LMT) and the National Science Centre (NCN).
  • ""

    61 winners of L’Oreal-UNESCO Scholarships for Women and Science speak out about the NCN

    Wed, 09/27/2023 - 08:28

    “It is with alarm that we are witnessing the public statements made by the Minister of Education and Science about the Ministry’s plans to change the status of the NCN or shut it down. We fear that such steps would have disastrous implications for Polish… czytaj dalej
    “It is with alarm that we are witnessing the public statements made by the Minister of Education and Science about the Ministry’s plans to change the status of the NCN or shut it down. We fear that such steps would have disastrous implications for Polish science”, write 61 winners of the L’Oreal-UNESCO Scholarship for Women and Science in an open letter to the President and the Prime Minister of Poland.

  • WEBINAR: Trans-Atlantic Platform (T-AP): Democracy, Governance and Trust (DGT Call 2023)

    Tue, 09/26/2023 - 07:30

    We would like to invite researchers interested in the Trans-Atlantic Platform (T-AP) for Social Sciences and Humanities Call Democracy, Governance and Trust (DGT Call 2023), to participate in the 2nd live webinar on Thursday, 5th of October 2023, 15:00 (… czytaj dalej
    We would like to invite researchers interested in the Trans-Atlantic Platform (T-AP) for Social Sciences and Humanities Call Democracy, Governance and Trust (DGT Call 2023), to participate in the 2nd live webinar. 
  • ""

    What’s at stake is the good of science

    Fri, 09/22/2023 - 15:20

    “If the minister gave us an extra 100 million tomorrow, we would give it all away in grants, because this is what we do: we support the best research projects”, says Prof. Z. Błocki in an interview published by “Gazeta Wyborcza”. Professor Błocki adds… czytaj dalej
    “If the minister gave us an extra 100 million tomorrow, we would give it all away in grants, because this is what we do: we support the best research projects”, says Prof. Z. Błocki in an interview published by “Gazeta Wyborcza”.

  • MINIATURA 7 ranking list for proposals submitted in June

    Wed, 09/20/2023 - 15:17

    We are pleased to present the latest MINIATURA 7 ranking list. 139 researchers from all over Poland will complete a single research task, such as a preliminary/pilot study, library or archive search, research fellowship, or research/consultation trip,… czytaj dalej
    We are pleased to present the latest MINIATURA 7 ranking list. 139 researchers from all over Poland will complete a single research task, such as a preliminary/pilot study, library or archive search, research fellowship, or research/consultation trip, thanks to nearly PLN 5.4 million in funding from the NCN in the fifth round of the call.