Dr Maciej Kowalczyk and Dr Monika Tarsalewska are two Polish researchers who will be able to conduct their researches thanks to NCN’s cooperation with the National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA) under NAWA’s “Polish Returns” programme.
Dr Kowalczyk will work on ultrastable single-cycle mid-infrared laser sources at Wrocław University of Technology, while Dr Tarsalewska is planning to join the staff of Gdańsk University to investigate enterprise characteristics in the context of corporate misconduct. Each researcher will receive up to 200,000 zlotys in funding.
The purpose of the “NAWA Polish Returns 2022” program is to enable outstanding Polish researchers working abroad to return to Poland and conduct their research at Polish host institutions.
Proposals submitted to the NAWA can include a basic research component, which is funded by the National Science Centre. In this particular call, the NAWA peer review team selected 9 projects which meet this criterion. Before they can start working on their projects, the scientists first need to submit a funding application to the NCN. The application will only undergo a formal eligibility check.
The NCN accepts applications on a rolling basis from the moment NAWA decides to grant funding under the “Polish Returns NAWA 2022” scheme until the last proposal with the research component is submitted.
The NCN Council has set aside a total budget of 3 million zlotys for “Polish Returns NAWA 2022”.