We would like to invite researchers to submit proposals under ERA-NET Smart Urban Futures call for proposals. The call targets research in the following topics:

• Concepts and strategies for smart urban transformation, growth and shrinkage;
• New dynamics of public services;
• Inclusive, vibrant and accessible urban communities.

Funding is available for international research projects that involve at least three researchers from three different eligible countries.

Funding: 23,5 M EUR, including support from Horizon 2020

Participating countries:

Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, France, Finland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom.

Partner search forms facilitate the composition of consortia. The forms are used to look for a project partner or a project to join. Click here for the ENSUF partner search page. The ERA-NET Smart Urban Futures LinkedIn group is an effective and dynamic channel to find partners for submitting proposals.

Call documentation:

1. ENSUF Call Text
2. ENSUF Application form
3. ENSUF NCN Eligibility requirements
4. ENSUF call infoflyer
5. ENSUF FAQ

Detailed information

The timetable for applications is:

• Outline Proposals to be submitted 15th March 2016, 12:00 Central European Time
• Shortlisted applicants to submit Full Proposals 20th September 2016.

Polish applicants should also submit a short application via OSF system (UNISONO application) by 20^th September 2016.

Budget of the Polish part of the research project in the OSF system should be given in PLN. The Euro exchange rate should be calculated according to the NCN Council’s Resolutions no  45/2015 (1 EUR= 4,0198 PLN).

Contact:

dr Kinga Sekerdej, kinga.sekerdej@ncn.gov.pl, tel: 0048 12 341 9172

Joanna Komperda, joanna.komperda@ncn.gov.pl, tel: 0048 12 341 9138

For more information please see: http://jpi-urbaneurope.eu/ensuf-call/

Please note that the ERA-NET Smart Urban Futures consortium has postponed the launch of the call, which will be opened on the 16^th of December 2015.

On the 20^th of November 2015 the NCN Director prof. Zbigniew Błocki was elected a member of the Science Europe Governing Board. This body consists of members who jointly make, guide and monitor the strategic direction of the Organisation.Science Europe (SE) is an association of European Research Funding Organisations and Research Performing Organisations, based in Brussels. The National Science Centre joined SE in May 2012.

Science Europe promotes the collective interests of the Research Funding and Research Performing Organisations of Europe. It supports its Member Organisations in their efforts to foster European research. It will strengthen the European Research Area (ERA) through its direct engagement with key partners. In doing so it will be informed by direct representation of all scientific communities in its reflections on policies, priorities and strategies.

For more information please see: http://www.scienceeurope.org/.

We are pleased to inform that dr hab. Wojciech Sowa, NCN coordinator in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, has been elected HERA Network Chair. HERA (Humanities in the European Research Area) is a partnership between 24 Humanities Research Councils across Europe and the European Commission, with the objective of firmly establishing the humanities in the European Research Area and in the European Commission Framework Programmes. The NCN joined the HERA consortium in 2011.The Chair plays a facilitating and representational role in relation to the activities of the HERA Network Board. She or he leads on HERA strategy, facilitates agreement on positions, policies and strategies for HERA, and represents these on behalf of the Network to the research community, stakeholders, policy-makers and the wider public.

For more information about HERA please see: http://heranet.info/.

We would like to invite researchers to submit proposals under ERA-NET Smart Urban Futures call for proposals. The call, which will be opened on the 15^th of December 2015, targets research in the following topics:

• Concepts and strategies for smart urban transformation, growth and shrinkage;
• New dynamics of public services;
• Inclusive, vibrant and accessible urban communities.

Funding is available for international research projects that involve at least three researchers from three different eligible countries.

The deadline for submission is scheduled for mid-March 2016.

For more information please see: ENSUF Info Flyer

Contact:

• Joanna Komperda, tel: +48 12 341 9138
• dr Kinga Sekerdej, tel: +48 12 341 9172

The National Science Centre is pleased to present list of projects qualified for funding in NCN calls:

• OPUS 9 – for a wide range of applicants. The research proposal submitted under this scheme may include the purchase or construction of research equipment.
• PRELUDIUM 9 – for pre-doctoral researchers about to embark on their scientific career.
• SONATA 9 – for scientists holding a doctoral degree starting their career in research.

Full ranking lists

We would like to inform all applicants interested in applying for the POLONEZ 1 fellowship that we have updated POLONEZ 1 Guidelines for applicants.

In chapter V please see detailed information regarding submitting the proposals in the OSF submission system.

We have also prepared document POLONEZ 1 Host institution data with all necessary information the applicant needs to obtain from the Host Institution in order to submit the proposal.

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 665778.

The National Science Centre and the CHIST-ERA consortium invite researchers to a new edition of the call for international research projects. Topics of the 2015 opportunity are:

• User-Centric Security, Trust and Privacy in the Internet of Things (SPTIoT);
• Terahertz Band for Next-Generation Mobile Communication Systems (TMCS).

The deadline for submitting applications is 13^th of January 2016, 17:00 CET.

It is also required that Polish applicants fill in the UNISONO form by the 13^th of January 2016, using the OSF electronic submission system: www.osf.opi.org.pl.

It is highly recommended to fill in also the financial table and send it to jakub.gadek@ncn.gov.pl.

Funding

The NCN Council has set the contribution from the NCN, for the support of Polish projects, at  EUR 500,000.

Please make yourself familiar with the documents of the call:

1. CHIST-ERA Call 2015 Announcement
2. CHIST-ERA Call 2015 Eligibility Requirements
3. CHIST-ERA Call 2015 Proposal Form
4. CHIST-ERA Call 2015 Financial Template
5. CHIST-ERA Call 2015 Leaflet

Budget of the Polish part of the research project in the OSF system should be given in PLN (1 EUR= 4,2153 PLN). 

For detailed information on the call, go to: http://www.chistera.eu/call-2015-announcement

You are also invited to use Partner Search Tool, a development facilitating matches between potential partners with similar ideas.

Contact:

Dr Jakub Gadek, jakub.gadek@ncn.gov.pl, tel. +48 12 341 9152

Sylwia Kostka, sylwia.kostka@ncn.gov.pl, tel. +48 12 341 9018

We are pleased to announce that the international project AMIS, involving a Polish research team led by dr Mikołaj Leszczuk from AGH University of Science and Technology in Krakow was awarded funding in the CHIST-ERA call, supporting research in the field of information and communication technology. Scientists from France, Poland and Spain will help people understand broadcasting news presented in a foreign language and compare this news to a corresponding one in the user's mother tongue.

In a previous CHIST-ERA call, concluded last year, a project led by prof. Piotr Bała from the University of Warsaw, received funding for research on heterogenous parallel and distributed computing in Java.  Here you can find more information on this project.

The next CHIST-ERA call for proposals will be announced in October.

Call topics:

1. Security and Privacy in the Internet of Things
2. Terahertz Band for Next-Generation Mobile Communication Systems

For more information please see: http://www.chistera.eu/topics-keywords-chist-era-conference-2015.

We are pleased to invite all researchers interested in applying for the POLONEZ 1 fellowship for a web chat in English. It will be held on the 15th October 2015 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m at https://ncn.clickmeeting.com/polonez.

Questions will be answered by NCN officers: Agata Mendrek, Malwina Gębalska, Joanna Komperda and Marcin Liana. All researchers willing to take part in the chat are strongly encouraged to read the call documentation, guidelines for applicants, and frequently asked questions, available on the POLONEZ website.

Please read the technical instructions regarding the web chat.

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 665778.