We would like to invite researchers to submit proposals under ERA-CAPS call for proposals in all areas of molecular plant science.

Consortia for funding should consist of a minimum of three partners from three different countries. At least two of these must be ERA-CAPS partner countries contributing funding to the call. There is no upper limit on the number of partners.

ERA-CAPS partner countries:

Austria, Belgium*, France, Germany, Poland, Serbia, Switzerland*, United Kingdom, USA

(*Belgium and Switzerland do not participate in the data sub-call)

TIMETABLE:

• Due-date pre-proposals: 28 September 2016, 12.00 CET
• Invitation full proposals: 07 January 2017
• Due-date full proposals: 31 March 2017, 12.00 CET
• Results expected: autumn 2017
• Start selected research projects: spring 2018

Call documentation

Please see also NCN Eligibility Requirements: National Annex Poland -NCN- 3rd ERA-CAPS Call.

Please note:

1. On the full proposal stage Polish applicants must register their applications in the OSF submission system (UNISONO application, please see Annex to NCN Council’s Resolution no. 44/2016). This application includes the following budget table: http://ncn.gov.pl/sites/default/files/pliki/ERA-CAPS_budget_table.xlsx.

2. We strongly encourage all applicants to read information on eligible costs included in the Annex to NCN Council’s Resolution on funding granted within calls for proposals for international research projects (UNISONO, p. 6-13).

EURO exchange rate: 1 EUR = 4.3440 PLN

3. If one international project includes partners from two different Polish Host Institutions, these institutions must apply as a consortium (please see also UNISONO – p. 2: IV, § 8 and p. 9:  footnote 16). Each Host Institution comprising the consortium has a separate budget, but the limit on the remuneration, referred to in paragraph 2.1. of the above mentioned document, applies to the consortium as a whole.

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Contact:

• dr Magdalena Kowalczyk, tel: + 48 12 341 9160
• dr Malwina Gębalska, tel: +48 12 341 9017

The National Science Centre together with the National Science Foundation (NSF), an American agency aiming to fund basic research, invites researchers to apply under the PIRE (Partnership for International Research and Education) funding opportunity.

Call documentation:

1. PIRE call announcement
2. Detailed information about PIRE
3. NCN Panels and NSF Program Areas
4. Eligibility criteria (UNISONO application)
5. Eligible costs and the UNISONO application form

Under this call for proposals, applicants may submit projects involving basic research in subject areas included in the NCN Panels and NSF Program Areas, i.e.: Biological Sciences, Computer Sciences, ICT and Engineering, Education and Human Resources, Environmental Research and Education, Geosciences, Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Social, Behavioural and Economic Sciences.

The proposal must be submitted by a project leader – a researcher affiliated in a U.S. academic institution, who can invite researchers for collaboration based in countries participating in the PIRE programme.

Researchers based in Polish Host Institutions should abide by the rules included in NCN Council Resolution no. 56/2016 (UNISONO).

A project's duration may be:  24, 36, 48 or 60 months.

Partners from other countries should follow the regulations specified by the appropriate funding institutions included in the PIRE call announcement.

The budget of the Polish part of the project should be calculated according to the NCN eligibility criteria. We strongly encourage applicants to read the information regarding remunerations in projects funded by the NCN (UNISONO, p. 2-5).  

The timetable for applications is:

• Deadline for submitting preliminary proposals: September 14 2016
• Shortlisted applicants to submit full proposals: April 24 2017

The budget for Polish research teams amounts to PLN 2 M.

At the full proposal stage, Polish applicants should submit the UNISONO application via the OSF submission system. The deadline is scheduled for the 25^th of April 2017.

We invite all researchers who plan to apply under the PIRE call for proposals to contact the NCN.

Contact:

dr Marcin Liana, tel. +48 12 341 9161

Anna Plater-Zyberk, tel. +48 12 341 9016

The National Science Center (NCN) and the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) will launch their second joint call for proposals within the funding initiative “Beethoven” on 15 September 2016. The submission deadline will be 15 December 2016.Following up on its successful first round, NCN and DFG are extending the funding initiative “Beethoven” to cover new disciplines, now inviting proposals in the Humanities, Social Sciences and selected disciplines of Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics.

The aims of the call are:

• to support research in the above-named disciplines carried out by Polish-German teams;
• to strengthen cooperation between Polish and German researchers in basic (knowledge-oriented) research.

Proposals for research projects in the above-named disciplines must be written in English and submitted by a joint Polish-German research team. The duration of the projects must be either 24 or 36 months. The proposals will undergo a joint evaluation by both external reviewers and members of an expert panel selected by NCN and DFG.

Further information will be made available on 15 September 2016.

Contact:

dr Małgorzata Jacobs

Tel. 12 341 9090

malgorzata.jacobs@ncn.gov.pl

Anna Plater-Zyberk

tel. 12 341 9016

anna.plater@ncn.gov.pl

On May 18-20 the National Science Centre hosted an international Expert Panel evaluating proposals in ERA-NET Smart Urban Futures (ENSUF) call for proposals. The Expert Panel was followed by a meeting of representatives of funding organisations from countries participating in this programme.

The ENSUF call, launched in December 2015, targeted the following topics:

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

In the first phase of the call for proposals 187 international pre-proposals were submitted. Applicants, whose projects were selected by the panel for the second stage, will be invited to submit full proposals. The deadline for full proposals is scheduled for the 20th September 2016, 12:00 CET.

ERA-NET Smart Urban Futures (ENSUF), established by JPI Urban Europe, is an initiative of 25 organisations from 18 European countries, whose aim is to finance international, interdisciplinary research projects that respond to the challenges of modern cities and urban areas. The network supports research involving researchers, as well as innovators, practitioners, representatives of civil society, NGOs, municipalities, urban utilities and other stakeholders.

POLONEZ 2 info chat in English will start today, the 23^rd May at 2 pm CET at: https://ncngovpl.clickwebinar.com/polonez.

More information about POLONEZ.

CONTACT:

Beata Krasnopolska

tel. +48 12 341 9091

Agata Mendrek

tel. +48 12 341 9139

polonez@ncn.gov.pl

The National Science Centre is pleased to present list of projects qualified for funding in NCN POLONEZ 1 call for proposals.

POLONEZ 1 ranking list

We are pleased to invite researchers interested in applying for the POLONEZ 2 fellowship for a web chat in English, that will be held on the 23^rd May 2016 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. During the chat we would be happy to answer all questions regarding the call documentation, the submission system, etc.

All technical details regarding access to the chat will be announced on the NCN website on Monday, the 23^rd of May 2016 by 12 pm. We strongly encourage applicants to read the call documentation before joining the chat.

Please read the technical instructions regarding the web chat.

Technical instructions for the POLONEZ 2 info chat

1. You do not have to register to participate in the web chat. Please provide your name and e-mail address in order to join the chat.
2. The language of the web chat interface is determined by your IP-address. If the language of the web chat is other than English, please click on the flag in the upper right corner of the login window and then switch it to English (print screen 1).
3. To participate in the web chat please install the latest Adobe Flash Player plug-in. In order to check the validation of the connection and the compatibility of Adobe flash player please go to the web-chat, give your name and e-mail address and click “Enter”. If you pass the test positively, you will see a brief instruction regarding the web chat. When the web chat becomes active (23^rd  May, 2 p.m.), you will see the correct chat window. If you have an older version of the plug-in, you will receive an appropriate message to update your Adobe flash player plug-in.
4. In order to maximize the font during the web chat, please click on “gear” icon, then click on “font” and choose the right size, e.g. 14 pt (print screen 2).
5. If you have problems with the connection, please note that the web chat platform uses the port 1935 and the RTMP protocol which must be unblocked in your “firewall”.

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

• OPUS 10 – for a wide range of applicants. The research proposal submitted under this scheme may include the purchase or construction of research equipment.
• PRELUDIUM 10 – for pre-doctoral researchers about to embark on their scientific career.
• SONATA 10 – for scientists holding a doctoral degree starting their career in research.

Funding scheme

We are pleased to announce that the international project SELENIUS: Selenium in early life to enhance neurodevelopment in unfavourable settings, involving a Polish research team led by dr hab. Kinga Polańska from the Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine in Lodz has been awarded funding in the JPI HDHL Intestinal Microbiomics call for proposals.

Researchers from France, Germany, Italy, Poland and the UK will investigate the effect of  selenium (Se) levels in fetal life on neurobehavioral development. During pregnancy and the rapid growth and development of the fetus, demand for trace elements, including selenium, is particularly high. Existing research suggests that as pregnancy progresses, the concentration of Se significantly reduces and is the lowest at delivery. Selenium deficiency may contribute to shortening the duration of pregnancy and lowering the birth weight, whereas appropriate levels may favourably affect child psychomotor development.

The project will involve not only animal studies, but also the analysis of data from the Polish Mother and Child Cohort Study (REPRO_PL) and other existing birth cohorts in Europe. The researchers will strive to determine the favourable effects of trace elements on the psychomotor development of children with the adverse influence of environmental factors, including exposure to heavy metals. Achievement of the project objectives will speed up expanding knowledge regarding the combined effect of the selected nutrients on psychomotor development and will have strong implications for public health and the design of nutraceutical interventions  for pregnant women and women planning their pregnancy as well as young mothers.

CHIST-ERA invites researchers interested in the field of Information and Communication Sciences & Technologies to the CHIST-ERA Conference 2016, which will take place on the 8^th -10^th of June, 2016, in Vienna.

The CHIST-ERA Conference 2016 brings together scientists working in these research areas and CHIST-ERA representatives to refine the topics contour and scope of the Call 2016.

• Lifelong Learning for Intelligent Systems,
• Visual Analytics for Decision-Making under Uncertainty;

Participation in the conference is free; travel and accommodation costs have to be covered by the participant.

More information: http://conference2016.chistera.eu/

Contact:

Stefan Muelbachler, David Miksits & Mathieu Girerd

Sylwia Kostka: sylwia.kostka@ncn.gov.pl