The Weave-UNISONO call for proposals is open at the partner agencies. A reminder for Polish research teams of the dates and application procedure for joint and NCN proposals.
- Please note that under the Weave-UNISONO call, if a joint proposal is submitted to the SNSF as the lead agency by 1 October 2021, an NCN proposal must be submitted electronically via the ZSUN/OSF submission system as soon as possible following the submission of the joint proposal to the SNSF, by 8 October 2021 at the latest.
- PLEASE NOTE: Once the work on the NCN proposal has started in the ZSUN/OSF submission system, the Polish research team has 45 calendar days to complete the proposal and submit it to the NCN. After that, the proposal can no longer be edited, in which case a Polish research team that has not sent its proposal to the NCN must prepare a new proposal and complete it in the ZSUN/OSF submission system which may impact the budget for research tasks performed by the Polish research teams specified in the NCN proposal (see points 3 and 4 below).
- PLEASE NOTE: The 45-day period applies only to the period during which NCN proposals may be edited in the ZSUN/OSF submission system. Under WEAVE-UNISONO, NCN proposals must be submitted to the NCN via the ZSUN/OSF submission system as soon as possible following the submission of joint proposals to the lead agency, within 7 calendar days at the latest.
PLEASE NOTE: NCN proposals processed in the ZSUN/OSF submission system:
- by 30 September 2020 (inclusive), may include research projects that will be carried out by the Polish research teams from 2020 onwards.
The following years will be included in the project budget, depending on the project implementation period:
- 2022-2023 for two-year projects,
- 2022-2023-2024 for three-year projects,
- 2022-2023-2024-2025 for four-year projects;
- from 1 October 2021 (inclusive), may include research projects that will be carried out by the Polish research teams from 2023 onwards.
The following years will be included in the project budget, depending on the project implementation period:
- 2023-2024 for two-year projects,
- 2023-2024-2025 for three-year projects and
- 2023-2024-2025-2026 for four-year projects.
- by 30 September 2020 (inclusive), may include research projects that will be carried out by the Polish research teams from 2020 onwards.
- In the case of joint proposals submitted to the lead agencies covering Polish team budgets from 2022 onwards, make sure that:
- the work on NCN proposals in the ZSUN/OSF submission system starts before 30 September 2021 and
- NCN proposals are submitted to the NCN within 45 days of the date that the work on the proposal has started in the ZSUN/OSF submission system.\
If the work on NCN proposals in the ZSUN/OSF submission system starts before 30 September 2021, with project performance scheduled to begin in 2022, and the NCN proposal is not completed and submitted within 45 days of the date the work on the proposal has started in the ZSUN/OSF submission system, a new proposal must be created. A new NCN proposal (created after 1 October 2021) may cover research projects with a start date in 2023. If a joint proposal has already been submitted to the lead agency for a research project involving 2022 funding, information in the NCN proposal will be inconsistent with information in the joint proposal and may result in the proposal being rejected on the grounds that it does not meet the eligibility criteria.
- The budget of the Polish part of the project in the joint proposal should be calculated according to the following exchange rate:
- In joint proposals, for which NCN proposals are processed in and submitted via the ZSUN/OSF submission system by 31 December 2021: 1 EUR= 4.4385 PLN;
- In joint proposals, for which NCN proposals are processed in and submitted via the ZSUN/OSF submission system from 1 January 2022 onwards: 1 EUR= 4.5315 PLN;
- NCN proposals processed in the ZSUN/OSF submission system in 2021, to which the exchange rate of 1 EUR= 4.4385 PLN applies, must be completed in and submitted via the ZSUN/OSF submission system by 31 December 2021 at 23:59:59. Otherwise, the proposal can no longer be edited, in which case a Polish research team must prepare a new proposal and complete it in the ZSUN/OSF submission system, to which the exchange rate 1 EUR = 4.5315 PLN will apply. If a joint proposal has already been submitted to the lead agency, in which the budget of the Polish part of the project was calculated according to another exchange rate, information in the NCN proposal will be inconsistent with information in the joint proposal and may result in the proposal being rejected on the grounds that it does not meet the eligibility criteria.
- As of 1 January 2022, the updated Regulations on awarding funding for research tasks funded by the National Science Centre under international calls carried out as multilateral cooperation pursuant to the Lead Agency Procedure shall apply.
- As of January 2022, the National Science Centre will start cooperation with under the Weave programme with:
- the Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR)
- the Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO)
- Please consult the updated call documentation, including the Guidelines for Polish research teams (update will be available soon).