Dioscuri Centres of Scientific Excellence
A programme initiated by the Max Planck Society (MPG), jointly managed with the National Science Centre in Poland (NCN), and mutually funded by the Polish Ministry of Education and Science and the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).
News & Updates
- Pre-Announcement for the 5th Dioscuri Call
- Invitation for Polish research institutions (open)
- Scientific Members of the Dioscuri Committee
Archival
- First call (closed)
- Second call (closed)
- Third call (closed)
- Fourth call (closed)
Contact
- Dr. Małgorzata Jacobs-Kozyra, Dioscuri Programme Coordinator at NCN
- Renate Bischof-Drewitz, Dioscuri Programme Coordinator at MPG
Dioscuri is a programme devised by MPG to support the development of lighthouses of scientific excellence in Central and Eastern Europe by promoting outstanding researchers who want to conduct their research in this region. Following a bottom-up and sustainable approach, it strives to establish future-oriented research fields and international standards of scientific quality. Dioscuri serves to strengthen the European Research Area as a whole and to expand the foundations for long-term economic and social prosperity in Europe.
The joint calls by MPG and NCN are designed to establish Centres of Scientific Excellence at Polish Host Institutions. The work of the Centres will be accompanied by Partners from German universities or research institutions in order to strengthen scientific exchange between Poland and Germany. These Partners will promote the Centres’ structural development and integration in scientific networks. Each Dioscuri Centre (DC) may decide to expand this partnership tool and turn it into an Advisory Board.
DCs are expected to conduct top-class internationally competitive and innovative research. Each of them will be funded with up to € 300 000 p.a., initially for five years. This amount will be part of a larger package involving substantial additional funds, infrastructure, scientific equipment, and a long-term perspective for the principal investigators at the respective Host Institutions.
Each DC established through a call will be monitored and evaluated by the Dioscuri Scientific Committee, and will be awarded the title of:
Dioscuri Centre of Scientific Excellence
A programme initiated by the Max Planck Society, jointly managed with the National Science Centre in Poland, and mutually funded by the Polish Ministry of Education and Science and the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)
Related articles
- 10 Dioscuri Centres of Scientific Excellence to be established in Poland - read on NCN's website
- Germany and Poland launch research 'twinning' effort - read on Nature's website
- 1st transnational Dioscuri Symposium in Krakow - read on NCN's website
- Pre-Announcement for the 5th Dioscuri Call - read on NCN's website