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  • More than € 93 M for researchers and international teams

    Thu, 09/15/2016 - 20:00

    The National Science Centre has opened the 12th edition of its calls for proposals: OPUS, PRELUDIUM and SONATA, with an aggregate budget of ca € 79 M. Researchers will also have the additional opportunity of applying for grants under two international… czytaj dalej

  • BEETHOVEN 2: Call for Polish-German research projects is now open

    Thu, 09/15/2016 - 10:45

    We are pleased to invite all researchers to submit proposals under Beethoven 2 call for Polish-German research projects in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences as well as selected fields of Physical Sciences. Proposals must be submitted by Polish-German… czytaj dalej

  • New POLONEZ call

    Thu, 09/15/2016 - 10:31

    The National Science Centre invites researchers to submit proposals under POLONEZ 3 funding opportunity addressed to incoming researchers who would like to carry out basic research in host institutions in Poland. POLONEZ 3 timeframe: Call announcement… czytaj dalej

  • New statement from Science Europe on Horizon2020

    Thu, 09/15/2016 - 10:02

    On September 13th Science Europe released a short Statement ‘Funding Research in Horizon 2020: Europe’s Most Valuable Strategic Resource’, available here. Science Europe expresses strong concern that the… czytaj dalej

  • Poland among the Rising Stars in a ranking by Nature

    Wed, 09/14/2016 - 10:03

    In a recently published “Nature Index 2016 Rising Stars” report, Poland has been listed first among the “rising stars of science.” This term is applied to countries whose… czytaj dalej

  • The NCN to become a coordinator of QuantERA – an ERA-NET COFUND in Quantum Technologies

    Mon, 09/12/2016 - 14:52

    We are pleased to announce that the European Commission (EC) has allocated EUR 11.5 million for QuantERA, a program aiming to support research in Quantum Technologies, coordinated by the National Science Centre. It is the largest grant awarded to Poland… czytaj dalej

  • Five Polish projects awarded funding in the HERA Uses of the Past call

    Thu, 09/01/2016 - 09:32

    We are pleased to announce that 5 international projects involving researchers from Poland have been awarded funding in the Uses of the Past call for proposals launched by the NCN together with the HERA (Humanities in the European Research Area) network,… czytaj dalej

  • Star Caught Exploding out of Hibernation

    Thu, 08/18/2016 - 10:02

    Astronomers from the Warsaw University Astronomical Observatory based long-term large-scale sky survey OGLE (Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment) announced the discovery of an extraordinary exploding star. Long-term observations of the classical nova… czytaj dalej

  • Consequences of performing testing on animals without a permit

    Tue, 08/16/2016 - 00:00

    We wish to remind you of the consequences of performing testing on animals without a permit by the appropriate ethics in science committee. Pursuant to the act that had been in force until 2015, instances of proceeding without a permit would be treated as… czytaj dalej

  • Limited access to the NCN Office

    Mon, 07/25/2016 - 11:15

    We would like to inform that from 26th to 29th of July due to local transportation difficulties connected with the World Youth Days which take place in Krakow, there will be limited access to NCN staff as the office shall be closed. Contact with NCN… czytaj dalej

  • NCN to spend over EUR 5 million on interdisciplinary research

    Mon, 07/25/2016 - 10:53

    The NCN has concluded the fourth edition of the SYMFONIA call for proposals targeted at applicants wanting to conduct interdisciplinary research. Within this call, experts selected 5 projects worth over EUR 5 million. SYMFONIA applicants must be PhD… czytaj dalej

  • Research Integrity

    Mon, 07/18/2016 - 00:00

    We would like to notify our applicants and grantees that on 11 May 2016, the Council of the National Science Centre introduced the Code of the National Science Centre on Research Integrity and Applying for Research Financing by way of Resolution No 39/… czytaj dalej