The National Science Centre was notified by the US National Science Foundation (NSF) that funding to support Ukrainian research teams under IMPRESS-U was unavailable. Therefore, acting pursuant to Point 3 (4) of the NCN Council Resolution on the terms of the International Multilateral Partnerships for Resilient Education and Science System in Ukraine (IMPRESS-U) call for research projects carried out as multilateral collaboration under the IMPRESS-U programme pursuant to the Lead Agency Procedure, the NCN Director has decided to suspend the IMPRESS-U call for proposals until 30 September 2025.
If the US NSF receives funding to support Ukrainian research teams by 30 September 2025, the NCN call for proposals will be reopened. Otherwise, the IMPRESS-U call for proposals will be discontinued pursuant to Point 3 (5) of the Resolution, of which you will be notified on the NCN website.