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Funding Opportunities

Objective: proposals covering basic research projects in any of 26 NCN panels;

Project duration – 12 to 48 months, PI – researchers with at least one publication (whether or not holding a PhD degree), employed at the Host Institution

Three options for the proposed projects:

  • with the use of large international research facilities by polish research teams
  • without participation of foreign partners
  • in cooperation with partners from foreign scientific institutions

Important! In this edition there is no LAP procedure.

DEADLINE: 17.06.2025, 16:00 (IOC PAS DEADLINE: 06.06.2025)

Objective: proposals covering basic research projects in any of 26 NCN panels;

Project duration – 12, 24 or 36 months, PI – a person who is not a PhD holder on the proposal submission date, one can act as the principal investigator under the PRELUDIUM call for proposals only once, Funds – 70,000 to 210,000 PLN depending on the project duration

DEADLINE: 17.06.2025, 16:00 (IOC PAS DEADLINE: 06.06.2025)

WARNING! A person may act as the PI under one edition of calls only once – applies to OPUS 29 and PRELUDIUM 24.

Objective: implementation of a scientific activity, i.e., conducting preliminary research or undertaking a research visit.

Duration: up to 12 months, PI: researchers who obtained their PhD no earlier than 01.01.2013 and have at least one publication,
Thematic scope: basic research in any field within one of the 26 NCN panels, NCN Mentoring: possibility to plan support from an NCN mentor in preparing a research project for other NCN calls, Funding: from 5,000 to 50,000 PLN.

DEADLINE: 31.07.2025, 16:00 (IOC PAS DEADLINE: 17.07.2025)

Objective: international research project on materials science and engineering, low carbon energy technologies, and research related to materials and battery technologies, the project should meet the basic research criterion (TRL 1-4)

For whom: international consortia composed of at least 3 teams from 3 countries participating in the call, PI of the Polish team – must hold at least a PhD degree; Duration: 24 to 36 months

DEADLINE: 13.05.2025, 12:00 – pre-proposals, I stage

19.11.2025, 12:00 – full proposals, II stage

The national application to NCN for the Polish part of the project is submitted at the full proposals stage, within 7 days of submitting the international application – 26.11.2025, 16:00

  • Currently no funding opportunities

Objective: to support international mobility of PhD students participating in the PRELUDIUM BIS programme by enabling the fellowships in European and non-European academic centres, Internships: 3 to 6 months;

For whom:  the scholarship holders of the PRELUDIUM BIS programme conducted by the National Science Centre in Poland

Submission of applications: depending on edition, on a continuous basis until December.

Objective: strengthen the scientific potential of Polish institutions by inviting scientists with a doctoral degree to visit Poland to conduct scientific research/complete post-doctoral fellowship

For whom: all scientists holding at least a doctoral degree, regardless of age, including Polish citizens working permanently abroad, who are employed by a foreign institution and has not studied or worked in Poland within 3 years before call deadline, Duration of stay: 6 to 24 months, Funding: 11 500 PLN per month

DEADLINE: 12.05.2025 r., 15:00 (IOC PAS DEADLINE: 05.05.2025)

Objective: to finance research stays of foreigners in Polish scientific institutions, the purpose of the stay may be to pursue doctoral studies or a research stay.

Conditions: the duration and conditions of the stay depend on the country – check the attachements on the programme website

DEADLINE: 30.09.2025 r., 15:00

Objective: proposals for new or existing doctoral or postdoctoral programmes in any research disciplines, programmes will be co-funded by MSCA COFUND,

Duration: up to 5 years, at least 3 researchers should be recruited

  • Doctoral programmes – substantial training modules, compulsory international mobility, lead to the award of a doctoral degree in at least one EU Member State
  • Postdoctoral programmes – individual advanced research training and career development fellowships for postdoctoral researchers

DEADLINE: 24.06.2025, 17:00, (IChO PAN DEADLINE: 13.06.2025)

Objective: international, inter-sectoral and interdisciplinary mobility of R&I staff, organisations constituting the partnership contribute directly to the implementation of a joint R&I project by seconding and/or hosting eligible staff members, project must explore activities that can be based on previous work but should go beyond and generate or strengthen long-term collaborations

For whom: organisations from the academic and non-academic sectors

CALL OPENING: 27.03.2025

DEADLINE: 08.10.2025 (IChO PAN DEADLINE: 01.10.2025)

Objective: to support researchers’ careers and foster excellence in research, help researchers gain experience in other countries, disciplines and non-academic sectors

For whom: researchers of any nationality, holding a PhD for maximum 8 years, Duration of fellowship: 12 to 24 months

  • European Postdoctoral Fellowships: for researchers of any nationality coming to Europe from any country in the world or moving within Europe
  • Global Postdoctoral Fellowships: for European nationals or long-term residents who wish to engage in R&I projects outside EU Member States and Horizon Europe Associated Countries

CALL OPENING: 08.05.2025

DEADLINE: 10.09.2025

The objective of all ERC grants: groundbreaking, high-risk/high-gain research projects in any field of research

Objective: support for researchers who have received an ERC grant in transforming research results into innovations, verifying the commercial and social potential of ideas through testing, validation, intellectual property protection analysis, and establishing collaboration with industry, Eligibility: Principal Investigators of ongoing ERC grants, Funding: €150,000 for 18 months

DEADLINE: 18.09.2025

Objective: to realise an ambitious vision for radically new technology, with potential to create new markets and/or to provide solutions for global challenges, for TRL 1-4, based on high-risk/high-gain science-towards-technology breakthrough research

Eligibility: collaborative research, for consortia including at least three legal entities established in different countries, Funding: up to 3 million €

DEADLINE: 21.05.2025, 17:00 (IOC PAS DEADLINE: 12.05.2025)

Objective: the version of Pathfinder Open for projects within predefined thematic areas

Eligibility: collaborative research, for consortia including at least three legal entities established in different countries, Funding: up to 4 million €

DEADLINE: 29.10.2025, 17:00 (IOC PAS DEADLINE: 20.10.2025)

Objective: scholarship, 4 to 10 months, to implement own research project at the university or research institute in the USA, related to the subject of the doctoral dissertation

For whom: Polish citizens, PhD students preparing a doctoral dissertation in Polish scientific institutions, applications from all fields of science

DEADLINE: 05.09.2025, 15:00

Objective: scholarship, 3-10 months, implementation of independent research projects or research and teaching projects in host institutions in the USA

For whom: Polish citizens, researchers holding a PhD degree from Polish scientific institutions, applications from all fields of science

DEADLINE: 09.06.2025, 15:00

Objective: scholarship, 2-6 weeks, for implementation of a short-term research project, didactic or research-didactic project and for expanding knowledge in the field of commercialization of science and effective writing of grant applications in institutions in the USA

For whom: Polish citizens, researchers holding a PhD degree, having at least 3-year experience in managing research projects and supervising other researchers’ work, applications from STEM areas (science, technology, engineering, mathematics)

DEADLINE: 19.05.2025, 15:00

Objective: 6-24-month research stay in Germany

For whom: postdocs or experienced researchers of any nationality excluding Germany

Submission of applications: on a continuous basis, the commission meets three times a year – in March, July, and November

Objective: to support international mobility of PhD students and researchers by offering scholarships for research stays in Slovakia

For whom: PhD students studying outside Slovakia or researchers invited by an institution in Slovakia to carry out research, Duration of the fellowship: 1-10 months, Funds: monthly scholarship between 1025-1470 euro

DEADLINE: 30.04.2025, 16:00