Funding Opportunities

• SONATINA 9

Objective: supporting the careers of young researchers by creating opportunities for full-time employment.

Project duration – 24 to 36 months, PI – scientists who have obtained their doctoral degree between 1 January 2022 – 31 December 2024, or will obtain their degree by June 30, 2025, and who will be employed full-time for the duration of the project at an institution other than the one where their doctoral degree was awarded, Thematic scope: basic or applied research in any field within one of the 26 NCN panels, Internship: a mandatory international internship lasting 3 to 6 months.

DEADLINE: 17.03.2025, 16:00, (IOC PAS DEADLINE: 10.03.2025)

• SHENG 4

Objective: Polish-Chinese research projects; a call for Polish research teams that will jointly apply for research project funding with Chinese teams.

Funding: Resources for conducting scientific research, salaries for the research team, scholarships for students or doctoral candidates, and the purchase or creation of scientific research equipment.

Project duration: 36 months, PI: researchers holding at least a doctoral degree, Thematic scope: basic research within panels such as ST4 and ST5,

DEADLINE: 17.03.2025, 16:00, (IOC PAS DEADLINE: 10.03.2025) 

• MINIATURA 9

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)

• Currently no funding opportunities

• NAWA Preludium Bis – several editions

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.

• The Ulam programme

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)

• MSCA COFUND 2025

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)

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

• ERC Proof of Concept

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: Two rounds:, 13.03.2025 i 18.09.2025

• L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Fellowship

Eligibility: Female researchers conducting studies in life sciences who, in the year of award payment (2026), will not exceed the following ages:

• 26 years old – Master’s students: 1 fellowship of 25,000 PLN
• 32 years old – PhD students: 3 doctoral fellowships of 35,000 PLN
• 40 years old – Postdoctoral researchers: 4 habilitation fellowships of 40,000 PLN

DEADLINE: 08.03.2025