OPUS 14, PRELUDIUM 14, DAINA 1: more than € 83 million available for basic research

The National Science Centre has announced the 14^th edition of the OPUS and PRELUDIUM funding opportunities and the 1^st edition of the Polish-Lithuanian DAINA programme. Scholars carrying out basic research will compete for a total of € 83.4 million in funding.

– OPUS 14, funding scheme offers grants for the performance of basic research to all scientists, irrespective of their research experience (proposals submitted under this scheme may include the purchase or construction of research equipment);

– PRELUDIUM 14, offers funds to researchers at the beginning of their career who have not been awarded their PhD degree yet.

– DAINA 1, a new funding opportunity for joint Polish-Lithuanian research teams to be launched by the National Science Centre (NCN) and the Research Council of Lithuania (Lietuvos mokslo taryba, LMT). The programme aims to support research projects in all fields of science and the humanities.

Proposals must be submitted via the ZSUN/OSF system (https://osf.opi.org.pl) by 15^th December 2017.

Annual Report

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Calls for proposals: SONATA 13, SONATA BIS 7, MAESTRO 9 and HARMONIA 9

On 14^th June, the National Science Centre announced its new calls: SONATA 13, SONATA BIS 7, MAESTRO 9 and HARMONIA 9.

SONATA is funding scheme, welcoming applications from holders of a doctorate degree awarded within 2 to 7 years of applying. The call’s objective is to support innovative research using state-of-the-art equipment and original methodologies.

SONATA BIS is a call announced to establish new research teams by researchers who have been awarded a doctorate within 5 to 12 years before the year of grant application.

MAESTRO is the most prestigious of NCN’s calls, seeking participation from advanced researchers willing to carry out ground-breaking projects, surpassing the current boundaries of knowledge.

HARMONIA is a call for research projects carried out as international collaboration, non-co-financed from international resources. Apart from projects carried out in direct collaboration with a partner from abroad, the funding may be also given to research conducted under international programmes for bi- or multilateral collaboration, and also to Polish research teams using large-scale international research infrastructure.