Funding and Research Support by the National Science Centre in Poland

The National Science Centre (NCN) in Poland plays a vital role in funding basic research projects, supporting researchers at various career stages, and promoting international cooperation in research endeavors. Through a range of funding schemes targeting pre-doctoral, post-doctoral, and advanced researchers, the NCN aims to enhance the quality of research in Poland and nurture global competitiveness in research.

• Research funding
• National Science Centre
• Poland
• Basic research
• Funding schemes

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1. The role of the National Science Centre in financial support of research Prof. Micha Karo ski Ph. D. Chairman of the Council of the National Science Centre

2. National Science Centre The National Science Centre (NCN) is a government executive agency set up to fund basic research. Basic research is original experimental or theoretical research work that strives to expand knowledge of the fundamentals of phenomena and observable facts. It is not intended to have any direct practical application or use. 2

3. The structure of research funding in Poland Strategic & executive level MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND HIGHER EDUCATION (MNiSW) National budget for research 2014: PLN 6 .5 bln ( 1.6 bln) MINISTRY S PROGRAMMES AND AWARDS Executive agency level BASIC RESEARCH NATIONAL SCIENCE CENTRE Budget 2014: PLN 885 M ( 209.5 M) APPLIED RESEARCH NATIONAL CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT Budget 2014: PLN 5.3 bln ( 1.3 bln) 3

4. National Science Centres aims and mission Financing the best projects in the area of basic research Supporting researchers starting their career in research Supporting researchers wanting to establish new research teams, including interdisciplinary endeavours capable of competing on the global stage Creating new employment opportunities in research projects Inspiring international cooperation in research Improving the quality of research in Poland by means of a competition-based system of funding opportunities, furthering the advancement of Polish research on the international arena 4

5. National Science Centres funding schemes PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCHERS PRELUDIUM Starting grants for researchers without doctorate ETIUDA Doctoral scholarships for PhD candidates with a commenced registration and conferment procedure for a doctoral degree POST-DOC RESEARCHERS SONATA SONATA BIS FUGA For emerging researchers with up to 5 years since the award of PhD For researchers with a PhD obtained between 2 and 12 years prior to submitting the proposal Postdoctoral internships for researchers with obtained within 5 years prior to submitting the proposal a PhD ADVANCED RESEARCHERS MAESTRO For advanced researchers conducting pioneering research SYMFONIA For eminent researchers running cross-domain projects OPEN TO ALL RESEARCHERS OPUS General grants for a wide range of researchers at every stage of their research career HARMONIA For researchers wanting to carry out projects in international cooperation TANGO For researchers wanting to apply the results of basic research 5

6. NCN Panels 25 Panels, covering all fields of science, are divided into the following three thematic groups of disciplines: HS: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences ST: Physical Sciences and Engineering NZ: Life Sciences 6

7. Proposal Evaluation Process 7

8. Proposal Evaluation Process 8

9. Selected statistics (2014) 12 announced calls PRELUDIUM, SONATA, OPUS (2 times per year) SONATA BIS, HARMONIA, MAESTRO, SYMFONIA (1 every year) FUGA, ETIUDA (1 every year) 12 concluded calls 11 432 proposals 1804 proposals qualified for funding 760,3 mln z grants 16 % success rate 95 Expert Teams 1308 members of the Expert Teams 6482 external reviewers, including 4035 foreign reviewers 9

10. Selected statistics (2014) Number of proposals submitted and grants awarded in calls concluded in 2014 by research domain, including success rate. pro proposals submitted pro Zakwalifikowane proposals approved for funding Z o one 3986 3959 3428 15% 16% 17% 10% 671 594 533 59 6 HS NZ ST SYMFONIA 10

11. Life Sciences NCN subject areas NZ 1 Molecular and structural biology and biochemistry NZ 2 Genetics, genomics NZ 3 Cellular and developmental biology NZ 4 Biology of tissues, organs and organisms NZ 5 Human and animal noninfectious diseases NZ 6 Human and animal immunology and infection NZ 7 Public health NZ 8 Evolutionary and environmental biology NZ 9 Applied life sciences and biotechnology 11 11

12. Life Sciences - selected statistics (2014) proposals: 3428 proposals qualified for funding: 533 success rate : 15,5 % grants: 275 mln z Number of proposals submitted and grants awarded in calls concluded in 2014 by Life Sciences subjec areas: 700 662 661 600 500 452 400 316 309 306 274 300 229 219 200 99 98 100 59 56 50 48 45 40 38 0 NZ1 NZ2 NZ3 NZ4 NZ5 NZ6 NZ7 NZ8 NZ9 pro proposals submitted pro liczba wniosk w zakwalifikowanych proposals approved for funding liczba wniosk w z o onych 12 12

13. International Cooperation BEETHOVEN (2014) NCN and Deutsche Forschunsgemeinschaft DFG are launching first joint call for proposals in order to fund the best joint research projects in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. POLONEZ Marie Sklodowska - Curie Actions (2015-2017) A funding programme addressed to incoming researchers who may apply for 12-24 month fellowships in host institutions in Poland. Planned Quant-ERA (ERA-NET COFUND on Quantum Technologies) 13

14. International Cooperation HS: HERA (Humanities in the European Research Area) NORFACE (New Opportunities for Research Funding Agency Co-operation in Europe) SMART URBAN FUTURES (Joint Programming Initiative Urban Europe) ST: CHIST-ERA (European Coordinated Research on Long-term Challenges in Information and Communication Sciences & Technologies) M-era. Net 2 (ERA-NET programmes on materials science and engineering, for the benefit of the European industry and society) NZ: Infect-ERA (ERA-NET on human infectious diseases) BiodivERsA (Consolidating the European Research Area on biodiversity and ecosystem services) JPI HDHL (Joint Programming Initiative A healthy Diet for a Healthy Life) JPI AMR (Joint Programming Initiative on Antimicrobial Resistance) 14

15. More information available at: www.ncn.gov.pl Thank you for your attention! 15