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Funding Opportunities

Objective: Support for the implementation of a scientific activity, defined as conducting preliminary research or undertaking a research visit.

Duration: up to 12 months; PI: researchers who obtained a PhD degree no earlier than 1 January 2014 and have at least one scientific publication; Scope: basic research in any discipline, projects must fall within one of the 26 NCN panels; NCN Mentoring: Applicants may plan to receive support from an NCN mentor to prepare a full research proposal for other NCN funding schemes.

Funding: from PLN 5,000 to PLN 50,000 per project

DEADLINE: 31.07.2026, 14:00 (IOC PAS DEADLINE: 20.07.2026) 

Call for research projects addressed to researchers who are not PhD holders. Basic research proposals may be submitted to the call in any of 26 NCN panels.
Projects duration: 12 months, 24 months or 36 months. Maximum funds available in the call amount respectively to PLN 70,000, PLN 140,000 or PLN 210,000

DEADLINE: 16.06.2026, 14:00 (IOC PAS DEADLINE: 2.06.2026)

call for research projects addressed to researchers at any stage of their research career. Projects may be carried out over a period of 12, 24, 36 or 48 months.

Projects can be carried out:

– in collaboration with partners from foreign research institutions;
– without foreign participation;
– with the use of large-scale international research infrastructure by the Polish research teams.

Additional restriction: in this edition of NCN calls, a researcher can be designated as the principal investigator only once, in either an OPUS proposal or PRELUDIUM proposal.

DEADLINE: 16.06.2026, 14:00 (IOC PAS DEADLINE: 2.06.2026)

Currently, there are no suitable funding opportunities available.

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: Support for researchers – Bekker NAWA fellows – returning to Poland after a minimum 18-month research stay abroad, with the aim of establishing a new, independent research team. The funding covers the researcher’s salary only; research costs are not eligible.

Eligible applicants: Polish research institutions employing researchers returning from abroad. The institution must employ the researcher full-time for at least 12 months; Project duration: 12 months; Funding: 102,000 PLN (gross-gross) for the researcher’s salary

Continuous call: 02.06.2025 – 03.11.2026, 15:00

Objective: The aim of the call for proposals is to support the mobility of researchers carrying out research projects agreed and conducted jointly by eligible applicants from Poland and partners from Germany. Applications may be submitted by research and higher education institutions.

Project funds: up to 40 000 PLN
Additional requirements: Applications for the joint project must be submitted by the German partners to the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)

DEADLINE: 30.06.2026, 15:00 (IOC PAS DEADLINE: 16.06.2026)

Objective: The aim of the call for proposals is to support the mobility of researchers carrying out research projects agreed and conducted jointly by eligible applicants from Poland and partners from France. Applications may be submitted by research and higher education institutions.

Project funds: up to 40 000 PLN
Additional requirements: Applications for the joint project must be submitted by the French partners to Campus France.

DEADLINE: 30.06.2026, 15:00 (IOC PAS DEADLINE: 16.06.2026)

Objective: Support for international research and development (R&D) projects carried out by Polish entities in cooperation with foreign partners, aimed at the development of innovative solutions and strengthening science–business collaboration.

Eligible applicants: Polish enterprises (SMEs and large companies), research organisations, and consortia (with the participation of at least one foreign partner).

Scope: Industrial research and experimental development implemented within international consortia, in line with the National Smart Specialisations.

Funding: R&D project funding for the Polish part of the project – approx. PLN 300,000 to PLN 2,000,000.

DEADLINE: 30.04.2026

Objective: To enhance the competencies of early-career researchers in the independent management of projects with implementation potential; Three phases: training and mentoring phase, project implementation phase, pre-implementation phase.

For whom: Phase I: PhD candidates, external PhD candidates, and researchers holding a habilitation degree obtained within the last 7 years; Phases II and III: participation depends on the outcomes achieved in Phase I; Scope: Implementation of research projects focused on applied research and experimental development.

DEADLINE: 17.03.2026, 16:00 (IOC PAS DEADLINE: 09.03.2026) 

Objective: Support for the preparation of “eurogrant” applications to European Union funding programmes (e.g. Horizon Europe, LIFE, COSME, Erasmus+, Creative Europe).

Eligible applicants: Research organizations based in Poland; Project duration: Up to 12 months, aligned with the preparation timeline of the target eurogrant; Funding: Depends on the applicant’s role in the eurogrant proposal: Solo applicant: 20,202 PLN, Consortium coordinator / Work Package leader: 39,601 PLN, Consortium member / partner: 28,490 PLN; Eligible costs: Proposal preparation, feasibility studies, translations, consultancy services, travel, salaries, and partner coordination

Settlement: The project is settled as a lump sum, provided that the submitted eurogrant application receives at least 50% of the total score in the evaluation by the European Commission or other EU funding body.

Call: 12.08.2025 – 03.09.2026, with multiple submission rounds

IMPORTANT: The PARP application must be submitted before the eurogrant proposal is submitted to the European Commission.

Objective: to implement doctoral programmes by partnerships of organisations from different sectors across Europe and beyond to train highly skilled doctoral candidates, stimulate their creativity, enhance their innovation capacities and boost their employability in the long-term.

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

DEADLINE: 24.11.2026

Currently, there are no suitable funding opportunities available.

Currently, there are no suitable funding opportunities available.

Objective: To strengthen EU–Japan cooperation in innovative advanced materials through coordination, networking, researcher mobility, and joint strategic activities; Type of action: Coordination and Support Action (CSA), no core R&D

Who can apply: Consortia of research organisations, universities, and institutes from EU Member States or Associated Countries, cooperating with Japanese partners; Funding: ~EUR 0.8 million (lump sum grant)

Project focus: Scientific exchange, workshops, networking, coordination of EU–Japan collaboration, preparation of future joint research initiatives.

DEADLINE: 21.04.2026

Objective: To accelerate the discovery and development of chemicals and innovative advanced materials by using digitalisation and artificial intelligence (AI) across the materials value chain; Type of action: Innovation Action (IA) — projects must include R&D activities with strong industrial relevance and innovation potential.

Who can apply: Consortia of eligible research organisations, universities, industry partners (including SMEs) from EU Member States and Horizon Europe Associated Countries.

Focus: Projects should demonstrate how data-driven tools, AI/ML methods and digital workflows can speed up materials innovation (from design to scale-up), improve performance prediction, and reduce time/costs in materials development.

DEADLINE: 21.04.2026

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: a trip to the USA lasting between 2 and 6 weeks, for carrying out a research project, deliver teaching sessions as well as gain an understanding of how American academic institutions operate and learn about the principles of commercialising research.

For whom: postdoctoral researchers in STEM fields,

DEADLINE: 30.10.2026

For whom: Young researchers

DEADLINE: 14.06.2026

Objective: the Chemistry Committee of the Polish Academy of Sciences established, in 2025, an annual, nationwide award for outstanding achievements in the popularisation of chemistry

DEADLINE: 14.06.2026

Objective: six months fellowships between June 2027 and March 2028.

For whom: PhD holders, 45 years old or younger

DEADLINE: 30.06.2026