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FNP Laureates have found a useful application for a quantum processor

14.02.2022
"Researchers from the University of Warsaw have built the first quantum processor in Poland and are putting it to use in spectroscopy. They?ve demonstrated how quantum information processing can efficiently provide information on matter hidden in light. Their research was co-financed by the...

Call for FNP experts ? the 39th round

21.01.2022
"  The Foundation for Polish Science (FNP) is announcing a call for expert candidates as part of the Smart Growth Operational Programme 2014-2020 under Measure 4.4 ?Increasing the human potential in the R&D sector? as part of which it fulfils the role of the Implementing...

The 2021 FNP Prizes Awarded

03.11.2021
"For the thirtieth time, the Foundation for Polish Science awarded its Prizes, which enjoy the reputation of the most important scientific distinction in Poland. The laureates are four outstanding scientists: Professors Bożena Kamińska-Kaczmarek, Jacek Jemielity, Grzegorz Pietrzyński, and Cezary...

Call for FNP experts ? the 38th round

15.10.2021
" The Foundation for Polish Science (FNP) is announcing a call for expert candidates as part of the Smart Growth Operational Programme 2014-2020 under Measure 4.4 ?Increasing the human potential in the R&D sector? as part of which it fulfils the role of the Implementing...

Call for Applications for the 2022 START Competition

24.09.2021
"The Foundation for Polish Science (FNP) announces the call for applications for the START competition, in which young researchers can win a scholarship for outstanding scientific achievements. Recruitment will be conducted until November 22, 2021. The FNP START scholarship is a prestigious award...

Scientists Discover New Bacteria Survival Mechanism

16.09.2021
"Researchers discovered a new tactic that bacteria use to fight to access nutrients. The discovery may allow for the development of new antibacterial agents in the future. The study results appeared in the scientific journal Science Advances, which also promoted the research on the cover. The work...

Call for FNP experts - the 35th round

01.09.2021
"The Foundation for Polish Science (FNP) is announcing a call for expert candidates as part of the Smart Growth Operational Programme 2014-2020 under Measure 4.4 ?Increasing the human potential in the R&D sector? as part of which it fulfils the role of the Implementing...

Foundation?s Annual Report

12.08.2021
"We present the FNP Annual Report, which outlines the Foundation?s work in 2020. As in previous years, the document reports on our statutory activities in 2020, a summary financial statement, and an auditor?s report, along with a supplement that presents some of the FNP?s initiatives and...

Call for FNP experts ? the 34th round

22.07.2021
"The Foundation for Polish Science (FNP) is announcing a call for expert candidates as part of the Smart Growth Operational Programme 2014-2020 under Measure 4.4 ?Increasing the human potential in the R&D sector? as part of which it fulfils the role of the Implementing...

A START Team is Tracing the Origins of Life on Earth

24.06.2021
" Four billion years ago, when the first living molecules appeared on Earth, there was no protective ozone layer in the atmosphere. In effect, the biostructures of the time must have been extremely resistant to UV radiation. According to the Polish-Czech-British team of scientists, the first...

Call for FNP experts ? the 33rd round

20.06.2021
"The Foundation for Polish Science (FNP) is announcing a call for expert candidates as part of the Smart Growth Operational Programme 2014-2020 under Measure 4.4 ?Increasing the human potential in the R&D sector? as part of which it fulfils the role of the Implementing Authority. Specialists...

Laureates of A. von Humboldt Honorary Scholarship

15.06.2021
"The Foundation for Polish Sciences has selected the beneficiaries of the Alexander von Humboldt Polish Honorary Research Scholarship. This scholarship is awarded to outstanding active German scholars in order to permit them to conduct scientific research at a selected institution in Poland. In...

START 2021 Competition Results Announced

09.06.2021
"The Foundation for Polish Science (FNP) announced the results of the START 2021 competition. One hundred outstanding young scientists will receive prestigious scholarships. The FNP START program is the oldest scholarship program in Poland for the best young scientists representing all fields...

FNP Laureate?s Research Results in Nature Communications

28.05.2021
"Co-funded by the Foundation for Polish Science, the research conducted by scientists from the Max Planck Research Group at the Jagiellonian University?s Małopolska Centre of Biotechnology (MCB) in Krakow in collaboration with the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia, sheds new light on...

Competition launched for COPERNICUS Polish-German Research Award 2022

18.05.2021
"The Foundation for Polish Science (FNP) and the German Research Foundation (DFG) invite nominations for the 9th competition for the COPERNICUS Award for distinguished Polish and German researchers. The aim of the award is to recognize distinguished scientists from Poland and Germany who have...

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