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The winner of the First Team competition publishes in Nature Communications

13.09.2018
"The winner of the FIRST TEAM programme run by the Foundation for Polish Science (FNP) Sebastian Glatt, PhD, in collaboration with Australian researchers, made a discovery regarding the molecular basis of progressive neuronal degeneration. The discovery holds out the prospect of future solutions...

Information meeting: ?TEAM-NET ? a new programme offered by FNP?

12.09.2018
"The Foundation for Polish Science (FNP) is pleased to invite people interested in submitting grant applications under the TEAM-NET programme to attend an information meeting devoted to this programme on 26 September 2018 in Warsaw. The TEAM-NET programme offers research units resources for...

Call for FNP experts

06.09.2018
"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...

Prof. Andrzej Udalski wins Karl Schwarzschild Medal 2018

23.08.2018
"We are pleased to report that Prof. Andrzej Udalski from the University of Warsaw Astronomical Observatory, a winner of the Foundation for Polish Science Prize, has been awarded Germany?s most prestigious prize in astronomy and astrophysics, the Karl Schwarzschild Medal. The medal is awarded...

TEAM-NET competition: call for applications in October

22.08.2018
"In October 2018 the Foundation for Polish Science will open a call for applications for its new TEAM-NET competition, which is funded by the Smart Growth Operational Programme. The Competition regulations are now available on our website. The main objective of TEAM- NET competition is to...

The results of the fifth FIRST TEAM competition announced

08.08.2018
"The Foundation for Polish Science has selected the winners of the fifth FIRST TEAM competition. Thirteen junior scientists received grants totalling over PLN 26 million for setting up their first research teams. The FIRST TEAM programme supports junior postdoctoral researchers in building...

The International Research Agendas competition no 8/2017 resolved

26.07.2018
"Studies on the complex mechanisms of brain plasticity and on electromagnetic radiation will be conducted in two new research centres that will be established using the funds granted under the International Research Agendas Programme (IRAP) competition, run by the Foundation for Polish...

EFC Research Forum Conference

25.07.2018
"??Thinking beyond national borders ? Research and funding across boundaries? is the title of an international conference, organised in Hannover on 17 and 18 October this year by the EFC Research Forum, part of the European Foundation Centre, whose member organisations include the Foundation for...

A new International Research Agendas competition launched

23.07.2018
"Today, on 23 July, the Foundation for Polish Science has announced a new competition within the International Research Agendas (IRAP) programme. Competition number 12/2018 welcomes applications from outstanding scientists from all over the world who are interested in implementing an IRAP project...

PLN 100 million to be granted for research in new FNP programme

20.07.2018
"A total of up to PLN 100 million is to be spent by the Foundation for Polish Science (FNP) on cooperation between research units in its new grant programme TEAM-NET financed from the funds of the Smart Growth Operational Programme. The call for applications within the programme will be open from...

The IRAP competition for beneficiaries of the Teaming programme launched

17.07.2018
"Today, 17 July, 2018, the Foundation for Polish Science has announced an International Research Agendas competition for beneficiaries of the Teaming programme (IRAP PLUS). The deadline for submitting the first and second parts of the application expires on 28 August. Only applicants* who...

FNP has collected nearly PLN 83,000 for young researchers

17.07.2018
"The Foundation?s first-ever fundraising drive to benefit laureates of the START programme has concluded with total contributions of PLN 82,875. We are grateful to all the generous donors who joined the campaign under the motto ?Support the most talented young scientists? and decided to help fund...

Dr Caterina Tarlazzi wins the Leszek Kołakowski Honorary Fellowship

13.07.2018
"Dr Caterina Tarlazzi, from the University of Geneva, has won the second competition for the Leszek Kołakowski Honorary Fellowship awarded by the Foundation for Polish Science. The objective of the fellowship is to recognise scholars with exceptional achievements in the field of the history of...

Foundation?s Annual Report 2017

10.07.2018
"We present the FNP Annual Report on our operations in 2017. As in prior years, it contains a report on our statutory activity in 2017 along with the financial statement and auditor?s report. The supplement explores certain FNP initiatives, as well as selected research projects and business...

Update of the Cost Eligibility Guide in IRA Programme from 25.06.2018 r.

25.06.2018
"On June 25th, the Foundation for Polish Science has published updated version of the Cost Eligibility Guide in IRA Programme. We invite you to get familiar with the english version of the Guide, which you may find below. Please also see information about the list of introduced changes. /Cost...

International Research Agendas Programme: call for applications

18.06.2018
"29 June 2018 is the deadline for outstanding scientists from Poland or abroad to submit their applications in the last open nationwide competition within the International Research Agendas (IRAP) programme (competition No 10/2018). The International Research Agendas programme has been...

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