Grants & Funding

Foundation for Polish Science

Published Date: July 17, 2009

Program Information

Program Name:

Welcome Programme

Program URL:

http://www.fnp.org.pl/index.php?navi=017,001,002,007

Type of Scientists Funded:

Initial PhD Postdoc, Advanced PhD Postdoc, Initial MD Postdoc, Advanced MD Postdoc, Junior Faculty, Senior Scientist/Faculty

Program Description:

Projects carried out by outstanding scientists from abroad establishing research teams in Polish scientific institutions
The overall objective of the programme is to engage outstanding researches from abroad in creating research teams in Poland and intensifying international cooperation of the Polish institutes and universities.
The programme is addressed to foreign researchers with at least PhD degree who either plan to work in Poland, or have already established their research teams in our country, however not earlier than 5 years prior to the cut-off date; Polish researchers with at least PhD degree, who either have stayed abroad for at least 2 years and intend to come back to Poland or have already returned to Poland (however not earlier than 2 years prior to the cut-off date).

Eligible for the competition are Polish universities and institutes where foreign scientists will carry out their research. In accordance with the programme guidelines, the foreign researcher is both the project leader - and the team leader, whereas the subsequent tasks are performed by other members of the team, namely young researchers: master students, PhD students, young PhDs - selected on a competition basis and other workers. The number of the young researchers in the team cannot be lower than 6. The projects should be carried out in one of the three main thematic areas: Bio, Info, Techno.

The foreign researcher is affiliated with the host institution during the project realization. The host institution is obliged to provide the team leader with a salary. Apart from the remuneration package, the researcher is also entitled to receive a personal stipend, which is aimed to remove all the potential disproportions that may arise because of the difference in the remuneration level in the foreign institution and in the host institution in Poland. The scientist, apart from carrying out research activities is also expected to devote some of his/her time to teaching which cannot exceed 60 hours a year.

Public Contact Information

Program Award Term and Application Process

• Award Term Fixed or Variable?    Variable
• Minimum Term    3  Years
• Maximum Term    5  Years
• Award Renewable?    No
• Does an individual or institution apply to the program?    Both
• Is there an application deadline?    Yes
• Application deadline(s):
  04/15/2010
• Deadline Comments   
  Programmes operated within the Innovative Economy Operational Programme 2007-2013

Program FUNDS

• Stipend Information:
  
  
• Annual stipend type:    Not Applicable
• Stipend Details:   
  personal stipend for the researcher from abroad who leads the project (ranging from 66 000 to 150 000 dollars/year),
  personal stipends for the team members paid on a monthly basis: stipend for students - amounting to 330 dollars, for PhD students - amounting to 1000 dollars and for young PhD researchers - amounting to 1700 dollars
  scientific grant up to 330 000 dollars, depending on the individual project financial plan, from which following items may be financed: renumeration of the team members from the host- and other institutions; expenditures concerning international cooperation; costs of publications in the Open Access system; information and promotion costs; national insurance costs (in case if it is paid by the PhD students); other expenses and management costs.
• 
  Research Allowance Information:
  
  
• Annual research allowance type:    Not Applicable
• 
  Indirect Costs (Institutional Funds) Information:
  
  
• Indirect costs type:    Percentage
• Percent:    10 %
• 
  Other Costs Information:
  
  
• Other Costs type:    Not Applicable

Program Eligibility Requirements

Research Areas:

Anatomy, Astronomy, Astrophysics, Biochemistry, Bioengineering, Bioinformatics, Biology, Biophysics, Biostatistics, Cancer, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Clinical Research, Developmental Biology, Earth Systems, Epidemiology, Evolutionary Biology, Genetics, Geology, Immunology, Instrumentation, Materials Science, Mathematical and Computational Biology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Nanotechnology, Neuroscience, Pharmacology, Physics, Structural Biology, Toxicology, Virology, Zoology

Application by invitation or nomination only?

No

Are awards limited to specific groups?

None provided

Must applicants be U.S. citizens and/or permanent residents?

No

U.S. geographic limits?

No

International geographic limits?

No

Institutional limits?

No

Non-research activity allowed for postdoctoral and junior faculty awards?

No

If yes, specify at least one of the following: percentage time and activities allowed

• Other eligibility requirements:   
  scientific value of the project,
  team leader's scientific record as well as experience in implementing projects,
  scientific quality of the 5 most important publications or patents (achieved within the last 4 years)
  If applications are comparable in terms of scientific value, the preference will be given to these projects which include knowledge transfer to Poland from the world-known institutions.

Program competition information

• Number of Applicants in Most Recent Competition Year:    24
• Number of Awards in Most Recent Competition Year:    3
• Institutional Award Rates   

  Category	# Applicants	# Awards
  Institutional Awards

• Awardee's subsequent careers/accomplishments tracked after end of term?    No
  
• Total dollars awarded in the most recent competition year    5000000