National Science Centre

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National Science Centre
Narodowe Centrum Nauki
Narodowe Centrum Nauki logo English.svg
Grant agency overview
Formed1 October 2010 [1]
Jurisdiction Poland
Headquartersul. Twardowskiego 16, Kraków
Grant agency executive
Website ncn.gov.pl

The National Science Centre (Polish : Narodowe Centrum Nauki, often abbreviated NCN [2] ) is a governmental grant-making agency responsible for providing financial support for the conduct of basic science research in Poland and various programs to assist scientists throughout their careers.

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The NCN was founded in 2010, three years after the foundation of National Centre for Research and Development. Similar to National Science Foundation in the United States, NCN is the largest grant-making agency in Poland for fundamental research and basic science and collaborates with corresponding agencies worldwide.

Works

The central tasks of NCN include:

Major Grants and Fellowships

The National Science Center finances research projects in the field of fundamental, basic, and applied research. Announcements and details can be found on their website. [3] Some of major and available grants and fellowships are:

The National Science Center also runs competitions in cooperation with other institutions or organizations, such as:

See also

References

  1. Sejm (30 April 2010). Ustawa z dnia 30 kwietnia 2010 r. o Narodowym Centrum Nauki [Act of 30 April 2010 on the National Science Centre].
  2. "Funding schemes | National Science Centre". www.ncn.gov.pl. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  3. "PRELUDIUM: pre-doctoral grants | National Science Centre". www.ncn.gov.pl. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  4. "SONATINA: post-doctoral grants (up to 3 years after PhD award) | National Science Centre". www.ncn.gov.pl. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  5. "SONATA: PhD holder grants (2-7 years after PhD award) | National Science Centre". www.ncn.gov.pl. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  6. "OPUS: general grants | National Science Centre". www.ncn.gov.pl. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  7. "HARMONIA | National Science Centre". www.ncn.gov.pl. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  8. "MAESTRO: advanced grants | National Science Centre". www.ncn.gov.pl. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  9. "UWERTURA: fellowship in ERC-funded projects | National Science Centre". www.ncn.gov.pl. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  10. 1 2 "Nowy harmonogram konkursów NCN". ncn.gov.pl. Retrieved 2016-06-03.