The role of the National Science Centrein financial support of research

Prof. Michał Karoński Ph. D.

Chairman of the Council

of the National Science Centre

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National Science Centre

The National Science Centre (NCN) is a government executive agency

set up to fund basic research.

Basic research is original experimental or theoretical research work

that strives to expand knowledge of the fundamentals of phenomena

and observable facts. It is not intended to have any direct practical

application or use.

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The structure of research funding in Poland

Strategic & executive level

MINISTRY OF SCIENCEAND HIGHER EDUCATION (MNiSW)

Executive agency level

MINISTRY’SPROGRAMMESAND AWARDS

BASIC RESEARCH APPLIED RESEARCH

NATIONAL SCIENCE CENTRE NATIONAL CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENTBudget 2014: PLN 885 M (€ 209.5 M)Budget 2014: PLN 5.3 bln (€ 1.3 bln)

National budget for research 2014: PLN 6 .5 bln (€1.6 bln)

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National Science Centre’s aims and mission

Financing the best projects in the area of basic research

Supporting researchers starting their career in research

Supporting researchers wanting to establish new research teams,

including interdisciplinary endeavours capable of competing on

the global stage

Creating new employment opportunities in research projects

Inspiring international cooperation in research

Improving the quality of research in Poland by means of a competition-based system of funding opportunities, furthering the advancement of Polish research on the international arena

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National Science Centre’s funding schemes

PRELUDIUM ETIUDA

SONATA SONATA BIS FUGA

MAESTRO SYMFONIA

OPUS HARMONIA TANGO

PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCHERS

POST-DOC RESEARCHERS

ADVANCED RESEARCHERS

OPEN TO ALL RESEARCHERS

Starting grants for researchers without doctorate

Doctoral scholarships for PhD candidates with a commenced registration and conferment procedure for a doctoral degree

For emerging researchers with up to 5 years since the award of PhD

For researchers with a PhD obtained between 2 and 12 years prior to submitting the proposal

Postdoctoral internships for researchers with a PhD obtained within 5 years prior to submitting the proposal

For advanced researchers conducting pioneering research

For eminent researchers running cross-domain projects

General grants for a wide range of researchers at every stage of their research career

For researchers wanting to carry out projects in international cooperation

For researchers wanting to apply the results of basic research

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NCN Panels

25 Panels, covering all fields of science, are divided into the following three thematic groups of disciplines:

HS: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

ST: Physical Sciences and Engineering

NZ: Life Sciences

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Proposal Evaluation Process

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Proposal Evaluation Process

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Selected statistics (2014)

12 announced callsPRELUDIUM, SONATA, OPUS (2 times per year)SONATA BIS, HARMONIA, MAESTRO, SYMFONIA (1 every year)FUGA, ETIUDA (1 every year)

12 concluded calls

11 432 proposals

1804 proposals qualified for funding

760,3 mln zł grants

16 % success rate

95 Expert Teams

1308 members of the Expert Teams

6482 external reviewers, including 4035 foreign reviewers

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Selected statistics (2014)

Number of proposals submitted and grants awarded in calls concluded in 2014 by research domain, including success rate.

HS NZ ST SYMFONIA

3986

3428

3959

59

594 533671

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Złożone Zakwalifikowane

15% 16% 17%

10%

proproposals submitted pro

proposals approved for funding

1111

Life Sciences – NCN subject areas

NZ 1 Molecular and structural biology and biochemistry

NZ 2 Genetics, genomics

NZ 3 Cellular and developmental biology

NZ 4 Biology of tissues, organs and organisms

NZ 5 Human and animal noninfectious diseases

NZ 6 Human and animal immunology and infection

NZ 7 Public health

NZ 8 Evolutionary and environmental biology

NZ 9 Applied life sciences and biotechnology

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Life Sciences - selected statistics (2014)

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proposals: 3428 proposals qualified for funding: 533 success rate : 15,5 % grants: 275 mln zł

Number of proposals submitted and grants awarded in calls concluded in 2014 by Life Sciences subjec areas:

NZ1 NZ2 NZ3 NZ4 NZ5 NZ6 NZ7 NZ8 NZ90

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

309

219

274316

452

229

661

306

662

59 40 45 50 56 38

9948

98

liczba wniosków złożonych liczba wniosków zakwalifikowanych proproposals submitted pro

proposals approved for funding

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International Cooperation

BEETHOVEN (2014)NCN and Deutsche Forschunsgemeinschaft DFG are launching first joint call for proposals in order to fund the best joint research projects in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.

POLONEZ Marie Sklodowska - Curie Actions (2015-2017) A funding programme addressed to incoming researchers who may

apply for 12-24 month fellowships in host institutions in Poland.

Planned Quant-ERA (ERA-NET COFUND on Quantum Technologies)

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HS:

HERA (Humanities in the European Research Area) NORFACE (New Opportunities for Research Funding Agency Co-operation in Europe) SMART URBAN FUTURES (Joint Programming Initiative Urban Europe)

ST:

CHIST-ERA (European Coordinated Research on Long-term Challenges in Information and Communication Sciences & Technologies)

M-era. Net 2 (ERA-NET programmes on materials science and engineering, for the benefit of the European industry and society)

NZ:

Infect-ERA (ERA-NET on human infectious diseases) BiodivERsA (Consolidating the European Research Area on biodiversity and ecosystem

services) JPI HDHL (Joint Programming Initiative – A healthy Diet for a Healthy Life) JPI AMR (Joint Programming Initiative on Antimicrobial Resistance)

International Cooperation

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