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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...

Call for FNP experts ? the 31st round

07.05.2021
" 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...

Conference ?Science: Polish Perspectives? on May 7?8

06.05.2021
"On May 7?8 will be held (this time online) the eleventh conference ?Science: Polish Perspectives? organized by the Polonium Foundation. The Foundation for Polish Science is a strategic partner of this event that integrates young Polish scientists who work abroad. This year?s conference will...

Video of the Leszek Kołakowski Honorary Fellowship Ceremony

12.04.2021
"We kindly invite you to watch a video recording from the online ceremony of the third Leszek Kołakowski Honorary Fellowship awarded by the Foundation for Polish Science since 2016. This year?s winner is Dr. Julia Borcherding from the University of Cambridge. Due to the ongoing pandemic, the...

FNP Laureates Publish in Prestigious PNAS

17.03.2021
"Prof. Daniel T. Gryko from the Institute of Organic Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences (ICHO PAN) in Warsaw, winner of many Foundation for Polish Science (FNP) programs, discovered how long-range electron transfer can occur, along with his collaborators from the Institute ? Prof....

Leszek Kołakowski Honorary Fellowship Award Ceremony

08.03.2021
"We invite you to an online ceremony of the Leszek Kołakowski Honorary Fellowship, awarded by the Foundation for Polish Science since 2016, which seeks to honor young scholars with outstanding scientific achievements in the field of history of ideas and medieval and early modern philosophy until...

Molecular anchors might help treat neurological and oncological diseases

16.02.2021
"A European team of scientists, including researchers from the International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (MIBMiK) in Warsaw, discovered proteins participating in the management of metabolic processes taking place inside human cells. Deregulation of the signal path controlled by these...

Third Leszek Kołakowski Honorary Fellowship Awarded

20.01.2021
"Dr. Julia Borcherding from the University of Cambridge is the winner of the third Leszek Kołakowski Honorary Fellowship, awarded by the Foundation for Polish Science (FNP). The Fellowship seeks to honor scholars who are at the beginning of their scientific careers but can already boast...

How much carbon dioxide can a forest absorb?

15.01.2021
"In the process of photosynthesis, trees capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and convert it into organic carbon which is accumulated in their biomass ? wood, bark and roots. By being able to fix carbon dioxide, forest ecosystems help reduce its concentration in the atmosphere. And since...

FNP Partners with the ?Science Against the Pandemic? Campaign

08.01.2021
"The Foundation for Polish Science (FNP) has become one of the institutions supporting the action ?Science against the pandemic.? This initiative aims to spread reliable and proven knowledge about Covid-19 vaccines. The action is organized by recognized experts from the scientific community,...

Prof. Maciej Żylicz on the Körber European Science Prize Jury

07.01.2021
"We are pleased to announce that Professor Maciej Żylicz, President of the Foundation for Polish Science, has become a member of the jury of the Körber European Science Prize, one of the most important scientific awards in the world. The Körber European Science Prize recognizes the achievements...

Important notice for FNP beneficiaries and grantees

05.01.2021
"The Guidelines on the eligibility of expenditures under the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund for the years 2014-2020 were amended with effect as of 1 January 2021. On 21 December 2020 the Minister of Finance, Development Funds and Regional...

Additional resources allocated for new research tasks

21.12.2020
"The Foundation for Polish Science has granted additional resources to finance new research tasks in ongoing projects under Measure 4.4 ?Increasing the Human Resources Potential of the R&D Sector?. The Smart Growth Operational Programme 2014-2020 (SG OP). The funding in the total amount of PLN...

FNP Laureates awarded with ERC grants

09.12.2020
"Three Polish scientists are among the winners of the prestigious Consolidator grant, announced today by the European Research Council (ERC). International experts who reviewed the 2020 competition applications recognised projects submitted by Justyna Olko, PhD Hab. from the ?Artes Liberales?...

Call for FNP experts ? the 29th round

03.12.2020
" 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...

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