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FNP Prize 2016 Recipients Chosen

"The Foundation for Polish Science has for the 25th time granted its FNP Prizes, considered to be Poland?s most important scientific awards. The winners are three leading Polish researchers: Prof. Jan Kozłowski, Prof. Marek Samoć, Prof. Józef Spałek and prof. Bogdan Wojciszke. The FNP Prizes...

The Leszek Kołakowski Honorary Fellowship awarded

"The first-ever Leszek Kołakowski Honorary Fellowship has been awarded to Dr Dmitri Levitin, a researcher in intellectual history and the history of philosophy at the University of Oxford. The award ceremony was held at the University of Warsaw as part of the celebration of the university?s...

Polish Info Day at the University of Glasgow

"The Foundation for Polish Science (FNP) would like to invite scientists and representatives of research institutions to attend the Polish Info Day meeting to take place on 3 November at the University of Glasgow. Polish Info Day is an international careers event aimed at the research...

Poland - U.S. Science Award for Research on RNA Structure

"World-renowned scientists - Prof. Ryszard Kierzek from the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry Polish Academy of Sciences in Poznan and Prof. Douglas H. Turner from the University of Rochester - are the winners of the 2016 edition of the Poland - U.S. Science Award. The award is granted jointly by...

Polish Info Day at the King's College London

"Are you looking for research grants? Are you hoping to accelerate your research career? If so, don?t miss the Polish Info Day at the King?s College London, 4 November 2016. There, you will have a chance to meet representatives of leading Polish funding institutions and find out about new research...

International Research Agendas Programme - apply before 30 October

"The are only nine days left until closing the date for registration of applications in the second open competition in the International Research Agendas Programme. The funds offered under the second competition total PLN 140 million from the Smart Growth Operational Programme 2014-2020. The...

Polish Info Days ? meetings in Spain and in Ireland

"In September, the Foundation for Polish Science (FNP) organized three info days abroad, dedicated to presenting research opportunities in Poland. During the meetings the FNP, along with the National Science Centre and the National Centre for Research and Development presented their research...

Alexander von Humboldt Research Scholarship: call for applications

"There are only 3 days left until closing the date for registration of applications in this year?s edition of the Alexander von Humboldt Scholarship programme. We encourage Polish researchers to register their candidates ? German scientists who want to conduct research at a Polish research unit...

Call for applications begins in the START programme

"We invite young researchers to file applications in the START programme (2017 competition). A START stipend is an honour for the most talented young researchers in recognition of their achievements to date. In the competition for stipends, the primary criteria are the quality and originality...

FNP grants for young doctors from Poland and abroad - live streaming

"The Foundation for Polish Science (FNP) invites young doctors from Poland and abroad who consider applying for the FIRST TEAM, HOMING and POWROTY/REINTEGRATION programmes to an on line transmission of the information meeting devoted to these programmes, scheduled to take place on 15 September in...

FNP grants for young doctors from Poland and abroad ? information meeting

"The Foundation for Polish Science (FNP) invites young doctors from Poland and abroad who consider applying for the FIRST TEAM, HOMING and POWROTY/REINTEGRATION programmes to participate in an information meeting devoted to these programmes, scheduled to take place on 15 September in...

International Research Agendas ? on line transmission

"The Foundation for Polish Science would like to invite scientists to an on line transmission of an information meeting on the International Research Agendas programme, scheduled to take place on 8 September at 10.00 a.m. The International Research Agendas programme provides an opportunity to...

International Research Agendas ? information meeting

"The Foundation for Polish Science (FNP) would like to invite scientists from Poland and abroad to an information meeting on the International Research Agendas programme, scheduled to take place on 8 September in the Foundation?s office in Warsaw. The programme provides an opportunity to...

FNP laureate wins ERC Starting Grant for research on emotions

"Dr Ewelina Knapska from the Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, a laureate of FNP programmes, has won a prestigious ERC Starting Grant from the European Research Council. With her grant she will study how the amygdale?the centre for emotions in the brain?controls socially transmitted...

Second call for applications in the International Research Agendas programme

"The Foundation for Polish Science (FNP) announced today the second open competition in which scientists may apply for funding to conduct innovative research in research centres pursuing international research agendas. The funds offered under the second competition total PLN 140 million from the...

Conference "Science. Polish Perspectives? - register now

"Young Polish researchers working abroad can register for the conference ?Science: Polish Perspectives? which will be held on 18?19 November 2016 at the Oxford University. The Polonium Foundation and the Oxford University Polish Society are the main organisers of the conference. The Foundation for...

FNP laureate wins ERC Starting Grant for fighting cancer

"Magdalena Król, an associate professor in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW), an FNP laureate, has won a prestigious ERC grant in the fight against cancer. Prof. Magdalena Król, two-time winner in the FNP START programme and a winner in the FNP...

Success of FNP laureate in research on soft-tissue cancer in children

"Polish researchers?including Dr Maciej Cieśla, two-time awardee of an FNP VENTURES grant?have described a mechanisms leading to development of the most common soft tissue malignancy in children?rhabdomyosarcoma. Findings of their study just published in the Cancer Research suggest that it may be...

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