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START 2026 Scholarships Awarded!

15.06.2026
On Saturday, 13 June 2026, a ceremonial gala took place at the Royal Castle on Wawel Hill in Kraków, during which diplomas were presented to the recipients of this year’s START programme. START Scholarships are awarded by the Foundation for Polish Science to young researchers (up to the age of...

FNP becomes a signatory to the Rome Declaration for Ukrainian science

24.02.2026
The Foundation for Polish Science (FNP) has officially joined the Rome Coalition. On Wednesday, February 18, FNP President of the Board, prof. Krzysztof Pyrć, in the presence of the Ambassador of Ukraine, Vasyl Bodnar, signed the Rome Declaration of Intent for Science, Research, and Innovation in...

FIRST TEAM FENG: Call for Applications Now Open (1/2026)

20.01.2026
The Foundation for Polish Science (FNP) is launching a new call for applications  under the First Team measure financed by the European Funds for a Smart Economy 2021–2027 programme. Call No. 1/2026 will be conducted between 20 January 2026 and 17 February 2026. A total of PLN 52 million is...

FIRST TEAM FENG  – announcement of planned call for applications (1/2026)

08.01.2026
The Foundation for Polish Science announces information on the planned call for applications under the First Team measure financed by the European Funds for a Smart Economy 2021–2027 programme. Call No. 1/2026 will be conducted between 20 January 2026 and 17 February 2026. Applications may be...

The 2025 FNP Prizes Awarded

13.11.2025
The Foundation for Polish Science (FNP) has announced the winners of the 2025 FNP Prize, regarded as the most prestigious scientific award in Poland. This year’s laureates are Prof. Ewelina Knapska, Prof. Dorota Gryko, Prof. Wojciech Knap, and Prof. Anna Matysiak. The Foundation granted the awards...

Centre for Credible AI – a new research centre launches in Warsaw

21.10.2025
Improve artificial intelligence and make it a credible and secure source of data – this is the overarching goal of the new research centre: The Centre for Credible AI (“CCAI”), which was officially inaugurated at the Warsaw University of Technology on 7 October this year. It will be one of the few...

A new project is launched at the BRAINCITY Center of Excellence in Warsaw

16.10.2025
The BRAINCITY Center of Excellence for Neural Plasticity and Brain Disorders in Warsaw has launched a new project aimed at developing innovative strategies for treating brain diseases, including epilepsy, depression, and addiction. The official inauguration took place on October 14 at the Nencki...

Summary of the pilot edition of the FNP Mentoring Programme

25.09.2025
19 mentoring pairs, 10 months of joint work, over 100 mentoring meetings held online and offline, and 6 training sessions – on Friday, September 19, at the headquarters of the Foundation for Polish Science (FNP), we summed up the pilot edition of the #FNPMentoring Programme. Programme...

Three Polish-Ukrainian scientific projects awarded

11.09.2025
Three Polish-Ukrainian research projects were awarded in the fifth call of the FOR UKRAINE programme organized by the Foundation for Polish Science. Each project received funding of over PLN 268,000. The aim of the FOR UKRAINE programme is to support scholars from Ukraine and Poland in...

Open call for PRIME Project partner

22.07.2025
The Foundation for Polish Science announces an open call for the PRIME Project partner. The PRIME Project is implemented under the European Funds for a Modern Economy 2021–2027 Programme, Measure 02.06 PRIME. In accordance with the current requirements set by the Managing Authority, the...

Polish Schools and the Mass Migration of Children from Ukraine

31.10.2023
In the first half of 2023, almost 170,000 Ukrainian children attended Polish schools and kindergartens. These pupils arrived in Poland after February 24, 2022. Despite the lack of preparation for this unprecedented situation and various institutional constraints, Polish schools tried their best to...

How Can the Polish Experience of Integrating with the EU Be of Use to Ukraine?

03.06.2025
The Polish historian of the twentieth century Professor Sławomir Łukasiewicz, the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, and the Ukrainian political scientist and publicist Mykola Riabchuk, Ph.D., from the Kuras Institute for Political and Ethnic Research of the National Academy of Sciences...

“Bridges for the Future: Polish and Ukrainian Science for Democracy and Development” – a conference on challenges, research results and application opportunities

31.03.2025
“Bridges for the Future: Polish and Ukrainian Science for Democracy and Development” is the title of a conference that will present the results of Polish–Ukrainian scientific projects supported by the Foundation for Polish Science (FNP) as part of the #ForUkraine programme. The event is scheduled...

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