Funding for the purchase of specialist equipment: an additional competition for winners of the FIRST TEAM and INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AGENDAS programmes

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Please be informed that winners of the FIRST TEAM and INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AGENDAS programme competitions may now apply for funding for the purchase of specialist equipment at the research units where their projects are being carried out.

As part of the competition, funding will be provided for the purchase of specialist equipment, understood as a set of testing, measurement or laboratory devices with a low degree of universality and high technical parameters.

As part of the competition, it is possible to purchase equipment necessary for the significant development of a project implemented under the FIRST TEAM or INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AGENDAS programme and/or for the development of the R&D human resources engaged in the project, provided that the unit does not have any equipment that could be used as an alternative, and that gaining access to such equipment in another unit is impossible or unjustified from an economic point of view

The competition will be conducted on an ongoing basis while funds last, starting on 2 October 2017.

Applications are welcome from First TEAM or INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AGENDAS project managers, acting jointly with the research unit where the project is being implemented. Applicants may apply for the funding after they have signed the grant agreement, but no later than 18 months before the end of the project implementation period.

In the competition for winners of the INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AGENDAS programme, the amount requested for the purchase of equipment should not exceed PLN 3,500,000. INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AGENDAS project managers may file more than one application. In the competition for winners of the FIRST TEAM programme, the amount requested for the purchase of equipment should not exceed PLN 750,000 and applicants may only receive funding once. In justified cases, the Foundation may accept applications for amounts exceeding the above limit.

To take part in the competition, apply online at: https://wnioski.fnp.org.pl.

The detailed terms and conditions for participation and the application rating system can be found in the following documents:

For more information on the equipment competition for IRA programme winners, contact programme coordinator Katarzyna Wybrańska, PhD, T: 22 845 95 47, email: wybranska@fnp.org.pl.

For more information on the equipment competition for FIRST TEAM programme winners, contact programme officer Anna Raiter-Smiljanic, PhD, T: +48 22 311 84 42, email: raiter@fnp.org.pl.

Please be advised that on 17 October (Tuesday), we will hold a webinar to present the details of the new offer and answer all your questions and doubts related to the competition.

  • First Team programme website: click here
  • International Research Agendas programme website: click here