The Foundation has chosen the latest participants of the Mentoring and Coaching programmes implemented as part of the SKILLS project*.

The third call for applications in the Coaching programme yielded 36 applications. Ten scientists took part in the next stage involving interviews with a panel. Eight new participants were selected for the programme; they will develop their professional competences under the guidance of experienced coaches.

The latest call for applications in the Mentoring programme yielded entries from 27 scientists, of whom 13 took part in interviews with a review panel. Following the panel?s recommendations, the Foundation Board selected 12 new programme participants who will establish contacts and cooperation with respected researchers from countries including Germany, Spain, the United States and Canada.

We would like to inform you that the Foundation does not plan to hold any more calls for applications in the Mentoring and Coaching programmes. The deadline in the final call for applications in the Coaching programme was 16 February 2015 ? we will post the results of this last competition on our website in the second half of March 2015.

More information about both programmes is available from the following websites: SKILLS-Mentoring FNP and SKILLS-Coaching, and from the coordinator: Jakub Rytka, tel.: (+48) 22 311 84 28, 604 128 299, e-mail: rytka@fnp.org.pl.

*The SKILLS project is financed with European Union funding under Measure 4.2 ?Developing staff qualifications in the R&D sector and increasing awareness of the role of science in economic growth? of the Human Capital Operational Programme.