How Do We Use Evaluation?
Principles for evaluation of FNP programmes
Because of the scale of the Foundation?s activity and its importance for the whole of Polish system of funding science, its programmes must be subjected to systematic evaluation. Evaluation serves to analyse the purposefulness, quality and results of the programmes being run, thus also supporting the process of building FNP?s programme strategy.
FNP evaluation is conducted in three forms:
- current monitoring
- internal evaluation
- external evaluation
Monitoring
After the completion of an edition of a programme or a significant stage thereof, a review is made of its progress, the results and any problems encountered. Any doubts, remarks and suggestions for the future are then formulated.
Monitoring serves the following purposes:
- current analysis of ongoing activity (constituting an ?early warning? system about difficulties which may arise),
- involvement of coordinators in assessment of the programmes which they run,
- periodically conducted evaluation.
Internal evaluation
Each of the Foundation?s programmes is subjected to internal evaluation every 4?5 years. The purpose of this is to make a careful analysis of the purposefulness and quality of activities undertaken, to identify critical points and to make recommendations for the future.
Internal evaluation includes:
- analysis of programme procedures and documents,
- surveys of beneficiaries and possibly other people involved in a programme (e.g. reviewers, academic supervisors of scholarship holders),
- interviews with beneficiaries and persons involved in the running of programmes,
- analysis of statistical data relating to programmes,
- analysis of the external context of FNP programmes (comparison with what is offered by other institutions providing support for science).
External evaluation
An objective assessment of the FNP?s programmes is to be ensured by entrusting the task to outside experts ? persons independent of the Foundation and recognized as authorities in the scientific community. The purpose of external evaluation is to evaluate the programmes offered by FNP in terms of the Foundation?s role and mission, the needs of the scientific community, the international perspective and the standards of the best foreign institutions financing the development of science.
Reports and evaluation analysis
- Monitoring the Career Development of FNP Program Laureates and Scholarship Holders – 2nd Wave (February 2020)
- Young researchers from foreign countries, in projects funded by FNP, under Smart Growth Operational Programme Measures 4.4 and 4.3 Download summary – English version
- Qualitative study of education of doctoral students in projects supported by FNP under Measure 4.4 of the Smart Growth Operational Programme (April 2019) Download summary – English version
- Research on the cooperation and relations between scientific and economic institutions in the TEAM TECH program (April 2019) Download summary – English version
- Support for transfer of scientific achievements into commercial practice by the Foundation for Polish Science in 1991?2015: Analysis of the effects of pursuit of FNP?s second and third statutory objectives from the beginning of its operations (August 2017) Download summary – English version
- Analysis of the effects of the SKILLS (February 2019) Download summary – English version
- Study of the quality of training of doctoral students as FNP stipend-holders: Quantitative study (June 2018) Download summary – English version
- Career monitoring. Report from surveyof laureates of the START and VENTURES programmes ansstipend holders in the TEAM, WELCOME and MPD programme (February 2018) Download summary – English version
- Applicants? assessment of FNP competitions (December 2017) Download summary – English version
- Recruitment and Administrative support in the FNP funded projects grants (December 2017) Download summary – English version
- Recruitment of research teams in projects funded by FNP under Smart Growth Operational Programme (December 2017) Download summary – English version
- Study of the opportunities for funding research and the role of the Foundation for Polish Science in the Polish research funding system. Survey of a nationwide sample of professor title holders (February 2017) Download summary – English version
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TEAM POIG and WELCOME projects evaluation (March 2016)
- Analysis of the effects of the SKILLS (February 2019) Download summary – English version
- Bibliometric report. Research performance analysis for the Polish FNP, funding schemes, Poland and benchmark countries 2002-2012/13 (May 2015) Download commentary in English Download report – English version
- Bibliometric report. Network analysis of the FNP laureates: co-authorship and thematic linkages 2002-2012 (June 2015)Download – English version
- FNP Executive Board?s response to main recommendations of evaluation panel
- Evaluation of the FOCUS programme ? summary of the report (2013)
Download report – English version - Evaluation of the START programme – summary of the report (2013)
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- Are international researchers interested in doing research in Poland?
Summary of the quantitative study (May 2011)
Download report – English version - Review of the FNP Programme Portfolio External Evaluation (June 2010)
- Report of programmes external evaluation, POWROTY/HOMING (January 2009)
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