Outline

The call for proposals is open from 22nd January to 23rd April 2019.

Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA) is pleased to inform that the call for applications within the The Ulam Programme has just opened. Scientists from all over the world representing all scientific disciplines are invited to submit their proposals.

The Programme provides financing for a scholarship that covers the Beneficiary’s living costs in an amount of approx. 2400 EUR a month, along with a mobility allowance.

Further details are provided at the NAWA website:

www.nawa.gov.pl/en/scientists/the-ulam-programme

You are also welcome to contact us at: researchers@nawa.gov.pl

Why Ulam Programme?

● vibrant and fast developing research environment fitting the needs

of young post-docs

● one of the top 10 countries qualified as “rising stars in science” by

Nature magazine (2016)

● 82 Polish universities and research institutions awarded by HR Excellence

in Research by the European Commission

● one of the leaders in scientific publications produced in Eastern Europe

What is funded

What activities are covered by the Programme?

• completing the first or subsequent postdoctoral fellowship(s),

• conducting scientific research, including in cooperation with Polish scientists or research teams,

• obtaining materials for research or a scientific publication,

• teaching at a host institution.

Duration

Visits under the Programme can last from 6 to 24 month. Funds are available for Fellows to start anytime between 1st October 2019 and 31st May 2020.

Eligibility

Who is entitled to file an application?

A proposal may be submitted only by a person who:

• holds a doctoral degree,

• does not hold Polish citizenship, except for persons who are Polish citizens and whose full cycle of doctoral studies has been financed by the Polish government,

• is employed at a foreign HEI/research centre or has just defended his/her PhD dissertation or has just completed his/her previous postdoctoral fellowship.