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SONATA 22 call for early-career research projects

National Science Centre (NCN), Poland

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  • Postdoc · Early independent researcher
  • Poland
  • Institution applies
  • Physics, Chemistry and
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The National Science Centre (NCN) SONATA 22 call funds basic research projects led by early-career researchers who obtained their PhD 2 to 7 years before the submission year (between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2024, extendable for documented career breaks). Projects run for 12, 24 or 36 months at Polish host institutions in any discipline, including research in the arts, and may include co-investigators such as students, PhD students and post-docs but not senior researchers. The total call budget is PLN 200 million. Proposals are submitted by the host entity through the OSF system by 15 December 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Warsaw time, and results are expected in June 2027.

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Eligibility

Covers: Direct costs including salaries, full-time post-doc positions, scholarships, research equipment, materials, a possible 50% teaching-load reduction for the PI, and other eligible costs, plus indirect costs up to 20% and open-access indirect costs up to 2%; no fixed maximum budget; 12, 24 or 36 months.

Host must be an eligible entity operating in Poland; the PI must spend at least 50% of the project duration in Poland or at the host's foreign division and be employed by the Polish host for the whole project.

ncn.gov.pl

Proposals are submitted by entities named in the Act on the National Science Centre, including Polish universities, Polish Academy of Sciences institutes and other research organisations. The principal investigator must have obtained a PhD between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2024 (extendable for long sick leave, childcare leave and, for women, 18 months per child), have at least one paper published or accepted (or an artistic achievement), spend at least 50% of the project period in Poland or at the host's foreign division, and be employed by the host for the project duration on at least a part-time contract. A researcher can be SONATA PI only once in their career and may lead only one OPUS, OPUS LAP or SONATA proposal in this edition.

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Source: ncn.gov.pl