OPUS Grants for Research Institutions in Poland

If you are intending to submit a proposal to OPUS 27:

1. read all call documents included in the call text, in particular:
   • terms of the OPUS 27 call;
   • OPUS 27 proposal form template, where you can find out about information and annexes needed to complete the electronic proposal form in the OSF submission system;
   • Regulations on awarding funding for research tasks funded by the National Science Centre;
   • Proposal submission procedure.
2. obtain data from the host institution for the project that is required to complete the proposal and find out about the internal procedures that may affect the proposal and project performance (cost planned in the project, procedure for acquiring signature(s) of authorised representative(s) of the institution to confirm submission of the proposal);
3. if the applicant is a group of Polish entities, an agreement on collaboration for the purposes of completion of the requested research project must be drafted;
4. prepare acceptance letters from publishers confirming that the paper has been accepted for publication (when the scientific achievements section includes papers accepted for publication that have not been published yet).

Before the proposal is submitted to the NCN:

1. make sure that all information in and annexes to the proposal are correct. Verification of the proposal for completeness in the OSF submission system by pressing the Sprawdź kompletność[Check completeness] button does not guarantee that all information has been entered correctly and that the required annexes have been attached;
2. make sure that all tabs have been completed in the correct language;
3. disable the final version of the proposal to the NCN;
4. download the confirmation of proposal submission – to be signed by the principal investigator and authorised representative(s) of the host institution; and
5. upload the signed confirmation of proposal submission.

Once the proposal has been completed and all the required annexes attached, use the Wyślij do NCN[Send to NCN] button to submit the proposal to the NCN electronicallyvia the OSF submission system.

Once the call for proposals has been closed:

1. evaluation of proposals will be carried out;
2. after each stage of evaluation, the funding decision by the NCN Director will be delivered;
3. if the proposal is recommended for funding, afunding agreementwill be entered into;
4. the project will be carried out pursuant to the funding agreementand Regulations on the implementation of research projects, fellowships and scholarships.

In the event of a breach of the call procedure or other formal infringements, the applicant may appeal against the decision of the NCN Directorwith the Committee of Appeals of the NCN Council within 14 days of the effective delivery of the decision.

Call documents

1. Terms of the OPUS call
2. Regulations on awarding funding for research tasks funded by the National Science Centre
3. NCN review panels
4. Regulations for awarding scholarships in the NCN-funded research projects
5. Costs in research projects funded by NCN  
6. OPUS proposal form template
7. Guides for Applicants to complete the proposal in the OSF submission system
8. Agreement on collaboration for the purposes of completion of the requested research project
9. State aid
10. Guidelines for applicants to complete the Data Management Plan form in the proposal
11. Guidelines for applicants to complete the Ethics Issues form in the proposal
12. NCN’s Open Access Policy, as amended
13. Guidelines: NCN’s Open Access Policy
14. The Code of the National Science Centre on research integrity and applying for research funding
15. Proposal submission procedure

Documents concerning evaluation of proposals:

1. Proposal evaluation criteria
2. Expert Teams of the National Science Centre - formation and appointing
3. Detailed procedure for evaluating proposals by the Expert Teams
4. Service of decisions of the NCN Director
5. Guidelines for appealing against the NCN Director’s decisions

Documents to be read after the call for proposals is concluded:

1. OPUS agreement template
2. Order establishing a procedure for conducting audits on host institution’s premises
3. Guidelines for entities auditing the implementation of research projects funded by the National Science Centre
4. Evaluation of monographs in research projects funded by the National Science Centre
5. NCN Council Resolution on collaboration with the Russian Federation within the framework of NCN-funded grants