BiodivFuture
NCN · National call
Summary
A Polish company can use this call for R&D.
Funds basic and applied biodiversity research by international research consortia; Polish public aid supports basic research only.
- Who can apply
- Unclear from the source: research org.
- Amount
- Budget not stated
- Deadline
- 10 Nov 2026in 17 days
- Status
- Open
Machine-classified from the call text; check eligibility at the source.
Description
The description is on the provider's page.
Who can apply, in detail
- Applicant types
- Research org
- Purpose
- Research and innovation
- R&D relevance
- 2 of 3
- Poland eligible
- Yes
- Country limit
- At least three participating countries; Polish teams receive NCN funding.
- Region
- Any
- Consortium
- Required
- Readiness level (TRL)
- —
- Topics
- Novel ecosystem biodiversity
- Socioecological impacts
- Ecosystem trajectories
Machine-classified from the call text; check eligibility at the source. 23 Oct 2026
Conditions
Typed facts extracted from the source documents by Scindu's grant-data review. Each value keeps its own conditions. Unknown means unstated, not zero or unlimited.
- Applicant type
- The international consortium applies jointly at the network level; selected Polish teams must later submit an NCN national application under the NCN Act rules.
- Eligible geography
- Project research may cover ecosystems and habitats across all world regions; Polish part is funded through NCN.
- Eligible project scope
- Novel-ecosystem biodiversity, socio-ecological consequences and future trajectories; the specific call resolution permits both basic and applied research across NCN panels. Public aid is available only for basic research.
- Other condition
- Combined post-doc salary budget is capped at PLN 280,000 per planned project year; the amount is per project-year pool, not per postdoc.
- Other condition
- Student/doctoral remuneration and scholarships share a monthly project pool capped at PLN 13,000, or PLN 19,500 if the project lead also coordinates the international consortium submitting the joint application.
- Partner requirement
- International consortium of at least three research teams from at least three participating countries is required.
- Project duration, maximum
- 36 months
The notice specifies a 36-month project.
- Project duration, minimum
- 36 months
The notice specifies a 36-month project.
Amounts and costs
- Call allocation
- PLN 1,000,000
Call notice; see cited section.
- Eligible cost
- Polish NCN funding may support research-team salaries, student/doctoral salaries and stipends, apparatus, and other necessary research costs.
Rates and allowances
An allowance, cap or unit contribution is not a guaranteed salary.
- Maximum · Salary · personPLN 220,000/ year
Only if the Polish project lead also coordinates the international consortium submitting the joint application; same concurrent-pay conditions as the standard 170,000 PLN rate.
- Maximum · Salary · personPLN 170,000/ year
UNISONO Polish-team project lead; 220,000 PLN/year only if the lead also coordinates the international consortium submitting the joint application. Full-time dedicated employment and no other direct-cost NCN salary, other employment salary, or pension/equivalent while drawing.
- Maximum · Salary · personPLN 210,000/ year
UNISONO Polish-team postdoc; full-time dedicated employment, open competition, PhD-year/12-year eligibility (extensions), different host or qualifying 9-month stay, minimum 6 months, no concurrent direct-cost NCN salary, other employment salary, or pension/equivalent. Overall postdoc pool capped at PLN 280,000 per planned project year.
- Minimum · Salary · personPLN 140,000/ year
UNISONO Polish-team postdoc; full-time dedicated employment, open competition, PhD-year/12-year eligibility (extensions), different host or qualifying 9-month stay, minimum 6 months, no concurrent direct-cost NCN salary, other employment salary, or pension/equivalent. Overall postdoc pool capped at PLN 280,000 per planned project year.
- Maximum · Other · personPLN 3,000/ month
If receiving a doctoral scholarship from a doctoral school or external source (including NCN), additional NCN project remuneration and scholarships are capped at PLN 3,000/month, subject to the overall NCN cap.
- Maximum · Stipend · personPLN 6,500/ month
Doctoral scholarship limit per doctoral candidate per month, subject to statutory eligibility throughout the project tasks.
- Maximum · Stipend · personPLN 5,000/ month
NCN scientific scholarship limit per student or doctoral candidate per month; award must follow the NCN scholarship regulation.
- Maximum · Other · personPLN 8,500/ month
Cumulative remuneration and scholarships per student or doctoral candidate from all NCN-funded projects.
- Maximum · Salary · beneficiaryPLN 280,000/ year
Łączny budżet wynagrodzeń wszystkich stanowisk typu post-doc w przeliczeniu na każdy zaplanowany we wniosku rok realizacji projektu.
- Maximum · Salary · personPLN 5,000/ month
Maximum monthly remuneration per student or doctoral candidate; if employed by the host on an employment contract, remuneration cannot be under a civil-law contract.
Personnel and services
Researcher
Required staff
Researcher
Staff cost the grant can fund
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Student
Staff cost the grant can fund
Compensation/stipend rules subject to the cited NCN cost catalogue.
Source documents
Call facts
- Opens
- —
- Provider
- NCN
- Source
- ncn.gov.pl
- Checked
- 24 Oct 2026
- Review status
- Partial review
- Independent QA
- No published hold
- Reviewed
- 23 Oct 2026
This is a summary of the source page, not the official text. Eligibility, conditions and the submission system are at the source.