According to the new foreigners law in Poland, scientists applying for a visa to Poland should present (at a Polish embassy/consulate) a signed agreement with a Polish research institution (so called hosting institution) acreddited for this purpose by the Polish Ministry of Interior. The agreement should include the following points: a) title or objective of scientific research or development activities and their scope, b) committment by the...

We are pleased to share a European Commission's publication on the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) under Horizon 2020, a programme supporting international and intersectoral mobility of scientists. The publication titled: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions – Driving innovation, supporting researchers’ mobility and cultivating excellence in doctoral and postdoctoral training: Facts...

Following the higher education and science reform of 2018, Poland has transformed its doctoral education replacing PhD studies (3rd cycle studies) with doctoral schools. First PhD candidates will start their 4-year education in the newly created schools as of October this year. The schools can be set up by individual universities, institutes of the Polish Academy of Sciences and research institutes or jointly by several such institutions in...

Polish Institute of Advanced Studies PIASt Fellowship Programme offers seniorities in all research areas of the social sciences and humanities, broadly defined. Fellowships run for the full 10-month period and the 5-month fall semester (October - February) or spring semester (March - July). For the 2020-2021 academic year, PIASt offers 12 fellowships (4 junior and 8 senior positions). The programme supports outstanding researchers from all...

The Next Generation Internet (NGI) Explorers is the European Commission program to launch Europe’s Top Researchers and Innovators into Technology Expeditions to the United States. It aims to shape the future internet and ensure the progressive adoption of advanced concepts and methodologies spanning the domains of artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, interactive technologies and more, while contributing to making the future internet more...

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The Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange invites applications for the fellowships in the Bekker programme. Their aim is to increase international mobility of scientists and academic professors employed at Polish universities and scientific units by enabling them to conduct research or teach in renowned foreign centres around the world. The visits can last from 3 to 12 months. Deadline for applications: 18 June 2019 More information

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowhips are mobility grants for conducting research in a chosen country in Europe or outside, depending on the type of the grant. So if you want to come to Poland to conduct your research, you can use this open call. The fellowships are addressed to scientists of any nationality who either have a doctoral degree or 4-year research experience. There are 2 types of the fellowships: European Fellowships (to work...

If you want to learn about Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellopwhips for researchers of any nationality conducting research in any field. The webinar will be held on 10 May 2019. The grant experts will present the rules for participation in currently open calls.The webinar will last about one hour, during which you will be able to ask questions.   More information

Fondazione AIRC (Italy) is inviting applications to the International Cancer Research Fellowships (iCARE-2) program, intended to promote mobility of experienced researchers to and from Italy. This program is open to highly qualified post-doctoral fellows or scientists who have at least 4 years of full-time research experience (including the period of research training). There are 3 types of fellowships, each for a duration of 3 years: Incoming...