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National Centre for Research and Development Poland

Helps Polish innovators access national funding, partnerships, and commercialization support for applied technology projects.

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Programs16
Active grants8
Total grants17
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Narodowe Centrum Badań i Rozwoju, or NCBR, is Poland's national research and development funding agency and an executive body under the Ministry of Science and Higher Education. It finances applied R&D from early concept through demonstration to commercialisation, and its governance moved from the Ministry of Education and Science on 2024-03-07. The centre sits at the research end of the public in…

Programs & grants under this funder
FENG Smart Path (Ścieżka SMART)

Funds Polish enterprises and consortia moving innovation from concept to commercial value.

1 grant
FENG Smart Path — Consortium Projects
Open
zł 350M pool
CETPartnership Joint Call 2026

Co-funds Polish firms and research partners doing clean-energy-transition R&D with EU partners.

1 grant
CETPartnership Joint Call 2026
Open
zł 3M pool
EUREKA 2026 Call

Co-funds Polish SMEs and larger firms building market-ready tech with a partner in another EUREKA country.

1 grant
EUREKA 2026 Call
Open
zł 10M pool
Ścieżka SMART - Projekty realizowane w konsorcjach

Grants Polish enterprise-led consortia for R&D projects that lead to a new product or business process innovation.

1 grant
SMART Path — Projects run by consortia
Open
zł 350M pool
INNOSTART - Call 2

Grants first-time Innovation Coach graduates up to PLN 320,000 for their first R&D project. Funded under FENG.02.20.

1 grant
INNOSTART - Call 2
Closed
zł 59.8M pool
Innovative SMEs - 11. Konkurs (Eurostars-3 Call 11)

Co-funds Polish SMEs running R&D projects with a partner in another Eurostars-3 country.

1 grant
Innovative SMEs - 11th Call (Eurostars-3 Call 11)
Closed
zł 1.9M pool
Innovative SMEs - 9. Konkurs (Eurostars-3 Call 9)

Co-funded Polish SMEs running R&D projects with a partner in another Eurostars-3 country.

1 grant
Innovative SMEs - 9th Call (Eurostars-3 Call 9)
Closed
zł 1.9M pool
NCBR International Programmes (ERA-NET / JTCs)

Helps Polish institutions secure national co-funding for international consortium calls and cross-border research projects.

1 grant
NCBR International JTC
Open
- pool
NCBR LIDER UP

Funds early career Polish researchers launching independent teams and first research agendas.

M-ERA.NET 4 Call 2026 - Poland National Annex

Co-funds Polish enterprises and research partners doing joint industrial R&D in an EU consortium.

1 grant
M-ERA.NET 4 Call 2026 - Poland National Annex
Closed
zł 2.5M pool
POLNORIS

Funds Polish-led research consortia teamed with an Iceland, Liechtenstein or Norway partner.

1 grant
POLNORIS
Open
zł 70M pool
POLNORIS Call

Funds Polish-led research consortia teamed with an Iceland, Liechtenstein or Norway partner.

1 grant
POLNORIS Call
Open
zł 70M pool
RAMP Joint Call 2026

Co-funds Polish firms and research partners doing raw-materials R&D with EU partners.

1 grant
RAMP Joint Call 2026
Closed
zł 1.5M pool
STEP Ścieżka A: Biotechnologie

Grants Polish biotech companies and consortia up to PLN 140 million for critical-tech R&D.

1 grant
STEP Path A: Biotechnology
Closed
zł 150M pool
NCBR Strategic Programmes (Programy Strategiczne)

Funds Polish priority consortia in national challenge fields such as agriculture and energy.

3 grants
AGROSTRATEG I
Open
zł 300M pool
HYDROSTRATEG V
Closed
zł 200M pool
NUKLEOSTRATEG I
Closed
zł 150M pool
TRANSCAN-4 JTC-2026

Co-funds Polish translational cancer-metabolism research done with an international team.

1 grant
TRANSCAN-4 JTC-2026
Closed
zł 1.2M pool
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