National Centre for Research and Development Poland logo
Funder ·

National Centre for Research and Development Poland

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

Polandwww.ncbr.gov.pl
Key stats
Annual funding—
Programs4
Active grants3
Total grants5
About

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·54 days
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.

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·5 days
HYDROSTRATEG V
Between cycles
zł 200M pool
NUKLEOSTRATEG I
Closed
zł 150M pool
Last verified: 31 May 2026Source: www.ncbr.gov.pl