OPUS 31
Funds fundamental research in Poland through competitive grants for broad research communities and university teams.
OPUS 31 is the spring 2026 edition of the National Science Centre (NCN) flagship basic-research competition, open to researchers at every career stage across all three NCN discipline clusters β humanities and social sciences, sciences and technology, and life sciences. The competition carries a total budget of 550,000,000 PLN. Projects may run 12, 24, 36, or 48 months, and there is no per-project β¦
Open-competition basic research grants for researchers at any career stage across all scientific disciplines β humanities and social sciences, sciences and technology, and life sciences β with no per-project budget cap and a total pool of 550,000,000 PLN.
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