SONATA 22
Supports early-career Polish researchers through fundamental science grants with team-scale opportunities.
SONATA 22 is the autumn 2026 edition of the National Science Centre (NCN) early-career basic-research competition, targeting researchers who obtained their doctoral degree between 2 and 7 years before the submission deadline. The programme spans all three NCN discipline clusters — humanities and social sciences, sciences and technology, and life sciences — and funds independent projects running 12…
Basic research grants for early-career researchers who obtained their doctoral degree 2–7 years before the submission deadline, supporting independent projects of 12, 24, or 36 months across all scientific disciplines.
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