SONATA

SONATA is NCN's early-career basic-research grant for researchers who earned their PhD two to seven years before the submission deadline. It helps researchers establish an independent track within the National Science Centre system in Poland. The current SONATA 21 call budget is 170,000,000 PLN. The programme funds projects running 12, 24, or 36 months, and it does not set a hard per-project cap in the structured record. In life and physical sciences, equipment costs are capped at 500,000 PLN. Applications go through the host institution in OSF, and NCN currently expects an annual autumn deadline around mid-December. SONATA is a strong match for researchers with a focused topic, an institutional host in Poland, and enough experience to lead their own line of work without the wider team-building demands of SONATA BIS. The route is open to universities and research organisations, not to companies or individuals. Applicants that can show a clear path from a well-defined question to a self-directed project are the most natural fit.

Each grant below is a distinct funding opportunity with its own eligibility, scope, and deliverables.