System of science financing in Poland

1. Data: 13\10\15 System of science financing in Poland address: ul. Hoża 20 \ ul. Wspólna 1/3 \ 00-529 Warszawa \ phone: +48 (22) 529 27 18 \ fax: +48 (22) 628 09 22 www.nauka.gov.pl

2. SPIS TREŚCI: 01 \ Science system. 02 \ Science system. 03 \Principles of the reform of science financing 2007-2015 04 \ The role of the Ministry and agencies in the system 05 \National Science Centre. 06 \National Centre for Research and Development. 07 \Latest developments in science system. 00 \ System of science financing in Poland www.nauka.gov.pl

3. Ministry of Science and Higher Education Other Ministries Polish Academy ofSciences Non-public Universities Public Universities Research Institutes National Centre for Research and Development National Science Centre 01 \ Science system 01 \ System of science financing in Poland www.nauka.gov.pl

4. 02 \ Science system Ministry of Science and HigherEducation Policy-making, strategic and executivelevel Nationalbudget for science in 2015 : PLN 7308 M National Science Centre BASIC RESEARCH bottom-upapproach Budget in 2015 : PLN 915 M National Centre for Research and Development APPLIED RESEARCH top-down approach Budget in 2015 : PLN 3 164 M 02 \ System of science financing in Poland www.nauka.gov.pl

5. 03 \ Principles of the reform of science financing 2007-2015 Members of academiccommunityshoulddecidethemselvesaboutallocation of funds (before: almostalldecisionsmade by the Ministry) Development of grant system New system of evaluation of scientificunits • Committee for Evaluation of Scientific Units - The main task of the Committee is to draw out the project of parameters and criteria for comprehensive evaluation of scientific units and to perform such evaluation not less frequently than every four years. • Amongcriteria • Improvement of quality of research • Enhancement of innovation • Internationalisation of science • Support for interdisciplinarity and newresearchareas • Development of open science • Supportforenhancingprestige of Polish science worldwide 03 \ System of science financing in Poland www.nauka.gov.pl

6. 04 \ The role of the Ministry and agencies in the system The Ministry of Science and HigherEducation (MSHE) isresponsible for policy-making in science and research as well as in highereducation and creating transparent rules of allocating the funds on R&D. • Financial management isdelegatedto the National Science Centre and the National Centre for Research and Development. • The Ministryallocatesfunds on R&D onlythrough a fewspecificinstrumentsi.e.: • basicstatutoryactivity, • capitalinvestments in largeresearchinfrastructure and buildings, • internationalcooperation, • science dissemination, • Minister’s programmes and initiatives. Overallbudget for science in 2015: PLN7 308 M. 03 \ System of science financing in Poland www.nauka.gov.pl

7. 05 \ National Science Centre • NCN in 2014 in numbers: • budget PLN 840 M • 12 calls announced • 3 international calls announced • 13 concluded calls • 11 432proposalssubmitted • 1804 projects awarded funding • ca € 180 M allocated for research projects • 16%* success rate • * percentage of proposals that were awarded funding The National Science Centre (NCN) officiallystarted to operate on 4th March 2011 (created in 2010). NCN isresponsible for supportingresearchprojects in Arts, Humanities, Social and Life Sciences, PhysicalSciences and Engineering, targetedat a widerange of scientistsconductingbasicresearch. Eachyear NCN launches ca. 15 calls for proposals in carefullydesignedschemesallowingscientists on everystageof scientificcareer to participate. Overall NCN budget in 2015 amounts to PLN 915 M. 04 \ System of science financing in Poland www.nauka.gov.pl

8. 06 \ National Centre for Research and Development • NCBR in 2014 in numbers: • 59 calls announced • 41 programmesimplemented • 2425 proposalssubmitted • 843 projects awarded funding • ca PLN3 700 M allocated for research projects The National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR) was established in 2007. NCBR isresponsible for financingapplied research as well as for strengthening links between R&D and industry sectors. NCBR is also responsible for allocating European structural funds. The main instrument of the National Centre for Research and Development are strategic programmes based on the „National Research Programme”. Overall NCBR budget in 2015 amounts to ca PLN 5100 M. 05\ System of science financing in Poland www.nauka.gov.pl

9. 07 \ Latestdevelopments in science system. • Main issues covered by these amendments are: • support international activities by adjusting funding principles of large research infrastructures to the European Research Area requirements and creating a legal basis for setting up of the Polish Roadmap of Large Research Infrastructure, • more effective use and concentration of financial resources allocated to the science dissemination and popularization, • simplificationand acceleration of procedures of allocating funds and restrictions in financing the weakest research units, • improved access to information on science financing in Poland through an integrated IT science management system „POL-on”. The Act amending the act on the principles of science financing and some other legal acts enteredinto force on 25th May 2015. The purpose of these amendments was to improve the rules of conducting research, basing on the experiences of the Ministry and researchers who had to comply with the regulations introduced in 2010. 06 \ System of science financing in Poland www.nauka.gov.pl

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