Financing institution:

National Science Centre (“NCN”), in cooperation with the CHIST-ERA network

Subject of the competition:

1. Multidimensional Geographic Information Systems (MultiGIS)
2. Smart Contracts for Digital Transformation Ecosystems (SmartC)

• Submission deadline for joint proposals: 10 April 2024, 17:00 CEST
• Submission deadline for NCN proposals: 17 April 2024
• Call results: October 2024

• Proposals may be submitted by international research consortia composed of at least 3 research teams from at least 3 different countries participating in the call. A maximum of six consortium members can be scheduled. The principal investigator of the Polish research team must hold at least a PhD degree.
• Countries participating in the call:  Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Lithuania, Latvia, Luxembourg, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, United Kingdom.
• Research projects may be planned in the call for a period of either 24 or 36 months.
• Both the minimum and maximum amount of funding are not specified– costs must be justified in relation to the subject and scope of research. The total amount of funding allocated by the NCN for the implementation of tasks by Polish research teams under the call is EUR 500 000.

• The principal investigator must hold at least a PhD degree.
• In a national proposal under the call, no person who is planned to conduct a research activity in the proposal submitted under the MINIATURA call and for whom the funding decision has not become final cannot be designated as the principal investigator.
• A principal investigator cannot be a person for whom, at the time of submitting the proposal, the total number of ongoing through NCN projects and proposals recommended for funding or being evaluated by the NCN is greater than or equal to 3 (excluding proposals submitted or projects financed under DIOSCURI and PRELUDIUM BIS calls).
• The principal investigator must be a person employed at the host institution for the project for the entire project duration period pursuant to at least a part-time employment contract. The foregoing does not apply to persons receiving pension under the social insurance scheme.
• The principal investigator shall spend at least 50% of the project’s time on the territory of the Republic of Poland and shall remain at the disposal of the entity implementing the project. This requirement does not apply to travel documented by business trips directly related to the implemented project as well as holidays, time off work and other absences from work regulated by generally applicable regulations.

• Under the CHIST - ERA Call 2023, funds can be applied for to cover salaries for members of the research team, salaries and scholarships for students and PhD students, purchase or manufacturing of research equipment and other costs crucial to the research project.
• We recommend that Polish applicants should consult the budget table of the Polish part of the project (see the Budget Table of the Polish research team - the template is annexed to this RSC Information) with the NCN. The budget table in .xlsx format should be sent to alicja.dylag@ncn.gov.pl by 29 March 2024.
• The cost estimate must be justified in relation to the subject and scope of the research, be based on realistic calculations and specify the expenses that will be covered 
• within NCN funds (so-called eligible costs).
• The budget in the joint proposal must be specified in EUR and in the national proposal (submitted in the OSF submission system) in PLN, rounded down to total values;
• The EUR budget of the Polish part of the project in the joint proposal must be calculated according to the following exchange rate: 1 EUR = 4.5329. 
• As part of the direct costs, the project budget should include the cost of purchasing a qualified signature and its renewal of approximately PLN 370.
• Indirect costs may not exceed 20% of direct costs. 
• Additionally, indirect costs of up to 2% of direct costs may be spent on open access to publications and research data. Please include these costs in the planned budget in the maximum possible amount. 
• The costs of publishing works in the Open Access formula may be incurred only as indirect costs. Planning such measures under direct costs will be treated as a formal error
• The information contained in the national application and in the joint application must be consistent and identical.

• international level: a joint full proposal drafted by the Polish research teams in cooperation with the foreign partners (in English) and submitted to the electronic submission system of the JPIAMR networks. Submission deadline for joint full proposals: 10 April 2024, 17:00 CEST; 
• national level: an NCN proposal concerning the Polish part of the project drafted by the Polish research team and submitted to the NCN electronically via the OSF electronic submission system within 7 days of the joint full proposal submission date at international level, i.e. by 17 April 2024.

• by 27 March 2024:
• a draft version of the full proposal along with the CHIST-ERA Financial Template completed in accordance with the model attached as Annex 2 to this RSC Information for formal verification; 
• a completed budget table as per the template attached as Annex 1 to this RSC Information in order to verify the costs presented in the joint full proposal;  
• a Research Project Entry Form and a VAT Eligibility Form filled out in the electronic system JU Project Zone