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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font style="font-size:11pt" face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000"><b>Von:</b> Narodowe Centrum Nauki <Promocja@ncn.gov.pl><br>
<b>Gesendet:</b> Dienstag, 18. Februar 2020 14:02<br>
<b>Betreff:</b> Invitation – Dioscuri Centres of Scientific Excellence - Third Call</font>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif; color:black" lang="EN-US">Dear Sir,<span class="gmail-m1269280234298041263gmail-m367054371186204907apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif; color:black" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
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<span class="gmail-m1269280234298041263gmail-m367054371186204907apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif; color:black" lang="EN-GB">Dear Colleagues,</span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif; color:black" lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif; color:black" lang="EN-GB">On behalf of the National Science Centre in Poland we are pleased to announce a recent possibility of funding excellent and outstanding research in Poland within a<span class="gmail-m1269280234298041263gmail-m367054371186204907apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif" lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://www.ncn.gov.pl/dioscuri/dioscuri3/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;">Dioscuri<span style="font-weight:normal"> scheme</span></a></span></b></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif; color:black" lang="EN-GB">.<span class="gmail-m1269280234298041263gmail-m367054371186204907apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif; color:black" lang="EN-GB">Dioscuri is a programme initiated by the German
<b>Max Planck Society</b> (MPG), jointly managed with the <b>National Science Centre in Poland</b> (NCN), and mutually funded by the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education (MNiSW) and the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).<span class="gmail-m1269280234298041263gmail-m367054371186204907apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif; color:black" lang="EN-GB">The<span class="gmail-m1269280234298041263gmail-m367054371186204907apple-converted-space"> </span>Dioscuri scheme<span class="gmail-m1269280234298041263gmail-m367054371186204907apple-converted-space"> </span>is
designed to establish Centres of Scientific Excellence at Polish Host Institutions<span class="gmail-m1269280234298041263gmail-m367054371186204907apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Dioscuri Centres</b>.<span class="gmail-m1269280234298041263gmail-m367054371186204907apple-converted-space"> </span><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Addressees
of the call</span></strong><span class="gmail-m1269280234298041263gmail-m367054371186204907apple-converted-space"> </span>are researchers with a PhD degree obtained within a period not exceeding 15 years prior to the submission of their application to<span class="gmail-m1269280234298041263gmail-m367054371186204907apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Dioscuri</b>.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif; color:black" lang="EN-GB">Funding will be provided by the NCN from the resources contributed by MNiSW and BMBF. Polish Host Institution will receive up to € 300,000 annually to be spent exclusively on the<span class="gmail-m1269280234298041263gmail-m367054371186204907apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Dioscuri
Centre’s</b><span class="gmail-m1269280234298041263gmail-m367054371186204907apple-converted-space"> </span>operations.</span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif; color:black" lang="EN-GB">DETAILED INFORMATION & DEADLINE</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif; color:black" lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif; color:black" lang="EN-GB">To learn more about the third call
<b>visit<span class="gmail-m1269280234298041263gmail-m367054371186204907apple-converted-space"> </span></b></span><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif" lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://ncn.gov.pl/dioscuri/dioscuri3/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;">https://ncn.gov.pl/dioscuri/dioscuri3/</a></span></b></span><span class="gmail-m1269280234298041263gmail-m367054371186204907apple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif; color:black" lang="EN-GB"> </span></b></span><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif; color:black" lang="EN-GB">or<span class="gmail-m1269280234298041263gmail-m367054371186204907apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif; color:#954F72" lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://www.mpg.de/dioscuri" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color:#954F72">www.mpg.de/dioscuri</span></a></span></b></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif; color:black" lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif; color:black" lang="EN-GB">Call deadline:</span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif; color:black" lang="EN-GB">23<sup>rd</sup> of March 2020</span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif; color:black" lang="EN-GB">Did you know that you can apply for NCN funds even if you do not have Polish citizenship?</span></b><span class="gmail-m1269280234298041263gmail-m367054371186204907apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif; color:black" lang="EN-GB"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif; color:black" lang="EN-GB">The
only condition is that projects we support must be carried out at Polish host institutions. So, if you have ever thought of coming and conducting your basic research in Poland, we have a variety of opportunities for you.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif; color:black" lang="EN-GB">For other funding opportunities see the<span class="gmail-m1269280234298041263gmail-m367054371186204907apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif; color:#954F72" lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://www.ncn.gov.pl/finansowanie-nauki/konkursy/typy?language=en" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color:#954F72">NCN
website</span></a></span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif; color:black" lang="EN-GB">.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif; color:black" lang="EN-GB">For more information please contact:</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif; color:black">Dr Małgorzata Jacobs
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif; color:black" lang="EN-GB">We are looking forward to receiving your application and supporting your excellent research!</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif; color:black" lang="EN-GB">With kind regards,</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif; color:black" lang="EN-GB">Malgorzata Jacobs</span></p>
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