Preparation of Grant Applications - Advanced Level SD-1D-PAZ1
1. External institutions funding research projects: the National Science Center (NCN), the
National Center for Research and Development (NCBiR), the Ministry of Science and Higher Education
(MNiSW), European institutions.
2. Types and key assumptions of NCN competitions. NCN competitions implemented under
agreements with other countries. Types of NCBiR competitions aimed at representatives of social
sciences.
3. Procedures for submitting a proposal for NCN-funded research and the stages of its
evaluation.
4. Key criteria for evaluating NCN-funded grant proposals.
5. Cost estimate for a research project funded by NCN. Types of project costs, equipment
purchases, salaries, and indirect costs of project implementation.
6. General rules for implementing and settling research projects funded by NCN.
7. General rules for preparing grant proposals submitted to NCN – structure; description of
project leader profile, substantive description of planned research, structure of project cost
estimate.
8. Preparation of an original proposal for a research project funded by NCN.
Type of course
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
Knowledge
SD_W06 The student knows the sources of funding for research projects, grant-making
institutions, categories of funds, and types of competitions.
SD_W06 The student knows the principles of preparation of grant applications: sections
of an application, types of required supplementary documents, descriptive and
cost-estimate sections of an application, the rules for evaluating grant
applications, as well as the procedures for project implementation and
settlement.
Skills
SD_U01 The student can independently prepare a grant proposal that meets the
competitive criteria for an external grant.
SD_U08 The student can speak a foreign language at the B2 level according to the
Common European Framework of Reference for Languages to the extent
necessary to participate in international scientific and professional
environments.
Social competencies
SD_K04 The student is ready to submit research projects.
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