Who can apply for funding?

Funding under the Researchers in Need Program is aimed at individuals who have been granted International Protection status. This status can take two forms:

• refugee status,
• subsidiary protection.

Can individuals with temporary protection status apply for funding?

No. Temporary protection status does not entitle you to apply for funding under the Researchers in Need Program.

Can individuals with a Ukrainian PESEL apply for funding?

No. A Ukrainian PESEL does not entitle you to apply for funding under the Researchers in Need Program.

When is it possible to obtain international protection status?

Refugee status: a foreigner is granted refugee status if, as a result of a well-founded fear of persecution in his/her country of origin on account of race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership of a particular social group, he/she is unable or unwilling to avail himself/herself of the protection of that country.

Subsidiary protection: Subsidiary protection is granted to a foreigner when return to his or her country of origin may expose him or her to a real risk of suffering serious harm by: the imposition of the death penalty or execution, torture, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, a serious and individualized threat to life or health resulting from the widespread use of violence against the civilian population in a situation of international or internal armed conflict, and because of this risk he or she is unable or unwilling to avail himself or herself of the protection of the country of origin.

Where can I find information on international protection status?

Detailed information on the procedure related to obtaining international protection status is available on the website of the Office for Foreigners.

https://www.gov.pl/web/udsc/uchodzcy

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Can persons who have received a Ukrainian PESEL apply for international protection status?

Yes. The current situation in Ukraine may justify granting international protection through subsidiary protection, but each case will be examined on a case-by-case basis as part of the international protection procedure.

What institutions can apply for funding?

Applications may be submitted by universities, research institutes, and scientific units - entities referred to in Article 7(1)(1), (1)-(8) of the Act of 20 July 2018. - Law on Higher Education and Science:

1) universities;

2) federations of higher education and science entities, hereinafter referred to as ‘federations’;

3) the Polish Academy of Sciences, operating on the basis of the Act of 30 April 2010 on the Polish Academy of Sciences (Dz. U. of 2020, item 1796), hereinafter referred to as ‘PAN’;

4) scientific institutes of the Polish Academy of Sciences, operating on the basis of the Act referred to in item 3, hereinafter referred to as ‘PAN institutes’;

5) research institutes operating pursuant to the Act of 30 April 2010 on research institutes (Journal of Laws of 2024, item 534);

6) international scientific institutes established under separate acts operating in the territory of the Republic of Poland, hereinafter referred to as ‘international institutes’;

6a) Łukasiewicz Centre, operating on the basis of the Act of 21 February 2019 on Łukasiewicz Research Network (Journal of Laws of 2024, item 925 and 1089);

6b) institutes operating within the Łukasiewicz Research Network, hereinafter referred to as ‘Łukasiewicz Network institutes’;

6c) the Centre for Medical Postgraduate Education, operating under the Act of 13 September 2018 on the Centre for Medical Postgraduate Education (Journal of Laws of 2024, item 570 and 1897), hereinafter referred to as ‘CMKP’;

7) the Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences, hereinafter referred to as ‘PAU’;

8) other entities conducting mainly scientific activity in an independent and continuous manner.