The Polish Academy of Sciences (PAS) and the National Research Council of Italy (CNR) are pleased to announce a call for joint mobility projects to be carried out in the years 2027–2028 within a framework of the Agreement on scientific cooperation between PAN and CNR.

Submission deadline:

The attached application form should be completed and submitted only by e-mail to Renata.Kuskowska@pan.pl till 15 June 2026.

Funding:

• maximum of 14 days of exchange quota will be available annually per project
• daily allowance (for maintenance and accommodation in Italy) – 130 EUR
• economy class airline ticket
• the projects PAS – CNR will be carried out according to the “sending side pays all” principle
• PAN reimburses the costs incurred at the above-mentioned rate after the conclusion of the stay in Italy, based on a debit note issued by the delegating institute
• maximum reimbursement for Polish team members’ visits to Italy is the equivalent of 3000 EUR per project per year.

Additional information:

• applications can be submitted only by scientists from the scientific units of the PAS and CNR
• the proposed mobility project may cover all fields of science.

Formal evaluation

The purpose of the formal evaluation is to determine whether the submitted application is complete and complies with the formal requirements specified in the application form. If any irregularities are identified, the Applicant will be given the opportunity to supplement or correct the application within a maximum of 5 working days from the date of receiving such information from the PAS International Cooperation Department.

Applications for projects submitted in only one of the above-mentioned countries will be rejected as non-compliant with the rules of the call.

Substantive evaluation

The substantive evaluation consists of two stages:

• Evaluation of applications conducted by the relevant Committee of the Polish Academy of Sciences, according to the following scheme:

 

Criterion	Description	Weight (%)
Scientific value of the project	originality, scientific significance, and the anticipated impact on the development of the discipline	40%
Relevance of the team’s achievements to the project topic	scientific competences and research experience of the team members in the relevant field	25%
Consistency of tasks with the objectives and expected results	methodological and logical coherence, structure of the research plan	20%
Feasibility within the proposed timeframe and budget	feasibility of project implementation in light of the proposed plan, available resources, and schedule	15%

 

• Final approval of applications recommended for implementation by the Vice-President of the Polish Academy of Sciences responsible for international cooperation.

Applications with the highest substantive evaluation scores will be selected for implementation, provided that they obtain no less than 60% of the maximum possible number of points.

Applications are evaluated separately in Poland and in Italy in accordance with the procedures adopted by each party.

In case of any questions or doubts, please contact Ms. Renata Kuskowska (tel.: 22-182-65-11; e-mail:  Renata.Kuskowska@pan.pl).