The Polish Academy of Sciences and the National Science and Technology Council (Taiwan) open the call for two-year PAS-NSTC joint mobility projects for the years 2027–2028.

Submission deadline:

the attached application form should be submitted only by e-mail to aleksandra.wisniewska@pan.pl until 17 July 2026.

Funding:

• the projects PAS-NSTC will be carried out according to a cost-sharing system. i. e. sending side covers the costs of international travel to the place of destination in the partner country (economy class airline tickets), and the receiving side pays for the costs of stay of the foreign visitors (daily allowances and accommodation);
• PAS reimburses the incurred costs after the completion of the stay, based on a debit note issued by the sending institution;
• the number of projects approved in the years 2027–2028 and the maximum quota for mobility under each project will depend on the budgetary situation of PAS and NSTC.

Additional information:

• The proposed research 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 concerning 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:

1. 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%

 

2. 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 independently in Poland and in Taiwan, in accordance with the procedures adopted by each party.

In case of any questions or doubts, please contact Ms. Aleksandra Wiśniewska; tel.: 22-182-65-12; e-mail:  Aleksandra.Wisniewska@pan.pl .