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Nicolaus Copernicus Research Center

The Nicolaus Copernicus Research Center (CBMK) is a legally defined part of the activities of the Nicolaus Copernicus Academy. As of early 2024, all operations of the Center—including the awarding of Copernican Grants—were suspended due to the complete withdrawal of targeted funding by Minister D. Wieczorek. This situation remains unchanged in 2025, making it impossible for the Academy to carry out a number of its legally mandated tasks.
The Research Centre is tasked with disseminating and promoting the results of the most important research of Polish scientific institutions abroad by organizing symposia and scientific conferences, as well as organizing publishing activities promoting the results of Polish scientific research in Poland and abroad.

The Research Centre has also been assigned tasks related to the implementation of the Copernican Scholarships Program.

Director of the Research Center

Director of CBMK The work of the Nicolaus Copernicus Research Centre is managed by the Director of the Nicolaus Copernicus Research Centre appointed in accordance with the provisions of the Act on the Copernican Academy of April 28, 2022. The Director of the Centre holds the position for 4 years with the possibility of holding this position for no longer than two consecutive terms. The candidate for the Director of the Centre is selected by a committee appointed by the Secretary General.

The first Director of the Nicolaus Copernicus Research Centre was Dr. Jakub Piechota, who assumed this position on 25 April 2023 pursuant to the resolution of the Presidium of the Academy, granting consent to the Secretary General to appoint the Director of the Nicolaus Copernicus Research Centre

The main duties of the Director of the Nicolaus Copernicus Research Centre include:

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Representing the Nicolaus Copernicus Research Center

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Managing the Center’s activities, particularly:

  • Organizing scientific symposia and other academic events
  • Preparing, publishing, and promoting scientific reports and publication
  • Funding research and supervising its execution

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Overseeing the preparation of internal legal acts of the Research Center

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Announcing competitions for Copernican Fellowships and Nicolaus Copernicus Grants

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Supervising the preparation of funding agreements related to these fellowships and grants

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Appointing expert teams—in consultation with the Chairs of the Academy’s Chambers—to: Evaluate submitted applications, Prepare ranking lists, Assess the use of awarded funds.

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Determining compensation for non-Academy experts working on evaluation teams

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Issuing funding decisions in proceedings related to the Fellowships and Grants.

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Signing agreements on behalf of the Nicolaus Copernicus Academy for funding fellowships and grants

Copernican Fellowships

Under this program, the Nicolaus Copernicus Academy offers:
  • Fellowships for conducting scientific research or development work
  • Co-financing of research projects
  • Fellowships or funding for international research internships

Details regarding eligibility and application procedures are defined in then“Regulations for the Awarding of Copernican Fellowships and Nicolaus Copernicus Grants.”

Regulations

Nicolaus Copernicus Grant

The Academy may award Nicolaus Copernicus Grants to internationally recognized scientists conducting significant research projects. One of the partners collaborating with the Nicolaus Copernicus Academy on these grants is the Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center of the Polish Academy of Sciences.

Nicolaus Copernicus Grants. Information on applications submitted
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Grants – Information about awarded grants

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Detailed rules regarding the awarding of Nicolaus Copernicus Grants are specified in the “Regulations on the Awarding of Copernican Scholarships and Nicolaus Copernicus Grants.”
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News

Uniwersytet Jana Kochanowskiego

Awarding of the Nicolaus Copernicus Grant to Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce

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CAMK PAN

Nicolaus Copernicus Grant

for the Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center of the Polish Academy of Sciences within the project “Fundamental Properties of Accreting Black-Hole Binaries”

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