1. FNP WORKSHOP New opportunities to increase funding in SG OP projects

2. Workshop: New funding opportunities Tomasz Poprawka

3. Available existing options:
Budget shifts between categories
Changes to the disbursement plan for subsequent advance payments
Modification of the substantive scope of the application, in particular ones that are considered as necessary, i.e. their failure to introduce put the project at risk. May be combined with changes to project funding
Equipment funding for gruntees under Firts TEAM and IRAP programmes

4. Applicant:
Principal investigator of the project together with the unit (research or enterprise) at which the project is carried out.
Applicant may submit several applications as part of the competition and combine various project changes, provided that:
total project duration cannot be extended beyond 12 months for HOMING and REINTEGRATION schemes
total project duration cannot be extended beyond 24 months for all oher schemes within measure 4.4 SG OP.

5. Deadlines: Rolling-basis submission is possible
Upon the grant agreement is signed
No later than 3 months before the project’s end date
Grantees under state aid rules – up to June 30th, 2021.

6. Possible project’s modifications:
Limited project adjustments
Proof of concept
Up to 12/24 months project extensions – linked to ERC submissions
Collaborative research projects across grantees.

7. Limited project adjustments :
Must involve the change of the substantive scope of the project, in particular ones that are linked to research team members
Does not allow for the extension of the project duration
Funding adjustments up to 10% of a current budget value
Fast-track assessment

8. Proof of concept:
Must involve changes related to the development of the project's results towards their practical verification in terms of the future commercialization
Might involve change to the project duration – up to 12 months
Budget adjustments (if any) along with funding guidlines
Available to all projects across Measure 4.4 SG OP

9. Training: commercialisation of research results
DATES:
27-28 November, training in Polish,
4-5 December, training in English,
18-19 December, 2017– training in Polish.
LOCATION: FNP headquarters, Warsaw
TRAINER: Zbigniew Krzewiński, CoWinners
MORE INFORMATION:

10. Project extension – up to 12 months:
Linked with submission of proposals to the ERC competitions (or alike, i.e. HFSP) by HOMING, REINTEGRATION, First TEAM & TEAM principle investigators or to the H2020 calls for TEAM Tech leaders
Involves change to the project duration – up to 12 months
Might involve budget adjustments along with funding guidlines

11. Project extension – up to 24 months:
Available only to PIs under First TEAM, TEAM and TEAM Tech grants.
Eligible candidates are ERC/H2020 grantees(or alike), or those who received the so-called „Seal of excellence” status or were ranked at least with „B” score within ERC competition
Involves change to the project duration – up to 24 months
Might involve increase of the project budget

13. Collaborative research projects:
Available to all current FNP-funded PIs under SG OP, inc. IRAP group leaders
Aimed at establishing new partnership with at least one other FNP grantee
Positive evaluation leads to project duration extension and adequate budget increase - ToC applies
Back-to-back submissions by collaborating PIs

14. Funding guidelines:
Approx PLN / year for HOMING & REINTEGRATION projects
Approx PLN / year for First TEAM grants
Approx PLN / year for TEAM & TEAM Tech projects within „proof of concept” or „12 months extension” modes
Approx PLN / year for TEAM & TEAM Tech grants within „24 months extension” or „colaborative research project” modes

15. Submission of applications:
Submission process fully streamlined via FNP’s electronic system
Up to maximum four attachments (PDF format )to be requested:
a progress report with results’ implemetation potential
decription of a new research task and – if applicable - justification for project’s budget and/or duration
proof of ERC status as an applicant
decription of parthership, its mutual aim and added value
principles of cooperation and rules of IPR division among partners

16. Workshop: Submission of new applications Anna Raiter-Smiljanic

17. Application for project modification
STEP 1: log in to FNP’s database, go to your project, go to the „Principal information” and from the drop-down list select the „Application for project modification”

18. STEP 2: select „New application”

19. Application for project modification
STEP 3: select „General data on the project”

20. STEP 4: click „Edit” and from the drop-down menu select an option you are interested in

21. STEP 5: indicate the new duration of the project, if needed edit the data

22. STEP 6: upload the project budget, edit the budget (define the new budget reflecting the project modification you are interested in)

23. STEP 7: upload all requested attachments

24. STEP 8: close data edition, attach the statement of the unit, electronically submit the application for project modification