Daina 4

The National Science Centre (NCN), in cooperation with the Research Council of Lithuania (RCL), announces the DAINA 4 call for proposals for joint Polish-Lithuanian basic research projects.

Under the call, funding may be requested to cover salaries for members of the research team, scholarships for students and PhD students, the purchase or manufacture of research equipment, and other costs essential to the research project.

The total funding allocated by NCN for research tasks to be performed by the Polish research teams under the call is PLN 26 million.

Call timeline:

• Submission of the joint proposals by the Polish and Lithuanian research teams in the RCL electronic submission system: 15 September 2026;
• Submission of the NCN proposals by the Polish research teams in the OSF system: 22 September 2026, 14:00 CEST,
• Announcement of the call results: June 2027,
• Expected project start date: August 2027.

The NCN proposal form will be available in the OSF system no later than 29 June 2026.

Detailed proposal submission procedure is provided in the call announcement available on the RCL website and on the NCN web-site.