POLNORIS CALL
Status: Announced
The main objective of the POLNORIS call is to improve the quality of scientific research in Poland and to strengthen international cooperation in the field of research and innovation. The call funds bilateral projects involving partners from Donor States, i.e. projects implemented in close cooperation with a partner from one of the Donor States – Iceland, Liechtenstein, or Norway.
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Applications can be submitted by Project Consortia. The Project Consortium shall consist of:
• at least one entity from Poland – the Project Promoter and
• at least one research organisation from the Donor States (Iceland, Liechtenstein, or Norway)The Project Promoter responsible for initiating, preparing and implementing a project must be:
• research organisation established in Poland or
• enterprise (SME or large company) established in Poland
Project partners may also include any public or private entity, commercial or non-commercial (including NGOs), based in Poland or in one of the Donor States (Lichtenstein, Iceland, Norway). -
The funding may be allocated to the implementation of industrial research and experimental development work.
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The call is open in terms of thematic scope – it is not restricted to any specific field. Applied projects, technological and those in the social sciences and humanities, may be implemented. Projects must align with at least one of the EEA Funds priorities:
- European green transition;
- democracy, rule of law, and human rights;
- social inclusion and resilience.
Interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral approaches will be encouraged and projects shall include activities aimed at enhancing the valorisation of research. The call will promote the leadership of early-stage researchers.
The programme shall fund projects with a civilian purpose, without precluding their potential dual-use applications.
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Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway
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The total allocation for the POLNORIS Call is 296 982 000 PLN (70 000 000 EUR)
Minimum project grants amount is 4,242,600 PLN (1 000 000 EUR)
Maximum project grant amount is 7 424 550 PLN (1 750 000 EUR)
Project duration is 36 months.
The final date for eligibility of costs is 30th April 2031
All expenses and payments between the Programme Operator and Project Promoter must be accounted for and reported in PLN.
The exchange rate used for conversions from euro is: 1 EUR = 4,2426 PLN.
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Funding may cover up to 100 % of eligible costs for research organisations and entities other than research organisations and enterprises.
In case of enterprises, funding quota will be decided on a case-by-case basis depending on the size of the company, type of research/development, according to the Regulation of the Minister of Science and Higher Education of 17 August 2020 on granting state aid through the National Centre for Research and Development (Polish Journal of Laws 2025, item 783 as amended).
Type of activity
Micro/Small Enterprises
Medium Enterprises
Large
Enterprises
Industrial Research (Without increase)
50 %
50 %
50 %
Industrial Research (Including increase based on enterprise size)
70%
60%
50%
Industrial Research (Including increase by 5 percentage points)
75%
65%
55%
Industrial Research Including increase by 15 percentage points
80%
75%
65%
Experimental development (Without increase)
25 %
25 %
25 %
Experimental development (Including increase based on enterprise size)
45%
35%
25%
Experimental development (Including increase by 5 percentage points)
50%
40%
30%
Experimental development (Including increase by 15 percentage points)
60%
50%
40%
Only industrial research and experimental development will be funded. Other types of activities (e.g. coordination, dissemination, management, valorisation activities) are not eligible for funding as separate tasks. However, they may be included in the appropriate cost categories within research tasks under individual Work Packages (WPs).
The financial allocation among partners should reflect the actual contribution of each party and should be jointly agreed upon by the Project Promoter and the project partners. Eligible costs requested by entities from the Donor States participating in the project may not exceed 40% of the total eligible project costs.
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- Date of announcement of the call: 17.06.2026
- Start date for submission of applications: 17.09.2026
- Deadline for submission of applications: 17.12.2026, 15:00 (CET)
- Formal assessment (administrative and eligibility): January 2027 – February 2027
- Expert assessment: March 2027 - May 2027
- Results of the call: June 2027
- Funding decisions: June 2027
- Signing project contracts: June 2027 – December 2027
- Final date for eligiblity of costs: 30th April 2031
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Applications must be submitted electronically in English via the online application system.
Applications can be edited and approved up to the closing date.
Only applications that have been fully and correctly completed can be submitted.
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The assessment of project applications consists of a formal (administrative and eligibility) assessment and an expert evaluation.
IMPORTANT:
As of 16 April this year, the Act of 13 April 2022 on specific measures to counteract support for aggression against Ukraine and to protect national security (Journal of Laws 2022, item 835) – the so-called Sanctions Act – has entered into force.Accordingly, if at any stage of the call evaluation process, as well as during the decision-making stage or the signing of the grant agreement, it is established that certain existing links with the Russian Federation are identified among applicants or other entities seeking (directly or indirectly) to benefit from the support (see here), such applicant will be excluded from receiving funding.
In accordance with Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014, it is prohibited to provide direct or indirect support, including funding and financial assistance or the granting of any other benefits, under a Union, Euratom or national programme of a Member State, to any legal persons, entities or bodies established in Russia that are under public control.
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We will soon provide a link for registration on the b2Match platform. It is a virtual networking platform that enables establishing contacts between entities from Poland and Iceland, Norway, and Liechtenstein that wish to jointly submit applications under the Call.
We encourage you to follow updates about the Programme and the call on the websites:
Legal basis:
- Guideline for Research and Innovation Programmes (Programme Area 03) EEA and Norwegian Financial Mechanisms 2021-2028, Adopted by the Financial Mechanism Committee on 18 July 2025 (“R&I Guideline”);
- Bilateral Guideline EEA and Norwegian Financial Mechanisms 2021 – 2028 (“Bilateral Guideline”);
- Act of 30 April 2010 on the National Centre for Research and Development (Polish Journal of Laws 2024, item 1170, hereinafter referred also as “Act on the National Centre for Research and Development”);
- Act of 20 July 2018 on the Law of Higher Education and Science, (Journal of Laws 2024, item 1571 as amended, hereinafter referred also as “Law on Higher Education and Science”);
- Regulation of the Minister of Science and Higher Education of 17 September 2010 on the detailed mode of performance of tasks of the National Centre for Research and Development (Polish Journal of Laws 2010 No. 178, item 1200 as amended);
- Regulation of the Minister of Science and Higher Education of 17 August 2020 on granting state aid through the National Centre for Research and Development (Polish Journal of Laws 2025, item 783 as amended);
- Act of 14 June 1960 - Code of Administrative Procedure (Polish Journal of Laws 2025, item 1691 as amended, hereinafter referred also as “Code of Administrative Procedure”);
- Act of 27 August 2009 on Public Finance (Polish Journal of Laws 2025, item 1483 as amended, hereinafter referred also as “Public Finance Act”);
- Act of 15 June 2012 on the consequences of entrusting work to foreigners staying illegally in the territory of the Republic of Poland (Polish Journal of Laws 2025, item 1567 as amended);
- Act of 28 October 2002 on the liability of collective entities for acts prohibited under penalty (Polish Journal of Laws 2024, item 1822 as amended);
- Guidelines of the Polish Ministry of Funds and Regional Policy on Public Procurement under the EEA Financial Mechanism 2021–2028 and the Norwegian Financial Mechanism 2021–2028;
- Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty (OJ L 187, 26.6.2014, p. 1)
Documents
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Contact for substantive matters:
Department of International Cooperation
Wanda Miczorek
Phone: 48 507 064 518
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Contact for substantive matters:
Department of International Cooperation
Dominika Jasińska
Phone: 48 571 226 672
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Contact for substantive matters:
Department of International Cooperation
Dorota Juszczyk
Phone: 48 510 803 269
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Contact for substantive matters:
Department of International Cooperation
Monika Krysik
Phone: 48 510 932 299
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If you have any further questions or concerns, please contact us at:
E-mail: eeagrants@ncbr.gov.pl
- First published on:
- 17.06.2026 12:25 Elżbieta Kot-Singh
- Written by:
- Dorota Juszczyk
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