GRANT COMPETITIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF LODZ
#UniLodz IDUB – grant competitions under which the University of Lodz funds the research ideas of its scientists and doctoral students. By supporting them in practicing good science, the University implements its strategy of striving for research excellence in all areas and disciplines. The competitions also serve internationalisation - development and tightening of cooperation between the University and international researchers. As part of grants addressed to scientists from the outside of the University of Lodz, the team is joined by experienced and young researchers. This favours the fusion of experiences and increasing the University's scientific potential, supports networking and employee mobility.
The grants are financed as part of the subsidy increased by 2% for the universities that in 2019 joined the Excellence Initiative - Research University (IDUB) competition. The University of Lodz is going to receive additional funding for research until 2026. Internal grant competitions have been implemented since 2020.
University of Lodz IDUB grants competition is a pro-quality initiative focused on building research excellence at our University. We invest the funds obtained under the subsidy to support the best ideas and research projects carried out by our employees. Through implementation of professional internal competitions, we want to not only support those of our scientists who have the most interesting ideas for research, but also create a mechanism under which our employees, especially these young ones, will gain the necessary experience in applying for funding and managing research projects, which will pay off when applying for prestigious external grants in the future
– explains Prof. Elżbieta Żądzińska, Rector of the University of Lodz.
#UNILODZ IDUB COMPETITIONS
It is a competition for research projects conducted by young scientists who want to implement their research ideas in any scientific discipline. The programme is devoted to basic and applied research and supports mobility of young scientists. The objective of the competition is to activate the community of young scientists and support their development.
Employees of the University of Lodz conducting research activities, who are not doctoral students or participants of the University of Lodz doctoral schools, and who have a doctoral degree, which was conferred not more than 7 years from the date of submission of the application, may participate in the call for applications for the Grants for young researchers programme.
It is a competition for research projects conducted by experienced scientists who want to implement their research ideas in any scientific discipline.
Employees of the University of Lodz conducting research activities, who are not doctoral students or participants of the University of Lodz doctoral schools, may participate in the call for applications for the Grants for experienced researchers programme if they have a doctoral degree and if more than 7 years have elapsed since the date of doctoral degree conferment on the date of submission of their application.
They are research grants for students of the third-cycle studies and participants of doctoral schools of the University of Lodz who plan to implement their original research ideas in any discipline of science. The programme is devoted to basic and applied research and supports mobility of a young scientist.
The Junior Researcher in Residence, Advanced Researcher in Residence and Visiting Research Fellow competitions open the possibility of cooperation with the University of Lodz to outstanding researchers from Poland and abroad. As part of the Junior Researcher in Residence and Advanced Researcher in Residence grants, minimum one-year contracts with the University of Lodz can be obtained by young Polish and international researchers who have obtained a doctoral degree outside our university, as well as experienced scientists with doctorates from the best universities in the world. Visiting Research Fellow grant for international researchers at various stages of their scientific careers allows them to establish short-term, several-month-long cooperation with the University of Lodz.
You can find more informtaion in the University of Lodz Knowledge Database:
Junior Researcher in Residence
The aim of the competition is to award research teams of the University of Lodz that obtain projects financed from external sources in any discipline of science most efficiently. By awarding additional bonuses for grants to the teams most actively obtaining financing from external sources, the University of Lodz wants to encourage them to further applications, including those as part of prestigious international competitions.
Awards are granted for publications and patents published/obtained in the year preceding the year of the award conferment. A special fund was created to reward employees of the University of Lodz who conduct research activities and achieve the best results in this area, regardless of the discipline. This is a way to appreciate those from the University community who stand out with their attitude and effectiveness of their actions.
As part of the Apparatus Grants competition, researchers could apply for funds for the purchase, calibration, certification and modernisation of equipment necessary to conduct scientific research and create intangible and legal assets.
An award for research workers who have won prestigious international awards and distinctions related to their scientific activity. Each year of receiving an increased subsidy, it is planned to confer up to ten such awards to research workers of the University of Lodz.
Konkurs skierowany do osób, które posiadają znaczący dorobek naukowy, oraz w ostatnich latach aplikowały o środki zewnętrzne, zarówno krajowe jak i zagraniczne, jednak nie otrzymały finansowania. Uzyskane w ramach grantu wewnętrznego IDUB #UniLodz wsparcie finansowe ma służyć przeprowadzeniu badań wstępnych/pilotażowych, których wyniki pozwolą skuteczniej ubiegać się o finansowanie zewnętrzne.
It is a competition addressed to the individuals who have significant scientific achievements and who in recent years applied for external funds, both domestic and international; however, did not obtain the funding. Financial support obtained as part of IDUB is to serve implementation of preliminary/pilot studies, the results of which will make it possible to apply for external funding more efficiently.
The basic research competition that is addressed to all researchers.
The main objective of the competition is the cooperation of scientists from the University of Lodz who specialise in different fields and scientific disciplines. The application manager should be a person whose discipline is the leading one in the proposed project.
The projects qualified for funding must be interdisciplinary in nature, and application for external funds will be one of the conditions for their settlement.
The competition is an expression of solidarity with the Ukrainian academic community and it is created to support the best scientists from Ukraine. The main goal of the competition is to enable scientists to come to the University of Lodz to conduct research, which in turn will contribute to strengthening the scientific potential and development of our University. These activities are also part of one of the strategic objectives of the University of Lodz, namely to increase the degree of internationalisation.
The competition is dedicated to persons holding at least a PhD degree
The competition financing is based on funds from a 2% increased subsidy for the University of Lodz for participation in the Excellence Initiative - Research University competition.
The competition is addressed to the authors of the Polish edition of a monograph, which was published within the last three years from the year in which the application was submitted.
The author of the monograph is a research employee (scientific employees) or a research and teaching employee (scientific and teaching staff) of the University of Lodz with a regulated employment relationship, who affiliates the planned publication with his or her home university and is registered in a specific discipline listed by the University of Lodz.
#UNILODZ IDUB – THE PROGRAMME DEVELOPMENT AND ACTIVITIES
#UNILODZ IDUB 2023 – A SUMMARY
The fourth edition of the University of Lodz IDUB Excellence Initiative – Research University grant programme has come to an end. The programme is constantly developing to meet current challenges. Thos ein chargé of it try to meet the expectations of researchers as best as they can.
The second edition of the Interdisciplinary Research Grants competition was held in 2023. Additionally, the new Impact of Science on Society competition was introduced. For the first time, we have also organised the competition for Short-term trips for scientists to partner universities associated in the UNIC Alliance.
#UNILODZ IDUB 2022 – A SUMMARY
In 2022, the next edition of internal #UniLodz IDUB grant competitions was held. In spring, the Grants for Young Researchers, Doctoral Research Grants and Interdisciplinary Research Grants competitions were launched. In the fall, further editions of the Bonuses for Grants Obtained from External Funds and the Award for Outstanding Researchers competitions were held. Moreover, there was an ongoing call for the Bonuses for Publications and Patents competition.
#UNILODZ IDUB 2021 – A SUMMARY
In the second edition of the #UniLodz IDUB competitions, the pool of funds for grants is intended primarily for scientists of the University of Lodz at every stage of their scientific career. For the first time, the grants are also open to doctoral students and participants of doctoral schools.
The competitions carried out in 2021 include: Grants for Young Researchers, Grants for Experienced Researchers, Doctoral Research Grants, Bonuses for grants obtained from external funds, the Rector's Award.
#UNILODZ IDUB 2020 – A SUMMARY
The first edition is several hundred applications for research projects for young and experienced researchers and the possibility of employing several dozen titled scientists from abroad at majority of the Faculties at the University of Lodz. PLN 8,000,000 was to be allocated to activities supporting the building of research excellence and internationalisation of the University of Lodz.
Competitions implemented in 2020: Grants for Young Researchers, Grants for Experienced Researchers, Junior Researcher in Residence, Advanced Researcher in Residence, Visiting Research Fellow, Apparatus grants, Bonuses for grants obtained from external funds, Bonuses for publications and patents (in progress), the Rector's Award.