NCBR launches new PLN 500 mln programme

The Polish National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR) has launched a new startegic programme "Techmatstrateg," which is focused on modern materials technologies (technologies of construction materials; nanoelectronic and photonic materials; functional materials with designed properties; materials for energy storage and transmission; non-waste material technologies). "We want to provide Poland with substantial economic growth, hence spending on research and innovation should focus on those priority areas in which our country has sufficient growth potential. Techmatstrateg is an example of a precisely devised programme, which meets the needs of the global economy as well as those of Polish scientists and entrepreneurs," pronounced Minister of Science and Higher Education Jarosław Gowin. Techmatstrateg is planned for 2016-2021 and its budget totals PLN 500 million. The minimum value of eligible costs of the project is PLN 5 million, while the maximum grant amount cannot exceed PLN 30 million. R&D activities funded and the preparation for implementation must be completed within 36 months.