It was stated in the Call for Proposals announced on September 26th 2007 that in case of unused resources there will be two more deadlines for proposals’ submission within the Activity 2 Workshops and Seminars.
The Board of the Fund decided that the first new deadline for submission of applications is October 31st, 2008. In case of unused resources the second term of submission will be decided by the Board of the Fund.
Below you will find adjusted statements of Call for Proposals which are in force.

Polish-Norwegian Research Fund was established within the allocation of the Priority No. 6 Academic Research of the Operational Programme – the EEA/Norwegian Financial Mechanisms.

The objective of the Fund is to establish and strengthen cooperation between Polish and Norwegian researchers thus organised by beneficiaries workshops and seminars have to facilitate bilateral scientific co-operation and projects have to be realised in partnership with Norwegian universities or research organisations/institutions. Proposals can be submitted within all priority areas of the Norwegian Financial Mechanism and it is allowed to apply within more than one area. Deadline for realisation of a project is December 31st 2010. Detailed information on the Fund, including priority areas is available at the website www.fbn.opi.org.pl.

The total amount available for Call for Proposals is EUR 1 291 410. Beneficiaries may receive grant assistance up to EUR 20 000 for the realisation of a project. The admissible participation of Norwegian partners in the eligible costs of a project cannot exceed 50%. Please be informed that the project cannot be a part of an event which is financed from other sources in greater majority and which will take place regardless of the Fund’s grant.

The following Polish institutions are eligible to apply:

1. primary organisational units of schools of higher education or schools of higher vocational education, as understood by provisions of those schools' statutes;
2. research centres of the Polish Academy of Sciences;
3. research and development entities/institutions;
4. non-governmental organisations.

The following rules of the grant rate levels apply:

1. co-financing up to 60% of total eligible costs with the exception of the situation referred to the point 2,
2. co-financing up to 90%, in case if 10% or more of total eligible costs will be financed from the budget of Polish public finance entity.

Detailed information concerning submission is stated in the Application Form User Guide which is available at the website www.fbn.opi.org.pl.

1. Each application should be submitted on the specific application form, in English and costs should be given in euros. Application form should be filled in attentively, completely and in accordance with the Application Form User Guide and other Fund related documents. Application form is available in the PNRF System at the website https://pnrf.opi.org.pl.
2. Each application should be submitted both on-line and as a hard copy. Both versions should be submitted till October 31st 2008 until 3 p.m. They should have the same contents including supporting documents.
3. Each Application should consist of an application form and required supporting documents which should be enclosed both to the on-line version and to the hard copy. List of supporting documents is available at the website www.fbn.opi.org.pl.
4. There should be submitted 3 hard copies of each application (1 original, 2 copies, marked respectively). All pages of the application form must be of A4 size and one-sided. All documents should be originally signed by persons entitled to sign.
5. Completed on-line version of the application should be sent to the Fund Operator in the PNRF System. Paper version of the application should be submitted in person, by courier or sent by post to:
   Information Processing Centre (Ośrodek Przetwarzania Informacji)
   Al. Niepodległości 188 b
   00-608 Warsaw Poland.
   If the Application is forwarded by post or by courier, the date of receipt is binding.
   

The appraisal of the submitted applications consists of three stages:
Stage I – Formal appraisal will be carried out by the Joint Fund Secretariat. An application that fails to meet formal criteria set out in the Call for Proposals announcement will be returned to the applicant along with a reasoned opinion on the rejection of the application. The original version of the rejected application will remain in the Fund Operator’ office. Any applicant may appeal against the decision of refusal of its application with regard to the compliance with formal requirements within 14 days of the notification of results to the applicant by the Joint Fund Secretariat.
Stage II – The content-related and technical appraisal will be carried out by the Joint Fund Secretariat.
Stage III – Decisions on co-financing of projects are made by the Board of the Fund. The Board’s decisions will be supported by (respectively) appraisal of the referees. An applicant can appeal against neither the decisions of a content-related character nor the decisions of the Board of the Fund.

Questions may be sent by e-mail or by fax no later than 7 days before the relevant deadline for the receipt of proposals to the address listed below, indicating a clear reference to the Call for Proposals. Questions will be replied within 7 days. Questions that may be relevant to other Applicants together with the answers will be published at the website www.fbn.opi.org.pl.

More information on the Polish-Norwegian Research Fund and EEA/Norwegian Financial Mechanisms are available in the Operational Programme for the use of financial resources under Polish-Norwegian Research Fund (with Annexes) and the Operational Programme for the use of financial resources under the EEA Financial Mechanism and the Norwegian Financial Mechanism. Information related to the Fund are available at the following websites: www.fbn.opi.org.pl, www.eog.gov.pl, www.rcn.no and www.eeagrants.org.

Contact:
Fund Operator
Information Processing Centre (Ośrodek Przetwarzania Informacji)
al. Niepodległości 188 b 00-608 Warsaw, Poland
www.fbn.opi.org.pl fbn@opi.org.pl
Phone: +48 22 570 14 91, +48 22 570 14 33, +48 22 351 71 07
Fax: +48 22 825 33 19

Research Council of Norway
P.O. Box 2700 - St. Hanshaugen
N - 0131 – Oslo, Norway; www.rcn.no
Phone: +47 22 037 331