The Copernicus Academy has announced that the Nicolaus Copernicus Research Centre has received 19 applications in the competition for Nicolaus Copernicus Grants. 

The applicants include the Medical University of Lublin, the Medical University of Białystok, the Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences, the Institute of Slavic Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences, the Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw, the Catholic University of Lublin, the Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce, the Higher School of Justice, the Scientific Society in Toruń, the Poland Great Project Foundation and the Abat Olib University of Barcelona.

The Nicolaus Copernicus Grants are intended to support applicants and their research teams in financing the necessary activities, in particular the preparation of applications for international research projects or conducting scientific research in cooperation with an international partner. 

The maximum amount of funding is PLN 1.5 million. The grant implementation period may not exceed 36 months.