For the 31st time, the Foundation for Polish Science (FNP) awarded its Prizes. The winners of this year include three outstanding scholars – Prof. Marcin Nowotny, Prof. Bartosz Grzybowski, Prof. Adam Łajtar.

The FNP Prizes are awarded for outstanding scientific achievements and discoveries that shift the boundaries of cognition and open up new cognitive perspectives, make an outstanding contribution to the civilisational and cultural progress of our country and provide Poland with a significant place in tackling the most ambitious challenges of the contemporary world. The amount of the award is PLN 200,000.

Prof. Marcin Nowotny of the International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Warsaw received the Foundation for Polish Science 2022 Award in Life and Earth Sciences.

Prof. Bartosz Grzybowski from the Institute of Organic Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw and the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology in Ulsan, Republic of Korea, received the Foundation for Polish Science 2022 Award in the area of chemical and material sciences.

Prof Adam Łajtar from the Faculty of Archaeology at the University of Warsaw received the Foundation for Polish Science 2022 Award in the area of humanities and social sciences.