The National Science Center has announced the results of the sixth SONATINA competition. 32 researchers from all over Poland, who have recently obtained a doctoral degree, will receive a total of over PLN 22 million for research and internships in prestigious foreign centers.

The SONATINA competition is addressed to people who have obtained a doctoral degree within 3 years before the year of submitting the application or who have been awarded this degree by June 30, 2022. The awarded grants will cover the costs of full-time employment of the winners in Polish research units, implementation of basic research and applications and internships lasting from 3 to 6 months.

Most of the winners (13), were selected in the group of exact and technical sciences. They received over PLN 8 million. A similar amount of funding was allocated to 8 applications in the Life Sciences group. In the group of humanities, social sciences and art, experts qualified 11 applications for funding for a total amount of over PLN 6 million.