Godło Polski Doctoral School of Bialystok University of Technology
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January 28, 2026

Call for Applications: LIDER UP Programme (1st Edition)

We would like to inform you about the launch of the 1st edition of the LIDER UP programme, addressed to young researchers, including doctoral candidates. The programme aims to develop research, managerial, and implementation competences, as well as to support the execution of innovative research projects with application potential.

The LIDER UP programme is a new edition of an initiative supporting early-career researchers in conducting research and development projects and in establishing cooperation with the socio-economic environment. The programme is implemented in three stages:

  • Phase I – training and mentoring,

  • Phase II – project phase (research implementation and project development),

  • Phase III – pre-implementation phase.

Application forms for Phase I of the LIDER UP programme may be submitted from 17 February to 17 March 2026, until 4:00 p.m.

Applications must be prepared and submitted exclusively in electronic form via the IT system indicated by the National Centre for Research and Development (LSI).

Detailed information is available on the website of the National Centre for Research and Development.