The Aurum PLUS Program is part of the implementation by the Gdansk University of Technology of the tasks of the IDUB Program in terms of raising the level of quality of the scientific activity of the University, Activity II.1. (Activities for the development of cooperation with internationally renowned scientific institutions).
Under the Program, it is possible to obtain a University grant to finance the costs of scientific research conducted in cooperation with partners from the National Taipei University of Technology (NTUT) in areas consistent with the activities of the Gdańsk Tech Priority Research Area Centers, hereinafter referred to as "PRACenters", established at the University for the coordination and concentration of research in PRA.
For whom?
An applicant may be a Gdańsk Tech employee employed at the University as his/her primary place of work.
A prerequisite for participation in the Program is the planned implementation of research in cooperation with a partner from NTUT. This cooperation should have a real dimension in the form involving the partner's execution of the planned research, the costs of which will be financed from the partner's own funds.
What you stand to gain?
The maximum amount of funding for a research project under the Program is PLN 45,000 gross. The maximum amount of funding from NTUT for research performed by its employees is NT$300,000.
Costs may include, but are not limited to:
- costs of disseminating the results of the research conducted under the grant, such as: article publication fees
- costs of participation in conferences, delegation costs; costs of purchasing small laboratory equipment and materials necessary for the construction of models for pilot studies, perishable materials
- costs of purchasing computer equipment and software
- salaries of the manager and contractors from PG (project team)
- costs of business trips to the partner country from PG
- What is the project implementation period?
The implementation period of the grant cannot be longer than 12 months.
How and when to apply for a grant?
Funds under the Program are awarded through a competitive procedure
The call for applications is open from 19.07 to 31.10.2024.
