University of Silesia in Katowice

From March 31 to April 1, 2026, a committee composed in accordance with Rector’s Order No. 37/3036 worked on applications for all three competitions, considering them separately but in relation to each other to fund projects of similar value. The committee’s final proposal is to fund applications with the same cutoff point in all three competitions: 27/36 points (75%).

1. Competition: Specialized Abroad Courses for Doctoral Students.

One application was submitted, formally satisfactory. The application, assessed at 22 points, will not be funded.

2. Competition: Domestic Internships for Doctoral Students.

Six applications were submitted, all formally satisfactory. Five applications received the required number of points, for a total value (after reasonable reductions in some cost estimates): PLN 34,160.

3. Competition: Research Tasks for Doctoral Students.

A total of 129 applications were submitted, including 17 unfinished or duplicate applications (a duplicate application is the same application mistakenly submitted a second time).

Formal Evaluation

Thirty-one applications were rejected for formal reasons, including three due to a lack of supervisor confirmation and 29 due to a failure to declare any evaluation outcome (one application was rejected for both reasons). At the very beginning of the meeting, after analyzing the financial situation and the regulations, the Committee decided not to fund applications that did not include a declaration of evaluation outcome. This primarily concerned applicants who, instead of a publication, grant application, or other evaluated achievement, listed, for example, a paper delivered, an internship, a dissertation chapter, etc. in the “Estimated result of the planned project” field.

Substantial Evaluation

The committee evaluated a total of 81 applications for a total amount of PLN 409,032.53, including:

• 6 applications from IEDS doctoral students
• 23 applications from DS doctoral students in the humanities, theology, and arts
• 42 applications from DS doctoral students in the exact and natural sciences and engineering and technology
• 10 applications from DS doctoral students in the social sciences

Based on the evaluation and after rationally reducing some cost estimates, the committee decided to fund 35 applications for a total amount of PLN 149,663.95, including:

• 4 applications from IEDS doctoral students
• 12 applications from DS doctoral students in the humanities, theology, and arts
• 14 applications from DS doctoral students in the exact and natural sciences and engineering and technology Engineering and Technology
• 5 applications from DS doctoral students in the Social Sciences

TOTAL

In three competitions, the committee decided to fund 40 applications for a total amount of PLN 183,763.95.

The results are published in a form of a list of funded applications. The summary includes the PhD student’s details (name, discipline, doctoral school), the title of the funded project, and the awarded amount.

All applicants will receive their individual results via email provided during registration within two weeks of the announcement of the competition results.

The competition does not provide for an appeals process.

Announcement of March 18, 2026

The competition is for the funding of research or artistic internships for PhD students at the Doctoral School (SD), related to the implementation of the IRP, carried out at Polish academic and research centers, lasting no less than 3 weeks and no longer than 3 months.

Basic information:

1. Application deadline: Friday, March 27, 2026, 12:00 PM.
2. Supervisor confirmation deadline: Monday, March 30, 2026, 12:00 PM.
3. Link to the form: https://formularze.us.edu.pl/form/index/7113
4. Link to supervisor confirmation: https://formularze.us.edu.pl/form/index/7114
5. Planned results announcement date: April 2, 2026 (may be changed) on the Doctoral School website.

Application Procedure:

1. The doctoral student completes and submits the SRW form (link above), then confirms submission of the application by clicking the link sent by the system.
2. The doctoral student submits the completed form, either electronically or in hard copy, identical to the form submitted in the School’s IT system, to the doctoral supervisor for approval.
3. The supervisor informs the Doctoral School of the acceptance of the application by completing the form (link above). Any significant changes made to the application by the supervisor will require the doctoral student to repeat the procedure described above. This is not possible after the system has been closed.
4. Applications not confirmed by the supervisor will not be considered (without being requested to supplement the application).
5. Applications that do not meet any of the formal requirements specified in the regulations or the additional conditions listed below will not be considered (without being requested to supplement or amend the application).
6. The committee’s decision is final and cannot be appealed.
7. A doctoral student may submit only one application.
8. Maximum funding amount per doctoral student: PLN 16,000.

Competition rules: Regulation for contest for doctoral students IDB

GDPR information clause: GDPR information clause IDB doctoral students

Announcement of March 18, 2026

The competition aims to finance the research or artistic goals of doctoral students at the University of Silesia’s doctoral schools in Katowice, related to the implementation of specific research tasks resulting from the doctoral student’s Individual Research Plan, and to disseminate the results of completed research tasks.

Basic information:

1. Application deadline: Friday, March 27, 2026, 12:00 PM.
2. Supervisor confirmation deadline: Monday, March 30, 2026, 12:00 PM.
3. Link to the form: https://formularze.us.edu.pl/form/index/7101
4. Link to the supervisor confirmation: https://formularze.us.edu.pl/form/index/7112
5. Planned results announcement date: April 2, 2026 (subject to change) on the Doctoral School website.

Application Procedure:

1. The doctoral student completes and submits the SRW form (link above), then confirms submission of the application by clicking the link sent by the system.
2. The doctoral student submits the completed form, either electronically or in hard copy, identical to the form submitted in the School’s IT system, to the doctoral supervisor for approval.
3. The supervisor informs the Doctoral School of the acceptance of the application by completing the form (link above). Any significant changes made to the application by the supervisor will require the doctoral student to repeat the procedure described above. This is not possible after the system has been closed.
4. Applications not confirmed by the supervisor will not be considered (without being requested to supplement the application).
5. Applications that do not meet any of the formal requirements specified in the regulations or the additional conditions listed below will not be considered (without being requested to supplement or amend the application).
6. The committee’s decision is final and cannot be appealed.
7. The doctoral student may submit multiple applications if they intend to apply for funding for multiple research projects.
8. Maximum funding amount for a single doctoral student: PLN 7,500 (total amount for all applications).

Competition rules: Regulation for contest for doctoral students IDB

GDPR information clause: GDPR information clause IDB doctoral students