Student research clubs are a space where passion meets science, and creative ideas transform into tangible research and innovative projects. To support their development, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education has launched another edition of the “Student Research Clubs Create Innovations” program. The call for applications for the next edition of the programme has just been announced. It will run from September 28 to October 27, 2026, until 4:00 PM.
The objective of the “Student Research Clubs Create Innovations” program is to support student research clubs operating at universities in several areas:
- conducting scientific research or development work, particularly aimed at creating or modernizing technologies or technical solutions and popularizing their results;
- transferring the results of conducted scientific research or development work to the economic sphere;
- acquiring by members of these clubs soft skills necessary for conducting scientific research or development work and popularizing their results, especially in the commercialization of these results and related know-how, teamwork, and public speaking during participation in scientific and scientific-technical conferences and scientific seminars;
- purchasing certificates and licenses necessary in the process of commercializing scientific research or development work results and know-how related to these results;
- to assist research clubs in implementing innovative projects and improving the quality of their activities, as well as streamlining the mechanism for transferring technologies and technical solutions developed within their activities to the economic sphere.
Application Rules at PK Krakow University of Technology
As in previous years, the project selection process at PK Krakow University of Technology will be preceded by an internal competition!
Individuals interested in participating in the program are requested to send their applications to: sknti@pk.edu.pl by October 18, 2026.
From the applications submitted to the indicated email address, the Committee will select the maximum permissible number of applications. Authors of selected projects will be eligible to submit applications in the Integrated System of Services for Science (ZSUN/OSF).
Why is it worth it?
The program enables student research clubs operating at universities to obtain financial support for, among other things:
- conducting scientific research and development work,
- purchasing certificates and licenses necessary in the process of commercializing research results,
- transferring the results of conducted scientific research or development work to the economic sphere,
- developing soft skills of research club members related to conducting research activities and popularizing their results.
The maximum amount of co-financing or project funding is PLN 70,000.
Detailed information about the program is available on the website of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education.
