The project coordinator announces a call for proposals for the task: Financing the costs of research conducted by doctoral candidate at the Doctoral School of the University of Silesia.
Description of the activity for which funding can be applied for
Conducting scientific research related to the preparation of a doctoral thesis.
Funding will cover costs related to the implementation of a single research task included in the doctoral candidate’s Individual Research Plan.
Examples of costs related to the implementation of a research task: purchase of literature unavailable in libraries, interlibrary loan service, purchase of access to databases, purchase of access to diagnostic surveys, obtaining consent from the bioethics committee to conduct research, purchase of material for conducting an experiment, ordering analyses, purchase of materials for consumption (for research equipment, for the laboratory).
The amount of financing and the method of conducting the purchase will be determined in accordance with the regulations in force at the University of Silesia in Katowice, based on the presented cost estimate.
The project coordinator reserves the right to decide on the final amount of financing, including the length of the financed mobility. The maximum amount of funding is PLN 5,000.
THE CALL FOR PROPOSALS WILL TAKE PLACE FROM 20.05.2026 TO 29.05.2026
(electronical forms are active from 20.05.2026 12:00 to 29.05.2026 15:00)
The subsidy can be used by a person who meets all of the following requirements:
- he/she has the status of a PhD candidate at the University of Silesia in Katowice,
- he/she conducts research to support the transformation process, in particular with the directions of the green and digital economy,
- he/she has not yet received funding for the project „jUŚt transition – Potencjał Uniwersytetu Śląskiego podstawą Sprawiedliwej Transformacji regionu” in this the same task
- within the set deadline, he/she will hand over in person, by traditional mail or intra-university mail to the Project Office (Rector’s Office Building, Bankowa 12, room 2.11) a set of original documents (incomplete documents will not be considered).
The set of documents includes:
Załącznik nr 3 – Formularz zgłoszenia dla doktorantów(pdf, 209kb,pl)
Załącznik nr 5 – Formularz klauzuli informacyjnej FESL(pdf, 228kb, pl)
Załącznik nr 6 – Formularz klauzuli informacyjnej UŚ(pdf, 218kb, pl)
Załącznik nr 7 – Formularz danych osobowych(pdf, 246kb, pl)
Załącznik nr 8 – Deklaracja uczestnictwa(pdf, 225kb, pl)
Załącznik nr 11 – Karta wyboru formy wsparcia dla doktorantów(docx,944kbkb, pl)
Supervisor’s opinion – printed form
https://formularze.us.edu.pl/form/index/7310
Substantive attachment – printed form
https://formularze.us.edu.pl/form/index/7311
All attachments are intended for traditional (paper) completion and in case of problems with completing them/special needs, please come to the Project Office – room 3.31, 2nd floor, ul. Bankowa 12, 40-007 Katowice, where you can get assistance in completing them. In case of qualification, please also report to the Project Office – room 3.31, 2nd floor, ul. Bankowa 12, 40-007 Katowice just.fesl@us.edu.pl special needs resulting from disability.
NOTE: Appendixes No. 3 and 11 (Załącznik nr 3 and Załącznik nr 11) must be confirmed at the Doctoral School.
Recruitment will take place on the basis of the Regulations of recruitment and participation in the project Regulaminu rekrutacji i uczestnictwa w projekcie „jUŚt transition – Potencjał Uniwersytetu Śląskiego podstawą Sprawiedliwej Transformacji regionu” – zarządzenie nr 143/2025 Rektora Uniwersytetu Śląskiego w Katowicach z dniach 14 sierpnia 2025 roku
In the event of any discrimination or events limiting access to the project, any person participating in the project (any candidate) may contact:
- Coordinator for Accessibility
- Committee for Equality and Diversity Affairs
- Ombudsperson for Academic Rights and Values
- Student and PhD Student Ombudsperson
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