Programy Welcome, MPD, Team, Ventures, Pomost i Homing Plus sa współfinansowane ze środków Europejskiego Funduszu Rozwoju Regionalnego w ramach programu Operacyjnego Innowacyjna Gospodarka. FOUNDATION FOR POLISH SCIENCE Grażyny 11 02-548 Warsaw phone: (0048) 22 845 95 01 e-mail: [email protected] www.fnp.org.pl Projekt Skills jest współfinansowany ze środków Europejskiego Funduszu Społecznego w ramach Programu Operacyjnego Kapitał Ludzki. FACEBOOK: ANNUAL REPORT www.facebook.com/FundacjanarzeczNaukiPolskiej YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/user/FundacjaFNP ISSN: 2299-2588 Supporting only the best, so that they can become even better 03 Annual Report 2012 About the Foundation The Foundation for Polish Science (FNP) has been In 2003 and 2004, the Foundation received extra active since 1991. It is a non-governmental, apoliti- funding for supporting science on the basis of the SUPPORTING cal, non-profit organization with a mission to sup- privatisation law of 29 March 2000, “On amendments port science. It is the largest Polish non-governmen- to the law on the privatisation of enterprises...”. The tal source of funding for research. law stated that 2% of the revenue obtained from pri- ONLY THE BEST, vatising State Treasury companies was to be added THE FOUNDATION CARRIES OUT to the Foundation’s assets. The resulting amount of ITS STATUTORY TASKS BY: 51.7 million zlotys was used to form a separate fund earmarked solely for financing domestic stipends for SO THAT THEY • supporting leading scientists and research teams, young scientists (the START programme). The 1 March 2002 amendment to the above law changed the recip- • modernizing research facilities in all fields of ient of these funds - it was now the State Committee CAN BECOME science, for Scientific Research (KBN). In 2007, the Foundation received supplementary funding for its POWROTY/ • assisting innovative projects and the commerciali- HOMING programme from the European Economic sation of scientific discoveries and inventions. Area Financial Mechanism. In the same year, it EVEN BETTER launched programmes financed by the structural funds available under Measure 1.2 “Strengthening the human resources potential of science” of the THE FOUNDATION OPERATES IN ACCORD- Innovative Economy Operational Programme. As ANCE WITH ITS GUIDING MOTTO: SUPPORTING a beneficiary of the IE OP’s key programmes, the FNP ONLY THE BEST, SO THAT THEY CAN BECOME will receive 408 million zlotys (this funding is being EVEN BETTER AS WELL AS THE FOLLOWING spent in 2007-2015). In addition, thanks to funding PRINCIPLES: from the Human Capital Operational Programme (Measure 4.2 “Development of R&D system staff qual- • support is provided directly to scientists ifications and improving the awareness of the role and research teams, of science in economic growth”), the Foundation launched the SKILLS project in 2011 and will receive • all grants, prizes and stipends are awarded 36 million zlotys for its implementation in 2011-2015. by way of a competition, By the end of 2012, the Foundation had spent almost • the leading criterion in awarding support 239 million zlotys on programmes supported by is scientific excellence, European funds (IE OP and HC OP). • the achievements and output of FNP competition Since 2005, the Foundation has held the status of entrants is evaluated by scientists respected in a public benefit organization, which entitles it, their fields - both Polish and international (peer among other things, to accept donations from pri- review method), vate individuals of 1% of their personal income tax for its statutory activity. The funds obtained from • support is provided according to the “hard such donations are directed towards supplement- money” principle (high selectivity when choosing ing the stipends for beneficiaries of the competitions recipients). for young scientists – from 2006 to 2009, these were stipends for scientists returning from abroad (the The Foundation’s founding capital of 95 million POWROTY/HOMING programme), and from 2010 – zlotys originated from the Central Fund for the stipends for the most outstanding beneficiaries in the Development of Science and Technology, which START programme’s competition. was liquidated in 1990, whereupon the capital was directed to the FNP by a decision of the Polish par- In order to ensure that its activities remain trans- liament. For 20 years, these funds have been effec- parent, the Foundation publishes extensive informa- tively increased by way of investment, for example tion on its activity in the form of Annual Reports in bonds, investment fund units and shares, allowing and hires renowned auditing companies to have its the Foundation to create a stable and secure finan- financial statements audited. The Annual Reports are cial base. Thanks to the funds raised from financial available on the Foundation’s website. market operations, the Foundation had allocated a total of more than 427 million zlotys to science by the end of 2012. The value of the Foundation’s funds is currently more than 341 million zlotys. 04 05 Authorities of the Foundation for Polish Science Annual Report 2012 Annual Report 2012 The Foundation for Polish Science Staff AUTHORITIES THE FOUNDATION OF THE FOUNDATION FOR POLISH FOR POLISH SCIENCE SCIENCE STAFF status on 31 December 2012 PROGRAMME DIVISION ACCOUNTING AND ADMINISTRATION DIVISION THE EXECUTIVE BOARD Michał Pietras Wanda Krzemińska OF THE FOUNDATION Director of the Programme Division Director of Finance and Administration, Chief Accountant President Prof. Maciej Żylicz, PhD hab. PROGRAMME COORDINATION SECTION Tomasz Poprawka, PhD HR SECTION Deputy President Deputy Director of the Programme Division Małgorzata Pieńkowska Prof. Włodzimierz Bolecki, PhD hab. Deputy Director of Finance and Administration Monika Biłas-Henne, PhD Deputy President Beata Frączak, PhD ACCOUNTING SECTION Tomasz S. Perkowski, PhD Krystyna Frąk Dorota Komosa Anna Jeż, PhD Iwona Pachnowska Aneta Michałkiewicz, PhD Katarzyna Siemieńczuk The Foundation’s Executive Board (from left): Joanna Rutkowska, PhD Monika Wolińska Prof. W.Bolecki, T.S Perkowski, PhD, Prof. M. Żylicz. Kinga Słomińska Małgorzata Zawłocka Magdalena Sordyl Ewa Śliwowska ADMINISTRATION & SERVICES Małgorzata Świtalska-Bury Hubert Choma Julia Zimmermann Wojciech Janikowski Piotr Urbaniak CONTRACTS AND CONTROL SECTION Dorota Sierak DEVELOPMENT AND FINANCIAL ANALYSIS DIVISION Deputy Director of the Programme Division Office of the Board Magdalena Borowska-Wittlin Aleksandra Kowalska Katarzyna Demczuk Paweł Kulesza Agata Szostakiewicz THE FOUNDATION’S COUNCIL Viktoryia Luchko (term of office from 1 September 2012 to 31 August 2016) Marcin Marcinków FINANCIAL ANALYSIS Lidia Rachocka AND INVESTMENT SECTION Chairman Mirosław Serwaczyński (programmer) Krystyna Akacka Prof. Andrzej Jerzmanowski, PhD hab. Irmina Sitnicka Aneta Antolak Deputy Chairman RESEARCHER DEVELOPMENT SECTION LEGAL DEPARTMENT Prof. Irena E. Kotowska, PhD hab. Adam Zieliński Katarzyna Bojańczyk – Legal Counsellor Deputy Director of the Programme Division Anna Bergiel Members: Prof. Leon Gradoń, PhD hab. eng. Jagoda Brewczak PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT Prof. Henryk Koroniak, PhD hab. Aleksandra Krypa Magdalena Kołomańska Prof. Marek Z. Świtoński, PhD hab. Marta Michalska-Bugajska Elżbieta Marczuk Prof. Wojciech Tygielski, PhD hab. Justyna Motrenko Dominika Wojtysiak-Łańska Prof. Karol I. Wysokiński, PhD hab. Katarzyna Pronobis Grażyna Żebrowska, PhD (contacts with U.S. institutions) Jakub Rytka Honorary Member Emilia Wojewoda Prof. Maciej W. Grabski, PhD hab. eng. PROGRAMME MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT Marta Łazarowicz-Kowalik The Foundation’s Council (from left, top row): M.Z Świtoński, H.Koroniak, L. Gradoń, W.Tygielski, (below): A. Jerzmanowski, I.E.Kotowska, K.I. Wysokiński. 06 07 The FNP Staff Annual Report 2012 Annual Report 2012 The FNP Staff The FNP Staff Krystyna Akacka Aneta Antolak Monika Biłas-Henne, PhD Katarzyna Bojańczyk Michał Pietras Tomasz Poprawka, PhD Katarzyna Pronobis Lidia Rachocka Magdalena Borowska-Wittlin Hubert Choma Katarzyna Demczuk Beata Frączak, PhD Joanna Rutkowska, PhD Mirosław Serwaczyński Irmina Sitnicka Kinga Słomińska Wojciech Janikowski Anna Jeż, PhD Magdalena Kołomańska Dorota Komosa Magdalena Sordyl Małgorzata Świtalska-Bury Piotr Urbaniak Dominika Wojtysiak-Łańska Aleksandra Krypa Viktoryia Luchko Marta Łazarowicz–Kowalik Marcin Marcinków Monika Wolińska Małgorzata Zawłocka Adam Zieliński Julia Zimmermann Elżbieta Marczuk Marta Michalska-Bugajska Aneta Michałkiewicz, PhD Justyna Motrenko Grażyna Żebrowska, PhD 08 09 Letter from the Chairman of the Foundation’s Council Annual Report 2012 Annual Report 2012 Letter from the Chairman of the Foundation’s Council LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FOUNDATION’S COUNCIL Dear Readers, lations with the Foundation’s Board can be summed up to ensure ideal conditions and neutralize all potential whether they were fully compatible with the importance in three words: control, inspiration, cooperation. What dangers. In 2012 the Council observed the Foundation’s and renown of what is Poland’s biggest scientific award. The year 2012 saw a renewal of the Foundation is the essence of these relations, and how does the new financial condition with great concern and attention. As Council stemming from the Statutes. The four of us who Council view its role? Let me start with the opening bal- mentioned earlier, that condition is good, but the effort Finally, it gives me great pleasure to inform everyone that already worked together during the previous