PROM Project – Short-term Academic Exchange – 2024 Call for Applications
The Faculty of Physics, Astronomy, and Informatics at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń invites you to participate in the PROM program, offering a wide range of opportunities for students, PhD candidates, and academic staff. The goal of the project is to enhance the internationalization of NCU and improve the quality of education through academic mobility. The project will encompass a total of 124 mobilities, including internships, participation in prestigious conferences, as well as summer and winter schools. The project is being implemented in cooperation with the Faculty of Chemistry, the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, the Faculty of Biological and Veterinary Sciences, the Faculty of Earth Sciences and Spatial Management, and the Interdisciplinary Centre for Modern Technologies at NCU.
Why participate?
The PROM project offers an excellent opportunity for academic and professional development through participation in:
- Internships for NCU PhD candidates and students – short-term forms of education providing valuable experience in foreign academic institutions.
- Internships for PhD candidates from foreign institutions coming to NCU.
- Scientific conferences – the chance to present research results and network with the international academic community.
- Summer and winter schools – specialized educational programs led by distinguished scientists, aimed at developing interdisciplinary skills.
Who can apply?
The project is targeted at:
- NCU PhD candidates – 40 places for internships or conference trips.
- Foreign PhD candidates – 46 places for internships, participation in summer schools, and conferences.
- NCU students – 16 places for internships or participation in winter schools.
- Foreign students – 10 places for participation in selected summer and winter schools organized at NCU.
- Academic staff – 12 places for speakers and lecturers at the summer schools organized at NCU.
Support Schedule
November 15, 2024 – December 6, 2024: Recruitment for internships for PhD students and students of NCU (CLOSED)
November 15, 2024 – December 6, 2024: Recruitment for internships at NCU for international PhD students (CLOSED)
November 15, 2024 – December 6, 2024: Recruitment for conference trips for NCU PhD students (CLOSED)
November 15, 2024 – December 11, 2024: Recruitment for funding participation in a training school for the International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) for NCU students (CLOSED)
December 1, 2024 – January 10, 2025: Recruitment to support the participation in M3-S conference for foreign PhD students (M3S) (CLOSED)
December 4, 2024 – February 15, 2025: Recruitment to support the participation in I-HOW JWST Hands-On Workshop for Central & Eastern Europe 2025 for foreign PhD students (Info) (CLOSED)
January 22, 2025 – March 14, 2025: Recruitment to support the participation in the Molecular Excited States (MolEx) Workshop for foreign PhD students (Apply!) (CLOSED)
February 26, 2025 – June 6, 2025: Recruitment to support the participation in the Plant-Microbial Interactions in Saline Areas Workshop (Apply!) (OPEN)
March 1, 2025 – March 22, 2025: Supplementary recruitment for conference participation for NCU PhD students (7 places) and internships for NCU students (4 places). (CLOSED)
January – September 2025: Implementation of internship and conference trips
Results of Completed Calls for Applications (70 KB)
Important Documents
PROM Project Regulations (1,41 MB)
Annex No.1: Instructions for Calculating Eligible Funding (156 KB)
Annex No.2: Application form (91 KB)
Exemplary PROM Agreement (191 KB)
The application for participation in the PROM program must include a set of documents listed in the program regulations. The required documents vary depending on the type of activity being applied for but include, among others, a CV, a motivation letter, and other necessary attachments.
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Contact us
Applications: projekt_prom@umk.pl
Assistant project coordinator – mgr Monika Korzeniewska (monikak@fizyka.umk.pl)
Project coordinator – dr Katarzyna Walczewska-Szewc (kszewc@umk.pl)
