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Author: Jolanta Skwaradowska Published At: 07.03.2022

Grants and scholarships in pro-quality programmes - summary of 2021
Pro-quality programmes are one of the main tools for implementing the development strategy of the Silesian University of Technology. Their main objective is, by awarding grants or scholarships, to motivate and support employees, doctoral students and students to pursue scientific excellence, increase internationalisation and upgrade education based on research and innovation.
In 2021, the Rector awarded a total of over 2419 grants or scholarships to over 1037 employees, PhD students and students from the Silesian University of Technology.
In 2021 the Rector awarded:
- Grants to increase capacity to obtain international projects
- Grants in connection with the recruitment of an employee to a research position funded by external sources
- Grants for publications in TOP1, TOP10, "Nature" or "Science" journals and for monographs in high-scoring publications, under the Excellence Initiative - Research University programme
- Grants to fund ground-breaking research under the Excellence Initiative - Research University programme
- Grants to start research activities in a new research topic under the Excellence Initiative - Research University programme
- Grants for internships of at least 3 months in leading foreign research centres under the Excellence Initiative - Research University programme
- Grants for the publication of a scientific or teaching monograph
- Grants for proofreading of high-scoring publications or patent applications
- Rector's Habilitation Grants
- Rector's Professorship Grants
- Rector's grants for high-scoring publications or granted patents
- Mobility grants, in accordance with Ordinance 30/2020
- Grants for international travel in accordance with Ordinance 29/2020
- Scholarships for the best doctoral students, under the Excellence Initiative - Research University programme, in accordance with Ordinance 29/2020
- Scholarships for publications issued in collaboration with an author representing a foreign research centre or non-academic partner, under the Excellence Initiative - Research University programme
- Scholarships for teams implementing projects in Horizon 2020 or Horizon Europe under the Excellence Initiative programme - Research University
- Scholarships for the best students of the Silesian University of Technology from countries outside the European Union within the Excellence Initiative - Research University programme
- Mentoring scholarships - Mentoring programme "Spread your wings" carried out within the framework of the Excellence Initiative - Research University programme
- Funding for project-based learning projects - PBL, under the Excellence Initiative - Research University programme
- Funding for projects of student research associations, within the framework of the Excellence Initiative - Research University programme
- Participation in Nature Masterclasses as part of a programme supporting the strengthening of young researchers' capacity to publish in high scoring journals and to apply for prestigious international projects, under the Excellence Initiative - Research University programme
- Funding in the pro-quality programme for investment in the development of internationalisation under the Excellence Initiative - Research University programme, under Ordinance No. 25/2021
In addition, decided to employ as a result of competitions: