[JU] SECOND CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR PRE-IMPLEMENTATION WORK FUNDING (track A - for scientists)

• The call for applications applies only to innovations that have been positively evaluated at the pre-selection stage!
• Students, doctoral students, JU employees or research teams (may also include persons from outside the JU), provided that the team includes the creator/co-creator of the innovation and at least one person employed at the JU;
• Applications may only concern Innovations submitted and registered with TTC CITTRU (Results Submission Form), and the property rights to them must belong at least in part to the JU;
• The required level of readiness for implementation for Innovations is at least TRL 2;
• The Innovation must relate to a thematic area covered by National Smart Specialisations (KIS) 1-12;
• Preference is given to eco-innovations implementing the 6R principles or work carried out in accordance with the 6R principles. 

 
What do we require?

• The Minigrant manager and each team member must submit all required declarations;
• It will be necessary to secure the rights to the Innovation (transfer of property rights to the JU in the case of persons who are not JU employees);
• Confirmation of consent: from the administrator of the infrastructure and the student/doctoral student supervisor (if applicable).

• Pre-implementation work to increase TRL (technology readiness level) and/or BRL (business readiness level), including: infrastructure rental, research and consulting services, market and legal analyses, necessary software and materials, salaries, civil law contracts and business trips (to be agreed with TTC/SPV staff). Please note the rules of the Science4Business Project, which do not allow: (1) outsourcing services to other institutional Partners of the Project, or (2) to the staff of other Partners, or (3) financing the salaries of persons performing managerial functions at the JU;
• Amount of funding: up to PLN 200,000 (up to PLN 400,000 if a spin-off company is to be established), with pre-financing obtained at the pre-selection stage reducing the maximum amount of funding requested accordingly. The budgets proposed in the applications will be negotiated;
• We do not allow funding for projects consisting solely of the creation of a website/web application.

• Step 0: ensure that you have received a positive result from the pre-selection stage (eligibility criteria);
• Step 1: complete the Application form, sign it with a qualified electronic signature or print it, sign  traditionally and scan it (remember all the declarations); keep the originals of the documents – you must deliver them to the TTC CITTRU before launching the Minigrant;
• Step 2: prepare an Innovation Presentation (pitch deck) in accordance with the recommendations;
• Step 3: mail the signed form and presentation in .ppt(x) or .pdf format to: inkubator.rozwoju@uj.edu.pl. In the subject line, write: "S4B - Application for pre-implementation work".

Deadlines

• Continuous call will be conducted until 31 October 2026 or until the available funding for the Competition is exhausted; the funds allocated for financing the Applications are: PLN 0.65 million (TTC funds only);
• Applications will be evaluated after at least 5 Applications have been submitted, but no less frequently than once per quarter. The expected evaluation time is a maximum of 30 days;
• The results of the Competition will be published on the project website and the CITTRU website. Applicants will also be informed of the results by e-mail.

• Formal assessment: completeness and correctness of the Application, submission of declarations; 
• Substantive assessment, with presentation by the Applicant (Minigrant Manager and Innovation Broker):

1. connection with eco-innovation / implementation of the 6R principles – weight: 10%,
2. implementation of challenges/needs defined by socio-economic partners – weight: 20%,
3. justification of the planned work, including the schedule and cost estimate, in the context of achieving the objective, i.e. commercialisation, and in relation to the level of technological readiness / economic readiness of the innovation before and after the completion of the activities– weight: 35%,
4. experience of team members in cooperation with the socio-economic environment – weight: 5%,
5. the validity of support for the innovation based on market analysis – weight: 30%.

• To obtain funding, you must achieve a threshold of at least 65% of the maximum score.
• Please note! The Investment Committee may invite the Applicant to an interview/presentation of the Innovation before approving it for funding.

• Minigrant implementation period: up to 12 months;
• The implementation of the Minigrant is carried out in accordance with the approved Application, and expenditure is in accordance with the EFSE rules, Project rules and internal procedures of the JU/SPV; 
• We reserve the right to respond to any irregularities in the implementation of the Minigrant, including warnings, suspension and termination of funding, and demands for its return; 
• The final report must be submitted within 21 days of the completion of the Minigrant;
• The IP created in the Minigrant belongs to the JU/SPV.

• TTC CITTRU / SPV InnoCel : https://cittru.uj.edu.pl/kontakt /zarzad@innocel.pl . 
• Write to us: inkubator.rozwoju@uj.edu.pl

 
TO DOWNLOAD:
Announcement No. 1 of 23 January 2026
Appendix 1: Framework regulations (Science4Business consortium)
Appendix 2: Specific regulations v2 (TTC CITTRU and InnoCel SPV)
Appendix 3: Application form
Appendix 4: Innovation presentation template (pitch deck)
Appendix 5: NSS/KIS list
Appendix 6: description of the 6R principles
Appendix 7: TRL classification
Presentation Template (example for use)