Simons Semesters in Banach Center – New Energies
The program Simons Semesters in Banach Center – New Energies is a three-year research and training initiative carried out at the Institute of Mathematics of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IMPAN). In 2025, the Institute was awarded funding in the Targeted Grants for Institutes competition organized by the Simons Foundation. The Targeted Grants for Institutes program aims to support institutions engaged in mathematics and the physical sciences by funding centers of excellence, fostering a strong research culture, and strengthening ties within the international research community.
Award number: SFI-MPS-T-Institutes-00010825
Start date: July 1, 2025
End date: June 30, 2028
Local Scientific and Organizing Committee
Coordinators: Wiesława Nizioł, Paweł Dłotko, Yonatan Gutman, Piotr Nowak, Grigor Sargsyan
Project objectives
Building on experience gained during the previous Simons Semesters programs (2015–2019 and 2021–2024), IMPAN is prepared to implement more focused, intensive five-week research programs dedicated to specific topics. We intend to broaden the scope and format of thematic semesters while continuing to integrate leading international researchers and outstanding early-career scientists. Small international teams of organizers will lead the programs will participate in workshops, schools, and conferences.
The overarching goal is to increase the impact of research conducted at IMPAN-and at other Polish research institutions-on the development of global science. This will be achieved through a range of activities whose outcomes will raise the overall quality of research.
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01. Invariant structures in groups, spaces, and algebras12.01.2026 - 15.02.2026
T. Amrutam, A. Dudko, M. Lemańczyk, C. Medynets
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02. Continued fractions, fractals, ergodic theory, and dynamics27.04.2026 - 31.05.2026
C. Carminati, A. Dudko, F. Przytycki, A. Śpiewak, P. Vytnova
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03. Gödel's Program25.05.2026 - 05.07.2026
G. Goldberg, S. Muller, R. Mohammadpour, G. Sargsyan
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04. Geometric analysis01.06.2026 - 05.07.2026
T. Adamowicz, P. Goldstein,
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05. Twistor theory and applications to geometry, physics, and integrable systems24.08.2026 - 26.09.2026
W. Kryński, M. Dunajski
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06. Beyond hydrodynamic equations19.10.2026 - 22.11.2026
P. Gwiazda, A. Wróblewska-Kamińska, Y. Choi, E. Feireisl, E. Süli
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07. Combinatorial structures, integrable probability, and topological recursion17.05.2027 - 18.06.2027
M. Dołęga, M. Kotowski, P. Sułkowski, K. Szpojankowski, P. Śniady
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08. Quantum groups and operator algebras24.05.2027 - 25.06.2027
A. Skalski, P. Sołtan, M. Wasilewski
Call for applications for 2026-2027
The Institute of Mathematics of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IMPAN) in Warsaw announces a program of mathematics-focused activities supported by the Simons Foundation within the new scheme, Simons Semesters in Banach Center – New Energies, and invites applications for 5-week-long, concentrated scientific activities in 2026 and 2027.
Possible starting dates
between October 1, 2026, and April 1, 2027.
Based on the experience of the recent Simons Semesters programs (2015-2019 and 2020-2024), IMPAN is prepared to support varied research programs on specific topics. We intend the focused activities to be typically run by a small but international group of organizers, including visitors attending workshops, schools, and conferences.
The project's primary objective is to strengthen the impact of scientific research conducted at IMPAN and other Polish scientific institutions on the development of world science.
Support offered
The support of the Simons Foundation for each program covers the salaries of 3 experienced scientists (leaders) visiting Warsaw (7.500 USD) and local expenses for 11 Early Career Researchers (2.500 USD). The leaders might also be external organizers.
IMPAN will provide general infrastructure (office space, IT support, conference facilities) and additional support (up to 100.000 PLN) for each program, which can be spent on research activities during the program. The organizers are encouraged to complement this with additional funding sources.
Basic requirements
The program's basis is collaborative research and mentoring, run by groups of scientists, in most cases, including foreign researchers. Each 5-week program must include at least one school and one conference; at least one of these should take place at the Będlewo Center, complemented by a series of lectures and research meetings.
Proposal
The proposals, 2-4 pages long, should contain the following information:
- program's title,
- proposed starting date,
- names of the organizers, including the contact details of the corresponding person,
- description of the proposed field of mathematics, its current state-of-the-art, and connections with other branches of mathematics (and/or other sciences),
- list of the leading scientific aims for the program,
- names and affiliations of the scientific leaders who would spend 5 weeks at IMPAN,
- the list and timetable of the planned activities proposed, organizing teams for each of the meetings, and the estimated number of participants,
- an explanation of why IMPAN is a suitable place to host the semester and what the longer-term benefits would be for the host institution and Polish mathematics.
- cost estimates of the proposed activities, including external funding (if available)
Dates and further information
The proposals should be emailed to
be employed at IMPAN. The Jury may propose a different start date for the program.
Any inquiries regarding the program and the application process should be sent to
Further information on the previous editions of the program is available on our website: