Six people entered the competition:
- Yelena Zakharova
- Maria Bolek
- Magdalena Chowaniec
- Olga Khabibulina
- Joanna Nachman
- Michał Koziol
The committee for the competition procedure, composed of:
- dr Anna Becker – Chairperson of the Commission
- dr hab. Nicole Dołowy-Rybińska, prof. IS PAN
- dr Tymoteusz Król
Kamelia Penkowska – secretary
After reviewing the documents presented by the candidates, it decided to invite to the second stage an interview:
- Yelena Zakharova
- Michał Koziol
- Joanna Nachman