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On April 9, 2010 the Government of the Russian Federation adopted Resolution On.220 “On measures designed to attract leading scientists to Russian institutions of higher learning”. Pursuant to this resolution, the RF Government will issue subsidies for eligible purposes in the following amounts: 3 billion roubles in 2010, 5 billion roubles in 2011, and 4 billion roubles in 2012.
The funds will be made available in the form of grants of up to 150 million roubles each awarded on a competitive basis to support research projects implemented in 2010-2012 with the possibility of extension for an additional one and/or two years.
The grants will be awarded on the basis of decisions made by the Grant Board of the Government of the Russian Federation for support of scientific research projects implemented under the supervision of leading scientists at Russian institutions of higher learning (hereinafter referred to as “Grant Board”) established by Resolution No.517 of the Government of the Russian Federation adopted on April 9, 2010. The Grant Board will support research projects designed to be implemented within one of the following eligible scientific disciplines: astronomy and astrophysics, nuclear power and nuclear technologies, biology, biotechnologies, information technologies and computing systems, space research and technologies, mathematics, engineering, health sciences and technologies, mechanics and management processes, nanotechnologies, Earth sciences, material sciences and technologies, psychology, cognitive research, construction and architecture, physics, chemistry, ecology, economics, international research, sociology, power production, energy efficiency and energy saving.
The Grant Board requires that leading scientists personally oversee their research project activities implemented at their respective research laboratories by being physically present at the relevant host institutions of higher learning for not less than an aggregate of four months in a calendar year starting with 2011.
The grants of the Government of the Russian Federation designed to support scientific research projects implemented under the supervision of leading scientists at Russian institutions of higher learning (hereinafter referred to as “Grants”) will be paid in instalments to the host institutions of higher learning where the recipients (leading scientists) implement their research projects. The host institutions of higher learning will not be authorised to spend the grants without prior consent of the leading scientists supervising their research projects.
The grant competition is open which means that applicants from among leading scientists may submit their grant applications in collaboration with institutions of higher learning of any legal-organizational form. The grant competition regulations do not impose any limitations on the leading scientist’s citizenship or country or permanent residence. A leading scientist may submit only one grant application but the number of research activities implemented at the host institution under the same project is not limited. The grant competition regulations do not impose any limitations on the subject area of the research project proposed in the grant application as long as the research project activities fall within one of the aforementioned scientific disciplines determined by the Grant Board as eligible for governmental support.
All research projects supported under the grant competition will be implemented in compliance with the terms and conditions of the grant agreement executed by and between the leading scientist, the host institution of higher learning, and the Ministry of education and science of the Russian Federation. Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the grant agreement, the leading scientist is responsible for supervising the implementation of his research project and submitting regular progress reports, whereas the host institution of higher learning is responsible for ensuring the requisite project implementation conditions.
Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the grant agreement, the host institution of higher learning has the right to execute contracts (agreements) with the leading scientist’s permanent employer-organization to account for its interests in the research project implemented at the host institution of higher learning, as well as the results of its commercial application.
The funds will be made available in the form of grants of up to 150 million roubles each awarded on a competitive basis to support research projects implemented in 2010-2012 with the possibility of extension for an additional one and/or two years.
The grants will be awarded on the basis of decisions made by the Grant Board of the Government of the Russian Federation for support of scientific research projects implemented under the supervision of leading scientists at Russian institutions of higher learning (hereinafter referred to as “Grant Board”) established by Resolution No.517 of the Government of the Russian Federation adopted on April 9, 2010. The Grant Board will support research projects designed to be implemented within one of the following eligible scientific disciplines: astronomy and astrophysics, nuclear power and nuclear technologies, biology, biotechnologies, information technologies and computing systems, space research and technologies, mathematics, engineering, health sciences and technologies, mechanics and management processes, nanotechnologies, Earth sciences, material sciences and technologies, psychology, cognitive research, construction and architecture, physics, chemistry, ecology, economics, international research, sociology, power production, energy efficiency and energy saving.
The Grant Board requires that leading scientists personally oversee their research project activities implemented at their respective research laboratories by being physically present at the relevant host institutions of higher learning for not less than an aggregate of four months in a calendar year starting with 2011.
The grants of the Government of the Russian Federation designed to support scientific research projects implemented under the supervision of leading scientists at Russian institutions of higher learning (hereinafter referred to as “Grants”) will be paid in instalments to the host institutions of higher learning where the recipients (leading scientists) implement their research projects. The host institutions of higher learning will not be authorised to spend the grants without prior consent of the leading scientists supervising their research projects.
The grant competition is open which means that applicants from among leading scientists may submit their grant applications in collaboration with institutions of higher learning of any legal-organizational form. The grant competition regulations do not impose any limitations on the leading scientist’s citizenship or country or permanent residence. A leading scientist may submit only one grant application but the number of research activities implemented at the host institution under the same project is not limited. The grant competition regulations do not impose any limitations on the subject area of the research project proposed in the grant application as long as the research project activities fall within one of the aforementioned scientific disciplines determined by the Grant Board as eligible for governmental support.
All research projects supported under the grant competition will be implemented in compliance with the terms and conditions of the grant agreement executed by and between the leading scientist, the host institution of higher learning, and the Ministry of education and science of the Russian Federation. Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the grant agreement, the leading scientist is responsible for supervising the implementation of his research project and submitting regular progress reports, whereas the host institution of higher learning is responsible for ensuring the requisite project implementation conditions.
Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the grant agreement, the host institution of higher learning has the right to execute contracts (agreements) with the leading scientist’s permanent employer-organization to account for its interests in the research project implemented at the host institution of higher learning, as well as the results of its commercial application.
