Finding Funding Opportunities

Application deadline:  December 12, 2019

Amount: 5-8 mln. RUB yearly

Duration: 3 years (2020-2022 yy. )

Requirements for research team: max 10 members (50% not older 39 y.o.)

IMPORTNANT NOTE!

The necessary requirement for the project is a participation of the two leading scientists in its realization. They are required to organize and conduct short-term (no less than 1 month) visits in order to give lectures and take part in seminars, schools (on the project topic) for young researchers, and also for conducting research on the project. The place of work or permanent residence of such a scientist may not be located in the region of the Russian Federation where the organization is located or in the region bordering to it.

 For more info in Russia, please see: RScF – Leading Scientist.

 2. Call for fundamental research and exploratory research by order of the President of Russian Federation (interdisciplinary projects).

Grants are given out for the realization of interdisciplinary projects that are made up of two or three interdependent scientific and science-technical projects belonging to scientific groups with a view to conduct fundamental exploratory research from 2020-2023. This includes a subsequent possible 3-year extension to fulfil the project.

In the framework of the interdisciplinary project research groups need to carry out research in various fields of knowledge on the basis of two or three different Russian scientific organizations, that are located in non-adjacent regions of the Russian Federation.

Application deadline:  December 20, 2019

Amount: 8-15 mln. RUB yearly (4-6 mln. RUB per group)

Duration: 3 years 2020-2022 yy. (possible 3-year extension)

Requirements for research team: max 10 members (50% not older 39 y.o.), max 25 members for total.

 For more info in Russia, please see: RScF – Interdisciplinary

3. Call for “Basic Scientific Research and Exploratory Scientific Research, Conducted by Research Teams”

Application deadline:  November 15^th, 2019

Funding: 4-6 mln RUB / yr.

Duration: 3 years 2020-2022

Participants Requirements:  max 10 members (50% not older 39 y.o)

For more details, please see RScF Groups

4. Call for “Basic Scientific Research and Exploratory Scientific Research, Conducted by International Research Teams” jointly with the German research community (DFG).

Application deadline:  December 9^th, 2019

Funding: 4-6 mln RUB / yr.

Duration: 3 years 2021-2023

Participants Requirements: 4-10 members (50% not older 39 y.o)

In addition to this project, the leader of a project can simultaneously lead one project funded by the Foundation and participate in one project funded by the Foundation as a research team member.

For more details, please see RScF – DFG

5. Call for “Basic Scientific Research and Exploratory Scientific Research, Conducted by International Research Teams” jointly with with the French National research Agency (ANR).

Application deadline:  April 1^st, 2020

Funding: 4-6 mln RUB / yr.

Duration: 3 years 2021-2023

Participants Requirements: 4-10 members (50% not older 39 y.o)

In addition to this project, the leader of a project can simultaneously lead one project funded by the Foundation and participate in one project funded by the Foundation as a research team member.

 For more details, please see RScF – ANR

Eligible research areas for both calls:

• Mathematics, computer science and systems Sciences;
• Physics and space Sciences;
• Chemistry and materials Sciences;
• Biology and life Sciences;
• Basic research for medicine;
• Agricultural Sciences;
• Earth Sciences;
• Humanities and social Sciences;
• Engineering Sciences.