1. 2016 Challenges and Action Plan
2015 Annual Report
2016 Challenges and Action Plan
Marine Chitashvili
Shota Rustaveli national Science Foundation
Director General
International Supervisory Board Meeting
Tbilisi, February 25, 2016

2. Contents Year 2015 Financial Summary 2015 Program Highlights 2015
Internal Audit Report 2015
Year 2016
Challenges
Action Plan

3. 2015 Financial Summary
2015 Calls
# Submitted Proposals
Funded projects
Success index %
Supporting Research :
Basic Research
540
106
19.63%
Applied Research
213 35
16.43%
Collaborative research projects [compatriots] 38 12
31.58%
Supporting Young Scientists and International Collaboration:
Postdoc Research grants
101 34
33.66%
MA Research scholarships 58 47
81.03%
PhD Scholarships
376 87
23.14%
Mobility grants for Young Scientists [Internships] 30 18
60.00%
Seasonal Schools 13 11
84.62%
Travel Grants
194 94
48.45%
Conference Grants 73 9
12.33%
Supporting Georgian Studies:
Research grants Georgian material and cultural heritage abroad 43 4
9.30%
Supporting Georgian Studies Centers and Programs Abroad 2
18.18%
Joint International Collaborative Programs:
JULICH CENTER (MA) 6
66.67%
JULICH CENTER (PhD)
STCU
31.43%
CNR 17
35.29%
Science Communication:
Competition Young Scientist and Inventors “Leonardo da Vinci’ – for secondary and high school students 67
5.97%
Total
1821
488
27%
SRNSF Total Budget
28, 682, 611 GEL
Management Costs – 1,223,211 GEL
Program Costs - 27,459,400 GEL
Budget Execution – 99, 54% -

4. SRNSF Highlights 2015 New Statutory document – April 21, 2015
Mission Statement- to support innovative, high quality scientific research in Georgia and integration of Georgian researchers and young scientists in international research area.
Priority areas -
Improvement quality of research
Internationalization
Supporting young scientists

5. SRNSF finances Research Projects in all areas;
Young scientists and international collaboration;
Georgian Studies;
Collaborative international research projects;
Infrastructure;
Science Communication.

6. Funded Disciplines EUROSTAT/OECD
Natural Sciences;
Engineering and Technology;
Medical and Health Sciences;
Agricultural Sciences;
Social Sciences;
Humanities.
Georgian Studies - 10% of program budget

7. Activities by Priorities (I) - Calls for funding
Research: Basic, Applied and Collaborative research [compatriots].
Supporting young scientists: Postdoc Research projects, Internships abroad; PhD Scholarships; MA research grants; Seasonal Schools.
International Collaboration and Mobility: Travel grants; Conference grants;
Supporting Georgian Studies: Research Grants on Georgia material and cultural heritage, Supporting Georgian Studies Centers and programs aboard.

8. Activities by Priorities (II)
International Collaboration: CERN, DUBNA, JUELICH CENTER, CNR, CNRS, STCU, ISTC, CRDF-Global and EU multilateral programs (FP7 IncoNet EaP; Black Sea Horizon).
Scientific Information and Technology infrastructure development: Infrastructure Grants; ELSEVIER BV, Scopus for Universities and Research Centers; 2 Georgian Journals ELSEVIER - Annals of Agrarian Science და Transactions of Andria Razmadze Mathematical Institute
Science Communication: Young Researchers and Inventors program Leonardo da Vinci, Research by high school students, Supporting preparation and participation in International Olympiads [Mathematics, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, IT]

9. Funding Research – Basic Research
2015 Total Budget GEL
Maximum budget per project GEL.
# Submitted proposals - 540;
Funded project, 395 scientists;
Project duration month. 1
Georgian studies 2
Humanities, Social sciences 3
Engineering and technology
Information engineering and Communications 4 5
Mathematics 6
Physical & Chemical sciences  7
Life Sciences 8
Medical and health sciences 9
Earth and environmental sciences 10
Agricultural sciences
Up to over-55

10. Funding Research – Applied Research
2015 Total Budget GEL
Maximum budget per project GEL.
# Submitted proposals - 213;
Funded - 35 projects, 161 Scientists;
Project Duration month. 1
Georgian studies 2
Humanities, Social sciences 3
Engineering and technology
Information engineering and Communications 4 5
Mathematics 6
Physical & Chemical sciences  7
Life Sciences 8
Medical and health sciences 9
Earth and environmental sciences
Up to over-55 10
Agricultural sciences

11. Funding Research – Collaborative Research [Compatriots]
2015 Total Budget GEL.
Maximum budget per project GEL
# Submitted proposal - 38;
Funded – 12 projects; 74 Scientists;
Project Duration month. 1
Georgian studies 2
Humanities, Social sciences 3
Engineering and technology
Information engineering and Communications 4 5
Physical & Chemical sciences  6
Earth and environmental sciences

12. Supporting young Scientists – Postdoc Research Grants1
Georgian Studies 4
Natural Sciences - 13
Mathematics 2
Computer and information sciences 3
Physical Science
Chemical Science 5
Earth and related environmental sciences 6
Biological Science
Engineering and Technology-3
Civil Engineering
Nano-technology
Medicine and Health Sciences-3
Basic Medicine
Agricultural Sciences-3
Agriculture, forestry and fisheries
Social Sciences -3
Psychology
Economics and business
Humanities-5
Languages and literature
Arts (Arts, history of arts, performing arts, music)
2015 Total Budget GEL
Maximum budget per project GEL.
# Submitted proposals ;
Funded - 34 projects; 34 scientists;
Project duration month

13. Supporting Young Scientists – Internship Research Grants
Total budget – GEL
Maximum budget per project GEL
# Submitted proposals - 28;
Funded – 18 projects; 18 Scientists
Project duration month. [extension up to 8 month] 1
Georgian studies 2
Natural sciences 3
Engineering and technology 4
Medical and health sciences 5
Agricultural sciences 6
Social sciences 7
Humanities,

14. Supporting young Scientists – PhD Scholarship1
Georgian studies 2
Humanities, Social sciences 3
Engineering and technology
Information engineering and Communications 4 5
Mathematics
Total budget GEL
Maximum budget per proposal – GEL
# Submitted proposals - 376;
Funded projects;
Project duration month. 6
Physical & Chemical sciences  7
Life Sciences 8
Medical and health sciences 9
Earth and environmental sciences 10
Agricultural sciences

15. Supporting Young Scientists – MA Research Grants
Total budget GEL
Maximum budget per project – GEL
# Submitted proposals - 58;
Funded - 47 project;
Project Duration month. 1
Georgian studies 2
Natural sciences 3
Engineering and technology 4
Medical and health sciences 5
Agricultural sciences 6
Social sciences 7
Humanities sciences

16. Supporting Young Scientists – Seasonal Schools1
Georgian studies
Total Budget GEL
Maximum budget per project GEL
# Submitted proposals - 13;
Funded - 11 projects;
Period for implementation 2
Natural sciences 3
Engineering and technology 4
Medical and health sciences 5
Agricultural sciences 6
Social sciences 7
Humanities sciences

17. International Collaboration and Mobility – Travel grants
Distribution of Funded Projects by Fields 1
Georgian studies 2
Humanities, Social sciences 3
Engineering and technology
Information engineering and Communications 4 5
Mathematics
Physical & Chemical sciences  6 7
Life Sciences 8
Medical and health sciences 9
Earth and environmental sciences
Up to 10
Agricultural sciences

18. International Collaboration and Mobility – Conference grants1
Natural sciences 2
Engineering and technology 3
Medical and health sciences 4
Agricultural sciences 5
Social sciences 6
Humanities sciences

19. Georgian Studies – Research Grants on Georgia material and cultural heritage
Total budget – GEL in 2015
Maximum budget per project – GEL per year [overall GEL]
# Submitted proposals - 43;
Funded – 4 projects; 24 Scientists
Project duration – 3 years
Total budget for 3 years GEL
TSU ISU (IUNI) NCM

20. Georgian Studies - Supporting Georgian Studies Centers and programs aboard – Oxford University Georgian Studies Program, Visiting Academic
Total budget GEL
# Submitted proposals -11
Funded - 2 academic fellowships
Fellowship duration 12 month 5
Social sciences 6
Humanities sciences

21. International Collaboration
Life Sciences
Engineering and technology
CERN – GEL
DUBNA – GEL
JUELICH CENTER GEL
CNR – GEL
CNRS – funded in 2016 [total EURO for 3 years, per year]
STCU – results expected in February [grant allocation GEL]
ISTC – co-financing from 2017, [possible from 2016]
EU Multilateral Programs (FP7 IncoNet EaP; Black Sea Horizon)
Agricultural sciences
Physical & Chemical sciences 
Information engineering and Communications
Earth and environmental sciences
Medical and health sciences
Humanities, Social sciences
Engineering and technology
Agricultural sciences
Physical & Chemical sciences 
Earth and environmental sciences
Medical and health sciences

22. Scientific Information and Technology infrastructure development
ELSEVIER BV, Scopus for Universities and Research Centers;
2 Georgian Journals in ELSEVIER from
Annals of Agrarian Science
Transactions of Andria Razmadze Mathematical Institute

23. Science Communication
Young Researchers and Inventors program Leonardo da Vinci –
Total budget GEL
# Schools participation - 44;
# Submitted proposals - 67;
Grandpre - Tour abroad
Prizes Awards (I, II, III) GEL
2015 International Olympiads
Total Budget GEL.
2015 Achievement
Mathematics - 1 Silver, 3 Bronze and 1 Honor;
IT – 4 Bronze Medals
Physics – 3 Honors.
Male
Female

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