As you know, any project should be developed, but this will require investment in the first place, which in the future will be useful. Young specialists in Russia have enormous potential that requires state support, so there is such a thing as presidential grants.
What is a grant?
The grant is designed to help young specialists in certain areas of science who are candidates or doctors. Not only the scientist himself is able to receive the grant, but also the leader of the whole team, which conducts scientific work in Russia with talented young students.
Funds issued for the promotion are laid in the state budget. Often, in order to receive a grant from the President of the Russian Federation, it is required to pass a competition.
How are grants distributed?
Competitions for the possibility of receiving assistance from the state, as a rule, are held for the development of scientific research at the state level. The following categories of citizens can take part in them:
- Young scientists who are candidates of science, and at the time of participation in the competition they were under 35 years old. For the presidential grants contest, they provide dissertations on various scientific topics that have not yet been studied by anyone and are novelty in science. For example, it may be technological research.
- The second category is citizens under 40 who have already become doctors of science. Doctoral works that are related to a specific scientific topic and supported by rigorous evidence may be accepted for the competition.
- Scientific organizations of Russia take part in competitions. But it is worth paying attention that this should be an established team in which there are studies of scientists of different age categories and scientific degrees.
All researchers should choose one direction, and their joint activity should be aimed at one common result. Development grants are received by teams that include well-trained scientific personnel, and there must be a leader and researchers who are under 35 years old.
Who gives the President’s grants
Scientific work is initially submitted to a special scientific commission. Direct attention is drawn to the fact that the work must comply with all the conditions of the competition, otherwise it may not be accepted. If the commission approved the work, then it will be redirected to the Council, where the work will be evaluated by experts. It is this assessment that plays an important role, since this will affect the winner's definitions.
How are scientists considered
As soon as a positive decision is made by the commission regarding the work of a young specialist, the state agency concludes a special contract with him or with the organization where the contest participant works. The document must indicate the research topic, on which the young specialist worked, and he is allocated a grant from the President of the Russian Federation.
Work in the chosen direction of science should include not only the main part, but also such additions as:
- Work plan.
- Estimated cost of research. It indicates not only the full funding, but also the financing of each stage separately.
- It describes all the obligations that are placed on the shoulders of a young scientist or organization, and the responsibility for spending the allocated funds.
- Be sure the scientist must give his written consent to conduct research on the scientific program developed by him.
Additionally, other conditions for the use of a state grant may also be included in the contract.
Can a check be made on the intended use of the grant?
As a rule, presidential grants are not issued just like that, therefore Federal agencies have every right to conduct an audit on the subject of the targeted spending of the grant. Such moments are prescribed in the contract, which clearly indicates the obligations of the young scientist. He is obliged to follow the provided plan, and at each stage completed to provide a report on the expenditure of funds.
Given the fact that a young scientist or organization may need a base for experimentation, the Federal Agency can attract outside organizations that can provide all the necessary conditions for a successful study.
Who can receive presidential grants?
State grants can be given to scientists who make a significant contribution to the science of the state. Participants in such contests can be Russian researchers or even entire organizations that create and research scientific and technological innovations. Anyone who actively works at a school of the Russian Federation and really makes a significant contribution to the development of science can submit his work to the competition.
What are the terms of grant and size of the grant?
A presidential grant to young scientists can be issued for a period of two years. Speaking in more detail about the size of grants, it is worth noting that they can fluctuate, basically everything depends on the costs that will be required to carry out the research. The general estimate includes the scientist’s salary, which reaches 60,000 rubles per year for the candidate, and 84,000 for the doctor. Leaders who actively accompanied young specialists in research work receive a one-time incentive in the amount of 24,000 rubles.
Amount of funds as material support
Competitions, scholarships, grants - all this contributes to the development of science, so the state is trying in every way to provide financial assistance to young scientists. The amount of cash disbursement is agreed upon by the agreement with the organization to whose account the funds will be transferred. It should be remembered that additional cash support cannot be higher than half of the total grant amount.
Young scientists up to 35 years old, who are considered the main specialists of the Russian school, can count on material support from the state. Cash is given to the young specialist in addition to his fixed salary. It is also important to remember the purpose of public funding. If in any way it turns out that the grants of the President of the Russian Federation, allocated to young scientists, are used for other purposes, then immediately the payment of funds ceases.
Presidential Scholarships
State support for young specialists covers at least 40 young specialists up to 35 years old who have a Ph.D. degree, 600,000 rubles are allocated from the state budget for this. The number of specialists under 40 years of age who have a Ph.D. and receive presidential grants is 60 people, 1 million rubles a year are allocated for them. The government allocates annually an amount of 400,000 rubles to leading scientific schools.
In no case should you forget about the scholarships of the President of the Russian Federation. Such payments are established for a period of up to 3 years and amounts to 20,000 rubles. The number of students who can count on such financial support from the state is about 1,000 people annually, and if we talk about the funds allocated from the state budget for these payments, the total amount reaches 240 million rubles a year.
Rules for submitting a dissertation for a grant
To receive grants from the President of the Russian Federation, young scientists should definitely familiarize themselves with all the rules for submitting work for consideration by the commission. As a rule, all competitions are held in two stages:
- The first stage is held for young specialists who are candidates of science.
- The second stage is carried out for those researchers who already have a Ph.D.
The grant applicant must remember that he can submit his work only within the framework of one application. Grant applicants cannot become:
- Last year’s winners, as their first grant has not yet expired.
- Presidential Scholarship Holders.
In turn, organizations that apply for participation in the competition for a grant must have a good material base, the necessary equipment for conducting research work, an exceptional reputation, and not have problems with the tax inspection. An organization will not be able to participate if its property has been seized and the economic activity itself has been suspended.
It should be noted that presidential grants for NGOs are calculated. Non-profit organizations can also submit their applications for participation in the competition.
What areas of science are given priority this year
Grants are allocated for a rather long period, as a rule, it is two years, but only those projects that can really be called fundamental are financed. To date, the commission most prefers works written in the context of the following areas of science:
- Mathematics and technology.
- Physical discoveries and discoveries in the field of astronomy.
- Discovery of new chemical materials and technologies.
- Scientific research in the field of biology.
- New discoveries in environmental management and the fight for the environment.
- Humanities are welcome.
- Discoveries in the field of medicine.
- Engineering projects.
- Information technology direction.
- Agronomy and agricultural development.
After analyzing the already submitted work, we can say that the most popular topics among young people were:
- Protection of people's life and health, while actively promoting a healthy lifestyle, which will further reduce the incidence of incurable diseases.
- Actively promoting projects related to education and enlightenment.
- A lot of work is aimed at solving the problem of social services, including supporting vulnerable groups.
- The trend in the field of culture and science, as well as topics related to the preservation of historical values, became popular.
Competitions, scholarships, grants become an excellent motivation for the development of young people who strive to achieve great heights in science. Talented young scientists should prove themselves in different fields of activity, making the state stronger and demand. The greater the sum of such incentives and state assistance, the more talented people will be able to prove themselves in different scientific fields, offering more innovative projects that will help make the world a better place.