The Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation of Georgia, in collaboration with the French-Georgian University, announces the 2025 Joint Scientific Research Fellowship Grant Call

21 May, 2025

The Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation of Georgia, in collaboration with the French-Georgian University, announces the 2025 Joint Scientific Research Fellowship Grant Call

The Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation of Georgia announces the 2025 Grant Call for the Joint Scientific Research Fellowship, organized in collaboration with the French-Georgian University.

Abbreviation of the Call: UFG

Objective of the Call:

To deepen university and scientific cooperation between Georgia and France;

To support the joint participation of Georgian and French institutions in international scientific research projects and promote the career development of PhD students from Georgian higher education institutions through short-term scientific research fellowships.

Type of Project Application: Individual

Key Conditions of the Call:

The duration of the research visit must be 2 months.

The Foundation and the University will jointly select and support three PhD students for a research visit to France.

The project must include a host institution in France, where the visiting researcher will carry out academic and research activities.

The host university is responsible for assigning an appropriate mentor in the relevant scientific field.

The fellowship will be co-funded by the Foundation and the University.

The grant amount per selected researcher is €2,100 or its equivalent in GEL.

The grant will cover accommodation, round-trip airfare, and other research-related expenses.

The project registration process consists of two stages:

a) Online Registration – from May 22 to June 20, 2025, 17:00 (Tbilisi time) via the Grants Management Unified System: gmus.rustaveli.org.ge
b) Submission of Printed Documents – Submission of the signed “Application for Participation in the Grant Call” to the Foundation's Chancellery by June 25, 2025, 17:00 (Tbilisi time).

Regulatory Documents:

Order №23/N of the Minister of Education and Science of Georgia

Order №65 (2025) of the Director General of the Foundation

Agreement between the Foundation and French-Georgian University (GEO and ENG)

Supporting Documents and Materials for Project Preparation:

Call Conditions (Annex 1)

Project Cover Page Template (Annex 2 – to be completed in GMUS)

Project Proposal (Annex 3 (GEO) (ENG));

Applicant’s CV Template (Annex 4 – automatically generated in GMUS)

Application for Participation in the Grant Call (Annex 5 – automatically generated in GMUS)

Online consultation meetings (the meeting link will be provided later):

29 May, 11:00 - The meeting link