Title of the call:  MA research grants

Call Abbreviation: MR

Aim of the call:

MA research  grants aims at  supporting quality enhancement in scientific studies, raising academic level and development of research skills - related to the master's thesis of students enrolled at the accredited Master’s educational program, as well as improvement of higher educational institutions research capacity and integration of research in learning processes and support development of thematic and/or interdisciplinary research activities.

Project type: Individual

Call Conditions:
Only individual educational-research grants will be given within  the framework of the call;

Grantee must be citizen of Georgia, active MA student at accredited high educational institution;

During grant claiming period, grantee must be on the  last year of the MA programme;

Project duration is defined from 4 to 10 months;
Project budget should not exceed  6000 GEL;

Scholarship of MA student should not exceed 1200 GEL;

Submitting more than one project within  the call, from one applicant is forbidden.

 

Call administration calendar

• Octomber 19 2018 – call announcement;
• Octomber  24, 26  & 30  2018 – group consultations;
• Otomber 19 – November 12 16:00 –  dates for  registration in the Grants Management Unified System (GMUS);
• November  14, 16:00 – deadline for providing the application document at the SRNSFG office;
• November 5  2018 – deadline for sending the questions electronically;
• November 2018 – Eligibility check of the submitted projects;
• November  2018 – Publish midterm results of the call;
• January 2019 –  Evaluation of submitted projects by independent reviewers/group of reviewers;
• February 2019 – Publish final results of the call;  
• February 2019 – Sign the grant agreement.

Call Regulatory documentation:

• Decree of the Government of Georgia N130
• Decree of the SRNSFG Director General
• Science Classification
• Evaluation criteria
• Frequently asked questions

 

Useful annexes and material:

• Call conditions – annex 1
• General information about the project - template, annex 2
• Abstract - annex 3
• Project proposal- annex 4
• Project timeframe – template, annex 5
• Project budget and justification - template, annex 6
• CV – template, annex 7
• Letter of Personal Commitment of the  advisor (if applicable) - annex 8 (GEO/ENG)
• Letter of support on providing access to research infrastructure (if applicable) – annex 9

 

Links to the Grants Management Unified System  (link)

Instruction of the online registration (link).

 

Important:

• Please read Minister’s Decree, SRNSFG Director General’s decree, call conditions and other annexes carefully;
• Only group consultations will be held;
• Deadline for sending the questions electronically – 5 November, 16:00 at the e-mail address: mr@rustavelil.org.ge. Frequently asked questions will be published on the webpage.

 

Call coordinators:

Lana Davituliani 0322 200 220 (4302) 

Contact information - mr@rustaveli.org.ge

 

Tamta Turashvili

0322 200 230 (4301)