A total of four proposals were submitted within the 2026 Joint Research Fellowship Grant Call of the Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation of Georgia and the French Institute of Georgia. All submitted proposals underwent a eligibility check to verify their compliance with the call requirements.

The eligible proposals were evaluated in accordance with the procedures set forth in Article 15 of the Rules approved by Order No. 235/N of 12 December 2019 of the Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia.

See: Order No. [N 830556] of 1 July 2026 of the Director General of the Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation of Georgia approving the winning projects (available in Georgian).

Applicants will be able to access the evaluation reports for their proposals through the Grant Management Unified System (GMUS) starting from 3 July 2026.

Authors of the successful proposals are kindly requested to note that, should the documents specified in the Director General's Order be submitted after the prescribed deadline, the Foundation will not conclude a grant agreement with the successful applicant.