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:

 

1. The duration of the research visit must be 2 months.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

The project registration process consists of two stages:

1. Online Registration – from April 27 to 22 May 2026, 16:00 (Tbilisi time) via the Grants Management Unified System: gmus.rustaveli.org.ge
2. Submission of Printed Documents – Submission of the signed “Application for Participation in the Grant Call” to the Foundation's Chancellery by June 2, 2026, 17:00 (Tbilisi time).

 

Regulatory Documents:

 

Order №23/N of the Minister of Education and Science of Georgia - (available in Georgian)

 

Order № 466630  of the Director General of the Foundation - (available in Georgian)

 

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

 

Note: The regulatory documents and annexes related to the call are available on the Georgian version of the website.

 

 

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

 

For additional information or inquiries, please contact the Call Coordinators:

David Chichua

 

E-mail: chichua@rustaveli.org.ge

Tel:   2 200 220 (4021)

 

Financial Consultants:

Zurab Abramishvili
Teona Zakashvili

 

 

The Foundation wishes you the best of luck!