Title of the Call:

Joint  grant call  of the Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation ( SRNSFG) and the Higher Education and Science Committee of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of the Republic of Armenia (HESC RA).

Call Abbreviation: ( SRNSFG -  HESC RA)

Aim of the call:

1. Deepening cooperation between Georgia and the Republic of Armenia in the field of science;
2. Promoting collaboration between scientific groups from higher educational institutions and research centers.

Project Type:  Joint

Call Administration :

The main stages of call administration are:

1. a) Announcement of the call;
2. b) Submission of the project to the foundation's electronic database (in Georgian and English);

   From  September 11 – To  October 15, inclusive, ending at 17:00 PM

1. c) Submission of an application for participation to the foundation's office;

     From October 16  – to  October 22 , inclusive, ending at 17:00 PM.

1. d) Determination of project compliance with the program and call conditions;
2. e) Evaluation of projects by the commission and identification of the best projects presented by the group of Georgian scientists;
3. f) Approval of the projects to be financed, based on the agreement between the Foundation and the SC, by the Director General;
4. g) Signing of grant agreements;

Call Regulatory documentation:

Appendices and Materials Needed for Project Preparation:

1. a) Call Conditions (Appendix 1)
2. b) General Information About the Project (Appendix 2, to be provided at the time of project registration in GMUS)
3. c) Project Abstract in Georgian and English (Appendix 3, uploaded to GMUS as a PDF document)
4. d) Project Proposal in Georgian and English (Appendix 4, uploaded to GMUS as a PDF document)
5. f) ) Project Implementation time-frame (Appendix 5, completed in GMUS)
6. g) Project Budget (Appendix 6, completed in GMUS)
7. h) Professional Biography of Project Participants – CVs in Georgian and English (Appendix 7, downloaded from GMUS profile)
8. i) Letter of Co-Funding Commitment (if applicable)  Geo/Eng – uploaded to GMUS as a PDF document (Appendix 8)
9. J) Budget classifier ( Appendix 9)
10. K) Project Application Form (Appendix 10, generated in GMUS)

Electronic Registration Links:

Unified Grant Management System:  Link for Project Registration: link 

Electronic Registration Instructions: Link 

Group Online Consultation Meeting: The meeting will be held online via the Teams platform on 19 and 26 September,  at 11:00 AM. 

Call Coordinators:

Rusudan Jobava

Tel: 595 041 042

Jobava@rustaveli.org.ge

Tuta Shengelia

Tel: 579 29 79 79

Shengelia@rustaveli.org.ge

SRNSFG wishes you best of luck!