RFBR Contests (annual announcement)
The Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR, Foundation) holds competitions in 2010 to receive financial support (grants) for Russian scientists to carry out fundamental scientific research in the following areas of knowledge:
• (01) mathematics, mechanics and computer science;
• (02) physics and astronomy;
• (03) Chemistry and materials sciences;
• (04) Biology and medical science;
• (05) Earth Sciences;
• (06) human and social sciences;
• (07) information technology and computing systems;
• (08) fundamentals of engineering sciences.
The Foundation announces the following types of competitions:"a" – initiative scientific projects carried out by small (up to 10 people) research teams or individual scientists;
ano – for writing analytical scientific reviews;
"g" – organization of Russian and international scientific events in Russia;
"z" – participation of Russian scientists in international scientific events abroad;
"k" – organization of expeditions (and field research);
"r" – regional projects;
competitions under the program "Mobility of young scientists":
mob_g – organization of youth scientific events held in Russia;
mob_z – participation of young Russian scientists in scientific events held abroad;
mob_z_ros – participation of young Russian scientists in scientific events held in Russia;
mob_st – scientific work of young Russian scientists in leading scientific organizations of the Russian Federation;
"mob_sng_st" is the scientific work of young scientists from the CIS countries in Russian scientific organizations.
Details are available on the RFBR websitePortal "Eternal youth" http://vechnayamolodost.ru