INSF-RFBR 2020 Call Deadline Extended

In their second round of collaboration, Iran National Science Foundation (INSF) and Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR) have announced their second Joint Call to provide support for up to 20 research projects in the following scientific fields:

• Mathematics;
• Physics and Astronomy;
• Chemistry and Advanced Materials;
• Biology, Bioinformatics and Neurosciences;
• Earth Science (with Focus on Antarctic and Caspian Region);
• History, Archeology, Ethnology, Anthropology;
• Economics;
• Linguistics and Cultural Studies;
• Information Technology, Computer Systems and Artificial Intelligence;
• Mechanics and Aerospace; and
• Advanced Petroleum and Gas Studies.

Eligible Applicants

Iranian principal investigator (PI) must be a faculty member in one of the universities or research institutes in Iran and the Russian PI must be a faculty member in one of the universities or research institutes in Russia.

Matchmaking between Iranian and Russian PIs is not done by INSF or RFBR.

Those Iranian researchers who have an ongoing international research project funded by INSF, cannot submit proposals under this Call.

Proposal Criteria

Both parties shall submit their proposals to their due funding agencies under this call, i.e. INSF or RFBR.  Proposals submitted by only one of the two parties will not enter the review process.

Those research projects that are feasible to be conducted solely in Iran, shall not be supported under this call. Researchers have to justify the need for and added value of their international cooperation.

Completion of research projects supported under this call shall be achieved within three years.

The proposals’ review and assessment will be based on the selection criteria as follows:

• Scientific excellence/merit of the project,
• Mutual advancement of research through the transfer of knowledge and expertise,
• Participation of young researchers, and
• Ability of the teams to successfully complete the project.

Proposal Submission Details

Iranian researchers can submit their proposals to INSF Research and Technology Management System, while the Russian researchers submit their proposals to RFBR system.

To receive sample proposal form, please click here.

Call Timetable

Opening of the Call: January 14, 2020

Deadline for Proposal Submission: June 15, 2020

Final Results Announcement: October 27, 2020

Contact Details

Iranian Coordinator:

Zahra Ehsani

Officer of International Affairs and Scientific Studies, Iran National Science Foundation (INSF)

Phone: +98 (21) 82161112

Email: ehsani.s@insf.org 

Russian Coordinator:

Dmitry Mazin

International Relations Department, Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR)

Division of Multilateral International Programs and Cooperation on Post-Soviet Area

Senior Expert

Phone: +7 (499) 995-14-69 (ext.1612)

Email: mazin@rfbr.ru

To see the call announcement on RFBR website, please click here.