Policy for distribution of grants in New Russia in 1993-1994 by two funding agencies -- the International Science Foundation and the Russian Foundation of Basic Research

Abstract

Independent funding agencies supporting basic scientific research are a new development in Russia. This paper is part of a project to analyse: the impact of the new funding policy on research; the distribution of funding; the impact of projects funded by the International Science Foundation and the Russian Foundation for Basic Research; and the level of collaboration between Russian and western scientists. Both agencies play a major role in research in Russia and are similar in their support of leading organisations. An important impact of grants for a researcher was additional support from local government. The grant-holders were active in dissemination of the results of projects.

The evaluation of Russian cancer research

“…The International Science Foundation (ISF) was created in Moscow to organize the distribution of grants funded by Soros. From 1993 to 1996, US$66.5 million from the ISF and US$121 million from the RFBR were distributed to support research projects (Markusova et al, 1999).…”