And the total number of applications has more than doubled, according to the annual report of the Russian Science Foundation for 2021.
«On average, the fund supported every fifth application under the 2021 competitions. At the same time, the share of winners ranged from 12.1% (competitions for projects implemented in infrastructure facilities) to 59.4% (competitions for the development of projects),» the report says. In total, in 2021, the RSF organized 15 competitions, which received 19.3 thousand entries. submissions. In 2020, 11 competitions were held and 8.5 thousand. submissions.
97% (18.7 thousand) of submitted applications were admitted to competitions in 2021. The main reasons for non-acceptance, indicated in the document, are related to improper execution of the printed copy of the application, failure by applicants to comply with the conditions of participation in the competition, receipt of printed copies of applications to the fund later than the established deadlines. At the same time, in 2021, the fund decided to completely switch to electronic submission.
The largest number of participants took part in the first announced competition for projects for basic research and exploratory research of small research clubs — 9.4 thousand. requests. In 2021, 5.5 thousand applications took part in competitions for projects for conducting basic scientific research and exploratory research by scientific clubs (including projects led by young scientists), 1.4 thousand applications took part in the competition for research projects for young scientists (postdocs), TASS reports.
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