Call for Integration Grant 2025 is open to apply
The Higher Education and Science Committee of the Ministry of Science, Education, Culture, and Sports of the Republic of Armenia organizes the Call for Proposals “Incoming Research Fellowship Program 2025 (Integration Grant)”.
It aims to establish new scientific subdivisions in prospective and cutting-edge research areas in Armenia under the supervision of foreign scientists. The projects approved for funding shall be carried out within 60 months.
The project shall be developed and implemented by a group of 2-5 researchers consisting of a principal investigator from abroad and group members.
The PI of the Group shall be born after January 1, 1974, have received a scientific degree after January 1, 2005, and neither have studied nor worked in the Republic of Armenia for a cumulative period of 12 months during the last four years by the deadline of the Call (November 8, 2024).
Group members can hold any citizenship, but during the whole implementation, they should be either citizens or residents of the Republic of Armenia and reside in Armenia.
To integrate young researchers into the field of science, at least 2 group members shall be born after January 1, 1989. Undergraduate students who are in their third year or above are eligible.
The group shall have a Foreign Partner or Collaborator who shall hold a scientific degree and have an h-index (Hirsch) of at least 15. During the whole period of the project implementation, the collaborator must spend a cumulative period of no less than 25 weeks at the hosting organization in RA, as well as host group members in their respective foreign scientific institutions for a cumulative period of no less than 25 days.
Besides that, at least one of the publications published as an output of the project shall list the collaborator as a co-author.
By the 24th month of the implementation of the project, a new scientific subdivision shall be established under the organization's umbrella with the involvement of PI and group members. The total workload of the employees involved in the Project shall comprise no less than 120 hours per week (3 Full-time Equivalent, FTE).
The submission deadline for the Call for Proposals via the Online Application System is November 8, 2024, at 18:00 Yerevan time (GMT+4).
By November 15, 2024, a representative of the organization shall submit all the required paper-based documents of their organization to the Committee in one package (22 Orbeli Brothers St., 9th floor, 907 room).
Should there be any further inquiries regarding the Call for Proposals, don't hesitate to contact the relevant department of the Committee at scexpert@hesc.am or by dialing +37410210140-108.