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ARMENIAN YOUNG RESEARCHERS RECEIVE $188,000 IN GRANTS
http://www.nfsat.am
April 2010
ECSP - the 2009 Early Career Support Program is an innovative program,
originally suggested by NFSAT. The main goal of this initiative is to
support the most promising young researchers to stay in Armenia and
establish careers in research that will contribute to the development
of Armenias knowledge-based economy. The NFSAT initiative supported
by the U.S. Civilian Research & Development Foundation (CRDF) and the
State Committee of Science of the Ministry of Education and Science
of the Republic of Armenia (SCS MES RA). As a result of the national
merit based competition a total of nineteen grants have been awarded
to early-career researchers in Armenia. Eleven one-year grants of
$4,000 have been awarded in the framework of Category A competition
to support Armenian full-time graduate students, as well as eight
two-year grants of $18,000 have been awarded in the framework of
Category B competition to support recent Ph.D. recipients.
For the 2009 ECSP program, NFSAT received funds from CRDF, which
equally cost shared with SCS MES RA. CRDF funds were made available
via funding from the U.S. Department of State.
http://www.nfsat.am
April 2010
ECSP - the 2009 Early Career Support Program is an innovative program,
originally suggested by NFSAT. The main goal of this initiative is to
support the most promising young researchers to stay in Armenia and
establish careers in research that will contribute to the development
of Armenias knowledge-based economy. The NFSAT initiative supported
by the U.S. Civilian Research & Development Foundation (CRDF) and the
State Committee of Science of the Ministry of Education and Science
of the Republic of Armenia (SCS MES RA). As a result of the national
merit based competition a total of nineteen grants have been awarded
to early-career researchers in Armenia. Eleven one-year grants of
$4,000 have been awarded in the framework of Category A competition
to support Armenian full-time graduate students, as well as eight
two-year grants of $18,000 have been awarded in the framework of
Category B competition to support recent Ph.D. recipients.
For the 2009 ECSP program, NFSAT received funds from CRDF, which
equally cost shared with SCS MES RA. CRDF funds were made available
via funding from the U.S. Department of State.