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b)
provide space for conducting the scientific research in acceptable condition; ensure that the
research team has access to experimental equipment necessary to the conduct scientific
research project;
c)
to sign general contracts or labour agreements with the leading scientist and members of the
research team;
d)
to pay rewards to members of the research team for conducting the scientific research
project in accordance with amount and quality of work of each member of the research
team.
4.7.
Educational institution or scientific
institution
can spend funds from the grant of the
Government of the Russian Federation only with approval of the leading scientist managing
the scientific research project.
4.8.
Overall volume of rewards to the leading scientist and members of the research team should
not exceed 60 per cent of the volume of the grant of the Government of the Russian
Federation (including taxes and other social payments).
4.9.
Obligatory results of conducting a research project are publication of at least 3 articles in the
field of studies of the scientific research in scientific issues indexed by the Web of Science
Core Collection database and/or filing at least 2 patent applications for inventions, utility
models within the first 18 months since the beginning of the scientific research project and
publication of at least 5 articles in the field of studies of the scientific research in scientific
issues indexed by the Web of Science Core Collection database and/or filing at least
3 patent applications for inventions, utility models within the first 30 months since the
beginning of the scientific research project.
Recommended results of conducting the scientific research are publication of at least
5 articles in the field of studies of the scientific research in scientific issues indexed by the
Web of Science Core Collection database including at least 1 article in scientific issues in
the first quartile (Q1
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) of the Web of Science Core Collection database and/or filing at least
5 patent applications for inventions, utility models (including at least 1 filed in an
international procedure) within the first 18 months of the beginning of the scientific
research project as well as publication of at least 8 articles in the field of studies of the
scientific research in scientific issues indexed by the Web of Science Core Collection
database including at least 3 articles in scientific issues in the first quartile (Q1
5
) of the
Web of Science Core Collection database and/or filing at least 5 patent applications for
inventions, utility models (including at least 3 filed in an international procedure) and/or
receipt of 3 patents within the first 30 months of the beginning of the scientific research
project.
4.10.
Responsibility for achieving the results that were agreed upon in the grant allocation
agreement lies on the leading scientist.
Responsibility for proper use of the grant funding lies on the educational institution or
scientific organization.
4.11.
Educational institution or scientific institution should ensure further development and
functioning of the laboratory after the end of the scientific research and to provide reports in
the prescribed form concerning scientific research conducted by the laboratory and its
results for three years after the end of the research project.
5.
Expenditures incurred by participation in the competition
5.1.
All the expenses in connection with participation in the competition including expenses
related to preparation and submission of applications for the competition should be paid by
participants of the competition.
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Recommendations concerning the number of publications in scientific issues from the first quartile (Q1) of
the Web of Science Core Collection database are applicable to scientific research project
falling into the following
categories: «Natural and exact sciences», «Technology», «Medical and Health Sciences», «Agricultural sciences»
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6.
Clarification of condition of the tender documentation
6.1.
In case there is a necessity to receive clarification of conditions of the tender
documentation, any individual interested in taking part in the competition in accordance
with set conditions can file an inquiry in written form (including using an email with a scan
of the paper inquiry in the form of a PDF file).
6.2.
The inquiry should include:
the name of the competition and the name of the organizer of the competition;
name of the organization, its location or full name of the leading scientist and his/her place
of residence;
the article of the tender documentation that requires clarification;
questions that require clarification;
method of receiving the clarification (post, fax, email) with providing corresponding postal
address, fax number, email to send the clarification.
6.3.
The Ministry of Education and Science of Russia provides a written reply containing
necessary clarifications within 5 workdays since reception of an inquiry for clarifications
filed in the prescribed manner. An inquiry for clarifications should be filed no later than 7
workdays before the end of the application submission period.
7.
Making changes to the Notification on conducting the competition and the
tender documentation
7.1.
The Ministry of Education and Science of Russia has the right to make changes to the
Notification on conducting the competition and the tender documentation during the first
half of the application period.
7.2.
Changes to the notification on conducting the competition and the tender documentation
are published at the official website of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia
and/or at the Designated website of the Program.
7.3.
Persons interested in taking part in the competition should track changes to the Notification
on conducting the competition and the tender documentation.
7.4.
The Ministry of Education and Science of Russia should not be held liable for failure of
participants of the competitions to track changes made in prescribed order to the notification
on conducting the competition and the tender documentation.
8.
Cancellation of the competition
8.1.
The Ministry of Education and Science of Russia can cancel the competition during the first
half of the application period in case of a reduction of federal budget allocations for the
competition that are transferred to the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia to award
grants. The competition can also canceled in case of necessity to clarify the competition’s
terms and conditions, as well as for other reasons.
8.2.
In case the Ministry of Education of Russia makes the decision to cancel the competition, a
notice will be replaced at the official website of the Ministry of Education and Science of
Russia and/or at the Designated website of the Program no later than on the day following
the day the decision is made.
8.3.
Envelopes containing competition applications received by the Ministry of Education and
Science of the Russian Federation by the moment of decision to cancel the competition are
open in case at least one of the participants of the competitions files a request to return the
corresponding application. Competition applications are return only to participants of the
competitions who have sent a request to return the corresponding application.
9.
Content of the application for participation in the competition
An application for the competition should contain:
9.1.
A document according to the Form 1 «Application for participation in the competition»;
Documents concerning the leading scientist: