Call Abbreviation: 

MR

Aim of the call:

MA research  grants aims at  supporting quality enhancement in scientific studies, raising academic level and development of research skills - related to the master's thesis of students enrolled at the accredited Master’s educational program, as well as improvement of higher educational institutions research capacity and integration of research in learning processes and support development of thematic and/or interdisciplinary research activities.

Project type: 

Individual

Call Conditions:

Only individual educational-research grants will be given within  the framework of the call

Grantee must be citizen of Georgia, active MA student at accredited high educational institution

During grant claiming period, grantee must be on the  last year of the MA programme

Project duration is defined from 4 to 10 months

Project budget should not exceed  6000 GEL

Scholarship of MA student should not exceed 1200 GEL

Submitting more than one project within  the call, from one applicant is forbidden

Call administration calendar

• Octomber 19 2018 – call announcement
• Octomber  24, 26  & 30  2018 – group consultations
• Otomber 19 – November 7 16:00 –  dates for  registration in the Grants Management Unified System (GMUS)
• November  9, 16:00 – deadline for providing the application document at the SRNSFG office
• November 5  2018 – deadline for sending the questions electronically
• November 2018 – Eligibility check of the submitted projects
• November  2018 – Publish midterm results of the call
• December 2018 –  Evaluation of submitted projects by independent reviewers/group of reviewers
• December 2018 – Publish final results of the call
• December 2018 – Sign the grant agreement

Useful annexes and material:

• Call conditions – annex 1
• General information about the project - template, annex 2
• Abstract - annex 3
• Project proposal- annex 4
• Project time frame – template, annex 5
• Project budget and justification - template, annex 6
• CV – template, annex 7
• Letter of Personal Commitment of the adviser (if applicable) - annex 8 (GEO/ENG)
• Letter of support on providing access to research infrastructure (if applicable) – annex 9

Links to the Grants Management Unified System  (link)

Instruction of the online registration (link)

Important:

• Please read Minister’s Decree, SRNSFG Director General’s decree, call conditions and other annexes carefully;
• Only group consultations will be held;
• Deadline for sending the questions electronically – 5 November, 16:00 at the e-mail address: mr@rustavelil.org.ge. Frequently asked questions will be published on the webpage.

Call coordinators:

Lana Davituliani 0322 200 220 (4302) 

Contact information - mr@rustaveli.org.ge

Tamta Turashvili

0322 200 230 (4301)