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Basic Research Support by the Russian Science Foundation: What Can We Learn from the First Grant Competition?

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  • Yuri Simachev

    (National Research University Higher School of Economics (Russian Federation))

  • Ludmila Zasimova

    (National Research University Higher School of Economics (Russian Federation))

  • Timur Kurbanov

    (National Research University Higher School of Economics (Russian Federation); and Russian Science Foundation)

Abstract

This paper studies the Russian Science Foundation’s first grant competition, which was held in 2014 to select exploratory or basic research projects in order to shed light on the following two questions: (1) who wins the grants, and (2) what factors are attributed to winning? The subsample of winners (when compared with the whole sample of applicants) seem to have higher proportions of projects submitted to the life sciences section, which is affiliated with the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) and projects from Moscow or the Moscow region. Besides, the heads of the winning projects had better publication indicators. We find that main factor attributed to winning in the grant competition is the evaluation score given by external experts, while controlling for other factors. Although experts’ score is the most influential factor, the probability of receiving grant is strongly associated with other factors. Thus, projects affiliated with the RAS and with the head of the project holding a doctor’s degree have some advantages, all other factors being equal. Furthermore, projects from the regions and, most importantly, with young project heads, were more likely to win.

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  • Yuri Simachev & Ludmila Zasimova & Timur Kurbanov, 2017. "Basic Research Support by the Russian Science Foundation: What Can We Learn from the First Grant Competition?," Foresight and STI Governance (Foresight-Russia till No. 3/2015), National Research University Higher School of Economics, vol. 11(4), pages 74-83.
  • Handle: RePEc:hig:fsight:v:11:y:2017:i:4:p:74-83
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    Keywords

    grant; basic science; science policy; research funding; peer-review;
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    JEL classification:

    • I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions
    • O38 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Government Policy
    • O30 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - General

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