The combined budget of RFBR and RFH in 2017 will increase by 7.5 billion rubles – TASS

MOSCOW, 3 March. / TASS /. Joint Russian Foundation for Basic Research budget (RFBR) with attached thereto by the Russian Foundation for Humanities (RFH) in 2017 will increase compared to this year, more than 7.5 billion rubles and reached 20.3 billion rubles, while it remains divided thematically. This was reported at a press conference, Deputy Minister of Education and Science of the Russian Lyudmila Ogorodova

“In 2017 we RHF 2.3 billion rubles, and the Russian Federal Property Fund – 18 billion.”, – Said Ogorodova

The deputy minister explained that in 2016 the RFBR budget is 10.99 billion rubles, and RHF – 1.8 billion rubles

“It will be a joint budget, but thematically fixed budgets remain. fixed “, – the deputy minister said,

The reform will not affect the grantees

Joining the Russian humanitarian Science Foundation (RHF) to the Russian Foundation for basic research (RFBR) will not affect the grantees and only. . administrative organization, said Ogorodova

“For the scientist, the outer side does not change in any way the only change that happened today – it is the union of these bureaucratic (structure):. accounting, administrative staff, and anything else will happen a reduction of 23 bets. , rates were vacant … obligations successors RFBR, RHF all obligations are fulfilled, completed all the contracts that are initiated. The amount of money will not be reduced for contracts. Moreover, government jobs funds and the budgets that are planned within the state program of development of science and technology, are assigned to them now and in the future “, – said Ogorodova

The Deputy Minister explained that the merged fund will be known as Russian Federal Property Fund.. it will be headed by Director of the Russian Foundation for basic research Oleg Bielawski. at the same time will create the post of Deputy Director for the humanities.

“And this deputy director of the humanities management, one that was to remain. This control humanities, management of the social sciences, management of publishing activities “, – said Ogorodov, did not name the prospective candidate for the post

With regard to the combined structure of the Fund, the Deputy Minister stressed that the composition of the expert council remains the same <.. /> p>

“We are not processed composition of expert councils, it remains the same, that is, the assessment will be the same people. We have not changed the name of fields of knowledge management within the humanities, we have not even changed interface. That is, the filling of grants for scientific RFH is at the interface RHF “- Ogorodova said

At the same time publishing RFBR will be handed over to the Director of the Humanities..” We all publishing activities of the Russian Federal Property Fund transferred to their control (RHF – TASS approx.). Now they will determine the schedule, the products that they produce, and all the rest “, – said Ogorodova

Combining scientific foundations

The Russian government has decided to attach the Russian Foundation for Humanities (RFH. ) to the Russian foundation for basic research (RFBR). The corresponding decree was published on March 1 at the site of the Cabinet. “reorganized RFBR will provide financial and organizational support for fundamental scientific research, including in the field of humanities. Thus, the scope of its terms of reference will be extended by scientific fields, support for which previously provided RFH “, – stated in the

As noted in the explanatory note, this decision will form uniform procedures for access to grants for researchers. irrespective of the areas of research, to reduce the costs associated with the administration of funds under the management of funds.