Performance Highlights

Dear colleagues,

Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly emphasized the importance of the country's technological leadership. The Russian Science Foundation is one of the tools for that task. The Foundation interacts with federal and regional authorities, the Russian Academy of Sciences and high-tech businesses to coordinate efforts in scientific and technological development.

In 2024, the RSF supported 60,000 scientists, more than 70% of whom were young researchers. These eager minds will determine where science is heading, and therefore what the world will become in the near future. These awards go not only to those who work in the field of basic research, but also to those who solve specific applied problems that are so necessary today.

Throughout 2024, the Foundation celebrated its 10th anniversary. Thousands of scientists from all over the country talked about their research and the results obtained with our support. More than a million schoolchildren and their parents, students, and postgraduates became participants of the Foundation's educational events. The priority area in ​​applied research was funding for projects in microelectronics. The Foundation is a participant in the federal project "Training of Personnel and Scientific Foundation for the Electronics Industry", the funding of which is provided by the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia. Today, 85 projects are implemented within 53 technological proposals. Among our most active industry partners are the country's leading microelectronics enterprises such as Element, Mikron, Reshetnev, UPKB Detal, TsKBA, NIIME, etc.

Last year, Russian President signed a special decree in which he defined the strategic directions of the RSF development until 2030 and recognized RSF as an effective instrument for scientific and technological development. Based on that strategy, we implement RSF development program, which includes activities in four priority areas: support for research and development of research teams with leading positions in certain areas of science; support for projects to develop promising and priority science-intensive technologies to solve problems associated with major challenges for society, the state and science; support for young scientists and popularization of the achievements of Russian science.

In 2025, new funding programs will be offered and new forms of support will be tested. I am confident that the flexibility of the tools and services of the Foundation will allow us to create an even more effective space for the interaction of science, government and business to ensure the technological sovereignty of our country. I thank the researchers, the reviewers, our colleagues and trustees, the Foundation's team and everyone who contributed to the overall result. I am confident that we can achieve even greater results next year.          

Vladimir Bespalov,

Director General of the Russian Science Foundation