FAR provides grants to Armenian scientists for research 

ArmInfo. The Armenian Fund for Relief (FAR) will provide 16 grants to Armenian scientists to conduct scientific research in the fields of physics, biotechnology, biology,  nanotechnology, materials science, zoology, biochemistry, social  sciences and history. This is stated in a statement received by  ArmInfo from the FAR press service.

According to the statement, the winners were selected by the Research  Council of the Armenian National Foundation for Science and Education  (ANFSE) from 129 scientific applications submitted to the competition  this year. Among the leaders of the winning scientific groups are 5  young scientists under the age of 35 and 9 women, and the total  number of scientists included in the scientific groups is 59 people.

"In 2025, grants were received by 4 applications for research in the  field of physics, 4 for research in the field of biotechnology, 2  applications for research in the field of biology, and one  application each for research in the field of nanotechnology,  materials science, zoology, biochemistry, social sciences and  history. The winners are determined by an expert committee from the  United States, and the size of each grant is the equivalent of $  7,500, "- explained the FAR. In addition, as reported by the fund, in  addition to the grants provided by the ANFNO, this year 3 scientific  groups were awarded special prizes named after Professor Aram  Chobanyan and Professor Nerses Krikoryan, established by the  "Yeramyan family", for achievements in the fields of biotechnology,  nanotechnology, physics and mechanical engineering. "Over the past 25  years, 3,566 applications have been submitted to the ANFNO Research  Council. Grants have been awarded to 622 research groups, which  included about 2,285 scientists. The total grant amount of the  program was $ 3,192,500 (in dram equivalent)," the foundation said in  a statement.

According to the source, the award ceremony for grants provided  through the Yervand Terzyan ANFNO, which has been operating under the  auspices of FAR since 2000, will be held on May 21 in the conference  room of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences.

FAR, originally created for humanitarian purposes in 1988 in  connection with the Spitak earthquake, has been reoriented into a  center for the development of each sector and each region of Armenia.  Today, FAR is known throughout the world and is respected as one of  the leading organizations in Armenia.