ANSEF encourages Armenian scholars in their research endeavors

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The Armenian National Science and Education Fund (ANSEF) launched Wednesday the annual grants award ceremony for Armenia scholars.



“Founded 10 years ago under the Fund for Armenian Relief, ANSEF directs its activities at stopping brain drain from Armenia, by providing assistance to young and accomplished scholars,” FAR Armenian branch Director Bagrat Sargsyan said during the ceremony.



At that, he noted that the grant programs implemented over the past 10 years were targeted at 235 groups, which includes over 1000 scholars. This year their number reached 27. The winners of the 2010 grants are mostly scholars aged 26-63, who work in spheres of natural sciences. Within a year, they’ll get $ 5 thousand for conducting their research.



“I understand this isn’t a big sum, but I believe it will contribute to developing such programs. I am hopeful we’ll establish productive cooperation with scholars for implementing various scientific programs,” Bagrat Sargsyan said in conclusion.



The Fund for Armenian Relief (FAR) is a US humanitarian organization which provides short-term emergency relief and implements long-term programs for the economic growth and social development of Armenia.



FAR was founded in response to the devastating earthquake in 1988. Headquartered in New York City, it has three offices in Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh and more than 150 full-time employees. It implements a wide range of programs, from operating daily soup kitchens and summer camps to providing educational scholarships and scientific grants to building irrigation systems