The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine
Decree
24 December 2011 №1717, Kyiv
Statute About the State Fund for Fundamental Research
1. The Statute about the State Fund for Fundamental Researches (hereinafter referred to as the Fund) was created in accordance with the Law of Ukraine «About scientific and scientific-technical activity» for supporting on the competitive basis the fundamental scientific researches in the field of natural, technical and humanitarian sciences, that are carried out by the scientific establishments, Higher Educational Establishments, scientists.
2. The Fund is a state scientific establishment subordinated to the State Agency of Information, Innovations and Informatization (Derzhinformnuky) of Ukraine.
3. Activity of the Fund is realized in accordance with the Constitution and Laws of Ukraine and the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, this Statute and other Normative - legal acts.
4. The Fund is a legal entity with its own balance, seal, the State Emblem of Ukraine and its name, as well stamps and letterheads with its name. The Fund has an accounting system and makes financial and statistical reports on the results of its activity in accordance with the Laws of Ukraine.
5. The Fund is placed in Kyiv, Tarasa Shevchenko Blvd., 16.
6.The main tasks of the Fund are: supporting on a competitive basis the fundamental scientific researches in the field of natural, technical science and humanities that are carried out by scientific Institutions, Higher Educational Establishments, scientists; realization of activity aimed at methodical, organizational and financial support of fundamental scientific researches; realization and implementation of Science and scientific metric investigations on prospective development of Science in Ukraine and in the World; assistance to scientific contacts and spreading the information in the field of fundamental scientific researches including abroad contacts; establishment and support of international scientific cooperation in the field of fundamental researches;
7. According to the entrusted tasks the Fund: provides scientific work of expert group and competitive projects selection of fundamental scientific researches for their support; provides address financing of selected on the competitive projects of fundamental researches and controls the end use of granted funds; provides practical use of achieved results of the fundamental scientific - researches; cooperates with International and Foreign Funds and other organizations that support fundamental researches in Ukraine; realizes preparation, publication and circulation of printed audiovisual, informational and other scientific materials concerning fundamental scientific researches including monographs on the results of implementation of scientific and scientific and technical projects; supports scientific projects of young scientists; organize scientific conferences including international ones; carries out other functions in accordance with the entrusted tasks;
8. The Fund has a right: to use fund in accordance with the Legislation, allocated for supporting the fundamental scientific researches on the competitive basis in the field of natural, technical and humanitarian sciences that are carried out by scientific establishments, Higher Educational Establishments, scientists; to take part in formation and realization of the State policy in the field of fundamental scientific researches; to get information, documents and materials necessary for carrying out the assign tasks free of charge in the stated by the Legislation order from scientific establishments, Higher Educational Establishments, scientists; to attract the representatives of scientific establishments, Higher Educational Establishments (approved by their projects heads), scientists for consideration the questions of their competence; to realize publishing activity, getting and spreading the scientific information with the aim to support fundamental scientific researches and popularization of scientific knowledge.
9. Fundʼs budget is formed by: the state budget; voluntary contributions of legal entities and individuals, including foreign ones. The SFFRʼs funds are directed to carry out the Fund’s tasks and to ensure its activities in accordance with expenditure that is approved by Derzhinformnauky and the Ministry of Finance.
10. Support of fundamental scientific researches is carried out by the way of funding on irrevocable and free of charge basis of competitive scientific and scientific - technical projects. The Fund selects the projects on the competitive basis in accordance with the statements approved by the SFFRʼs Board and with Agreement of the Supervisory Board.
11. The bodies of the Fund’s Management are the Supervisory Board, the SFFR Board and the Management of the Fund.
12. Functions of the Supervisory Board there perform the Interagency Board on Coordination of Fundamental Researches in accordance with this Statute and the Statute about Interagency Board on Coordination of Fundamental Researches, approved by the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of February 21, 2001 №164.
13. The governing Body of the Fund is the SFFR Board numbered 25 people that comprises leading scientists and experts.
14. The SFFR is headed by the Fund, who has one Deputy from the members of the Board. The Head of the Fund is approved to the position and dismissed by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on the proposal of Derzhinformnauky and on Agreement of the Supervisory Board.
15.Membership of the SFFRʼs Board is approved by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine upon the proposal submission by Derzhinformnauky in accordance with the Proposal of the Head of the SFFR Board realize their powers on a voluntary basis.
16. Membership of the SFFR Board is updated every four years for 50 percent.The Fundʼs Head and his Deputy can not serve more than two consecutive terms.
17. The SFFR Board: defines the main research directions of the Fund’s activity concerning support of the fundamental scientific researches; defines the list of priority questions on which it is foreseen to hold a competition; approves the Membership of Expert Boards on corresponding scientific directions, defines experts for the experts for the examination of fundamental scientific research projects; provides the general distribution of funds allocated to solve the main objectives of the Fund; monitors the implementation of scientific projects and use of funds of the Fund; reviews and approves annual reports of the Fund; performs other functions foreseen by Legislation and this Statute.
18.Organizational form of the Fund’s Board is a Meeting that takes place in the case of necessity, but not less than four times in a year. The meetings are organized by the Head of the Fund in two weeks before the day of meeting sends to the Board Members a draft agenda and notice of venue. Members of the Board during three days before the meeting send suggestions and comments on the agenda. The meeting of the SFFR Board is competent if involves at least two - thirds of its members. The Board decision is taken by the majority of members. Decisions of the Board are issued by a Protocol signed by the Head of the Fund and are obligatory for carrying out by scientific institutions, universities and scientists.
19. In accordance with the results of the fiscal year that corresponds to the calendar one, the Fund should submit a report on its activity to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and Derzhinformnauky. The Head of the Fund should report about activity of the Fund to the Supervisory Board.
20. The Executive Body of the Fund is its Management,headedbythe Director of the Fund. Maximum number of stuff of the Management is defined by Derzhinformnauky on agreement of the Ministry of Finance. Management of the Fund in its activity is subordinated to the SFFR Board and guarantees carrying of its decisions.
21. The Management of the Fund: organizes supporting of fundamental research in natural, technical and humanitarian sciences conducted on a competitive basis by research institutions, universities and scientists; carries out scientific and organizational activities aimed at methodological, organizational and financial support of competitive basic researches; submits to the Fund’s Board proposals concerning development and support of the main directions of scientific activities, individual programs and their financing; preparing materials and organizing meetings of the Fund; provides logistic of the SFFR̛s Board; performs other functions foreseen by Legislation and this Statue.
22. Director of the SFFR is appointed and dismissed by the Head of the Board on agreement of the Supervisory Board of the Fund and Derzhinformnauky. Director of the Fund should have the Deputy who is appointed on his suggestion and dismissed by the Head of the Fund. Director of the Fund and Deputy take part in the Meetings of the SFFR Board.
23. Director of the Fund: organizes the work of the Management of the Fund, makes decisions on the current activity of the Fund and ensures the implementation of decisions of the SFFRʼs Board, within his power represents the Fund in the bodies of the State power and also in relations with other entities and individuals, issues orders to commit to acts of legal on behalf of the Fund; manages the assets of the Fund within certain Laws; solves the problems of business, finance, accounting, reporting, etc.; gives to the Head of the Fund proposals concerning the organizational structure, projects of staffing, budget revenues and expenditures; solves the questions of selection, placement, training and qualification of Management of the Fund; approves the Statutes about structural departmental subdivisions of the Fund; issues orders within his power; performs other functions on behalf of the Head of the Fund in accordance with the Legislation and this Statute.
24. Reorganization and liquidation of the Fund is realized in accordance with Legislation.