Find below the information about a number of foundations financially supporting the promising researches in key areas of fundamental and applied sciences and promoting the co-operation between scientists of the States of the Former Soviet Union and the Western Europe.

Foundations

• International Association for the Promotion of Co-operation with Scientists from the New Independent States of the Former Soviet Union (INTAS)
  Its aim is to promote co-operation in research and development between scientists of the New Independent States of the former Soviet Union (NIS) and scientists of Western Europe. Funding received from its Members enables INTAS to support East-West collaboration in key areas of fundamental and applied research.
  INTAS focuses its support on joint research projects and scientific networks. As INTAS support is mainly targeted for NIS scientists, the share for West European project participants is a maximum of 20% of the funds committed by INTAS to a joint research project.
  INTAS projects cover exact and natural sciences as well as economics, human and social sciences. INTAS abstains from military research and from any political and commercial activities.
• The U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation (CRDF)
  for the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union, is a private, non-profit charitable organization that was created by the United States Government as an American response to the declining state of science and engineering in the former Soviet Union (FSU). The CRDF seeks to address this issue by fostering opportunities for collaborative projects between FSU and U.S. researchers, by encouraging the growth of productive civilian employment opportunities for former FSU defense scientists, and by taking advantage of new opportunities to pursue these goals in a framework of mutual benefit which promotes the values of democratization and market economy.
  All activities funded by the CRDF must be oriented toward non-defense objectives and must be carried out in a civilian environment. They may include both basic and applied science and engineering activities, including technological development which is part of the innovation process leading to commercial products.
• The Ford Foundation
  is a resource for innovative people and institutions worldwide. Its goals are to:
  • Strengthen democratic values,
  • Reduce poverty and injustice,
  • Promote international cooperation
  • Advance human achievement.
  supports various fields of activity including education.
  
  320 East 43rd Street, New York, NY 10017
  Phone: (212)573-5000
  Contact person: Dr. Shepard Forman
• The Russian Foundation for Basic Research
  is an independent state organization whose primary goal is to financially support the most promising research initiatives in all fields of basic research without any departmental restrictions.
• The Rockefeller Foundation
  supports various fields of science and technics including environment research.
  1133 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036.
  Phone: (212) 869-8500, FAX: (212) 764-3468
  Contact person: Dr. Al Binger
• W.K. Kellog Foundation
  supports various fields of activity including education.
  
  One Michigan Avenue, East Battle Creek, MI 49017-4058
  Phone: (616)968-0611. FAX: (616) 968-0413
• The Fulbright Program-Russia
  supports various fields of science and technics including environment research.
  Russia, 117049, Moscow, V-49, post-box 1, ACTR-program "Fulbright"
  Phone: (095)139-1357. FAX: (095)230-2223
  fulbright@glas.aps.org
• The Joyce Foundation
  supports various fields of activity including education and environment research.
  135 South LaSalle Street, Suite 4010, Chikago, IL 60603.
  Phone: (312) 782-2464. FAX: (312) 782-4160
• The Joyce Mertz-Gilmore Foundation
  supports various fields of activity including environment research.
  218 East 18th Street, New York, NY 10003.
  Phone: (212)475-1137. FAX: (212) 777-5226
  Contact person: Ms. Beverly Brown
• The Prospect Hill Foundation
  supports various fields of activity including environment research.
  420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 3020, New York 10170
  Phone: (212) 370-1144
• The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
  supports various fields of activity including environment research.
  630 5th Avenue, Suite 2550, New York, NY 10111-0242.
  Phone: (212) 649-1649
  Contact person: Mr. Ralph E.Gomory
• MacArthur Foundation
  Initiative in the Indepandent States of the Former Soviet Union. Program on Global Security and Sustainability.
  Supports the personal research projects in the various areas of activity including environment protection. makarthur@glas.apc.org
• Nongovernmental Ecological V.I. Vernadsky Foundation
  Supports the ecological initiatives and projects.
• NSF (National Science Foundation)
  Promotes sciences and engineering.