Directorate of the Foundation
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Olga POLOTSKA
Executive Director of the Foundation |
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Andrii KUZNETSOV
First Deputy Executive Director for Grant Support |
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Volodymyr ZAITSEV
Deputy Executive Director for General Issues |
The Directorate of the Foundation is the executive body of the Foundation, headed by the Executive Director.
The Directorate of the Foundation:
- carries out scientific-organizational activity, directed on the methodical, organizational and financial support of competitive basic, applied scientific researches and scientific-technical (experimental) developments;
- submits proposals to the Scientific Council of the Foundation for the development and support of major areas of scientific activity, individual programs and projects, and their financing;
provides technical and organizational support for the Foundation’s conducting and organization of calls; - carries out legal, organizational, documentary, informational, expert-analytical, financial and logistical support of the Foundation’s activity;
- creates and maintains a database of research and development funded by the Foundation;
- develops the procedure for formation and use of the Foundation’s funds;
- prepares materials and organizes meetings of the Scientific Council of the Foundation.
The Executive Director of the Foundation:
- organizes the work of the Directorate of the Foundation, makes decisions on the ongoing activities of the Foundation and ensures the implementation of decisions of the Scientific Council of the Foundation;
- represents the Foundation in the National Council for the Development of Science and Technology, in state bodies, local self-government bodies, in international relations, as well as in relations with other legal and natural persons, issues a legal order on behalf of the Foundation;
- reports to the Scientific Council of the Foundation on the activities of the Directorate of the Foundation on matters within the competence of the Scientific Council of the Foundation;
- participates with the advisory vote in the work of the Scientific Council of the Foundation.
On 9 July 2025, Olga Polotska was appointed Executive Director of the National Research Foundation of Ukraine for a five-year term, pursuant to the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 640-r dated 2 July 2025.
Contacts
Head of the Grant Support Division
Tetiana Beregova |
Head of the Grant Support Department in the Field of Biology, Healthcare and Bioresources, Deputy Head of the Grant Support Division
Yanina Korchova |
Head of the Grant Support Department in the Field of Technical and Natural Sciences, Mathematics, and IT
Zoia Sarol |
Head of the Grant Support Department in the Field of Social Sciences and Humanities
Alyona Demchuk |
Head of the Financial Support Division
Serhii Petrukha |
Head of the Department of Budgeting and Financial and Economic Analytics, Deputy Head of the Financial Support Division
Volodymyr Shuman |
Head of the Grant Projects Financing Department
Yuliia Honchar |
Head of the Department of Accounting and Reporting, Chief Accountant
Larysa Paleha |
Head of the Legal Support Division
Roman Paliy |
Head of the Legal and Regulatory Affairs Department
Oleksandra Kyselova |
Head of the Department for Monitoring Grant Project Implementation
Victoriia Siriak |
Head of the Department of Communications and International Cooperation
Tetiana Machulina |
Head of the Department of Procurement and Economic Support
Anna Varlamova |
Head of the IT Department
Dmytro Lutsenko |
Head of the Department ‘Horizon Europe Office in Ukraine’
Igor Taranov |
Head of the Sector of Internal Audit
Olena Tymoshenko |
Head of the Organizational Support Department
Yaroslav Ivanchuk |
Head of the HR Sector
Olena Bibikova |
Head of the Sector of Paperwork and Archiving
Tetiana Kosiachkina |
Reception
nrfu@nrfu.org.ua |