National Science Support Foundation is a charity organization which was established in October 2000 by General Committee of the Russian Academy of Sciences in conjunction with “Sibneft” (renamed “Gazprom Neft”) and “RUSAL”. The board of trustees of National Science Support Foundation selects laureates of programs “Eminent scholars. RAS Candidates and Doctors of Sciences” and “RAS Best Postgraduates”. The following employees of the Institute are awards winners of National Science Support Foundation:

in the nomination “RAS Best Doctors of Science”

• 2004 - GELFAND Mikhail, LYAKHOV Andrey I and RACHINSKY Dmitry.
• 2005 - CHEPYZHOV Vladimir
• 2006 - CHEPYZHOV Vladimir

in the nomination “RAS Best Candidates of Science”

• 2004 - ZHUKOV Yuriy, ROMASHCHENKO Andrey and SOLOPOVA Irina
• 2006 - VITRESHCHAK Alexey, ENIKEEVA Farida and MATSNEV Dmitry
• 2007 - VITRESHCHAK Alexey, ENIKEEVA Farida and MATSNEV Dmitry

in the nomination “RAS Best Postgraduates”

• 2006 - LAKONTSEV Dmitry and STAVROVSKAYA Elena
• 2007 - LAKONTSEV Dmitry