The Role of the Belarusian Republican Fund for Fundamental Research in the Training and Education of the Young Scientific Elite

The analysis of the basic principles of the youth policy of the Belarusian Republican Foundation for Fundamental Research (BRFFR) and its role in the training of the young scientific elite has been carried out. On the example of the results of the youth competition “Science M” for the period 1997-2022 the dynamics of participation in this competition of various contingents of young scientists according to the departmental subordination of universities and scientific organizations is shown, as well as the sectoral structure of youth projects in scientific areas and their compliance with modern trends in the development of world science. On the basis of the data of a sociological study of professional and career trajectories of leaders of youth scientific projects in the “Science M” competition, supported by the BRFFR for the period 1997-2017, the quantitative and gender composition of the defended leaders, as well as the sectoral structure of their doctoral and master’s theses, are shown. In conclusion, the ways of improving the youth policy of the scientific fund in the conditions of sanctions pressure on the scientific sphere in Russia and Belarus are determined.