Iran National Science Foundation
The Iran National Science Foundation (INSF) (صندوق حمایت از پژوهشگران کشور in Persian) is an Iranian government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the fields of science, engineering and medical science.
The current INSF director is Dr. Mohammadreza Pour-Ebrahimi (as Feb. 2011), and the current deputy director is Dr. Nosratollah Zargham (as August 2007). Dr. Mohammad Farhadi was the first director of INSF served from 2002 to Feb 2011.
Read more about Iran National Science Foundation: Introduction, Principal Policies, Work Strategies and Priorities, The Charter For Presentation of Facilities By INSF, Research Chair
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