Salarieh stated: according to a cooperation agreement signed between the national elites foundation and Iran national science foundation, the eligible cases for Shahid Chamran award will be introduced to Iran national science foundation so that in addition to benefiting from various support programs of the foundation, one of the actual challenges and needs of the country will be defined as proposal in a year of activity.

According to the information center of national elites foundation, Hasan Salarieh, deputy of future making of the national elites foundation, expressed on the meeting for signing an agreement between the National Elites Foundation and Iran National Science Foundation: this agreement was signed to support post-doctoral projects of researchers.

Pointing out that one of the intrinsic missions of the National Elites Foundation and Iran National Science Foundation is supporting post-doctoral projects, Salarieh expressed: the foundation selects these individuals from the bests and in a competitive environment so that the person can work on one of the challenges of the country in 12 months under the supervision of an experienced professor. This facilitation is provided in the form of Shahid Chamran Award.

Salarieh continued: given the current conditions and, of course, the density of the top graduates of the Ph.D., the national elites foundation has attempted to continue support top PhD graduates with a better quality in cooperation with other related units. By doing so, the foundation is laid for meeting the needs of the country by performing applied research.

The deputy of future making of the national elites foundation asserted: according to this agreement, the eligible individuals will be introduced to the foundation.

Notably, Mahmoud Saadat Foumani, the vice president for the national elites foundation, Aria Alasti, the deputy of culture of the national elites foundation, Hossein Shojaei, the deputy of elites, and Iman Eftekhari, the president of Iran national science foundation, attended the meeting.