About RANNIS
The Icelandic Centre for Research (RANNIS) supports research, research studies, technical development and innovation in Iceland. RANNIS cooperates closely with the Icelandic Science and Technology Policy Council and provides professional assistance the preparation and implementation of science and technology policy in Iceland. RANNIS administers competitive funds and strategic research programmes, coordinates and promotes Icelandic participation in collaborative international projects in science and technology, monitors resources and performance in R&D and promotes public awareness of research and innovation in Iceland.
RANNIS reports to the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture and operates according to the Act on Public Support for Scientific Research (No. 3/2003). Hallgrímur Jónasson is the General Director of RANNIS.
RANNIS has a permanent staff of 20 but also relies heavily on the involvement of external contacts, including scientists and technical experts who assist in the evaluation of grant proposals.
The main competitive funds and strategic research programmes administered by RANNIS have the following annual budgets for 2009:
The Icelandic Research Fund: 815 MISK
The Equipment Fund: 115 MISK
The Technology Development Fund: 690 MISK
The Icelandic Research Fund for Graduate Students: 100 MISK
The Icelandic Student Innovation Fund: 50 MISK
The Fund for Non-fiction Writers: 13 MISK
Strategic Research programme for Centres of Excellence and Research Clusters: 160 MISK
Strategic Research programme for Postgenomic Biomedicine and Nanoscience and Nanotechnology: 160 MISK
