Modern principles of financing science: grant support in the BRICS countries
The article touches upon theoretical, legal and economic aspects of the organization and support mechanisms of science and research in the BRICS countries. The study is relevant due to the fact that in conditions of high competition and increasing globalization of the economy, the experience of the BRICS countries may be useful to government bodies and persons responsible for the formation and implementation of the scientific and technical policy in the Russian Federation. The research results show that such factors of financing scientific institutions as volumes, sources and methods are viewed as the main barrier limiting the technological and innovative development of national economies. The author of the article reveals that in all the countries studied there is a budgetoriented model of research funding, which determines national characteristics, namely, in the structure of funding in relation to the Russian Federation and the Republic of India, it is a defense priority, in the People's Republic of China it is the practical and social applicability of research, in the Federative Republic of Brazil it is the creation of associated laboratories from strong research teams, and in the Republic of South Africa it is the use of the unique opportunities of South Africa with the participation of young researchers from the poor.