TNMU Receives 24 Million UAH for Scientific Development
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved a resolution on the “Procedure for Allocating Funds to Finance the Core Activities of State Research Institutions, as well as Research and Scientific-Technical (Experimental) Developments of Higher Education Institutions Based on the Results of State Accreditation.” The document details the mechanism for distributing additional funds based on accreditation results and introduces a differentiated approach to funding research institutions and universities depending on their performance, specifying that funding begins on January 1, 2026.
To implement the government’s decision, the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine approved the allocation of funds to support scientific and scientific-technical activities of higher education institutions and research institutions that received Category A and B certificates based on state accreditation results.
The Ternopil National Medical University received a Category “A” certificate in the biomedical profile, making TNMU the only higher education institution in Ternopil to achieve the highest category.
Our university received basic funding totaling 23,722,600 UAH.
Almost 65% of the funding (15,338,300 UAH) is allocated for salary bonuses for research and academic staff of various departments. Bonuses will be applied starting January 1, 2026. According to their contribution to TNMU’s scientific potential, the highest monthly bonuses will be awarded to faculty from the Departments of Medical Informatics (3,300 UAH), Pediatrics with Pediatric Surgery, Pediatrics No. 2, Pharmacognosy with Medical Botany, and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (2,450 UAH).
20.7% of the funds (4,898,500 UAH) will be used for developing research infrastructure. The university will create a procurement plan for equipment to advance its most important scientific directions.
14.6% of the basic funding (3,455,800 UAH) will be directed towards university development.
Funding is planned for five years, with the annual amount influenced by:
- Efficiency in attracting external funding (business contributions, international grants);
- Number of publications in the highest quartile (Q1) in Scopus/WoS;
- Share of young researchers;
- Overall staffing potential of the institution.
According to the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, this approach directs state resources to institutions that demonstrate high research results and contribute to the country’s scientific potential.