their scientific qualifications have been approved by the scientific committee of the foundation. Applicant: refers to true or legal researchers who, according to the articles of the charter, have applied or volunteered for research chairs and have completed the forms related to research chairs of the foundation. Article 3: Conditions To support Iranian researchers, the research seat will be granted to the researchers who are promising and have authentic scientific background, new and promising ideas and innovations and research proposals; they must also have enough understanding of the necessities and needs of the society in regard to researcher's specialized field, or work in institutes with strategic program, according to the following conditions: having scientific valid degrees, having valid authorships and articles relevant to her/his specialty, having completed research plans (expansion of knowledge boundaries, generation of science, responsiveness to the needs society), having plans which have reached a semi-industrial level, having projects which have reached the production level, having strategic research plans, having the ability to direct and train skillful and specialized work force, having new innovative and farsighted ideas. Amendment 1 an institute or institutes, which according to the strategic committee of research seat have strategic research plan or plans, will be selected as pivotal one(s) experimentally in 2005-2006. Article 4: Strategic Committee of Research Seat This committee is established with the purpose of examining the conditions of the qualified applicants for granting research seat and being introduced to the scientific committee for final ratification. This committee is composed of seven members as following: Permanent members executive deputy of the foundation as head of the committee and director of the research seat, evaluation manager of the foundation plans, manager of public relations and international affairs of the foundation, two members of the scientific committee selected by the foundation's president, one representative from the supreme council of biotechnology, one representative from nanotechnology headquarters and one from the supreme council of information. Temporary members two persons from among the outstanding professors and researchers of the country relevant to the specialized field, appointed by the foundation's president. Amendment 1 Regarding the subject, the strategic committee can invite legal persons as well (for example, research deputy of the ministry of science, research and technology, research deputy of the ministry of health, treatment and medical education, and ...). Amendment 2 This committee is responsible for pursuing the execution and progression of the affairs related to