ally ▁high ▁intellectual ▁capacity , ▁academic ▁apt itude , ▁cre ative ▁ability ▁and ▁art istic ▁tal ents , ▁spe cially ▁contrib utors ▁in ▁promotion ▁of ▁global ▁science ▁and ▁highly ▁c ited ▁scient ists ▁and ▁research ers . ▁Iran ▁National ▁El ites ▁Foundation ▁( INE F ) ▁is ▁a ▁state wide ▁organization ▁and ▁composed ▁of ▁members ▁with ▁significant ▁scientific ▁and ▁executive ▁background . ▁The ▁IN EF ▁members ▁are ▁considered ▁as ▁the ▁most ▁prom ising ▁research es , ▁invent ors ▁and ▁artists ▁of ▁Islam ic ▁Republic ▁of ▁Iran , ▁and ▁the ▁young ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁IN EF ▁are ▁regarded ▁as ▁those ▁whom ▁will ▁lead ▁the ▁Iran ' s ▁future ▁science , ▁culture ▁and ▁art . ▁To ▁reach ▁the ▁IN EF ▁goals ▁the ▁organization ▁supports ▁its ▁members ▁in ▁scientific , ▁financial / material ▁and ▁past oral ▁ways , ▁such ▁as ▁grant ing ▁low - inter est ▁or ▁grat uit ous ▁lo ans , ▁supply ▁of ▁any ▁rare ▁sources ▁or ▁labor atory ▁facilities , ▁involving ▁the ▁members ▁with ▁in - dem and / p riority ▁national ▁projects ▁( in ▁case ▁of ▁young ▁male ▁members , ▁in ▁lieu ▁of ▁the ▁comp uls ory ▁military ▁service ▁oblig ations , ▁and ▁exit ing ▁the ▁county , ▁as ▁necessary , ▁without ▁ass urance ▁for ▁those ▁who ▁have ▁not ▁completed ▁their ▁military ▁service ), ▁assist ing ▁the ▁members ▁to ▁commercial ize ▁their ▁innov ations , ▁or ▁move ▁it ▁to ▁policy ▁level , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁other ▁similar ▁support ▁services ▁and ▁networking ▁opportun ities . ▁ ▁C riteria ▁ ▁Based ▁on ▁ 2