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== Bodies of the Science Fund ==
The bodies of the Science Fund are: Director, Supervisory Board, Management Board, and Scientific Council of the Fund.
The Director is appointed and dismissed by the Government on the proposal of the Board of Directors, with the prior approval of the Minister. The Director is appointed based on a public competition for a period of four years. The current acting director of the Fund is Dr. Milica Đurić-Jovičić.
The Management Board has five members, one of whom is the president, who are  appointed and dismissed by the Government, at the proposal of the Ministry. The members of the management board must have international experience in business covered by the Law, experience in management business and at least 15 years of work experience. The term of the members of the board of directors is four years, with the possibility of another appointment. The President of the board of directors is Dr. Vujo Drndarević.
The Supervisory Board has three members, one of whom is the president, who is appointed and dismissed by the Government, on the proposal of the ministry responsible for scientific research activity, of which at least two members are from the economic and financial profession. The term of members of the Supervisory Board is four years. The supervisory board monitors the material and financial operations of the Fund for Science. President of the supervisory board prof. Dr. Radovan Pejanović.
The Scientific Council is the highest professional and advisory body of the Science Fund. Members of the Scientific Council are appointed by the Minister on the basis of a public invitation, and dismissed in accordance with the Law. The term of members of the Scientific Council is four years, with the possibility of another appointment. The Scientific Council has fifteen members. Scientific Council members must be internationally recognized in their field of science. At least two-thirds of the members of the Scientific Council must hold the highest scientific or teaching position. Academician Stevan Pilipović is the president of the Scientific Council.