| AAR | Archives Audiovisuelles de la Recherche | In French | → Libraries → Research policy |
| AARLIN | Australian Academic and Research Library Network | In English | → Research policy → Libraries → Higher education, universities |
| ABRET | Association Bretonne pour la Recherche et la Technologie | In French | → Research policy → Associations → Engineering, technology |
| ACR | Austrian Cooperative Research (www.acr.at) | In English | → Research policy → Engineering, technology |
| ADER | Association pour le Développement et la Recherche | In French | → Research policy → Associations |
| AiF | Arbeitsgemeinschaft industrieller Forschungsvereinigungen | In German | → Research policy → Associations |
| AII | Agence de l'Innovation Industrielle | In French | → Research policy → Industry, industrial policy → Engineering, technology |
| AIST | Agency of Industrial Science and Technology | In English | → Research policy → Engineering, technology |
| ALER | Allocataire d'Enseignement et de Recherche | In French | → Research policy → Education |
| AMCSIT | Agenţia Managerială de Cercetare Ştiinţifică, Inovare şi Transfer Tehnologic | In Romanian | → Research policy → Engineering, technology |
| AMREF | African Medical and Research Foundation | In English | → Foundations → Medicine → Research policy |
| ANR | Agence Nationale de la Recherche (www.agence-nationale-recherche.fr) | In French | → Research policy |
| ANRT | Association Nationale de la Recherche Technique | In French | → Research policy → Associations → Engineering, technology |
| ANVAR | Agence Nationale de Valorisation de la Recherche | In French | → Research policy → Economics → Applied sciences, technology |
| ANVREDET | Agence Nationale de la Valorisation des Résultats de la Recherche et du Développement Technologique | In French | → Research policy → Engineering, technology |
| APRE | Agenzia per la Promozione della Ricerca Europea | In Italian | → Research policy → European Union |
| ARC | Austrian Research Centers | In English | → Research policy → Engineering, technology |
| ARIST | Agence Régionale d'Information Stratégique et Technologique | In French | → Research policy → Libraries → Engineering, technology |
| ARL | Association of Research Libraries | In French | → Associations → Libraries → Research policy |
| ARTS | Actions de Recherche pour la Technologie et la Société | In French | → Research policy → Engineering, technology |
| ATER | Attaché Temporaire d'Enseignement et de Recherche | In French | → Research policy → Education |
| ATI | Aide Tourangelle à l'Innovation | In French | → Regional administration → Engineering, technology → Research policy |
| BCRD | Budget Civil de Recherche et de Développement | In French | → Research policy → Finance → Engineering, technology |
| BEP | Büro für Europäische Programme | In German | → Research policy |
| BIT | Bereich für Internationale Forschungs- und Technologiekooperation | In German | → Research policy → Engineering, technology |
| BMBF | Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (www.bmbf.de) | In German | → Central administration → Education → Research policy |
| BMFT | Bundesministerium für Forschung und Technologie | In German | → Research policy → Central administration → Medicine |
| CAORC | Council of American Overseas Research Centers | In English | → Research policy → Organizations and associations |
| CAPRN | Canada-Asia-Pacific Research Network | In English | → Research policy → 96 |
| CARI | Central Asia Research Initiative | In English | → Research policy |
| CARN | Central Asia Research Network | In English | → Research policy |
| CARRE | Central Asia Research and Remediation Exchange | In English | → Research policy |
| CASIMIR | Centre d'Appui et Simulation des Industries par les Moyens de l'Innovation et de la Recherche | In French | → Research policy → Engineering, technology |
| CCR | Centre Commun de Recherche | In French | → Research policy → Mathematics and natural sciences → Applied sciences, technology |
| CCRRDT | Comité Consultatif Régional pour la Recherche et le Développement Technologique | In French | → Organizations and associations → Research policy → Engineering, technology |
| CERC3 | Chairmen of the European Research Councils' Chemistry Committees | In English | → Organizations and associations → Research policy |
| CERIF | Common European Research Information Format | In English | → Research policy → Knowledge management |
| CERTH | Centre for Research and Technology Hellas | In English | → Research policy → Engineering, technology |
| CGRA | Commission de Gestion de la Recherche et de ses Applications | In French | → Research policy |
| CICESE | Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada (www.cicese.mx) | In Spanish | → Research institutes → Research policy → Higher education, universities |
| CIFRE | Convention Industrielle de Formation par la Recherche | In French | → Research policy → Education |
| CIR | Crédit d'Impôt Recherche | In French | → Research policy → Taxes, duties |
| CIRIT | Comissió Interdepartemental de Recreca i Innovació Tecnològica | In Spanish | → Public administration, government → Research policy |
| CIRST | Comité Interministériel de la Recherche Scientifique et Technique | In French | → Central administration → Research policy |
| CLORA | CLub des Organismes de Recherche Associés | In French | → Organizations and associations → Research policy |
| CNCSIS | Consiliu Naţional al Cercetării Ştiinţifice din Învăţământul Superior | In Romanian | → Organizations and associations → Research policy |
| CNCSIS | Consiliul National al Cercetarii Stiintifice din Învatamântul Superior | In Romanian | → Research policy → Higher education, universities |
| CNER | Comité National d'Évaluation de la Recherche | In French | → Research policy |
| CNR | Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche | In Italian | → Research policy |
| CNRS | Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique | In French | → Research policy → Mathematics and natural sciences |
| CNRT | Centre National de Recherche Technologique | In French | → Research policy → Engineering, technology |
| CNRT | Comité National de la Recherche Technologique | In French | → Research policy → Engineering, technology |
| CORDIS | Community Research and Development Information Service | In English | → Libraries → Research policy → Engineering, technology |
| CORE | Common Operational Research Equipment | In English | → Research policy |
| COST | Co-operation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research | In English | → Research policy → European Union |
| CRC | China Research Centre | In English | → Research policy |
| CREST | Comité de la Recherche Scientifique et Technique (de l'Union européenne) | In French | → Research policy → Mathematics and natural sciences → Applied sciences, technology |
| CRI | Centre Relais Innovation | In French | → Research policy |
| CRIN | Coordination Recherche INdustrie | In French | → Research policy → Engineering, technology |
| CRIT | Collective Research Initiatives Trust | In English | → Research policy |
| CRN | Comparative Research Network | In English | → Research policy → Organizations and associations |
| CRN | Collaborative Research Network | In English | → Research policy → Organizations and associations |
| CSA | Coordination and Support Action | In English | → Research policy |
| CSIR | Council for Scientific and Industrial Research | In English | → Organizations and associations → Research policy |
| CSIR | Council of Scientific and Industrial Research | In English | → Research policy |
| CSIRO | Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (www.csiro.au) | In English | → Organizations and associations → International relations → Research policy → Engineering, technology |
| CSRT | Conseil Supérieur de la Recherche et de la Technologie | In French | → Research policy → Engineering, technology |
| CTAAI | Commission Territoriale d'Attribution des Aides à l'Innovation | In French | → Research policy → Engineering, technology |
| DAFR | Direction de l'Administration et du Financement de la Recherche | In French | → Research policy → Central administration |
| DES | Département de l'Évaluation Scientifique | In French | → Research policy → Mathematics and natural sciences |
| DESIRE | Development of a European Service for Information on Research and Education | In English | → Research policy → Libraries → Knowledge management → Education |
| DFG | Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft | In German | → Organizations and associations → Research policy |
| DGER | Direction Générale de l'Enseignement et de la Recherche | In French | → Central administration → Research policy → Education |
| DGRST | Délégation Générale à la Recherche Scientifique et Technique | In French | → Research policy → Mathematics and natural sciences → Applied sciences, technology |
| DGRT | Direction Générale de la Recherche et de la Technologie | In French | → Central administration → Research policy → Engineering, technology |
| DIRD | Dépense Intérieure de Recherche et de Développement | In French | → Research policy → Public finance → Engineering, technology |
| DIRDA | Dépense Intérieure de Recherche et Développement des Administrations | In French | → Research policy → Public finance → Central administration |
| DIRDE | Dépense Intérieure de Recherche et Développement des Entreprises | In French | → Research policy → Public finance → Engineering, technology |
| DNRD | Dépense Nationale de Recherche et Développement | In French | → Research policy → Public finance |
| DPESR | Direction des Personnels de l'Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche | In French | → Research policy → Labour, labour economics → Higher education, universities |
| DPGR | Direction de la Politique Générale de la Recherche | In French | → Central administration → Research policy |
| DRD | Division Recherche et Développement | In French | → Research policy |
| DRED | Direction de la Recherche et des Études Doctorales | In French | → Research policy → Higher education, universities |
| DRET | Direction de la Recherche et de la Technologie | In French | → Research policy → Public administration, government → Engineering, technology |
| DRIR | Direction Régionale de l'Industrie et de la Recherche | In French | → Regional administration → Industry, industrial policy → Research policy |
| DRIRE | Direction Régionale de l'Industrie, de la Recherche et de l'Environnement | In French | → Research policy → 3383 → Industry, industrial policy |
| DRIVER | Digital Repository Infrastructure Vision for European Research | In English | → Research policy |
| DRRT | Délégation Régionale à la Recherche et à la Technologie | In French | → Research policy → Public administration, government → Engineering, technology |
| DRRT | Délégué(e) Régional(e) à la Recherche et à la Technologie | In French | → Research policy → Engineering, technology |
| DSR | Diplôme Supérieur de Recherche | In French | → Research policy → Education |
| DSTA | Diplôme Supérieur de Recherche Approfondie | In French | → Research policy → Education |
| EA | Équipe d'Accueil | In French | → Research policy |
| EARTO | European Association of Research and Technology Organisations | In English | → Research policy → Associations → Engineering, technology |
| ECAN | EU-China Academic Network | In English | → Research policy → Higher education, universities |
| ECREA | Ecumenical Centre for Research, Education & Advocacy | In English | → Research policy → Education |
| ECRFF | EU-China Research Fellowship Fund | In English | → Research policy |
| ECRIN | Association Échange et Coordination Recherche INdustrie | In French | → Research policy → Associations → Engineering, technology |
| EER | Espace Européen de la Recherche | In French | → Research policy → International relations |
| ELIARE | Expérimentation Limousine d'Accompagnement vers la Recherche Européenne | In French | → Research policy → Regional administration |
| EP | Experiment Planning | In English | → Research policy |
| EPSS | Electronic Proposal Submission Service | In English | → Research policy → European Union |
| ERA | Équipe de Recherche Associée | In French | → Research policy |
| ERCS | Équipe Recommandée par le Conseil Scientifique | In French | → Research policy |
| ERG | (Marie Curie) European Reintegration Grants | In English | → Research policy → Labour, labour economics |
| ERGO | European Research Gateways On-Line | In English | → Research policy |
| ERMEN | Équipe Recommandée par le Ministère de l'Éducation Nationale | In French | → Research policy → Education |
| EURYI | European Young Investigators | In English | → Research policy |
| F&E | Forschung und Entwicklung = R&D | Recherche et développement | In French = R&D | Research and Development | In English = I+D | Investigación y Desarrollo | In Spanish = R&S | Ricerca e Sviluppo | In Italian = P&D | Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento | In Portuguese = O&O | Onderzoek en Ontwikkeling | In Dutch = FoU | Forsøk og Utvikling | In Norwegian |
In German | → Research policy → Engineering, technology |
| FARI | Fonds d'Aide à la Recherche et à l'Innovation | In French | → Research policy → Engineering, technology |
| FARIT | Fonds d'Aide à la Recherche et à l'Innovation dans les Transports | In French | → Research policy → Vehicle engineering → Transport and postal services |
| FFCR | Fonds France-Canada pour la Recherche | In French | → Research policy |
| FFG | Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft (www.ffg.at) | In German | → Research policy |
| FIST | France Innovation Scientifique et Transfert (www.fist.fr) | In French | → Research policy → Industry, industrial policy |
| FNR | Fonds National de la Recherche | In French | → Research policy |
| FoU | Forsøk og Utvikling = F&E, R&D, I+D, R&S, P&D, O&O (look above) |
In Norwegian | → Research policy → Engineering, technology |
| FR | Fédération de Recherche | In French | → Research policy |
| FRAPPE | Fonds Régional d'Aide aux Porteurs de Projets Européens | In French | → Research policy → Regional administration |
| FTI | Forschungs- und Technologieinformation | In German | → Research policy → Engineering, technology |
| FTI | Forschung, Technologie und Innovation | In German | → Research policy → Mathematics and natural sciences → Applied sciences, technology |
| FTI | Forschung, Technologieentwicklung und Innovation | In German | → Research policy → Engineering, technology |
| FWF | Fonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung (www.fwf.ac.at) | In German | → Research policy → Mathematics and natural sciences |
| GFF | Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Forschung | In German | → Research policy |
| HDR | Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches | In French | → Research policy |
| HGF | Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft Forschungszentren (www.helmholtz.de) | In German | → Research policy |
| I+D | Investigación y Desarrollo = F&E, R&D, I+D, R&S, P&D, O&O, FoU (look above) |
In Spanish | → Research policy → Engineering, technology |
| IAF | Institut für angewandte Forschung | In German | → Research policy |
| ICAITI | Instituto Centroamericano de Investigación y Tecnología | In Spanish | → Research institutes → Research policy → Engineering, technology |
| IER | Inter–European Research | In English | → Research policy |
| IFCPAR | Indo-French Centre for the Promotion of Advanced Research | In English | → Research policy |
| IFR | Institut Fédératif de Recherche | In French | → Research policy |
| IFR PPF | Institut fédératif de recherche Paris-Nord Plaine de France | In French | → Research policy |
| IGF | Industrielle Gemeinschaftsforschung | In German | → Research policy → Engineering, technology |
| IR&D | Independent Research and Development | In English | → Research policy → Engineering, technology |
| IRANET | Iranian Research and Academic Network | In English | → Research policy → Education |
| IRCCS | Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico | In Italian | → Research institutes → Research policy |
| IRG | (Marie Curie) International Reintegration Grants | In English | → Research policy → Labour, labour economics |
| IRI | Institut de Recherche et d'Innovation (www.iri.centrepompidou.fr) | In French | → Research institutes → Research policy → Civilization, culture, progress |
| ISIR | Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research | In English | → Research policy → Engineering, technology |
| ISIRI | Institute of Standards and Industrial Research of Iran | In English | → Standardization → Research policy |
| IZT | Institut für Zukunftsstudien und Technologiebewertung (www.izt.de) | In German | → Research institutes → Research policy → Engineering, technology |
| JE | Jeune Équipe | In French | → Research policy |
| JRes | Journal of Research | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Research policy |
| KTO | Knowledge Transfer Office | In English | → Research policy → Industry, industrial policy |
| LIBER | Ligue des Bibliothèques Européennes de Recherche | In French | → Organizations and associations → Libraries → Research policy |
| LM | Laboratory Module | In English | → Research policy |
| LOP | Loi d'Orientation et de Programmation pour la recherche et le développement technologique | In French | → Research policy → Engineering, technology |
| MDRC | Mongolian Development Research Center | In English | → Research policy → Engineering, technology |
| MEC | Ministerul Educaţiei şi Cercetării | In Romanian | → Central administration → Education → Research policy |
| MENARG | Middle East and North Africa Research Group | In English | → Research policy |
| MENESR | Ministère de l'Éducation Nationale, de l'Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche | In French | → Central administration → Education → Research policy |
| MERIP | Middle East Research and Information Project | In English | → Research policy → Libraries |
| MESARC | Middle East & South Asia Research Cluster | In English | → Research policy → Organizations and associations |
| MESR | Ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche | In French | → Central administration → Education → Research policy |
| MIRIADE | Mission Régionale pour l’Innovation et l’Action de Développement Économique | In French | → Research policy → Regional administration → Industry, industrial policy |
| MURI | Multi-disciplinary Research Initiative | In English | → Research policy → Mathematics and natural sciences |
| NABS | Nomenclature pour l'Analyse et la comparaison des Budgets et des programmes Scientifiques | In French | → Research policy |
| NBR | National Bureau of Asian Research | In English | → Research policy |
| NBSAMRF | National Bureau of Standards, Advanced Research Facility | In English | → Research policy → Standardization |
| NCA | National Credentialing Agency (for Laboratory Personnel) (www.nca-info.org) | In English | → Organizations and associations → Research policy |
| NEMO | Netzwerkmanagement-Ost | In German | → Research policy |
| NETWEIs | New and Emerging Technologies - Wege zur Erkennung und Implementierung für KMUs | In German | → Research policy → Engineering, technology |
| NFN | Nationales Forschungsnetzwerk | In German | → Research policy |
| NIRA | National Institute for Research Advancement | In English | → Research policy |
| NRC | National Research Council | In English | → Research policy |
| NRCC | National Research Council of Canada | In English | → Research policy |
| NREN | National Research and Education Network | In English | → Networks, communication → Research policy → Education |
| O&O | Onderzoek en Ontwikkeling = F&E, R&D, I+D, R&S, P&D, FoU (look above) |
In Dutch | → Research policy → Engineering, technology |
| OAR | Organization for Asian Research | In English | → Organizations and associations → Research policy |
| ÖFG | Österreichische Forschungsgemeinschaft | In German | → Research policy → Mathematics and natural sciences → Applied sciences, technology |
| OPECST | Office Parlementaire d'Évaluation des Choix Scientifiques et Technologiques | In French | → Research policy → Politics → Engineering, technology |
| OPI | Ośrodek Przetwarzania Informacji (www.opi.org.pl) | In Polish | → Research policy |
| ORIENT | Oriental Research Infrastructure to European Networks | In English | → Research policy → International relations |
| OSERA | Ohio Scientific Education & Research Association (www.osera.org) | In English | → Associations → Research policy → Education |
| OSTP | Office of Science and Technology Policy | In English | → Research policy → Engineering, technology |
| ÖWiG | Österreischische Wissenschaftsgesellschaft (www.oewig.at) | In German | → Organizations and associations → Research policy |
| P&D | Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento = F&E, R&D, I+D, R&S, O&O, FoU (look above) |
In Portuguese | → Research policy → Engineering, technology |
| P2IC | Programme Interne aux Instituts Carnot | In French | → Research policy |
| PASTEL | Plateforme d’Assistance Technique Européenne en Lorraine | In French | → Research policy → Regional administration |
| PCRD | Programme-Cadre de Recherche et de Développement | In French | → Research policy → Engineering, technology |
| PCSI | Projet de Coopération Scientifique Inter-universitaire | In French | → Research policy → Higher education, universities |
| PERT | Program Evaluation Research Task | In English | → Research policy |
| PHRC | Programme Hospitalier de Recherche Clinique | In French | → Research policy → Medicine |
| PIIT | Parque de Investigación e Innovación Tecnológica | In Spanish | → Research policy → Engineering, technology |
| PLI | Pays de la Loire Innovation | In French | → Regional administration → Engineering, technology → Research policy |
| PLI | Plan Local de l'Innovation | In French | → Research policy |
| PMII | Programmes Mobilisateurs pour l'Innovation Industrielle | In French | → Research policy → Industry, industrial policy |
| POST | Plan d'Orientation Scientifique et Technique | In French | → Research policy → Mathematics and natural sciences → Applied sciences, technology |
| PPM | Prioriteitsprogramma Materialenonderzoek | In Dutch | → Research policy → Materials science |
| PRDA | Program Research and Development Announcement | In English | → Research policy → Engineering, technology |
| PRES | Pôle de Recherche et d'Enseignement Supérieur | In French | → Research policy → Specialized or (poly)technical colleges → Higher education, universities |
| PRES | Pôles de Recherche et d'Enseignement Supérieur | In French | → Research policy → Specialized or (poly)technical colleges → Higher education, universities |
| PRF | Projet de Recherches Fédérateur | In French | → Research policy |
| PRI | Programme de Recherches Interdisciplinaires | In French | → Research policy |
| PRIM&R | Public Responsibility In Medicine and Research | In English | → Research policy → Medicine |
| ProTon | Public Research Organisations Transfer Office Network | In English | → Research policy → Engineering, technology |
| PRST | Pôle de Recherche Scientifique et Technologique | In French | → Organizations and associations → Research policy → Engineering, technology |
| R&D | Research and Development = F&E, I+D, R&S, P&D, O&O, FoU (look above) |
In English | → Research policy → Engineering, technology |
| R&D | Recherche et développement = F&E, I+D, R&S, P&D, O&O, FoU (look above) |
In French | → Research policy → Engineering, technology |
| R&DO | Research and Development Operations | In English | → Research policy → Engineering, technology |
| R&E | Research and Engineering | In English | → Research policy → Engineering, technology |
|