Applicants for the "Res. Prof." degree are advised, beside considering the principles approved for award applications by the Committee (cf. Art. III of the Rules for Granting the Research Professor Degree by the CAS), to consult the requirements specific for the particular Commission with its Chairperson before preparing their "Res. Prof." thesis. The list of Commissions, their Chairpersons and specific requirements, ordered according to the area of sciences in which the scientific degree is granted (cf. Art. I/par. 3 of the Rules for Granting the Research Professor Degree by the CAS), is included in the information on the "Res. Prof." degree. The assessment of the applicant and his/her research work is based on the particular principles of individual Commissions.