Zvorykinsky project invites young innovators
The Federal Agency for Youth Affairs invites you to take part in the Zvorykin project
The Zvorykinsky project is a program to support the innovative activity of young people.
The Zvorykin Prize is a National Innovation Award for young people.
This is the final assessment of the innovative potential of the country, the result of the competition of youth innovative projects announced by the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs.
Nominations:
1) "The best innovative idea";
2) "The best innovative project";
3) "The best innovative technology".
The winners in the nominations will receive 1,000,000 rubles each. Finalists – an opportunity to take part in international internships at the sites of leading innovative enterprises.
The participants of the Program are Russian citizens under the age of 30 and young scientists under the age of 35.
Applications are accepted in 2 stages.
The first round of applications ends on June 1, 2009. The second round will be held in October.
Participants who submitted applications in the first round will have the opportunity to take part in the "Technical Creativity and Innovation" Shift of the Seliger-2009 Forum (July 2-6, 2009, Seliger Lake, Tver Region).
The shift will be attended by 5,000 people aged 18 to 35 years, registered on the website of the "Zvorykinsky project" – students of technical universities, employees of research institutes, innovation centers, innovation managers. Within the framework of the Shift, an exhibition of the 100 best innovative projects of the Program will be held.
In addition, a unique educational program was developed for the participants of the shift, according to the results of which each participant will be able to finalize their project for further presentation to investors.
The main event of the Shift will be the Federal examination of the projects submitted for the Competition. Experts will select the 5 most promising developments that will get into the final of the Award immediately, and the authors of the 100 best projects will have the opportunity to finalize them with the help of our Program specialists.
The culmination of the Program is the Second Russian Youth Innovation Convention, which will be held in Moscow in mid–December 2009, the most important forum of young innovators at the federal level, which is preceded by a whole complex of qualifying rounds in the subjects of the Russian Federation, and Innovation conventions in federal districts. During the Convention, the results of the competition will be summed up and the Zvorykin Prize will be awarded.
Its participants are young Russian inventors, entrepreneurs, scientists, innovation managers, as well as representatives of Russian and foreign companies using innovative developments. Representatives of the Russian innovation diaspora will take part in the work of the Convention.
The best participants of the Program, as well as the authors of the projects submitted for the Competition, will have the opportunity to get to the Convention.
To participate in the Program, register on the website www.innovaterussia.ruWe are waiting for you!
With respect,
Federal Head of the priority activity of Rosmolodezh
within the framework of the Year of Youth "Zvorykinsky project"
Dmitry Koch
Portal "Eternal youth" http://vechnayamolodost.ru/26.05.2009