The Call for Applications for the VYZOV Prize Closes in 7 Days

Only one week remains for scientists who wish to apply for the VYZOV Prize for Future Technologies. The purpose of this award is to enable practical application of breakthrough technologies, and to make scientists and scientific discoveries the epitome of success in modern-day Russia. The award’s prize fund has been increased to 55 million rubles. 

Aspiring nominees can apply for the VYZOV Prize in five categories in 2024: 

- Vision: Scientific achievements that have influenced the development dynamics of science and technology. (Note: Eligible applicants must be below 35 years old at the time of nomination.)

- Scientist of the Year: Individual lifetime contribution to changing the landscape of science and technology

- Best Engineering Solution: Important inventions or newly created technologies

- Breakthrough: Scientific research offering solutions to important scientific or technological challenges

- Discovery: An international award for new discoveries that have influenced the development of science and technology 

‘Discovery’ is a relatively new category that was added in 2024, and is open for applications from any scientist regardless of their nationality or country of residence. It is meant to show that science knows no borders, and serves as testimony to Russia’s openness to dialogue in the area of scientific and technological cooperation. 

“We aspire to establish the best scientific award in the world, one that would be authoritative and objective, and with applicants of the highest caliber. We’ve been quite bold in aiming for such an ambitious goal, and that would be my message for scientists: Be bold, don’t be afraid to apply and submit your research and share your findings with the world,” says the VYZOV Prize Scientific Committee Chairman Artem Oganov. 

You can apply for nomination at the VYZOV Prize’s official website vyzovprize.com before May 20th, 2024. 

The VYZOV Prize for Future Technologies is organized and sponsored by the VYZOV Foundation for the Development of Scientific and Cultural Relations in partnership with Gazprombank, Rosatom State Corporation and Roscongress Foundation, and with support from the Government of Moscow. The award was initially established to commemorate the Decade of Science and Technology announced in Russian in 2022, and is designed to celebrate breakthrough ideas and inventions that are changing the landscape of modern science and the life of every person.