Informational message
The Fund of assistance to development of small forms of enterprises in scientific-technical sphere
Smolensk regional branch of all-Russian public organization "Russian Union of young scientists"
Branch of Federal state budgetary educational institution of higher education
"National research University "MPEI" in Smolensk
Representation of Fund of assistance to development of small forms of enterprises in scientific-technical sphere in the Smolensk region announces the semifinal of the competitive selection for the provision of a grant in the amount of 400 thousand rubles under the program NERD. The UMNIK program is intended for young scientists seeking self-actualization through innovation activity, and provides state support in the form of a grant in the amount of 400 thousand rubles for 2 years for the development of an innovative project in one of the science areas of the program NERD. The advantage of the grant is the full release from grantee documentation and reporting that is not related to the scientific and technical side of the project.
Scientific direction of the program UMNIK:
1. Information technology.
2. The future of medicine.
3. Modern materials and technologies of their creation.
4. New devices and hardware complexes.
5. Biotechnology.
In the program the CLEVER man can take part citizens of the Russian Federation at the age from 18 to 28 years. To apply you must register on the program official website http://umnik.fasie.EN/smolensk and apply. After passing the preliminary examination, the participant is invited for full-time protection for your project at one of the semi-final selections:
№ p/p |
Location |
The deadline |
Date |
1 |
MPEI branch in Smolensk |
On June 6, 2016 |
10 Jun 2016 |
2 |
MPEI branch in Smolensk |
10 Oct 2016 |
21 Oct 2016 |
In project selection, experts are guided by the following criteria:
1. Scientific novelty. The proposed idea must be new, first articulated by the participants. The project should be reflected research in which the idea appeared, as well as the conditions necessary for its implementation.
2. The relevance of the ideas. An idea formulated in the project must be relevant to solving modern problems and challenges in a particular region and in Russia as a whole.
3. Technical value of a product or technology. An idea formulated in the project must be technically meaningful, i.e. they must have a decisive influence on modern equipment and technology.
4. Plan the implementation of ideas in the final product, i.e. from the initial stage (ideas) to finished product (efficient technology).
5. The prospect of commercialization of R & d result. Potential future product should have the opportunity of introducing to the market, industrial applicability and specific consumer. This criterion needs to assess how the participant has studied the market to create a product, studied portrait of a potential consumer, have studied the risks of commercialization and measures to reduce them.
6. Assessment of their capabilities. This criterion evaluates whether the participant is ways and means of protecting their rights (including intellectual property), the presence of a desire to create a private enterprise, available reserve on the way of project implementation (equipment for research and development, contacts and agreements with potential partners, to attract additional investments).
7. Enthusiasm for the idea. The identity of the speaker and the quality of the presentation plays a big role in the positive perception of the project as a whole. On how to speaker stands, we can evaluate whether he is the author of the idea, or, for example, paraphrases certain provisions of the thesis supervisor.
The UMNIK program of Fund of assistance to development of small forms of enterprises in scientific-technical sphere works in the Smolensk region in 2013, during this time, the competition winners were 16 young scientists from leading universities and innovative enterprises of Smolensk, won the realization of the projects is 6.4 million.
Contact details of the organizer of the competition:
e-mail: fasie-smolensk@yandex.EN
tel: 7 (920) 664-56-93 Samples Sergey Alexandrovich — head of the program UMNIK representation of the Fund of assistance to development of small forms of enterprises in scientific-technical sphere in the Smolensk region.