We invite students, postgraduates and young scientists!

A competition of the Foundation for Assistance to Innovation “UMNIK – Digital Russia” (https://umnik.fasie.ru/dataeconomy/) has started. Winners will receive a grant of 500,000 rubles.

Projects for the following “end-to-end” technologies (promising technologies that radically change the situation in existing markets or contribute to the formation of new markets) are selected for the competition:

• artificial intelligence;
• virtual and augmented reality technologies;
• new production technologies;
• robotics and sensors component;
• wireless communication technology;
• distributed registry systems;
• quantum technologies.

The grant is provided for 24 months. Russian citizens of 18 to 30 years old who have not previously concluded an agreement with the Foundation for Assistance to Innovation can apply for the grant.

To participate in the competition, you must submit an application in electronic form at the link: https://umnik.fasie.ru/digital-kazan/ until September 22, 2019.

An absentee semifinal will be held until October 5, 2019. Semifinal winners will be able to take part in the final event.

The final of the Volga Federal district will be held on October 14-18, 2019 in Kazan at the site of Technopark “Idea” (50, St. Petersburg Street, Kazan).

For questions: tunakova@tpidea.ru.