Call for Submissions for VYZOV Prize Closes Tonight

Today is the last day for submitting nominations for the VYZOV Prize for Future Technologies. The call for submissions closes at midnight.  

The VYZOV Prize was established to recognize breakthrough research and inventions that change the landscape of modern science and the life of every person. The award’s mission is to encourage younger generations and provide evident incentives for them to choose a career in science.

The Prize is awarded in five categories for achievements made (preferably, but not exclusively) in the last ten years:

• Vision: Scientific achievements that have influenced the development dynamics of science and technology. (Note: Eligible nominees must be aged below 35.)

• Engineering Solution: Important inventions or newly created technologies.

• Breakthrough: Scientific research offering solutions for important scientific or technological challenges.

• Discovery: An international award for new discoveries that have influenced the development of science and technology, awarded to international or Russian scientists based outside Russia.

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

According to the VYZOV Prize rules, there are three ways to submit a nomination: 

• Self-nomination,

• Nomination by any other scientist, 

• Nomination by a scientific organization (university, research institute, etc.).

The 2025 awards will have a prize fund of 60 mln rubles, 12 mln for each of the five categories.

Submit your nominations at the VYZOV Prize’s official website vyzovprize.com before 23:59 on May 21th, 2025. 

Follow this link for a step-by-step video manual on how to submit a nomination.