Dear colleagues! The Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation announces the start of accepting applications for the X All-Russian Competition of Research papers of students and Postgraduates (the Research Competition).

Students and postgraduates of higher education or scientific organizations under the age of 35 are invited to participate in the competition. The competition is held with the aim of identifying and supporting the most talented and creatively active students and postgraduates, stimulating young people to research activities, as well as attracting the younger generation to scientific research as the main activity for the growth of Russia's scientific potential. During the Contest, which has proven itself as an effective tool for supporting aspiring researchers and developing their creative initiatives, about 30,000 students and graduate students from more than 450 Russian universities and scientific organizations of the country have become participants.

The competition is interdisciplinary and takes place in 10 scientific areas.:

• Agro-, bio- and food technologies;

• Humanities;

• Engineering Sciences;

• Information technology and mathematics;

• Life Sciences and medicine;

• Earth sciences, ecology and environmental management;

• Materials Sciences;

• Social Sciences;

• Physics and Astronomy

• Chemistry and chemical technologies.

The competition is held in two stages, in full-time and part-time format. At the first stage, students and postgraduates submit individually prepared research papers in electronic form on the website https://sfy-conf.ru

Applications will be accepted on April 2 and will last until May 16, 2025. Based on the results of the independent examination, the participants of the final stage will be determined, which will be held in person in the format of oral sessions at the site of the X All-Russian Youth Scientific Forum "Science of the Future-Science of the young".