The Iran National Science Foundation and the Jamili Science and Technology Foundation organized the first Young Scientists Festival to encourage creative youth and identify superior plans in the fields of basic sciences. The festival is held annually and aims to support scholars in basic sciences, esteem researchers and innovators, create a platform for scientific and technological cooperation, and generate interest and hope in creative youth. The selection process for the festival involved two stages of assessment based on scientific criteria and indices, with the final selection made by a jury. The judgment of ideas was based on several criteria, including innovation, environmental-friendliness, safety, cultural principles, usability, and economic added-value.
The Jamili Science and Technology Foundation held its 2nd Young Scientists Festival to promote the role of basic sciences in developing other fields of science and technology and creating new businesses. University experts from the Tehran University Science & Technology Park were involved in the festival’s Scientific Council and Jury, and the platform for receiving ideas was designed with the strongest security. Over 500 ideas were registered and evaluated in the fields of Biology, Physics, Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, and Geology based on several criteria and assessment indicators. The festival aimed to prioritize ideas that could be both scientifically and commercially successful. A startup weekend was also held before the festival where 50 selected ideas were attended, and with the guidance of coaches and business experts, the team was formed. Eventually, ten teams were formed, which required training given to them by the association of specialist coaches of “Science and Technology Park”, to provide novel ideas and commercialization. At the end of the final day of the startup weekend and in the presence of the referees, the ideas were presented and contested to obtain credit and receive the award from the “Jamili Science and Technology Foundation.”
The 3rd Young Scientists Festival has begun with a new approach to creating technology-based businesses, innovation and the transformation of intellectual property into wealth with the participation of individual and team ideators. At the 3rd YSF, 283 ideas were sent to the jury committee, among which 26 selected scientific ideas, eight selected teams, and eight selected individual participants were honored to receive support from the “Jamili Science and Technology Foundation.” YSF will continue the path with those who have supported us in this big action.
The 4th Young Scientists Festival, with the cooperation of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, the Supporter Foundation of the University of Tehran, continued the path towards supporting youth ideas, creating technology-based businesses, extending the culture of entrepreneurship to convert the intellectual property to wealth, was conducted in different fields of Basic Sciences (Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Biology and Geology). Having received 430 ideas in the 4th YSF, 46 ideas and then 16 ideas were selected (including 12 idea-makers and 4 startups) benefiting from the sponsorship and support of the Jamili Science and Technology Foundation. The cash prize in both sections was at a value of 8/300/000/000 Rials.
The 5th Young Scientist Festival took place on November 30th, 2021, with support from the Jamili Science and Technology Foundation, University of Tehran Foundation, and College of Science University of Tehran. The festival aimed to encourage ideation, technology-based businesses, and entrepreneurship in five fields of basic sciences, along with an additional category of Artificial Intelligence and Covid-19.
At the 5th Young Scientists Festival, 333 ideas were submitted to the jury committee in the start-up and ideators sections. From these submissions, 18 has chosen as finalists, 50 were recognized as top applicants and 2 Academic Faculty Members were selected in the basic sciences in the field of geology and chemistry. The selected individuals will receive full support in converting their ideas into businesses.
The Sixth Young Scientists Festival was held in February 2023, aiming to convert new ideas into businesses and develop talent among young scientists worldwide. It received 342 registrations and provided an opportunity for researchers to present their work. The festival selected finalists and scientific elites from both ideator and start-up business sections and awarded gifts and research credits to two young professors. The total support awards for the event in all three sections amount to 29,700,000,000 Rls.
We are delighted to announce “The call of the 7th Young Scientists Festival” is now open for young researchers to register their new or already developed ideas as ideators and startups. The financial supporter of the festival, “Jamili Science and Technology Foundation”, aims to support applied science, nurture talents, strengthen the morale of innovation, and inspire the country’s young generation. YSF encourages the submission of used ideas in five fields of Basic Sciences (Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics and Computer Science, Biology, and Geology) along with particular line of Artificial Intelligence.
Young researchers are invited to visit the YSF website at www.ysf-persia.com, register their ideas, and actively participate in the 7th Young Scientists Festival. We hope the 7th YSF will be among the impactful festivals of the new century.
The 7th Young Scientists Festival, November 30, 2023
اختتامیه هشتمین دوره جشنواره اندیشمندان و دانشمندان جوان در تاریخ 27 آذرماه سال 1403 و همزمان با هفته پژوهش وزارت علوم، تحقیقات و فناوری در محل تالار علامه امینی کتابخانه مرکزی دانشگاه تهران برگزار شد. در این دوره تعداد 534 ایده و رزومه از طریق پرتال ثبت نامی جشنواره توسط دبیرخانه دریافت شد که در نهایت 10 ایده به عنوان برگزیده نهایی در بخش ایده پردازان معرفی و تقدیر شدند که علاوه بر اعتبار حمایتی یک میلیار و پانصد میلیون ریالی، تندیس زرین و لوح تقدیر به همراه 10 درصد اعتبار حمایتی خود را به عنوان جایزه نقدی دریافت نمودند. در بخش کسب و کار نوپا 4 تیم به عنوان برگزیده نهایی معرفی و علاوه بر تندیس زرین و لوح تقدیر از اعتبار حمایتی با مبالغ متفاوتی بهرهمند شدند (تیم اول 5 میلیارد ریال، تیم دوم، 3 میلیارد و پانصد میلیون ریال، تیم سوم 3 میلیارد ریال و تیم چهارم 2 میلیارد و پانصد میلیون ریال) که 10درصد از این اعتبار به صورت نقدی به آنها اهدا گردید. همچنین 20 درصد افزایش اعتبار حمایتی برای طرح های بینالمللی برگزیده اعمال شد. در بخش استاد نمونه جوان پس از بررسی دقیق رزومه های دریافتی توسط داوران هیچ یک از آنها حائز شرایط دریافت اعتبار پژوهشی بنیاد نبوده است. در ادامه در بخش ایده پردازان، 17 ایده و در بخش کسب و کارهای نوپا 4 تیم به عنوان شایستگان تقدیر انتخاب شدند که علاوه بر جایزهی نقدی 150 میلیون ریالی، مدالیوم و لوح تقدیر جشنواره را نیز دریافت کردند.
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