National Academy of Sciences of Belarus

01.10.2025

100 Young Talents Competition in 2025

The National Academy of Sciences of Belarus announces the 2025 competition of 100 young talents of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus.

The competition is held for the following purposes: implementing measures to attract and retain talented young people in scientific, technical, and innovative fields; creating youth research groups and rejuvenating the staff of scientific organizations; and ensuring continuity between scientists of different generations.

Young scientists working in organizations of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus are allowed to participate in the competition:
  • Candidates of Science (PhDs) aged up to 35 as of January 1, 2026 (born in 1991 inclusive), who were awarded their academic degree at 30 (according to their PhD diploma);
  • Doctors of Science (DScs) aged up to 45 as of January 1, 2026 (born in 1981 inclusive), who were awarded their academic degree at 40 (according to their Doctor of Science diploma).

The competition's winners are included in the "100 Young Talents of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus" database (with a corresponding certificate) and in the NAS Belarus management reserve. Furthermore, while in the database, they receive an annual grant to participate in an international scientific, scientific-organizational, or scientific-practical event (conferences, symposia, scientific schools, short-term internships, etc.).

To participate in the competition, the following documents must be submitted:
  • an application for participation in the competition, signed by the head of the organization of the NAS of Belarus where the competition participant works;
  • a report on the research, teaching and innovation activities of the competition participant for the last full 3 years (2022–2025) with mandatory indication of marks in accordance with the requirements for participants (see Competition Regulations);
  • scientific biography of the competition participant;
  • a list of the main scientific publications of the competition participant, certified by the scientific secretary of the organization of the NAS of Belarus where the competition participant works.

The requirements for participants and the terms of the competition can be found in the Regulations on the 100 Young Talents Competition of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus.

Competition participants must register by filling out the form on the Academy of Sciences website. For questions about completing the form, please call 358-28-26.

In addition, competition participants shall send a set of documents specified in paragraph 5 of the Regulations by October 30, 2025 to the competition committees at the departments of the NAS of Belarus, taking into account the branch (direction) of scientific activity of the participant, to: 220072, Minsk, Independence Av., 66.