Deadlines for the "Leonardo da Vinci 2012" competition registration are expiring

The international contest ”Leonardo da Vinci 2012” is accepting works from student-inventors. Registration for applicants on the website of the Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation www.rustaveli.org.ge will end on August 1, and the submission of registered projects to the Foundation will conclude on August 16.

Students of general educational institutions from Georgia and foreign countries can participate in the contest, both individually and in groups. The submitted project must include both a textual description of the invention and a corresponding mock-up, model, or drawings.

The international student-inventor contest ”Leonardo da Vinci,” initiated by the President, has been implemented by the Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation since 2011. The aim of the contest is to identify and encourage adolescents endowed with creative thinking and inventive talent, and to promote the development of their innovative and practical skills.

The winners of the contest will be revealed by a competent jury at the end of September at a specially arranged exhibition. The authors of the winning projects will be awarded medals and cash prizes. The presenter of the project taking 1st place will receive 5,000 GEL, 2nd place - 3,000 GEL, and 3rd place - 2,000 GEL. The author or authors of the Grand Prix-winning project will go on an educational and cognitive tour abroad.