Leonardo da Vinci 2014 begins
Lia Gigauri, Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, and Marine Chitashvili, General Director of the Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation, spoke about the details of the competition program.
Pupils of general education institutions of Georgia can participate in the competition either individually or in groups. Interested applicants will be able to register their works electronically on the websites of the Ministry of Education and Science and the Rustaveli National Foundation: www.mes.gov.ge; www.rustaveli.org.ge starting from October 8. The submitted project must include both a textual description of the invention and the corresponding layout, model, or drawings. Electronic registration will end on November 3, and the submission of works to the Foundation will conclude on November 13.
The winners of the competition will be identified by a competent jury at an exhibition scheduled for December 6.
The authors of the winning projects in the competition will be awarded cash prizes and special gifts. The author of the project taking 1st place will receive 5,000 GEL, 2nd place will receive 3,000 GEL, and 3rd place will receive 2,000 GEL. The author or authors of the Grand Prix-winning project will go on an educational tour abroad.
The authors of all four winning projects of the competition will travel to the United States of America in the spring, where they will participate on behalf of Georgia in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair - Intel ISEF.
The competition will identify and encourage adolescents endowed with creative thinking and inventive talent, and will contribute to the development of their innovative and practical skills.
