Scientists of the Future 2026
Invitation to the onsite round

Based on the results of the correspondence round of the international competition of school students’ research and engineering projects «Scientists of the Future», the organizing committee of the International Science Festival NAUKA 0+, Lomonosov Moscow State University, the LANAT STEM Center and the Center for Subject Olympiads under the Agency of Specialized Educational Institutions of the Republic of Uzbekistan invite you to take part in the onsite round of the competition in Tashkent.
For some of the participants coming from other cities (50 people 🏠) the organizing committee is able to provide dormitory accommodation at the Abdulla Qodiriy School of Arts.

The onsite round will be held as an exhibition (poster) session on November 7, 2026 at the Tashkent Branch of Lomonosov Moscow State University (Mirabad district, 22 Amir Temur Street).
Remote participation is not allowed. Participants make on their own in advance and bring with them a vertical A0 poster (or two A1 sheets) with a brief but informative description of the project.
Participants will be provided with a table and a power supply. Posters are not printed at the venue. Mounting materials are provided by the organizing committee.
On November 7, from 14:00 to 15:00, supervisors and mentors of the young researchers will have a meeting with the jury.

Participants must

By 16:00 on November 3 (Tashkent time), in your personal account:

• confirm your participation;
• state whether you need a dormitory (provided if there is a house 🏠 in the table);
• list the members of your delegation if you are accompanied by your supervisor or another person (for badges and passes; the dormitory is provided to participants only).

Accommodation is arranged according to the lists the organizing committee submits based on the data in personal accounts.
By 23:59 on November 5, upload a draft of your poster (vertical A0) in .pdf format to your personal account so that the jury can review it.
Posters are not printed at the venue. Participants print their posters for the exhibition themselves.

Schedule

• November 3, 16:00 Tashkent time — deadline for confirming participation.
• November 5, 23:59 Tashkent time — deadline for uploading the poster.

November 6, Friday

• 14:00–20:00 — check-in of listed participants from other cities at the dormitory. Participants arrange their own travel to the dormitory.
• 12:00–18:00 — registration, setting up stands, presentation rehearsal — MSU Branch, 22 Amir Temur Street (optional, admission by lists).
• Dinner for dormitory residents.

November 7, Saturday

• Breakfast for dormitory residents.
• Bus: dormitory → MSU Branch, 22 Amir Temur Street.
• 09:00–10:00 — registration, setting up and finishing stands (free admission).
• 10:00–10:30 — opening of the «Scientists of the Future» competition.
• 11:00–13:00 — jury work; finalists at their stands.
• 13:00–14:00 — lunch for all participants.
• 13:00–15:00 — open time: exhibition for supervisors and guests; supervisors’ meeting with the jury.
• 14:00–15:00 — supervisors’ meeting with the jury.
• 15:00 — dismantling of stands.
• Cultural program.
• Dinner for dormitory residents.

November 8, Sunday — Polytechnic Museum, 13 Amir Temur Street

• Breakfast for dormitory residents.
• Cultural program.
• 13:00–13:45 — lunch for all participants.
• 14:00–16:00 — closing of the competition and awards ceremony.
• Dinner for dormitory residents.

The schedule of the cultural program will be published later.

Dormitory residents are provided with:

• November 6 — dinner;
• November 7 — breakfast, lunch and dinner;
• November 8 — breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Lunch on November 7 and 8 is provided for all participants.

There is no registration fee.
Invitation letters for business trip arrangements are sent by email.
If you cannot find your project in your personal account, you most likely registered with a different email.
If for any reason you cannot present your project, please let us know as soon as possible at ub@festivalnauki.uz and in your personal account.
The list of invitees may be extended; additional invitations are communicated individually.
Detailed poster requirements (Regulations, section 4) and the competition program are in the competition regulations.

The table is in random order

Some projects have been moved to a different category, so please search for yourself by surname!

In the «Dormitory» column: 🏠 — dormitory accommodation is provided.