FLNP JINR announces the annual Conference of FLNP Young Scientists and Specialists to be held on November 23–25, 2026. The conference will include presentations of applications for the I.M. Frank and F.L. Shapiro Scholarships for young scientists and specialists, as well as applications for AYSS grants and scholarships for 2027.
Young scientists, specialists, and employees of the Laboratory under 36 are invited to participate in the competition. The conference languages are English (preferred) and Russian.
The Frank Scholarships are awarded in the following areas:
- Nuclear Physics;
- Condensed Matter Physics Research by Neutron and Photon Scattering;
- General Methodology;
- Development of Basic Facilities;
- Life Sciences.
The F.L. Shapiro Scholarships are awarded in one of the following fields:
- Ultracolonial Physics;
- Polarized Neutrons;
- Neutron Spectroscopy;
- Сondensed Matter Physics;
- Methodological Support for Neutron Physics Experiments.
Scholarship applicants must submit applications to the conference website (https://indico.jinr.ru/e/flnpyouth2026) no later than November 18, 2026, at 11:59 PM (Moscow time). They must include a list of published papers over the past five years and an abstract in Russian (1-2 pages) outlining the applicant's main results. The abstract must indicate the section in which the application is being submitted. A recommendation from their supervisor must be attached. Application forms are attached.
Young scientists, specialists, and FLNP staff members aged up to 35 are also invited to participate in the AYSS grant and scholarship competition.
AYSS grants are provided to support and encourage young employees of the Institute, develop their skills in planning research activities and their competencies in preparing applications, and enhance the professional level and research productivity of young employees. Institute employees conducting research within the topics of the Institute’s Topical Plan are eligible to participate in the AYSS grant competition.
AYSS scholarships are intended for young employees in the following categories: engineering and technical personnel, specialists, and workers.
The results of the conference will be taken into account when distributing payments among young FLNP employees within the incentive fund.
You may also take part in the conference with a talk without applying for a scholarship; all staff members are welcome to attend as listeners.