Applications are now being accepted for the educational award “Knowledge.Prize – 2024”

In the fourth season of the project nineteen nominations, two of which are new. The nomination “For contribution to the preservation of family values” is dedicated to the Year of the Family in Russia. Applicants can become educators and projects that help strengthen the institution of family. The nomination “For contribution to education in the field of Ecology and Tourism” is for those who develop the tourist image of Russian regions and the culture of hospitality, and increase the environmental responsibility of the population.

Since 2023, the award has also been given to foreigners in the category “Foreign Educator of the Year” and to teenagers from 12 to 17 years old in the category “Young Educator of the Year”.

All applications will be assessed in absentia by an Expert Commission from among the partners of the Knowledge Society. The shortlist for the award will be formed by the Expert Council, which will include government officials, candidates and doctors of science, heads of companies, youth organizations and other professionals in their fields.

One hundred nominees will undergo online training in public speaking to prepare for an in-person defense of their educational work before the Honorary Jury. Previously, the jury included the Head of the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation — Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov, Minister of Education of the Russian Federation Sergei Kravtsov, Minister of Science and Education of the Russian Federation Valery Falkov, General Director of the Roscosmos State Corporation Yuri Borisov, President, Chairman of the Board of PJSC «Sberbank» German Gref, artistic director-director of the Moscow Art Theater. A.P. Chekhov, People’s Artist of Russia Konstantin Khabensky, President of the National Research Center «Kurchatov Institute» Mikhail Kovalchuk and others.

The winners in the “People’s Choice” nomination will be determined by an open vote of listeners in a mini-application on the VKontakte social network. The winner of the partner nomination of the Movement of the First “Choice of the First” will be chosen in a closed vote of the Federal Council of the First, which includes children and teenagers from all regions of the country.

The winners of nineteen nominations will be announced at the awards ceremony in 2025.

In 2023, the Knowledge.Prize collected about 18 thousand applications from 89 regions of Russia. Then, in the “Mentor of the Year” category, the winner was the head of the center for continuous professional development of workers in the education system of the Artek Medical Center, Anna Akunina. She is participating in the formation of a professional community whose mission is to educate children for the benefit of Russia. The educator’s original programs are carried out by teams of schools and camps, teachers of higher educational institutions, as well as educators and counselors from new regions.

Reference: Knowledge.Prize is the country’s main educational award, which was established by the Russian Society “Znanie” in 2021 to recognize the achievements of teachers, lecturers, authors, bloggers, popularizers of science and other educators, as well as to recognize educational projects and companies from various fields.

According to the Russian Society «Knowledge»