Is your research related to digital innovations that impact the quality of life of an aging population? Then here's a new opportunity

Are you studying for a bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree, and is your research related to digital innovation with an impact on the health and lives of an aging population? Then you may be very interested in the first year of the renowned CLARA Young Innovator Award competition.

The thematic focus of the competition is quite broad, with the organizers listing the following areas of application: monitoring of human cognitive and physical health, tools for aging research, software solutions for protein detection and design, etc. The unifying element should always be a real impact on people.

Projects can be at various stages of development and can be the work of individuals or teams of up to four people. Participating experts should be under 35 years of age.

The jury will include leading Czech and international experts in the field of artificial intelligence research, such as Dr. Josef Šivic (CIIRC CTU) and Jean Marie Bouteiller (University of Southern California). Those who succeed can look forward to an attractive financial reward (€2,000), as well as expert mentoring, assistance with project implementation, and support in submitting contributions to leading scientific and technological conferences. It is this emphasis on further project development and building a network of important contacts that distinguishes the new award from similar activities.

The competition is organized by the interdisciplinary center of excellence CLARA, whose important partner is the International Clinical Research Center, a joint project of St. Anne's University Hospital and the Faculty of Medicine at Masaryk University.

And most importantly, you can nominate your project until March 15, 2026. More information can be found here.