{"id":4513,"date":"2020-02-04T10:38:52","date_gmt":"2020-02-04T07:38:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/baikalfoundation.ru\/?page_id=4513"},"modified":"2024-07-17T22:19:36","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T19:19:36","slug":"baikal-initiative","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/baikalfoundation.ru\/en\/our-work\/partnership-for-sustainable-development\/baikal-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"Baikal Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>2017 &#8211; 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the most important activities of Lake Baikal Foundation is to support science and promote scientific knowledge. Scientists engaged in scientific research of the Baikal region faced acute challenges: underfunding and lack of interest from government and society. &nbsp;In this context, the Foundation initiated a program \u00abBaikal initiative\u00bb to support young scientists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><strong>Goals:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>to identify and to support technological, applied and research projects aimed at the protection of the lake;<\/li><li>promotion of scientific knowledge about Baikal among the population.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3><strong>Taking part in the competition, you help the Foundation to solve important problems:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>to promote preservation and development of Baikal region and lake Baikal;<\/li><li>to create an assessment of environmental protection issues;<\/li><li>to support the establishment of high-tech centers in the region;<\/li><li>to advance ecological lifestyle in the Russian society.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3><strong>Who can apply for the grant?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Young scientists aged to 35 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><strong>Nominations<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Lake Baikal Foundation will allocate 1 million rubles to support talented solutions in the following areas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>basic and applied research in the field of water resources conservation;<\/li><li>applied scientific research and scientific and technical activities in specially protected natural territories;<\/li><li>development of civil science.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3><strong>Conditions <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The participants of the \u00abBaikal initiative\u00bb contest will have to prove that their projects are really relevant and necessary according to public opinion: the financial assistance is provided to those projects which will be able to collect 20% of the project budget independently by crowdfunding, attract sponsors and other channels of public support. 80% of the successful projects\u2019 budget will be covered by Lake Baikal Foundation\u2019s grants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read more about the contest&#8217;s stages and the key criteria for project evaluation in the document \u00ab<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/baikalfoundation.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Polozhenie-o-konkurse-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Competitive selection regulations<\/a>\u00bb.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><strong>Winners of the contest<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2020:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/baikalfoundation.ru\/en\/our-work\/water-conservation\/the-characteristic-of-lake-baikal-viromes-using-high-throughput-sequencing\/\">Characteristic of Lake Baikal viromes using high-throughput sequencing<\/a> (nomination \u00abBasic and applied research in the field of water resources conservation\u00bb);<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/baikalfoundation.ru\/en\/our-work\/biodiversity-conservation\/rescue-of-the-khamar-daban-group-of-forest-subspecies-of-wild-reindeer\/\">Rescue of the Khamar-Daban group of forest subspecies of wild reindeer  in the central part of the Khamar-Daban range<\/a> (nomination \u00abApplied scientific research and scientific and technical activities in specially protected natural territories\u00bb);<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/baikalfoundation.ru\/en\/our-work\/water-conservation\/biodestruction-of-organic-waste-products-at-lake-baikal-territory-with-use-of-insects\/\">Biodestruction of organic waste products at Lake Baikal territory with use of insects<\/a> (nomination \u00abApplied scientific research and scientific and technical activities in specially protected natural territories\u00bb);<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/baikalfoundation.ru\/en\/our-work\/sustainable-tourism\/educational-tourism\/\">Educational tourism as a tool for nature complex conservation under conditions of pyrogenic and anthropogenic load<\/a> (prolongation the last year winner project).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2019:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/baikalfoundation.ru\/en\/our-work\/water-conservation\/the-study-of-the-functional-features-of-the-p-gp-endemic-baikal-amphipods-using-transfected-cell-lines\/\">The study of the functional features of the P-gp endemic Baikal amphipods using transfected cell lines<\/a> (nomination \u00abBasic and applied research in the field of water resources conservation\u00bb);<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/baikalfoundation.ru\/en\/our-work\/biodiversity-conservation\/the-baikal-seal\/the-baikal-seal-s-cardiovascular-system\/\">The study of the Baikal seal\u2019s cardiovascular system in normal and pathological conditions<\/a> (nomination \u00abApplied scientific research and scientific and technical activities in specially protected natural territories\u00bb);<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/baikalfoundation.ru\/en\/our-work\/sustainable-tourism\/educational-tourism\/\">Educational tourism as a tool for nature complex conservation under conditions of pyrogenic and anthropogenic load<\/a> (nomination \u00abApplied scientific research and scientific and technical activities in specially protected natural territories\u00bb).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2018:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/baikalfoundation.ru\/en\/our-work\/water-conservation\/development-of-implantable-fluorescent-biosensors\/\">Development of implantable fluorescent biosensors<\/a> (nomination \u00abBasic and applied research in the field of water resources conservation\u00bb);<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/baikalfoundation.ru\/en\/our-work\/biodiversity-conservation\/conservation-and-recruitment-of-the-olkhon-vole-population\/\" target=\"_blank\">Conservation and recruitment of the Olkhon vole population<\/a> (nomination \u00abApplied scientific research and scientific and technical activities in specially protected natural territories\u00bb);<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/baikalfoundation.ru\/en\/our-work\/biodiversity-conservation\/water-birds-monitoring-on-lake-baikal\/\">Water birds monitoring on Lake Baikal<\/a> (the Grand prix of the contest).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3>Expert Council in 2020:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Darima Maksarova, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor of the Department of Zoology and Ecology of the Banzarov Buryat State University, head of the Laboratory of Environmental Problems of Human Health;<\/li><li>Natalia Danilina, Director of the Ecocenter \u00abReserves\u00bb;<\/li><li>Igor Kalmykov, Director of the Altai State Reserve; <\/li><li>Maria Mikhaleva, Head of the public relations Department and Editorial and Publishing Group of the Russian Science Foundation;<\/li><li>Olga Solomina, Doctor of Geographical Sciences, Director of the Geography Institute of the RAS. Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences;<\/li><li>Vasily Sutula, Director of the Baikal State Biosphere Reserve;<\/li><li>Maxim Timofeyev, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Director of the Biology Institute of the ISU.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3><strong>Documents<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/baikalfoundation.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Polozhenie-o-konkurse-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (\u043e\u0442\u043a\u0440\u043e\u0435\u0442\u0441\u044f \u0432 \u043d\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0439 \u0432\u043a\u043b\u0430\u0434\u043a\u0435)\">Competitive selection regulations<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/baikalfoundation.ru\/forma-zayavki-3\/\">Application form<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/baikalfoundation.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Metodika-otsenki-zayavok.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Applications assessment methodology<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2017 &#8211; 2023 One of the most important activities of Lake Baikal Foundation is to support science and promote scientific knowledge. Scientists engaged in scientific research of the Baikal region faced acute challenges: underfunding and lack of interest from government and society. &nbsp;In this context, the Foundation initiated a program \u00abBaikal initiative\u00bb to support young &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/baikalfoundation.ru\/en\/our-work\/partnership-for-sustainable-development\/baikal-initiative\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Baikal Initiative&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3214,"parent":4907,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"categories":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/baikalfoundation.ru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4513\/"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/baikalfoundation.ru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/baikalfoundation.ru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page\/"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baikalfoundation.ru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1\/"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baikalfoundation.ru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments\/?post=4513"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/baikalfoundation.ru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4513\/revisions\/"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13701,"href":"https:\/\/baikalfoundation.ru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4513\/revisions\/13701\/"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baikalfoundation.ru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4907\/"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baikalfoundation.ru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3214\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/baikalfoundation.ru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/?parent=4513"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baikalfoundation.ru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories\/?post=4513"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}