The innovation preaccelerator run by Voronezh State University, the Innovation League, is among the best projects in the contest for grants of the President of the Russian Federation aimed at the development of youth projects the implementation of which covers all areas of activities provided for in clause 31.1 of the Federal law “On Non-Commercial Organizations”.
The aim of the Innovation League is to develop competencies for innovative project activity in 8–11 grade pupils of Voronezh Region schools. Winners of the Innovation League can continue working on their innovative projects when they enrol at VSU. Over the four years of existence of the Innovation League it has trained about 800 schoolchildren. 60% of those who elaborated their projects while participating in the Innovation League, enrolled in VSU.