NanoTRIZ Innovation Institute — General Terms and Program Schedules
Effective date: 15 January 2026
NanoTRIZ® Innovation Institute
Operating in Australia under ABN 60 349 600 938
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Operated by Professor Alexander A. Solovev
Contact: founder@nanotriz.com

0. Acceptance and Purpose
By applying for, accepting, or participating in any NanoTRIZ program, pathway, appointment, collaboration, or project, you confirm that you have read and agree to these Terms of Appointment, Participation, and Role Definitions (“Terms”).
NanoTRIZ may update these Terms from time to time. Updated Terms apply prospectively from the effective date stated in the revised version.

These Terms explain, among other things:
 

• the status and scope of NanoTRIZ programs and appointments,

• the participation categories and internal role definitions used by NanoTRIZ,

• fees, scholarships, infrastructure contributions, and access models,

• titles, affiliation wording, and public representation,

• integrity, confidentiality, and intellectual property boundaries,

• special requirements for under-18 participants,

• and schedule-specific rules applying to particular pathways.

If a specific offer letter, program page, signed agreement, or schedule contains additional or more specific conditions, those more specific conditions prevail to the extent of any inconsistency.

1. Status and Scope

1.1 Institutional Status
NanoTRIZ Innovation Institute is an independent private research and education initiative operating in Australia under ABN 60 349 600 938.
NanoTRIZ is not a university and does not hold itself out as a registered Australian higher education provider unless such status is separately obtained and publicly confirmed.
Where required by law, relevant business registrations are maintained in accordance with applicable Australian laws and regulations.

1.2 Non-Accredited Status
NanoTRIZ is not a TEQSA-registered higher education provider.
NanoTRIZ does not award:
 

• Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) degrees,

• recognised higher education qualifications,

• accredited university credit,

• or TEQSA-regulated academic awards.

Any role, title, certificate, pathway, or appointment issued by NanoTRIZ is issued within a private, non-accredited research and innovation environment.

1.3 Program Definition
NanoTRIZ offers structured, deliverables-driven pathways, appointments, and collaborative environments for research, innovation, AI-enabled workflows, academic skill development, and related project work within a distributed international setting.
These may include, without limitation:
 

• research program appointments,

• scholar pathways,

• small-group mentored capstone tracks,

• technical builder tracks,

• visiting affiliate collaboration,

• and project-specific contribution arrangements.

1.4 Nature of Appointments and Participation
NanoTRIZ roles, titles, and pathways are internal program designations and participation categories.
Unless expressly stated otherwise in a signed written agreement, they:
 

• are not employment positions,

• are not university appointments,

• are not accredited academic appointments,

• do not create any right to academic rank,

• do not create salary or employee entitlements,

• and do not create any right to migration benefit or recognised higher education status.

Descriptors such as Senior High School, Undergraduate, Graduate, Doctoral, or Postdoctoral are used only to indicate typical participant background and expected autonomy. They do not imply enrolment, degree candidacy, academic credit, university supervision, or recognised academic standing.

1.5 No Recognised Higher Education Teaching or Awards
NanoTRIZ does not provide recognised higher education teaching programs or recognised higher education awards.
Any workshops, mentorship, review cycles, templates, pathway structures, digital research environments, guidance materials, or small-group discussions are provided as part of a private, non-accredited research and innovation environment only. They do not constitute recognised university teaching, graded higher education assessment, or accredited academic credit.

2. Role Definitions and Participation Categories
NanoTRIZ may place participants into tracks, categories, or internal levels based on experience, maturity, readiness, program type, expected autonomy, and the nature of the relevant pathway.

2.1 Academic Research Stream

Level 1 — Junior Research Scholar
Typical eligibility: Senior high school students (or equivalent), and selected early undergraduate participants in approved school-facing pathways.
Typical focus: Guided research readiness, literature mapping, ethical AI-assisted workflows, structured academic writing, and verifiable portfolio outputs within a supervised small-group environment.

Level 2 — Undergraduate Research Scholar
Typical eligibility: Current Bachelor’s students or equivalent.
Typical focus: Literature reviews, structured evidence mapping, academic synthesis, early innovation scanning, and defined output development.

Level 3 — Graduate Research Affiliate
Typical eligibility: Current Master’s students or equivalent.
Typical focus: Advanced synthesis, comparative frameworks, methodological planning, and higher-complexity portfolio or manuscript development.

Level 4 — Pre-Doctoral Research Affiliate
Typical eligibility: Graduates holding a Master’s degree and preparing for doctoral-level research.
Typical focus: Lead drafting of technical white papers, advanced academic writing, proposal materials, and higher-level independent output development.

Level 5 — Doctoral Research Affiliate
Typical eligibility: Enrolled PhD candidates or equivalent.
Typical focus: Methodology review, quality control, mentoring of junior contributors, and support for scientific rigor within project groups.

Level 6 — Senior Research Affiliate
Typical eligibility: Postdoctoral researchers, PhD holders, or equivalent senior contributors.
Typical focus: Strategic research planning, project leadership, pilot execution, cross-team coordination, and standards oversight.

Level 7 — Principal Investigator / Scientific Lead
Typical eligibility: Professors, senior researchers, or senior industry experts.
Typical focus: High-level scientific direction, methodology approval, final review, and strategic sign-off where appointed.

Level 8 — Research Division Director
Typical eligibility: Distinguished senior contributors with a proven leadership track record.
Typical focus: Divisional leadership, thematic strategy, planning oversight, and reporting to the Founding Director.

2.2 Specialised Streams
Venture Builder Track
This track applies to technical architects, coders, engineers, and AI builders contributing to internal tools, systems, or venture-oriented infrastructure.
Unless expressly stated in a separate signed written agreement:
 

• Venture Builder participation does not create employment,

• does not grant equity,

• and does not create ownership rights in project IP.

Any commercial participation, equity, revenue share, or compensation applies only where expressly granted in writing.

Research Group Leader
A project-based internal role for senior contributors coordinating a team or work package.
This role supports execution and internal review but does not override any appointed Principal Investigator, Co-PI, Scientific Lead, or final sign-off authority unless expressly delegated in writing.

3. External Collaborators

3.1 Visiting Research Affiliate
A senior external collaborator who maintains a primary home affiliation while participating in defined NanoTRIZ-related outputs or collaborations.

3.2 Technical Contributor
A specialist contributing defined skills to a project, output, or technical deliverable under project-specific terms.
External collaborators are not necessarily appointed to a standard NanoTRIZ research track and may instead be governed by separate project-specific conditions.

4. Nature of Participation

4.1 Merit-Based Selection
Admission, shortlisting, appointment, or pathway placement may be based on record review, readiness, skills, maturity, output potential, interview performance, or other merit-based factors determined by NanoTRIZ.

NanoTRIZ retains sole discretion over admissions and appointments.

4.2 Non-Employment Status
Unless expressly stated in a separate signed written agreement:

• participation is non-employment in nature,

• participants are not employees,

• participants are not entitled to wages, leave, superannuation, or employee benefits,

• and participants are not entitled to employment-related protections beyond those required by law.

4.3 Advancement and Progression
Progression within NanoTRIZ is based on quality, integrity, readiness, contribution, and suitability, not simply time spent.

4.4 No Guarantees
NanoTRIZ does not guarantee:

• publication acceptance,

• scholarship success,

• university admission,

• grant funding,

• patent approval,

• formal appointment,

• visa or migration outcomes,

• employment outcomes,

• or any other external result.

4.5 No Authority to Bind NanoTRIZ
Unless explicitly authorised in writing, no participant or collaborator may:

• sign contracts on behalf of NanoTRIZ,

• make binding commitments,

• collect payments for NanoTRIZ,

• or represent themselves as a legal agent or authorised representative of NanoTRIZ.

5. Fees, Scholarships, and Infrastructure Access

5.1 General Principle
Fees, scholarships, infrastructure contributions, and access models may vary by track, role, schedule, offer letter, or project arrangement.
NanoTRIZ pathways may use:
 

• a monthly platform access contribution,

• a Digital Lab and research infrastructure contribution,

• a fee-exempt model,

• or another expressly stated access structure.

5.2 Purpose of Contributions
Any participation fee, access fee, or infrastructure contribution supports the digital, operational, collaborative, and administrative systems required to run the relevant track or pathway.

Unless expressly stated otherwise, such contributions do not purchase:
 

• authorship,

• publication acceptance,

• recommendation letters,

• admission outcomes,

• or appointed status.

5.3 Track-Specific Models
Specific pricing, scholarship coverage, optional third-party costs, and payment conditions are described in:
 

• the relevant program page,

• the applicable schedule,

• and/or the participant’s offer letter.

5.4 Optional Third-Party Costs
Where relevant to an approved project, optional third-party costs such as:
 

• ISBN purchase,

• conference registration,

• professional formatting,

• repository hosting beyond ordinary scope,

• or external IP filing costs

may be quoted separately or included only if expressly stated in writing.

6. Academic Integrity and Ethical AI Use
NanoTRIZ requires all participants to act with honesty, responsibility, attribution discipline, and respect for evidence.
Participants must not:
 

• plagiarise,

• fabricate data,

• falsify sources,

• outsource original work dishonestly,

• misrepresent AI-generated material as independent authorship,

• or submit ghostwritten or purchased work as their own.

Participants must disclose AI assistance where required, verify material claims, and remain responsible for the accuracy and integrity of any AI-assisted content used in their work.
NanoTRIZ may suspend, revoke, or terminate participation, titles, reference letters, public profile listings, or future eligibility where academic integrity or ethical AI standards are breached.

7. Intellectual Property and Background Materials

7.1 Background IP
NanoTRIZ claims no ownership over a participant’s pre-existing intellectual property, portfolio work, materials, or background know-how unless expressly transferred in a separate signed written agreement.

7.2 Standard Research and School-Facing Pathways
For non-commercial school-facing and standard research pathways, participants generally retain ownership of their original non-commercial work unless otherwise agreed in writing.

7.3 Commercial, Venture, and Sponsored Projects
IP created in commercial, venture, industry-sponsored, or externally funded projects may be governed by separate signed agreements, including IP assignment or licensing terms where required.

7.4 Display Rights
NanoTRIZ may display participant outputs publicly only where:

• consent has been granted,

• or the relevant agreement expressly permits such display.

7.5 Confidentiality
Participants must not disclose confidential information, proprietary research, private project materials, or third-party intellectual property without permission.

8. Verification, Titles, and Public Representation

NanoTRIZ may, at its discretion, provide documentation such as:
 

• certificates of participation or completion,

• appointment letters,

• title verification letters,

• contribution letters,

• evidence-based reference letters,

• or other verification materials.

NanoTRIZ titles are internal functional designations only. They do not confer:
 

• academic rank,

• employment status,

• university faculty standing,

• or equivalence to TEQSA-regulated or AQF-recognised roles.

8.1 Approved Representation
Participants may describe their involvement only using wording approved by NanoTRIZ for their track or appointment.

8.2 Primary vs Secondary Affiliation
If a participant has a primary university or employer affiliation, NanoTRIZ should normally be listed as a secondary, affiliate, or project-based affiliation unless the primary affiliation has ended or written approval states otherwise.

9. Prohibited Representation

No participant may represent NanoTRIZ in a way that falsely implies any status not actually granted.

9.1 Employment
The following are prohibited unless genuinely true and formally documented:

• Employee at NanoTRIZ

• Full-time Staff at NanoTRIZ

• Research Scientist at NanoTRIZ

• Manager at NanoTRIZ

9.2 University Faculty Rank
The following are prohibited unless formally true and separately documented:

• Professor at NanoTRIZ

• Assistant Professor at NanoTRIZ

• Lecturer at NanoTRIZ

• Faculty Member at NanoTRIZ

9.3 Enrolment or Student Status at NanoTRIZ
The following are prohibited:

• Student at NanoTRIZ

• Enrolled at NanoTRIZ

• PhD Candidate at NanoTRIZ

9.4 Accredited Higher Education Status
The following are prohibited:

• NanoTRIZ University

• NanoTRIZ Graduate School

• Accredited Degree Provider

• or any wording that falsely implies TEQSA or AQF status

9.5 Unapproved Appointment Claims
No participant may claim a title, formal appointment, or institutional status unless it has been expressly granted by NanoTRIZ.
NanoTRIZ may require immediate correction of misleading public statements and may suspend or terminate participation for repeated or serious misrepresentation.

10. Under-18 Participants

Participants under 18:

• require parent or guardian consent before confirmation,

• may be restricted from commercial or confidential activities,

• may require parental involvement in communication and payment matters,

• and are subject to Schedule 3 — Parent / Guardian Consent Addendum.

11. Suspension, Withdrawal, and Termination

NanoTRIZ may suspend, reject, withdraw, or terminate participation where:
 

• conduct breaches integrity rules,

• documentation is false or misleading,

• payment terms are not met,

• parent or guardian consent is not maintained where required,

• a participant misrepresents NanoTRIZ publicly,

• or continued participation is judged unsuitable.

Participants may withdraw subject to the applicable offer terms, payment terms, and schedule-specific rules.

12. Governing Law and Severability

These Terms are governed by the laws of Queensland, Australia.
If any provision is found invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue in effect.

13. Contact and Notices

Questions and notices relating to these Terms should be sent to:
Founder / Program Administration
founder@nanotriz.com

Schedule 1 — Global Research Program Terms
This Schedule applies to participants formally admitted to the NanoTRIZ Global Research Program.

S1. Program Nature
The Global Research Program is a structured, deliverables-driven pathway for collaborative research and innovation participation within NanoTRIZ’s private research environment.

S2. Internal Appointment Status
Any internal appointment, title, or role designation within the Global Research Program is merit-based and subject to NanoTRIZ’s independent review and appointment process.

S3. Pricing Model
Where stated on the relevant program page or offer letter, some participants may be subject to a monthly Platform Access Contribution or another expressly stated access model.
The purpose of such payment is cost recovery for infrastructure, compute, tools, and administrative systems. It is not tuition for an accredited award.

S4. Verification
NanoTRIZ may issue program-related documentation such as:
 

• certificate of participation or completion,

• contribution letter or reference letter,

• title verification letter.

Any such documentation remains subject to documented performance and NanoTRIZ discretion.

S5. Commercial Transitions
High-performing participants may be invited into separate commercial, venture, or industry projects under separate written agreements.
Schedule 2 — Junior Research Scholar: Pre-University Capstone Track Terms
This Schedule applies to participants in the Junior Research Scholar — Pre-University Capstone Track.

C1. Track Nature
The Pre-University Capstone Track is a school-facing, mentored pathway within the broader NanoTRIZ ecosystem.
It is intended for ambitious senior high school students and selected early undergraduate participants who wish to build a serious academic portfolio in a small-group environment.
It is not itself a university program and does not create any accredited academic status.

C2. Cohort Structure
The track is delivered in a small-group mentored format, typically with up to five participants in a cohort.
NanoTRIZ may vary cohort size or structure where operationally necessary.

C3. Educational Model
The track may include:
 

• topic refinement,

• research mapping,

• ethical AI workflows,

• literature synthesis,

• structured academic writing,

• portfolio development,

• documentation practice,

• and guided output development.

Possible outputs may include, depending on topic fit, readiness, and supervision capacity:

• research brief,

• literature map,

• reproducible artifact,

• ethical AI use log,

• scientific paper draft or mini-review,

• structured non-fiction review or monograph draft,

• conference abstract and talk materials,

• innovation dossier,

• or structured preparation for a possible provisional patent pathway.

These are possible outputs only and are not guaranteed.

C4. Merit Scholarship and Infrastructure Contribution
Where stated in the offer or program page, the educational value of the track — including mentor supervision, structured review, and program design — may be covered by a NanoTRIZ merit scholarship.

Participants may contribute only a Digital Lab and Research Infrastructure Contribution, as stated in the relevant pricing page or offer letter.
This contribution supports the digital and operational systems required to run the track and is not payment for:
 

• authorship,

• publication acceptance,

• recommendation letters,

• university admission,

• or internal appointment status.

C5. Optional Third-Party Costs
Where relevant to an approved project, optional third-party costs such as ISBN purchase, conference registration, professional formatting, or external IP filing costs may be quoted separately.
Where provisional patent-related preparation is supported, any formal filing remains subject to separate process, cost, and external requirements.

C6. Approved Title and CV Use
Participants in this track may describe their participation accurately using wording such as:
Participant, Junior Research Scholar — Pre-University Capstone Track
NanoTRIZ Innovation Institute (Australia)
Participants in this track may not claim:
 

• Research Affiliate status unless expressly granted,

• Principal Investigator or senior research status,

• accredited university enrolment,

• or any formal NanoTRIZ appointment not expressly granted.

C7. Reference Letters and Outcome Verification
Where warranted by documented performance, NanoTRIZ may issue a detailed evidence-based reference letter describing:
 

• completed outputs,

• observed skills,

• ethical AI practice,

• communication ability,

• independence,

• consistency,

• and contribution to the cohort.

Such letters are:
 

• not automatic,

• not sold,

• and not issued in exchange for fees.

C8. No Automatic Progression
Completion of the Capstone Track does not automatically grant any higher appointment or progression into another NanoTRIZ pathway.
Strong participants may later be considered separately under NanoTRIZ’s merit-based review process.

C9. School-Facing Integrity Rule
This track must never be interpreted as ghostwriting, bought authorship, outsourced academic work, or guaranteed admissions support.
The student remains responsible for their own intellectual work.

Schedule 3 — Parent / Guardian Consent Addendum
This Schedule applies to participants under 18.

P1. Consent Requirement
No under-18 applicant may be confirmed in a NanoTRIZ school-facing pathway without parent or guardian consent.

P2. Parent / Guardian Acknowledgment
The parent or guardian acknowledges that:

• NanoTRIZ is a private, non-accredited research and innovation initiative,

• the pathway is selective and mentored,

• participation does not guarantee external outcomes,

• and the student remains responsible for their own intellectual work.

P3. Communication
NanoTRIZ may communicate with the parent or guardian regarding:

• application review,

• offer status,

• payment matters,

• safeguarding-related issues,

• participation concerns,

• and program administration.

P4. Payment Acknowledgment
Where payment is required, the parent or guardian acknowledges the applicable pricing structure, contribution model, and any separately quoted optional third-party costs.

P5. Safeguarding and Boundaries
Parent or guardian consent does not create a duty of custodial supervision beyond the defined scope of the online program environment.
NanoTRIZ may set boundaries on communication channels, participation timing, documentation requirements, and access to confidential, commercial, or higher-risk project activities.

P6. Withdrawal of Consent
If parent or guardian consent is withdrawn, NanoTRIZ may pause or terminate the student’s participation, subject to the applicable payment and withdrawal terms.

P7. Accuracy of Information
The parent or guardian confirms that information provided in support of the student’s application is accurate to the best of their knowledge.