Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Chernyshenko
Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2025 9:51 am
The press service of the Russian government reported that on January 26, the Foundation for Assistance to Innovations opened the acceptance of applications for participation in the Student Startup competition. The competition is held for students and postgraduates whose projects are developed on the basis of their own scientific and technical and scientific and technological research and have commercialization potential.
noted that ensuring the romania cell phone number list technological sovereignty and economic security of the country are priority goals set by President Vladimir Putin. "The Student Startup competition has become one of the tools for achieving them. This year, 1,500 students will receive funding of 1 million rubles to implement their developments, which is 500 more than in 2022. The plans include increasing support for young people: in 2024, 2,000 students will be able to receive grants, and by the end of 2030 - up to 30 thousand," he said.
The government press service reported that the selection of program participants is carried out in seven thematic areas: digital technologies, medicine and health-preserving technologies, chemical technologies and new materials, new devices and intelligent manufacturing technologies, biotechnology, resource-saving energy and creative industries.
Minister of Education and Science Valery Falkov said that Russian universities have fundamentally changed their approach to preparing students. "The modern economy needs new-generation specialists who can come up with a business idea and turn it into a real product, service or technology. We are trying to provide maximum opportunities for students: 60 entrepreneurial "Boiling Points", 151 accelerators and 19 startup studios are already working for the guys. The "Student Startup" competition has also proven itself well. Thanks to it, 1,000 guys received support in 2022, this year a decision was made to increase the number of grant recipients," he concluded.
According to the press service of the Russian government, the winners of the competition will have to register a legal entity, develop a business plan and create a startup website. The deadline for applications for the Student Startup competition is April 3, 2023.
Sergey Polyakov, CEO of the Innovation Assistance Fund, noted that the Student Startup program is only a year old. "But we have already successfully selected 1,000 best projects, more than 600 of which have already received legal entity status and are preparing to launch production of innovative import-substituting products," he said.
noted that ensuring the romania cell phone number list technological sovereignty and economic security of the country are priority goals set by President Vladimir Putin. "The Student Startup competition has become one of the tools for achieving them. This year, 1,500 students will receive funding of 1 million rubles to implement their developments, which is 500 more than in 2022. The plans include increasing support for young people: in 2024, 2,000 students will be able to receive grants, and by the end of 2030 - up to 30 thousand," he said.
The government press service reported that the selection of program participants is carried out in seven thematic areas: digital technologies, medicine and health-preserving technologies, chemical technologies and new materials, new devices and intelligent manufacturing technologies, biotechnology, resource-saving energy and creative industries.
Minister of Education and Science Valery Falkov said that Russian universities have fundamentally changed their approach to preparing students. "The modern economy needs new-generation specialists who can come up with a business idea and turn it into a real product, service or technology. We are trying to provide maximum opportunities for students: 60 entrepreneurial "Boiling Points", 151 accelerators and 19 startup studios are already working for the guys. The "Student Startup" competition has also proven itself well. Thanks to it, 1,000 guys received support in 2022, this year a decision was made to increase the number of grant recipients," he concluded.
According to the press service of the Russian government, the winners of the competition will have to register a legal entity, develop a business plan and create a startup website. The deadline for applications for the Student Startup competition is April 3, 2023.
Sergey Polyakov, CEO of the Innovation Assistance Fund, noted that the Student Startup program is only a year old. "But we have already successfully selected 1,000 best projects, more than 600 of which have already received legal entity status and are preparing to launch production of innovative import-substituting products," he said.