Microsoft Seed Fund in Russia - the next cycle for receiving applications for grants ends on November 18

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In case someone missed, Microsoft Seed Fund of Russia in Russia finishes the next round of applications for grants on November 18. Details - more ...
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A few important points that will save time for you and the selection committee:

- Projects are considered exclusively in the field of software and Internet services;
- Only development is financed (not marketing, etc.);
- There must be a prototype and a clear business plan, projects at the idea stage do not go beyond the first stage of selection by experience (they do not withstand competition);
- The use of at least one of the strategic platforms of MS should be assumed: Windows Azure, Windows Phone, Windows 8. Using both the client and the cloud at once is a big plus.
- The Foundation does not allocate funding for targeted porting products from other platforms to the MS platform. The bottom line is that grant money must be critical for the company - in order to bring the prototype to the stage of a commercial product and bring it to the market. And this should be obvious from the application.
- when sending the application, an identifier is required in BizSpark. Application in BizSpark can be filled online in 10 minutes, but it can be confirmed 3-5 days. So, if you are going to apply for a grant, it is better to register with BizSpark in advance, and then calmly fill out forms for a grant. In order for the application in BIzSpark not to be rejected, it is necessary to fill in the company / project info normally. There are plenty of people willing to get free software, cloud, accounts in the Windows Store and the Windows Phone marketplace, so vague requests are immediately rejected.

The rest is on www.ms-start.ru .


Good luck to all!