The
Skolkovo Foundation will start issuing micro grants in the amount of 1.5 million rubles to residents,
reports Firrma. Funds can be obtained through the following programs: prototyping, testing, protection of intellectual property and participation in conferences and exhibitions.
Earlier, the fund issued grants for at least 5 million rubles. Larger grants (30, 150 and 300 million rubles) are aimed at the integrated implementation of projects.
The
press release cites the words of the vice-president of the Skolkovo Foundation for grants and expertise: “Microgrants will allow the participant, relatively speaking, not to immediately build a plant, but to implement the project in stages. First, make a prototype, then test it, go to the conference - show the project to investors and, finally, protect the intellectual property created within the project ”
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To get a micro grant it is necessary to submit a request with an indication of what the funds will be spent for. Within 20 days, experts will decide on the issue of a micro grant in the amount of 1.5 million rubles. An exception is participation in conferences and exhibitions, for this program the maximum amount of coverage of costs is 500 thousand rubles. The number of requests for microgrants is not limited. However, the total amount of micro grants per year per company for all programs should not exceed 4 million rubles.