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Source: Government of the Russian Federation – Government of the Russian Federation –
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The Foundation for Assistance to Small Innovative Enterprises (FASIE) has completed accepting applications for the seventh round of the "Student Startup" competition, which is being held as part of the University Technological Entrepreneurship Platform of the federal project "Technologies." The results were presented by Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko and Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov.
"The government continues to support student entrepreneurship. This year, the Student Startup grant competition received 12,600 applications—a thousand more than in 2025. About half of the projects submitted by students are aligned with the national technological leadership projects approved by our President, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin. The authors of the best solutions will receive 1 million rubles each to launch their startup. The winners will be announced this summer," the Deputy Prime Minister announced.
Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov noted that more and more universities are joining the initiative every year.
"Students from 438 universities in 82 regions applied to participate in the competition. Among the leaders were Tatarstan, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Bashkortostan, and the Novosibirsk region. Thanks to the competition, young people from across the country have the opportunity to showcase their talents in the field of technological entrepreneurship. In 2026, the majority of projects submitted to the competition are in the fields of digitalization, biotechnology, and creative industries," said Valery Falkov.
The competition participants' projects will then be evaluated by a jury and presented at defenses. The authors of the winning projects will receive grants of 1 million rubles to implement their own startup projects.
"This year, we set another record for the number of applications submitted to our main student competition. This confirms that our universities have a huge number of students who are truly interested in unlocking their entrepreneurial potential," said Andrey Zhizhin, CEO of the Foundation for Assistance to Small Innovative Enterprises.
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