Micro-grants are provided to Skolkovo participants to solve certain problems in the framework of research activities and product commercialization. The size of the microgrant is up to 1.5 million rubles for one application. <a href="https://services.sk.ru/service/1">Applications</a> are accepted for five programs:
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<li style="font-size: 16px;">prototyping;</li>
<li style="font-size: 16px;">testing;</li>
<li style="font-size: 16px;">participation in exhibitions and conferences;</li>
<li style="font-size: 16px;">patenting and carrying out other work on the protection of intellectual property;</li>
<li style="font-size: 16px;">acquisition of components for the assembly of the prototype.</li>
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Micro-grant applications may be submitted by start-ups with a headcount of at least 3 and no more than 50 employees at the end of the last reporting quarter preceding the date of application. The applicant's income for the calendar year preceding the date of filing the application must not exceed 50 million rubles. Also, the participant must not, at the time of application, be a party to a mini-grant / grant agreement for which the Fund has not taken into account the report for the last stage of the project.

Skolkovo Started Accepting Applications for Microgrants in Five Programs