Krasnoyarsk?s KRITBI Incubator seeks young talent at local university

The Krasnoyarsk KRITBI Regional Innovation Technology Incubator has launched a support program for young scientists at local Siberian Federal University

The Krasnoyarsk KRITBI Regional Innovation Technology Incubator has announced a new support program for young scientists at Siberian Federal University?s Institute of Space and Information Technologies (SIT SFU). The effort is part of the broader UMNIK federal competition. The program is designed for young people aged 18 through 28 and gives winners the opportunity to each receive a two-year award of more than $12,000, $6,000+ a year. ?The cooperation between KRITBI and SIT SFU within the framework of the IT cluster developed by KRITBI resident companies opens new doors for students, including information ones. The UMNIK program enables the guys to either join the residents? projects and thus be receiving support, or bring their ideas and develop and package them into their own business projects,? said Olga Rukhullaeva, th Krasnoyarsk regional minister of investment and innovation...