Zhores I. Alferov Personal Scholarships
Purpose
The system is designed for the organizational and technical support of collecting and verifying competitive applications, as well as for publishing information on the results of competitive selections for scholarship recipients.
Established By
The scholarship was established by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 332 dated July 12, 2019, "On Immortalizing the Memory of Zhores I. Alferov" and Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 300 dated March 19, 2020.
How the Competitive Selection is Conducted
The scholarships are awarded annually by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation for a term of 12 months. The Ministry forms a commission, approves the selection criteria, and publishes an announcement about the start of the application period. Candidates are nominated by the academic councils of their organizations.