On April 9th, 2010, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin signed decree No. 220, "Measures to Attract Leading Scientists to Russian Educational Institutions", through which 3 billion rubles have been approved from the federal budget in 2010, with an additional 5 billion rubles allocated in 2011, and another 4 billion rubles in 2012.

Program funds will be available through a competitive grant process. "Grant stipends will be offered in amounts of up to 150 million rules for each research project in 2010-2012, with opportunities to extend the research period for 1-2 years," according to an official government release.

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