Russian President Vladimir Putin said that presidential and government scholarships in Russia will soon be increased. His words are quoted RIA News.
The head of state raised the issue of scholarships at a meeting with students and employees of industrial enterprises in the Chelyabinsk region.
“Now we will also significantly increase the state salary and the presidential salary,” Putin said.
Putin at the end of January announcedPresidential scholarships will be increased to 30 thousand rubles. The amount of such a scholarship at this time was 20 thousand per month. The condition for receiving them during the study period is participation in scientific events (seminars, publications, scientific conferences) and successful completion of intermediate certification at the university.
At the same time, the head of state announced that the Council of Ministers of the Russian Federation is also considering increasing the government scholarship to 20 thousand per month.
Putin in November 2023 established Scholarship for researchers in scientific and technical fields.
Previously Medvedev saidHow he worked as a janitor during his student years due to his low scholarship.