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Nature 416, 249 (21 March 2002) | doi:10.1038/416249b
Grants for youth aim to revive 'dying' Russian science
Bryon MacWilliams
Russian president Vladimir Putin has responded to mounting complaints about the dire state of the country's science by offering a new grant scheme to young scientists and their supervisors.In an announcement on 13 March, Putin said that 600 scientists under 35 years of age will receive supplementary grants of 24,000 rubles (US$770), with their supervisors receiving the same amount.
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