Participants benefits
Project participants using the general taxation system will be granted the following incentives:
The incentives for participants are not dependent on the area of activities within the project.
Members of the Skolkovo Foundation may be eligible for a grant to fund their projects. The amount of financing is dependent on what stage the project has reached.
Typical grants:
Requirements for co-financing (% of total budget):
Micro-grant support:
Skolkovo Foundation residents can apply for micro-grants for the following purposes:
More detailed information about micro-grants can be found here: http://sk.ru/foundation/grants-experts/p/grants-experts_microgrants.aspx
The main principles of grant funding are determined by the Grant Policy of the Skolkovo Foundation.
The subsidiary companies of the Skolkovo Foundation provide project members with services on preferential terms:
Services offered by Skolkovo Technopark for project members:
Intellectual property services
The Skolkovo Intellectual Property Center provides project members with the following intellectual property services:
For all questions concerning intellectual property, please contact Vitaly Kastalsky, the general director of Skolkovo Intellectual Property Centre, by phone at: +7 (495) 967 01 48 (extension 2184) or by email at:VKastalskiy@sk.ru
Customs relief
The Skolkovo Innovation Center Customs Finance Company provides project members with the following services:
Please note that the import of goods via the Customs and Financial Company is a mandatory condition to obtain reimbursement for the payment of the import customs duty and VAT as well as reduced tariff rates for the services of the customs representative (More...).
Preferential software
All residents of Skolkovo will have the opportunity to acquire software products from the leading software suppliers: Microsoft, Adobe, Abby, Parallels, Eset and others at significant discounts.
The Skolkovo Foundation helps project members with foreign citizenship to prepare the necessary documents for employment in Russia and handles issues with the Federal Migration Service. In addition:
Project members may count on information support for their activities under the project through various channels as well as assistance in organizing promotional and information activities. Services provided to project members include the following: