The stipends have been established in the aim of giving state support to young (under 35) scientists and postgraduates engaged in promising research and development in key economic modernisation fields.
The stipends will be paid for a three-year period, can be awarded to an individual more than once, and will come to a total of 20,000 rubles [$700] a month.
A maximum number of 500 people will receive the stipends in 2012, but starting in 2013, the maximum number will be 1,000.
The relevant instructions have been issued to the Russian Government.