Ten Skoltech PhD students were awarded the Scholarship of the Russian President. One of them is Semyon Shraer (research supervisor — Assistant Professor Stanislav Fedotov, Energy Center). 

The competition received more than 4,700 applications from all over Russia, mostly in engineering sciences. The committee selected 500 winners. Skoltech ranked seventh by the number of winners. The Institute is proud of its students pursuing their academic dreams to become the driving force behind scientific discovery in the years to come.