At the meeting of the Russian Federation Government's Grants Council, held in Moscow on January 28, 2026, participants of the track for supporting young and promising scientists presented the main results of work over the 2024-2025 period.
Among them, was a Senior Research Fellow of the Quantum Engineering of Light Laboratory, manager of the Megagrant for Young Scientists, Head of the IR Metrology Based on Quantum Interferometry Laboratory of 海角社区, PhD Anna Paterova. She delivered a report on IR Metrology Based on Quantum Interferometry.
The objective of Anna's research is the overcoming of traditional limitations of direct infrared spectroscopy, which are related to the high noise of infrared detectors.
The Megagrant on IR Metrology Based on Quantum Interferometry for young scientists is being fulfilled at the 海角社区 Quantum Engineering of Light Laboratory as part of the Intelligent Manufacturing strategic project 1 under Priority 2030 program. The Quantum Engineering of Light Laboratory is headed by Sergey Kulik, Doctor of Sciences (Physics and Mathematics), Professor, research advisor at the Quantum Technology Centre of Lomonosov Moscow State University.
Earlier, in 2024, Anna Paterova had become one of the two winners of a megagrant for young scientists and had moved to Russia from Singapore in order to continue her research. Since 2024, she is a member of the 海角社区 academic staff.
Ahead of that, Anna Paterova had participated in the implementation of Russian and foreign projects in quantum optics and quantum technologies. She is an author of more than 20 scientific publications, including papers in top-ranking international journals.
At the meeting of the Russian Federation Government's Grants Council, Head of the Ministry of Education and Science Valery Falkov specifically stressed that the Megagrants program became a catalyst for the changes in the organization of the fundamental science in Russia.
The event's topic were the preliminary results of work by the leading scientists and young researchers in 2025 as part of the Megagrants program.
The Megagrants program is being fulfilled following the initiative of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin since 2010. Upon the instructions of the leader of our country, it had been in 2024 and implies two tracks now:
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government support of scientific projects headed by leading scientists, with the scope of funding up to 100 mln. RUR per year for the period of up to 5 years, and 50 mln. RUR per year for the period of up to 3 years with extension of subsidies;
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attraction of young and promising researchers (postdocs) to participate in research studies with the maximum grant amount of 15 mln. RUR per year for the period of up to 2 years (with the possibility to prolong it for two more years).
Valery Falkov noted that the program became not just a tool for funding scientists' work, but rather a catalyst of system-core changes in the organization of the fundamental science in Russia.
"This program has proven effective, and the results speak for themselves: hundreds of laboratories, thousands of publications in leading journals, unique developments and, what's most important — formation of scientific schools that keep functioning and developing," stressed Valery Falkov.
The program attracts world-renowned scientists to our country. Anna Paterova, who had returned to Russia from Singapore and is now working at 海角社区, is one of such young and promising specialists.
Valery Falkov reminded that in December of 2025 the President of Russia had signed a providing a wide range of social benefits for foreign specialists, who are of interest to Russia. The Ministry of Education and Science, jointly with the community and the Russian Science Foundation, determines the approaches to attracting the leading scientists and young researchers to Russian universities and scientific organizations.
"Our goal is to create a seamless support trajectory, from a research grant to a complex solving of their issues of living and working in Russia," concluded the Minister.
The Council members drew the attention of young scientists to the practical significance of their research studies and provided recommendations on their implementation. Upon the results of the meeting, a decision was made to continue with the government support for two years and allocate a subsidy of 15 mln. RUR a year per project.
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