It’s the third season of T-Bank’s annual scholarship competition. This year, students could apply within two categories: Analytics and Development. Participating students had to submit their portfolios and motivation letters, take a test in math or algorithms, pass a two-stage interview, and solve tasks within their chosen track.

A record-breaking eight ITMO students made it to the latest list of winners:

  • Maksim Igitov – second-year student, Faculty of Technological Management and Innovations;
  • Dmitry Ivchenko – second-year student, Information Technologies and Programming Faculty;
  • Egor Tuisov – first-year student, Information Technologies and Programming Faculty;
  • Robert Prigara – first-year student, Information Technologies and Programming Faculty; 
  • Nikita Nebabin – second-year student, Information Technologies and Programming Faculty;
  • Petr Tsyganov – second-year student, Information Technologies and Programming Faculty; 
  • Dmitry Dubinin – second-year student, Information Technologies and Programming Faculty; 
  • Kirill Dunaev – second-year student, Information Technologies and Programming Faculty.

Throughout the academic year, students will receive 25,000-ruble stipends alongside personalized mentorship from T-Bank’s professionals. At their weekly meetings with mentors, students will receive career guidance and develop their own IT projects. What’s more, all winners will also receive a delayed internship or employment offer from T-Bank.

“Over our three years of running the program, we’ve received over 28,000 applications from students all over the country. In total, the scholarship fund in this period amounted to nearly 145 million rubles paid out to 480 winners, 35 of whom joined the company as interns and staff. By developing the scholarship program, we aim to support talents across the country. We are planning to continue sharing our experience with young specialists, promote the scholarship project in various regions, and welcome students from more fields,” says Varvara Smirnova, the head of T-Bank Education.