Within the Priority National Project 'Education' there will be state support of the 10,000 best teachers on an annual basis. The goal of this area of focus of the National Project is to stimulate the efficiency of the professional work of teachers of general education institutions. State support of the best teachers is effected from the funds of the Federal Budget to the amount of 1 billion rubles.

In accordance with the Statute, financial incentives should be paid to the best teachers of general education institutions for their high professional skill and important contribution to the development of education. Teachers will be eligible to participate in the competition if they have at least three years work experience and whose main place of work is in a general education school that is implementing the general education programs of primary general education, basic general education and secondary (complete) general education. Persons who perform only administrative or managerial functions at general education institutions are not eligible to receive such financial incentives.

Payment of financial incentives is carried out based on the results of competition. Competitive selection is carried out in all subjects of the Russian Federation by specially established contest committees with the participation of associations of Curators, Graduates, Experts and Consultants on the issues of general education: Council of Heads of Universities, Heads of General Primary and Secondary Education Institutions; Trade Unions; Professional Associations of Employers, Parents and other public associations.