The competition is aimed at prospective applicants to master’s and doctoral programs and allows winners and runner-ups to study at any Russian university (including leading Russian universities), with tuition fees covered by the state, which implies a 100% discount on tuition + a governmental scholarship at one of the leading Russian universities members of 5-100 project, which aims to increase their positions on the global research and education market with 21 Nobel Prize winners lecturers and more than 360,000 students studying in these universities.
Open Doors 2024-2024. Open Doors: Russian Scholarship Project is your chance for early admission to a tuition-free program at one of the leading universities in Russia. PARTICIPATE!
Russian Government Open Doors Scholarship 2024 Details:
- Scholarship Host Country: Russia
- Sponsored by: Ministry of Education & Science of the Russian Federation
- Course Level: Master, Ph.D. Degree
- Financial Coverage: Funded
- Eligibility: International students
- Deadline: December 2024
Study Subject:
- Biology & Biotechnology
- Computer & Data Science
- Mathematics & Artificial Intelligence
- Business & Management
- Politics & International Relations
- Neuroscience & Psychology
- Physical Sciences
- Linguistics & Modern Languages
- Chemistry & Materials Science
- Economics & Econometrics
- Engineering & Technology
- Clinical Medicine & Public Health
- Earth Sciences
- Education
Scholarship Award: Winners and runner-ups to study at any Russian university, withtuition fees covered by the state, which implies a 100% discount on tuition + a governmental scholarship.
Nationality: International
Number of Scholarships: 300+ Scholarship can be taken in Russia
Eligible Countries: International
Entrance Requirements: Participation is open to all foreign citizens and compatriots permanently residing abroad. Participants must have a bachelor's (alternatively a five- year specialist's degree) or complete the required degree program in 2024.
English Language Requirements: Participants can take part in either Russian or English language.
Application Procedure
How to Apply: Applicants can apply through the online processor.
Registration link: https://od.globaluni.ru/en/register.php
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How to Apply for the Russian Government Scholarships 2024?
- Participants have two rounds in total, plus an additional round for those pursuing a doctoral degree.
- Applicants should click on “Participate” once they have registered and then start the rounds.
- During the first round, candidates must prepare a portfolio, which should include all the relevant documents, for example, certificates, awards, honors, and research papers. Make sure your portfolio includes all of your achievements.
- The same portfolio structure is applicable to all subjects.
- Make sure you submit your portfolio before the deadline. After that, you will not be able to edit it.
- In round-2, you will be notified by email about stage-2. The email will include all the instructions for this stage.
- During Stage 2, you will take an online exam. You should upload all of your answer files. An online webcam will be used to monitor your performance and you will not be allowed to leave the exam until asked to do so.
- Students pursuing PhDs must complete stage-3. Ph.D. students will be interviewed at stage-3.
- When the PhD students receive the go-ahead from the jury, they can select the supervisor for their research.
- You can apply to as many subjects as you want, however you must make separate applications for each.
- Those who have won prizes at Olympiads or Olympiads must have their documents translated into Russian and notarized.
List of the top Russian Universities:
- Higher School of Economics (HSE)
- ITMO University
- Novosibirsk State Universtity
- Siberian Federal University
- National Research Nuclear University MEPhI
- National University of Science and Technology MISIS
- South Ural State University
- Ural Federal University
- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
- Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University “LETI”
- Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University
- Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU)
- Tomsk Polytechnic University
- Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University
- People’s Friendship University of Russia (RUDN)
- University of Tyumen
- Tomsk state university
- Far Eastern Federal University
- Kazan University
- Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod (UNN)
- Samara National Research University
Benefits of the Open Doors Scholarships 2024:
- Tuition Fee
- Educational Expenses
- Stipend during the program
- You can apply for this year’s Olympiad if you weren’t selected for last year’s.
Eligibility Criteria of the Open Doors Scholarships 2024:
- All international or foreign students for master’s and PhD degrees are welcome to apply.
- Candidates for master’s tracks must have a bachelor’s degree, while for doctoral tracks, they must get a master’s degree or specialist’s degree.
- Compatriots abroad are also welcome to apply.
- The Olympiad does not discriminate on the basis of gender.
- The program is open to any foreign national regardless of race, nationality, color, or gender.
- A participant must possess a good command of the English or Russian languages.