Open Doors 2020: Russian Scholarship Project for International Masters Students

Open Doors: Russian Scholarship Project is your chance for early admission to a tuition-free Master’s at one of the leading universities in Russia.

Open Doors: Russian Scholarship Project

“Global Universities” Association in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation offers Open Doors Russian Scholarship for International Students. The scholarship is available on the basis of competition to pursue a master degree.

The competition is aimed at prospective applicants to master’s programs and allows winners and runner-ups to study at any Russian university, with tuition fees covered by the state, which implies a 100% discount on tuition + a governmental scholarship at one of 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

Field of Study: Explore the offered study programmes and additional information about the universities (see in link below)

Study programmes of the Open Doors include:

1. Biology
2. Computer & Data Science
3. Mathematics & Artificial Intelligence
4. Business & Management
5. Politics & International Relations
6. Psychology
7. Physics
8. Linguistics & Modern Languages
9. Chemistry
10. Economics
11. Engineering & Technology

Open Doors: Russian Scholarship Project Eligibility

• The Open Doors: Russian Scholarship Project (also referred to as ‘the Olympiad’) is for prospective Master’s students.
• The competition is open to foreigners and stateless persons, including compatriots living abroad, having a degree or completing a degree programme not lower than Bachelor level in the year of the Olympiad. All participants are expected to consent to the processing of personal data.
• The official languages of the Olympiad are English and Russian.
• The winners and prize-winners of the Olympiad, having a degree or completing a degree programme not lower than Bachelor level in the year of the Olympiad are eligible to enrol in one of the Master’s programmes covered by the Olympiad subject areas without paying a tuition fee.
• The winners and prize-winners choose an educational programme taught in English or in Russian that is applicable for foreign students.
• The university determines the level of proficiency in Russian while admitting of the winner or the prize-winner. The winners and the prize-winners who need to improve the level of proficiency in Russian are eligible to have a preparatory Russian language course in the chosen university, if necessary. Enrolment in the Master’s programmes taught in Russian is only possible after a successful completion of the Russian language course.
• The Olympiad is held online in two rounds, using an Open Doors electronic platform. The first (qualifying) round is a competition of portfolios, and the second (final) round is a problem solving challenge. The online format of the competition implies establishing the participant’s identity as well as checking the independence of his/her performance during the final round.
• The Olympiad is free to enter. There is no participation fee.

Value of Award: Your tuition fee will be paid by the Russian Federation. You will only have to cover your travel and accommodation costs, insurance and personal expenses.

Duration of Programme: Duration of candidate’s chosen course

How to Apply for Open Doors: Russian Scholarship Project

Interested and suitably qualified candidates should CLICK HERE to apply.

For more information, visit the Russian Scholarship Project.

Application Deadline: 18th December 2019