The Open Doors Academic Competition (Olympiad) is an international project that grants you an opportunity to enrol in a tuition-free Master’s programme at one of the leading universities in Russia. The competition is aimed at talented foreign students who would like to enroll in a Master’s programme in Russia for free. Participation is open to graduates with a Bachelor or a Specialist degree from any university in the world (except Russian).
The winners and prize-winners of the Open Doors are granted a free early admission at any Russian university, without entrance examinations and with tuition fees covered by the Russian Federation.
The Olympiad is organized by The Association of Global Universities, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation and the Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States Affairs, Compatriots Living Abroad, and International Humanitarian Cooperation (Rossotrudichestvo
Application Deadline: 31st January 2019
Areas of study
Area of study of the Open Doors Olympiad Russian Scholarship Project 2019 include:
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1.Biology
2.Computer science
3.Mathematics
4.Business & Management
5.Politics & International Studies
6.Psychology
7.Physics
8.Philology & Linguistics
9.Chemistry
10.Economics
Conditions
- The Open Doors: Russian Scholarship Project 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.
- 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
Your tuition fee will be paid by the Russian Federation.
Please note : This is not a fully funded scholarship. You will have to cover your travel and accommodation costs, insurance and personal expenses.
Application
The competition is held online in two rounds: a portfolio competition followed by a problem-solving round.
It is very important you go through the rules of participation and other application details before applying
For more information,please visit Russian Scholarship Project