2025 Russia Open Doors Scholarship
Apply for the 2025 Russia Open Doors Scholarship for international students!
The Open Doors Scholarship Program is aimed at talented foreign students who would like to enroll in undergraduate and postgraduate programs in Russia for free.
The 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.
Russian Open Doors Scholarship 2025 Summary:
- Host Country: Russia
- Eligible Countries: All Countries
- Category: Undergraduate & Postgraduate
- Reward: Full Scholarships
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Open Doors Russian Scholarship Details
- The Open Doors International Olympiad is starting for the eighth time! Depending on the chosen direction, the winners of the Olympiad will be able to enroll for free in the bachelor’s, master’s, or postgraduate programs of their chosen University. Or, if the postdoctoral track is chosen, to get employed as a researcher in one of the suggested research projects.
- Winners of the doctoral track will be able to choose a future research supervisor and pass an interview with them during the Olympiad. Postdoctoral track winners will be interviewed by research project leaders.
- The Open Doors Russian Scholarship Program Olympiad now has four tracks – for prospective Undergraduate, Master’s, Doctoral, and Post-doctoral students.
- The first round is a competition of portfolios, and the second round is a problem-solving challenge. The third round of the Olympiad involves the selection of a prospective research supervisor for the chosen doctoral program (analogous to Ph.D.) and an interview with him/her.
Benefits of Open Doors Russian Scholarship:
- Full Tuition Fee Coverage: Study at top Russian universities without worrying about tuition fees1
- Monthly Stipend: Receive a monthly stipend to help cover living expenses
- No Entrance Exams: Applicants are selected based on their portfolio and Olympiad performance, not entrance exams
- Access to Top Universities: Choose from over 21 leading universities in Russia
- No Language Proficiency Test Required: Though not mandatory, submitting proof of proficiency in English or Russian can improve your application
Who is eligible for the Open Doors Russian Scholarship?
To be considered for the 2025 Open Doors Russian Scholarship Program, you must satisfy the following criteria:
- The competition is open to foreign citizens and stateless persons, including compatriots living abroad, having a Bachelor’s degree or completing a Bachelor’s degree program in the year of the Olympiad final for the Master’s track and having a Master’s or Specialist’s degree for the doctoral track (analogous to PhD) in the year of the Olympiad final.
- All participants are expected to agree to the processing of personal data.
- The official languages of the Olympiad are English and Russian.
- The Olympiad is organized in Subjects, uniting several fields of Master’s studies (for the Doctoral track – several fields of doctoral studies). A Subject is a set of degree programs, having the same fundamental theoretical basis.
- The list of Subjects is published on the websites of higher education institutions – organizers of the Olympiad.
- The winners of the Olympiad, having a Bachelor’s degree are eligible to be admitted to Master’s degree programs run by Russian universities in the fields of study corresponding to the profile of the Olympiad within the quota established by the Government of the Russian Federation for foreign citizens and stateless persons (hereinafter – quota)
How to Apply for Open Doors Russian Scholarship:
The following are the procedures involved in the application for open Doors Scholarship 2025;
- Participants are requested to register online in the Olympiad registration system from September 5 to November 20 (Undergraduates and Postgraduates), and December 10, 2024 (Post Docs). It can be done from any computer with internet access.
- To register for the Open Doors Scholarship, applicants should click the “SIGN UP” button on the Olympiad website.
- After successful registration, participants gain access to their personal accounts.
- By registering, participants give their consent to the processing of personal data in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation.
- A participant may register and take part in the Olympiad only once (possessing a single account) during the year when the Olympiad is conducted. Any breach of this rule results in the participant’s disqualification.
- During the registration, each participant provides his/her personal data, login (which is the same as the participant’s email address), and password. After the registration, the participant is automatically subscribed to all notifications of the Olympiad schedules and procedures.
- After the registration, the participant gets access to the information about the structure of the portfolio, the criteria for its evaluation as well as the demo versions of the tasks of the second stage.
Click the link to visit the application page.
Application Deadline: December 10, 2024
Frequency Ask Questions (FAQ)
Who is eligible for the Open Door scholarship?
Students aiming for Bachelor’s, Master’s, PhD, or Postdoctoral programs can apply if they meet the following criteria: Educational Background: Applicants must possess the necessary degree for the level they seek (e.g., a bachelor’s degree for Master’s candidates)
What is Open Doors Russian Scholarships?
Every year, the winners of the intellectual competition have the opportunity to enter a program at leading Russian universities without entrance examinations and study at the expense of the Russian Federation or (if the postdoc track is chosen) to get a job in one of the proposed research projects.
How to win Open Door Scholarship?
- Prepare your portfolio and take the entrance test in your personal account.
- For undergraduate, include all achievements in the selected Subject in your portfolio to increase your chances for success.
- For postgraduate, include research papers, certificates, awards and honors that you have ever received are of value.
What is the age limit for Open Doors Scholarship?
To participate in the doctoral track of the Open Doors Olympiad provided they already have or will get in the year of the Olympiad, a master’s or specialist’s degree; to participate in the postdoctoral track provided they are under the age of 39 and have a doctoral, PhD, or candidate of science academic degree.
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