Open doors: russian scholarship project

Olympiad for International Applicants for Master's or Postgraduage degree programmes “Open Doors: Russian Scholarship Project” organized by the Association of Global Universities in collaboration with the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation

Open Doors: Russian Scholarship Project is your chance for free early admission to a Master's or Postgraduate programme at one of the leading universities in Russia

Any non-Russian citizen including stateless persons and compatriots living abroad can participate in the Olympiad
Winners of the Olympiad are granted a tuition-free (funded by the Federal Government) enrollment in Master's and Posgraduate degree programmes implemented at the Russian universities without taking any entrance exams
The winners will be able to enroll in a program using a single-window system, choosing any of the Russian universities. The language of study depends on the choice of programme and the university

For perspective Master's students the Olympiad will be held online in 2 rounds: portfolio competition and final (problem-solving challenge) round
Winners and runner-ups of the Olympiad are those who have scored the most points. The share of winners and prize-winners for each subject area is no more than 25% of the number of the final round rank holders in each subject area
There is another round added for those applying for Postgraduate programmes — an interview with a prospective scientific supervisor

15th of September 2023

start of registration

Schedule

15.09.2023	Registration Hurry up to register and fill out all the information you need to participate in the Open Doors
15.09.2023 — 10.12.2023	Portfolio filling Prepare your portfolio. All research papers, certificates, awards and honors that you have ever received are of value. Please include all achievements in the selected Subject in your portfolio to increase your chances of success. The portfolio structure for all Subjects and tracks is unified
10.12.2023	Deadline for portfolio submission You will not be able to edit your portfolio after the deadline. While waiting for the result of your portfolio review, you can use a system of automatic assessment to estimate your approximate score. The system will be available in your personal account
11.12.2023 — 19.12.2023	The first stage. Grading of the portfolios
22.12.2023	Announcement of the first stage results
09.01.2024 — 18.01.2024	The second stage Winners of the portfolio competition are welcome to participate in the second round in the selected Subject
10.01.2024 — 01.02.2024	Grading of the second stage of the competition
02.02.2024	Announcement of the second stage results
02.02.2024 — 07.02.2024	Appeal process
09.01.2024	Announcement of the Open Doors winners and runner-ups of the Master's track
21.02.2024 — 13.03.2024	The third stage (for participants of the Postgraduate track)
15.03.2024	Announcement of the Open Doors winners and runner-ups of the Postgraduate track