About Contest
“Open Doors” — an international project that gives you an opportunity to study on a Master’s program at one of Russia’s and the world’s universities for free.
Developed by Russia’s leading higher education specialists with support from the Ministry of Education and Science.
- All of the competition’s rounds are held online
- Participate in competitions in several subject areas and apply to any number of universities simultaneously!
- Early admission - enroll in a Master’s program before everyone else!
The international competition Open Doors: Russian Scholarship Project is organized by the “Global Universities” Association in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation and Rossotrudnichestvo Federal Agency.
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.
The competition is conducted online in two rounds, one involving a portfolio contest and the other - solving specially developed tasks. In 2017, the competition is conducted in 4 subject areas: Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science and Economics.
Participation is open for all holders of Bachelor’s degrees, except for Russian citizens. Participants can take part in either Russian or English language.
Winning the competition gives an opportunity to enter Master’s programs without entrance exams using a single-window system, choosing the desired programs in English or Russian. The competition unites admission campaigns to 21 leading Russian universities-participants of Project 5-100 – on a single website!
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