Scholarship Open Doors 2024/2025 to study in Russia for free Bachelor’s , Master's and Doctoral

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The International Open Doors Olympiad is launching for the eighth time! Depending on the selected track, Olympiad winners will have the opportunity to study for free in a Bachelor's, Master's, or Ph.D. program at a chosen university, or if the postdoctoral track is selected, they will be able to secure a position in one of the offered research projects.

Ph.D. track participants will be able to choose their future academic supervisor during the Olympiad and have an interview with them, while postdoctoral participants will interview the leaders of the chosen projects.

This time, 14 profiles are once again available. Participation in the Olympiad and subsequent university study can be in Russian or English. Foreign nationals from any country, as well as compatriots living abroad and stateless individuals, can participate in the Olympiad.

Who Can Participate?

• Bachelor's track participants must have documents proving their completed secondary education.
• Master's track participants must hold a Bachelor’s or Specialist’s diploma.
• Ph.D. track participants need a Specialist or Master's degree. If they plan to complete their studies in 2025, they can apply without documents but must submit them after graduation.
• Postdoctoral participants must have a Ph.D. or Doctor of Science degree by the registration start date (September 16).

How to Qualify?

After registering on the website, all participants must pass a short test in each of their chosen profiles. This testing is necessary to assess the participant's knowledge level and prepare them for the Olympiad interface. Participants have three attempts to pass the preliminary test.

The Bachelor's and Master's tracks are conducted online in two stages. In the first stage, portfolios are evaluated. Successful participants are invited to the second stage, where they solve Olympiad tasks under proctored supervision.

The Ph.D. track, in addition to the first two stages, also includes a third stage – an online interview with up to three potential supervisors of the participant's choice. If successful, the participant selects a supervisor from those willing to work with them. If the participant shows a high level of preparation but fails to find a supervisor with matching research interests in three interviews, they may have up to three additional interviews with university representatives.

The postdoctoral track follows a similar three-stage process. In the first stage, participants submit portfolios like other tracks. The second stage involves a video presentation in which participants justify their interest in a research project. Video presentations are recorded separately for each selected project. In the third stage, participants attend online interviews with project leaders who have approved their video presentations.

What Do Winners Get?

Bachelor's, Master's, or Ph.D. Track

• Free education in English or Russian for Bachelor's, Master's, or Ph.D. programs.
• The opportunity to study Russian for free for a year if a Russian-language program is selected.
• The ability to choose a university and program through a "single-window" system.
• An exciting student life.
• Support at any stage of education.

Postdoctoral Track

• Work in one of the research projects of Russian universities.
• The opportunity to choose a university research project through a "single-window" system.
• The chance to work under the guidance of leading scientists with world-renowned expertise, using the best scientific equipment.
• Support at any stage of the work.

Profiles of the Olympiad

1. Biology and Biotechnology
• Bachelor’s
• 05.03.06 Environmental studies and natural resources management
• 06.03.01 Biology
• 12.03.04 Biotechnology systems and technologies
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• Master's
• 06.04.01 Biology
• 19.04.01 Biotechnology
• Try a test
• Doctoral
• 1.5.3 Molecular biology
• 1.5.6 Biotechnology
• 1.5.7 Genetics
• 1.5.10 Virology
• 1.5.11 Microbiology
• 1.5.15 Ecology
• 1.5.22 Cell biology
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2. Computer Science and Data Science
• Bachelor’s
• 01.03.02 Applied mathematics and computer science
• 01.03.04 Applied mathematics
• 02.03.01 Mathematics and computer Sciences
• 02.03.02 Fundamental computer science and information technologies
• 02.03.03 Mathematical support and administration of information systems
• 09.03.01 Informatics and computer technology
• 09.03.02 Information systems and technologies
• 09.03.03 Applied Informatics
• 09.03.04 Software engineering
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• Master's
• 01.04.01 Applied Mathematics
• 09.04.01 Information Science and Computer Engineering
• 09.04.02 Information Systems and Technologies
• 09.04.03 Applied Computer Science
• 09.04.04 Software Engineering
• 11.04.02 Infocommunication Technologies and Communication Systems
• Doctoral
• 1.2.1 Artificial intelligence and Machine Learning
• 1.2.4 Cybersecurity
• 2.2.15 Telecommunication Systems, Networks, and Equipment
• 2.3.1 System Analysis, Management and Information Processing, Statistics
• 2.3.2 Computing Systems and Their Elements
• 2.3.5 Math- and Software for Computer Systems, Complexes, and Computer Networks
3. Applied Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence
• Bachelor’s
• 01.03.02 Applied Mathematics and Informatics
• 01.03.01 Mathematics
• 01.03.03 Mechanics and Mathematical Modelling
• 01.03.05 Statistics
• 02.03.02 Fundamental Informatics and Information Technologies
• 09.03.01 Informatics and Computer Engineering
• 09.03.04 Software Engineering
• Specialist
• 01.05.01 Fundamental Mathematics and Mechanics
• Master's
• 01.04.01 Mathematics
• 01.04.02 Applied Mathematics and Computer Science
• 01.04.03 Mechanics and Mathematical Modelling
• 01.04.04 Applied Mathematics
• 01.04.05 Statistics
• 02.04.01 Mathematics and Computer Sciences
• 09.04.01 Information Science and Computer Engineering
• 09.04.03 Applied Computer Science
• 09.04.04 Software Engineering
• Doctoral
• 1.1.1 Real, complex and functional analysis
• 1.1.2 Differential equations and mathematical physics
• 1.1.4 Probability theory and mathematical statistics
• 1.1.5 Mathematical logic, algebra, number theory and discrete mathematics
• 1.1.6 Computational mathimatics
• 1.2.1 Artificial intelligence and machine learning
• 1.2.2 Mathematical modelling, numerical methods and software packages
• 1.2.3 Theoretical informatics, cybernetics
• 2.3.1 System analysis, management and information processing, statistics
• 2.3.5 Mathematical and software foundation for data science
• 2.3.7 Computer modelling and computer-aided design
4. Business and Management
• Bachelor’s
• 38.03.02 Management
• 38.03.06 Trade
• Master's
• 38.04.02 Management
• 38.04.06 Trade
• Doctoral
• 5.2.5 World economy
• 5.2.6 Management
5. Political Science and International Relations
• Bachelor’s
• 41.03.01 Area Studies
• 41.03.02 Russian Studies
• 41.03.03 Oriental and African Studies
• 41.03.04 Political Science
• 41.03.05 International relations
• 41.03.06 Public policy and social sciences
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• Master's
• 41.04.01 Foreign Regional Studies
• 41.04.02 Regional Studies of Russia
• 41.04.04 Political science
• 41.04.05 International relations
• 41.04.06 Public Policy
• 58.04.01 Oriental and African studies
• Doctoral
• 5.5.4 International Relations, Global and Regional Studies
• 5.5.2 Political Institutions, Processes and Technologies
• 5.6.7 History of International Relations and Foreign Policy
6. Physical and Technical Sciences
• Bachelor’s
• 03.03.02 Physics
• 03.03.03 Radiophysics
• 04.03.02 Chemistry, Physics and Mechanics of Materials
• 11.03.01 Radio Engineering
• 11.03.03 Design and Technology of Electronic Equipment
• 11.03.04 Electronics and Nanoelectronics
• 12.03.01 Instrument Engineering
• 12.03.02 Optotechnics
• 12.03.05 Laser Engineering and Laser Technologies
• 15.03.03 Applied Mechanics
• Master's
• 11.04.01 Radiotechnics
• 12.04.01 Instrumentation engineering
• 28.04.01 Nanotechnology and microsystem engineering
• 03.04.02 Physics
• 04.04.02 Chemistry, physics and mechanics of materials
• 11.04.03 Design and technology of electronic systems
• 12.04.03 Photonics and optical informatics
• 11.04.04 Electronics and nanoelectronics
• 28.04.04 Nanosystems and nanomaterials
• 12.04.05 Laser equipment and laser technology
• Doctoral
• 1.1.6 Computational Mathematics
• 1.1.8 Mechanics of Deformable Solids
• 1.3.2 Instruments and Methods of Experimental Physics
• 1.3.3 Theoretical Physics
• 1.3.4 Radiophysics
• 1.3.5 Physical Electronics
• 1.3.6 Optics
• 1.3.8 Condensed Matter Physics
• 1.3.11 Physics of Semiconductors
• 1.3.13 Electrophysics, Electrophysical Installations
• 1.3.14 Thermophysics and Theoretical Thermal Engineering
• 1.3.16 Nuclear and Molecular Physics
• 1.3.17 Chemical Physics, Combustion and Explosion, Physics of Extreme States of Matter
• 1.3.19 Laser Physics
• 1.3.20 Crystallography, Physics of Crystals
• 1.4.4 Physical Chemistry
• 2.4.1 Theoretical and Applied Electrical Engineering
• 2.4.2 Complexes and Systems in Electrical Engineering
7. Linguistics and Modern Languages
• Bachelor’s
• 42.03.03 Publishing
• 42.03.05 Media Communications
• 44.03.01 Pedagogical Education
• 45.03.01 Philology
• 45.03.02 Linguistics
• 45.03.03 Fundamental and Applied Linguistics
• Master's
• 42.04.03 Publishing
• 42.04.05 Media Communications
• 44.04.01 Teacher Education
• 45.04.01 Philology
• 45.04.02 Linguistics
• 45.04.03 Fundamental and Applied Linguistics
• Doctoral
• 5.8.2 Theory and methodology of education and upbringing (by fields and degrees)
• 5.9.3 Literary theory
• 5.9.5 Russian language. Languages of the peoples of Russia
• 5.9.6 Foreign languages (with a focus on a specific language or group of languages)
• 5.9.8 Theoretical, applied, and comparative linguistics
• 5.9.9 Media communications and journalism
8. Chemistry and Materials Science
• Bachelor’s
• 04.03.02 Chemistry, physics and mechanics of materials
• 22.03.01 Materials science and materials technology
• Specialist
• 04.05.01 Fundamental and applied chemistry
• 18.05.02 Chemical technology of modern energy materials
• Master's
• 04.04.01 Chemistry
• 18.04.01 Chemical technology
• 18.04.02 Energy and resource-saving processes in chemical technology, petrochemistry and biotechnology
• 22.04.01 Materials science and technology
• 22.04.02 Metallurgy
• 28.04.04 Nanosystems and nanomaterials
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• Doctoral
• 1.4.2 Analytical Chemistry
• 1.3.20 Crystallography, Physics of Crystals
• 1.4.1 Inorganic Chemistry
• 1.4.3 Organic Chemistry
• 1.4.4 Physical Chemistry
• 2.6.17 Materials Science
• 2.6.2 Metallurgy of Ferrous, Non-Ferrous, and Rare Metals
• 2.6.1 Metallurgy and Heat Treatment of Metals and Alloys
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9. Economics and Econometrics
• Bachelor’s
• 01.03.05 Statistics
• 38.03.01 Economics
• 38.03.02 Management
• 38.03.05 Business Informatics
• 38.03.06 Commerce
• Specialist
• 38.05.01 Economic Security
• 38.05.02 Customs Business
• Master's
• 01.04.05 Statistics
• 09.04.03 Applied informatics
• 27.04.07 Knowledge-intensive industries and innovation economics
• 38.04.01 Economics
• 38.04.05 Business Informatics
• 38.04.06 Trade
• 38.04.08 Finance and Credit
• 38.04.09 State audit
• Doctoral
• 5.2.1 Economic theory
• 5.2.2 Mathematical, statistical and instrumental methods in economics
• 5.2.3 Regional and sectoral economics
• 5.2.4 Finance
• 5.2.5 World economy
10. Engineering and Technology
• Bachelor’s
• 27.03.04 Control in technical systems
• 11.03.02 Info-communication technologies and communication systems
• 11.03.04 Electronics and Nanoelectronics
• 13.03.02 Electroenergetics and Electrical Engineering
• 15.03.01 Mechanical engineering
• 15.03.03 Applied Mechanics
• 15.03.06 Mechatronics and Robotics
• 14.03.01 Nuclear Power Engineering and Thermal Physics
• 28.03.01 Nanotechnology and Microsystems Engineering
• Master's
• 11.04.02 Infocommunication Technologies and Communication Systems
• 13.04.02 Electric power and electrical engineering
• 14.04.01 Nuclear power and thermal physics
• 15.04.03 Applied Mechanics
• 15.04.06 Mechatronics and Robotics
• 22.04.01 Materials science and technology
• 27.04.04 Management in Engineering Systems
• Doctoral
• 2.3.3 Process and production automation systems
• 2.3.4 Organizational management systems
• 2.4.1 Theoretical and applied electrical engineering
• 2.4.3 Electric engineering
• 2.4.4 Electrotechnology and electrophysics
• 2.4.9 Nuclear installation, fuel cycle, radiation safety
• 2.5.4 Robots, mechatronics and robotic systems
• 2.5.6 Mechanical engineering technology
• 2.2.14 Antennas, microwave devices and technologies
• 2.2.15 Telecommunication systems, networks and equipment
• 2.6.17 Materials science
11. Clinical Medicine and Public Health
• Bachelor’s
• 34.03.01 Nursing
• Specialist
• 33.05.01 Pharmacy
• 31.05.03 Dentistry
• 31.05.01 General medicine
• 31.05.02 Pediatrics
• 32.05.01 Medico-preventive business
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• Master's
• 32.04.01 Public health
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• Doctoral
• 3.3.1 Anatomy and Anthropology
• 3.3.3 Pathological Physiology
• 3.3.2 Pathological Anatomy
• 3.3.6 Pharmacology, Clinical Pharmacology
• 1.5.5 Human and Animal Physiology
• 3.1.30 Gastroenterology and Dietetics
• 3.1.28 Hematology and Blood Transfusion
• 3.1.29 Pulmonology
• 3.1.20 Cardiology
• 3.1.2 Maxillofacial Surgery
• 3.1.7 Dentistry
• 3.1.18 Internal Medicine
• 3.1.32 Nephrology
• 3.1.9 Surgery
• 3.1.19 Endocrinology
• 3.1.22 Infectious Diseases
• 3.2.2 Epidemiology
• 3.2.3 Public Health, Organization, and Sociology of Healthcare; Medical and Social Expertise
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12. Earth Sciences and Environmental Studies
• Bachelor’s
• 05.03.01 Geology
• 05.03.04 Hydrometeorology
• 05.03.06 Ecology and nature management
• Specialist
• 21.05.02 Applied Geology
• 21.05.04 Mining
• Master's
• 05.04.01 Geology
• 05.04.02 Geography
• 05.04.03 Cartography and geoinformatics
• 05.04.06 Ecology and nature resource management
• 21.04.01 Oil and gas engineering
• Doctoral
• 1.3.20 Crystallography, physics of crystals
• 1.5.6 Biotechnology
• 1.5.15 Ecology
• 1.6.1 General and regional geology Geotectonics and geodynamics
• 1.6.2 Palaeontology and stratigraphy
• 1.6.4 Mineralogy, crystallography, geochemistry, geochemical methods of mineral exploration
• 1.6.5 Lithology
• 1.6.6 Hydrogeology
• 1.6.9 Geophysics
• 1.6.10 Geology, prospecting, and exploration of solid minerals, mineralogy
• 1.6.11 Geology, prospecting, exploration, and exploitation of oil and gas fields
• 1.6.12 Physical geography and biogeography, soil geography and landscape geochemistry
• 1.6.16 Terrestrial hydrology, water resources, hydrochemistry
• 1.6.18 Atmosphere and climate sciences
• 1.6.20 Geoinformatics, cartography
• 1.6.21 Geoecology
• 2.8.2 Drilling and well completion engineering
• 2.8.4 Oil and gas field development and operation
13. Education and Psychology
• Bachelor’s
• 37.03.01 Psychology
• 37.03.02 Conflictology
• 44.03.01 Pedagogical education
• 44.03.02 Psychological and pedagogical education
• 44.03.03 Special (defectological) education
• 44.03.04 Vocational training (by industry)
• 44.03.05 Pedagogical education (with two training profiles)
• Specialist
• 37.05.01 Clinical psychology
• 37.05.02 Psychology of professional activity
• 44.05.01 Pedagogy and psychology of deviant behavior
• Master's
• 37.04.01 Psychology
• 44.04.01 Teacher Education
• 44.04.02 Psychopedagogy
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• Doctoral
• 5.3.1 General psychology, personality psychology, the history of psychology
• 5.3.4 Educational psychology, psychodiagnostics of digital learning environments
• 5.8.3 Correctional pedagogy
• 5.8.7 Methodology and technology of professional education
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14. Urbanism and Civil Engineering
• Bachelor’s
• 07.03.01 Architecture
• 07.03.04 Urban planning
• 07.03.02 Reconstruction and restoration of architectural heritage
• 07.03.03 Architectural environment design
• 08.03.01 Construction
• 38.03.10 Housing and utility infrastructure
• Master's
• 07.04.02 Reconstruction and restoration of architectural heritage
• 07.04.03 Architectural environment design
• 07.04.04 Urban planning
• 08.04.01 Civil Engineering
• Doctoral
• 2.1.1 Construction of buildings and facilities
• 2.1.2 Foundation and underground structures
• 2.1.3 Heat supply, ventilation, air conditioning, gas supply, and lighting
• 2.1.4 Water supply, sewerage, and water resources management
• 2.1.5 Civil engineering materials and products
• 2.1.6 Hydraulic engineering, hydraulics and engineering hydrology
• 2.1.13 Urban and rural settlement planning
• 2.1.14 Life cycle management of construction projects
• 2.1.7 Civil engineering technology and organization
• 2.1.8 Design and construction of roads, subways, airfields, bridges and transport tunnels
• 2.1.9 Structural mechanics
• 2.1.15 Construction site safety

Timeline

Registration for the Bachelor's, Master's, and Ph.D. tracks is open from September 5 to November 20, 2024. Registration for the postdoctoral track runs from September 16 to December 10, 2024.

All old accounts have been deleted, so if someone participated last year and wants to try again, they will need to register again and fill out their portfolio from scratch.

Schedule by Track

• 5 September 2024
  Registration opens.
  Be quick to register and fill in all the necessary participation information.
• 5 September - 20 November 2024
  Fill out your portfolio and pass the preliminary test in your personal account.
  All scientific works, achievements, and certificates you have received are important. Try to add as many achievements as possible for your profile to increase your chances of success. The portfolio structure is unified for all profiles within a track.
• 20 November 2024
  End of portfolio submission.
  From this moment, you will no longer be able to update or edit your portfolio. While you wait, you can view the automatic evaluation that has appeared in your personal account—it will help you approximately assess your score.
• 21 - 27 November 2024
  First stage:
  Portfolio review of participants.
• 2 December 2024
  End of the first stage.
  Results of portfolio reviews are published in the personal account.
• 5 - 10 December 2024
  Second stage.
  Successfully passing the portfolio selection will allow you to proceed to the second stage for your profile, where you will solve Olympiad tasks within three hours under proctoring. To prepare for the second stage, review the profile program and sample task sets available on the profile page. The schedule for the second stage by profiles is as follows:
• Business and Management - 5 December 2024
• Earth Sciences and Environmental Studies - 5 December 2024
• Physical and Technical Sciences - 5 December 2024
• Chemistry and Materials Science - 5 December 2024
• Economics and Econometrics - 5 December 2024
• Engineering and Technology - 6 December 2024
• Computer Science and Data Science - 6 December 2024
• Languages and Modern Languages - 6 December 2024
• Education and Psychology - 6 December 2024
• Urban Studies and Civil Engineering - 6 December 2024
• Biology and Biotechnology - 7 December 2024
• Clinical Medicine and Public Health - 7 December 2024
• Political Science and International Relations - 7 December 2024
• Applied Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence - 7 December 2024
• 6 December 2024 - 9 January 2025
  Review of participants' work from the second stage.
• 10 January 2025
  Publication of results from the second stage.
• 10 January 2025
  Submission and review of appeals for the second stage.
• 17 January 2025
  Publication of the lists of winners and prizewinners of the Olympiad for the Bachelor's and Master's tracks.
• 20 January - 20 February 2025
  Third stage (for Ph.D. track participants).
  In your personal account on the Olympiad platform, you can schedule interviews with up to three potential academic supervisors whose research interests align with yours. To prepare for the interview, review the program available on the profile page.
• 21 February 2025
  Publication of the lists of winners of the Olympiad for the Ph.D. track.

Registeration

Rules

Universities Organizing the Olympiad

You can find this list on the official website, but here it's better to focus your attention on top universities in Russia

To find out more about participation conditions, please refer to the official website. It's also recommended to visit the FAQ section, where all key questions that may arise at each stage of the Olympiad are covered.

Don't miss this unique opportunity – start your educational or academic career in Russia now!