Open Doors Russian Scholarship 2026 for Master

Eligibility Criteria

Foreign citizens and stateless persons, including compatriots residing abroad (hereinafter referred to as participants), are eligible to take part in the Open Doors.

• Individuals aged 16 to 23 at the time of registration for the Open Doors Russian Scholarship Project, who do not hold a bachelor’s or specialist’s/master’s degree, and who have completed or are completing, during the academic year of the Open Doors, a program qualifying them for admission to a higher education institution under the national legislation of their country of study, are eligible to participate in the bachelor’s track.
• Individuals aged 20 to 33 at the time of registration for the Open Doors Russian Scholarship Project, who do not hold a specialist’s or master’s degree, and who have completed or are completing, during the academic year of the Open Doors, at least a bachelor’s degree program, are eligible to participate in the master’s track.
• Individuals aged 22 to 35 at the time of registration for the Open Doors Russian Scholarship Project, who do not hold a doctoral degree, and who have completed or are completing, during the academic year of the Open Doors, at least a specialist’s or master’s degree program, are eligible to participate in the doctoral track.
• Individuals aged 24 to 39 at the time of registration for the Open Doors: Russian Scholarship Project, who hold a doctoral (PhD or equivalent) degree, are eligible to participate in the Postdoctoral track.
• The official languages of the Open Doors are Russian and English.
• The Open Doors is held in subject areas comprising several fields of study and research. A subject area refers to a set of higher education degree programs of a given level having a common fundamental theoretical foundation.

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Application Process

Required Documents:

Go to Open Doors: Russian Scholarship Project on od.globaluni.ru to apply

There is no fee for participation in the Open Doors.

To participate in the Open Doors, applicants must complete online registration by clicking “Registration” on the official Open Doors website. Upon successful registration, the participant gets access to the participant account.

Registration for the bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and post-doctoral tracks is open from September 1 to November 16, 2025.

By registering, participants provide consent for the processing of their personal data in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation.

Each participant may register for and take part in the Open Doors only once per competition cycle (i.e., only one account is permitted). Violation of this rule may result in disqualification at any stage of participation.

During registration, participants shall provide their personal information, a login (identical to their email address), and a password. Registration also entails automatic subscription to system notifications on the status and progress of the Open Doors.