State-Funded Scholarships – RUDN Open Olympiad for International Applicants

RUDN Open Olympiad for Foreign Citizens

Patrice Lumumba Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN) actively works to attract gifted, talented, and career-oriented young individuals to its student body. Winners and prize-winners of academic Olympiads have extensive opportunities to enroll in any study program (specialization) offered by RUDN University.

Official website: olymp.rudn.ru

The RUDN Open Olympiad is a competitive academic contest designed to identify and attract talented applicants for studies at the university in their chosen fields of study.

Benefits for Olympiad Laureates

The winners of the Olympiad get the opportunity to study at RUDN University in the chosen field of study, that correspond to the passed Olympiad subject, under the quota of the Government of the Russian Federation;
The prize-winners of the Olympiad receive a discount on tuition fees on the chosen field of study.

* Meanwhile, if there are quotas remain after they are distributed among the winners of the Olympiad, the prize-winners can be enrolled on the quota places depending on the Olympiad points received.

Who Can Participate?

The Olympiad is held annually, online and in-person.

All foreign citizens from any country can participate. Participation is open to foreign citizens who do not hold Russian citizenship:

senior year high school students;
RUDN University graduate students;
graduate students of other Russian universities who are not pursuing bachelor’s, master’s or specialist degree programs under quota of the Russian Government;
graduates of higher education institutions from CIS and non-CIS countries.

How to Take Part

Information about the dates of the Olympiad is posted on the website of the Open Olympiad olymp.rudn.ru and on the telegram channel of the RUDN International Service t.me/RUDN_international.

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Subject Olympiads

Subject	Level
Computer Science	Bachelor's, Master's
Mathematics	Bachelor's, Master's
Physics	Bachelor's, Master's
Chemistry	Bachelor's, Master's
Biology	Bachelor's, Master's
Social Studies	Bachelor's, Master's
Russian Language	Bachelor's, Master's
Ecology	Master's only
Advertising and Public Relations / Journalism / Psychology	Master's only
Economics and Management	Master's only