2017-2018 Russian Government Scholarships

We are pleased to inform you that in 2017 Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation granted 15 government scholarships for citizens of the Republic of Korea including 3 scholarship for B.Sc. course, 7 scholarships for M.Sc. course, 5 scholarships for Ph.D. course.

Duration of study is 4 years for B.Sc. course and 2 years for M.Sc. course. Graduates of B.Sc. course have a right to enter M.Sc. course.

The admission quota can be limited for some specialties.

Applicants for B.Sc. and M.Sc course should meet the following criteria:

- completed secondary education, and B.Sc. degree (for M.Sc. course appli-cants)      confirmed by Certificate/Diploma recognized for admission to national universities;    - examination records in major subjects not less than 80% of maximum level;    - chosen of M.Sc. course should be in the same or similar area as appli-cant’s      B.Sc. major.

Requirements for postgraduate (Ph.D. course) applicants are as follows:

- chosen Ph.D. course should be in same or similar area as applicant’s         M.Sc. Certificate/Diploma;

- practical work experience in similar or correspondent professional field;        Candidates have to register on the Internet web-site http://russia.study/en. They should fill up the form on the web-site and upload the set of the electronic copies of documents, indicated on the web-site.

The application’s set of documents should be completed in English or Russian language and include the following:

1. Application form specifying candidate’s full name and numeric code of        chose specialty in accordance with the enclosed «Nomenclature of            Specialty of Sci-entific Staff» (for postgraduate studies) or List of            Higher Professional Edu-cation Specialties Codes (for complete B.Sc –        M.Sc. course);

Copies of documents:

2. Education certificate or diploma with examination subjects and records;

3. Health certificate issued and confirmed by authorized medical institution;

4. AIDS-test certificate issued and confirmed by authorized medical institution;      5. Birth certificate;

6. Passport. Applicant’s passport must be valid not less than 1.5 years before        entering to Russia;

Application form must be prepared in English or Russian language. All copies of documents should be translated to Russian language and notarized by authorized organizations.

Candidates for postgraduate studies (Ph.D course) should additionally submit certified copy of M.Sc. diploma with examination subjects and records, list of sci-entific publications (if there are any) and the abstract on the topic of the future re-search (not more than 2 pages). Applicants previously graduated from Russian uni-versities must submit the abstract in Russian language.

All candidates should register on the http://russia.study/en and upload full set of the required documents up to the February 20th, 2017.

Arrival period for admitted students is as follows:

- From September 1 to September 15 – for B.Sc. and M.Sc.

Russian side will provide dormitory for foreign students. Accommodation fee is same as for Russian students.

All arriving candidates are strongly recommended:

- to have minimum 250 USD in cash money to cover transportation fee from Moscow airport to dormitory;

- to have personal financial funds to cover living expenses in Russia during their study (minimum 250 USD per month).

We also inform you that upon arrival to the university every student has to pay for medical insurance certificate (250 USD per year).

Airfare and other transportation expenses are not covered by the govern-ment scholarship and should be paid by student.

Additional information about education in Russian Federation, including data about the Universities and education specialties Codes, is available on the following websites:

- http://russia.study/en

- http://studyinrussia.ru/en

- http://en.russia.edu.ru

- http://5top100.com

- http://kor.rs.gov.ru