Russian Higher Education Ministry calls for scholarship
View(s):Applications have been called for Russian state scholarships. Accordingly citizens of Sri Lanka are eligible to apply for Russian state scholarships to get a free opportunity to read for Bachelors’, Masters’ and PhD programmes at Russian state universities.
These higher education programmes will be conducted in Russian. All the selected applicants will get the opportunity to study a Russian language course at their selected university, in their first year, free of charge.
The annual admission campaign for the academic year 2022/2023 starts on September 1 and will end on November 1. The official website could be visited for more information: https://education-in-russia.com.
The scholarship includes tuition, thus education will be provided free of charge and special terms for accommodation at campus hostels (payment reduced to nominal fee).
However it does not include air fare and other transportation charges, medical Insurance, monthly cost of living and documents translation costs. The cost of living will depend on the city. In Moscow the cost will be around US$ 300 each month and it will be considerably lower in other regions.
The selection takes place in two stages. The first one is carried out by Rossotrudnichestvo representative offices, Russian embassies and foreign missions and registration can be done at https://education-in-russia.com. Based on the test results, a list of candidates is formed according to the quota allocated for the country.
The second stage of selection is conducted by the Russian universities under the Russian Higher Education Ministry, by considering the dossier of candidates confirmed on the list within the first stage of enrolment.
Further details: Educational & Public Relations officer of the Russian House in Colombo on WhatsApp +94777828385 and email edu@lka.rs.gov.ru.