Scholarship (quota) of the Government of the Russian Federation

This government scholarship (quota) is set by the Government of the Russian Federation for the 2025/2026 academic year.

Registration since September 20, 2024

To apply for a quota, it is necessary:

- register on the website https://education-in-russia.com/ ;

- fill out the application form;

- upload a photo;

- upload a passport scan with notarized translation;

- a scan of the document on education, a report card with grades (or a certificate of the period of education with grades for graduating students);

- the candidates consent of his\her personal data (the file is available for download during registration); 

- a scan of a medical certificate containing a comprehensive assessment of the candidates health status, medical certificates confirming the absence of hepatitis B, C, tuberculosis and a copy of the certificate of the absence of HIV infection.

The SFedU is ready to support applicants to Master's and Post-Graduate studies by issuing recommendation letters for obtaining the government quota. Recommendation letters would be beneficial for applicants, who put SFedU in the first place (as a priority) in the list of desirable universities. Contact welcome@sfedu.ru for recommendation letters.

Candidates of Post-Graduate Education (Doctors degree) must submit a list of published scientific papers and an abstract (coursework) or motivation letter. You should choose only 1 field of study in the application. Recommendation letters would be beneficial for applicants, who put SFedU in the first place (as a priority) in the list of desirable universities.

Applications review and 1st stage of the selection of candidates is carried out in the foreign offices (Russian Houses) of Rossotrudnichestvo (contact list)