TOP STUDENT MOBILITY scholarship

TOP STUDENT MOBILITY scholarship

The TOP STUDENT MOBILITY scholarship is a one-time cash payment in the amount of 55,000 rubles, awarded in 2021 to the winning students.

Who can apply: students of leading foreign universities studying at RUDN within the framework of academic mobility programs at least three months in the main educational program in the second semester of the 2021/2022 academic year.

At the end of December 2021, the jury will name 25 winners of the TOP STUDENT MOBILITY scholarship.

 

  • Apply November 19 — December 06 2021.
  • December 06 — December 10, the commission reviews and considers the applications.
  • Till 15 December, winners announced.

To get the scholarship:

Step 1. Come from a leading partner university to study at RUDN at one of the network educational programs for minimum 3 months.


Step 2. Submit printed out documents:

  1. application;
  2. petition of the partner university and the document confirming the candidate’s training (a copy and a certified translation of the document into Russian);
  3. transcript for the entire period of study or a copy of a bachelor’s degree (for masters) (a copy and a certified translation of the document into Russian);
  4. motivation letter in Russian / English;
  5. document confirming the knowledge of Russian / foreign language (a copy and a certified translation of the document into Russian);
  6. diplomas and certificates (contests / Olympiads), information about scientific publications (if available), information about participation in scientific conferences and other documents confirming other achievements (a copy and a certified translation of the document into Russian).

Apply:

Department of International Scientific and Educational Cooperation
10/2, Miklukho-Maklaya str., Room 23, Moscow
tel: +7(495)434-70-08 (ext. 24-05, 21-23)
Working hours: 9:00 am −6:00 pm


Step 3. Selection.

The commission sums up the competition and forms a rating list of participants. If candidates have an equal number of points, the decision is made by the commission individually for each candidate.

Applications of participants will be evaluated according to the following criteria:

Positions in the QS ranking of the university which the student has arrived from

Position

Top-100

Top-200

Top-300

Top-400

Points

40

35

30

25

Transcript (average points)

5,0

25 points

4,5- 4,9

20 points

4,0- 4,4

15 points

3,0 — 3,9

10 points

Publications/research achievements

mах 15 points

Participation in scientific conferences

mах 10 points

Russian language certificate

10 points

Motivation letter, diplomas and certificates (contests / Olympiads)

Mах 15 points

Total max points — 100.


Step 4. Learn the results within 5 days after the final meeting of the commission on the University website.


Step 5. Get the TOP STUDENT MOBILITY scholarship after the official order.

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