SFedU Master's Portfolio Competition
Deadlines: from March 1st to June 20th, 2026
Mandatory documents are:
Grant competition for applicants to Postgraduate level (PhD)
Deadlines: from March 25th to May 20th, 2026
The Open Doors offers limitless opportunities for education, self-development, and new academic career prospects in Russia for young talented individuals from around the globe.
Register on the website from September 1 to November 16. Upload your portfolio and take the entrance test.
Olympiad is held both in Russian and English in online format: One click to open all doorsOlympiad competition winners from foreign countries will be granted a free early admission at the Southern Federal University, without entrance examinations and will get a scholarship (with tuition fees covered by the Russian Federation). Detailed information about Bachelor's, Master's and Postgraduate programs, as well as SfedU scientific supervisors, can be found on the website: SFedU International Open Doors Olympiad
Quota (scholarship) of the Government of the Russian Federation
The updated application deadlines for the 2027/2028 year of study will be published in September 2026.
Applications review and 1st stage of the selection of candidates is carried out in the foreign offices (Russian Houses) of Rossotrudnichestvo (Geography of Russian houses).
To apply for a quota, it is necessary:
Applicants to PhD specialties also must attach the following information to the website "Education in Russia":
SFedU is ready to support applicants to Master's and Post-Graduate studies (PhD) 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. Letters of recommendation consists information of the future PhD scientific specialty and potential supervisor.
Candidates must submit a list of published scientific papers and an abstract (coursework) or motivation letter, etc. Contact welcome@sfedu.ru for recommendation letters.
Rossotrudnichestvo considers the presence of a letter of support for a quota as an individual achievement only for applicants to Master's and Post-Graduate studies (PhD).
SFedU is ready to support applicants to Master's and Post-Graduate studies (PhD) 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.
Candidates must submit a list of published scientific papers and an abstract (coursework) or motivation letter, etc. Letters of recommendation consists information of the future PhD scientific specialty and potential supervisor. Contact welcome@sfedu.ru for recommendation letters.