Vladimir Potanin Foundation Scholarship

• Full-time Master’s students in their first or second year;
• Bachelor’s, Specialist and PhD students as well as students not studying full-time cannot take part in the competition. 

From February until the end of the Master's program (but no more than 6 months for students in the second year of the Master's program and no more than 18 months for students in the first year of the Master's program).

25,000 rubles per month.

• Academic potential;
• Leadership qualities;
• Motivation to grow;
• Social activity;
• Active research activity within the chosen field;
• Good and excellent grades. 

The competition takes place in two rounds: 

• The first round is by distance, application including a motivation letter and a thesis essay on the master's thesis topic.
• The second round is an on-site round, in business games, interviews, case studies, and other group and individual assessment forms.

Competition dates for the 2022-2023 academic year:

• call for applications: November 21, 2022;
• announcement of first-round results until December 27, 2022;
• the on-site round will be held one day between January 26 and February 14, 2023;
• announcement of winners no later than February 28, 2023. 

More on the scholarship (in Russian).