Olympiads For International Applicants Only
1. The International Youth Olympiad
It is held by the Higher School of Economics.
It is intended for 10-11th graders and young people under 30 living outside Russia.
Winners and prize-winners of the Olympiad have an opportunity to get admitted without exams to Bachelor’s/Specialist’s programs of HSE and get a state scholarship of the Russian Government.
2. The Phystech.International Physics and Mathematics Olympiad
It is held by the Moscow Institute of Physics and Compatriots Technology with support from Rossotrudnichestvo.
It is intended for 9-11th graders (or 11-12th graders pursuing a 12-year study program) who live outside Russia and don’t have Russian citizenship.
Winners and prize-winners of the final stage get benefits when applying to MIPT.
3. The Open Doors International Olympiad: Russian Scholarship Project for Master's applicants
It is held by the Global Universities Association with support from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Russia and Rossotrudnichestvo. It is intended for citizens of any country (except Russia) who have Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Specialist’s degrees.
Subjects: mathematics, physics, computer science, economics.
Winners and prize-winners of the Olympiad have an opportunity to get admitted without exams to Master’s and postgraduate programs within the quota of the Russian Government.
Olympiads For Russians And Foreigners
- The Open Programming Olympiad for Schoolchildren
It is organized by Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Moscow Department of Education. It is intended for 9-11th graders from Russia and foreign countries who pursue general basic and secondary education programs.
Level 1 Olympiad (computer science).
- The Rosatom Industrial Olympiad in Physics and Mathematics for Schoolchildren
It is held by National Research Nuclear University MEPhI in cooperation with the Rosatom State Corporation.
It is intended for 7-11th graders from Russia and foreign countries who pursue general basic and secondary education programs.
The multi-level Olympiad: Level 1 (physics); Level 2 (mathematics).
Winners of the final (in-person) round can be eligible for benefits when applying to Russian universities. Check the website for the types of benefits.
- The International Mathematics Olympiad for Schoolchildren “The Tournament of Cities”
It is held by Moscow Department of Education.
It is intended for 10-11th graders from Russia and the CIS countries.
Level 1 Olympiad (mathematics).
Winners of the final (in-person) round can be eligible for benefits when applying to Russian universities. Check the website for the types of benefits.
- The All-Siberian Open Olympiad for Schoolchildren
It is held by the Ministry of Education of the Novosibirsk Region, Novosibirsk State University.
It is intended for 7-11th graders from Russia and foreign countries who pursue general basic and secondary education programs.
The multi-level Olympiad: Level 1 (chemistry, computer science); Level 2 (mathematics, physics, biology).
Winners can be eligible for benefits when applying to Russian universities. Check the website of the Olympiad or the university for the types of benefits.
- The Olympiad for university students and graduates
It is held by the Higher School of Economics.
It is intended for Bachelor's and Specialist's students, university graduates, regardless of their nationality.
Winners get benefits when enrolled in Master’s programs of HSE that correspond to the Olympiad specialization.
- The All-Russian Olympiad for Schoolchildren
It is held by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Russia.
Besides Russians, foreigners studying at Russian institutions of general secondary education can participate.
Winners and prize-winners of the Olympiad final round can get admitted without entrance exams.
- Conquer the Vorobyovy Gory (Sparrow Hills)
It is held by Lomonosov Moscow State University and Moskovskij Komsomolets newspaper.
It is intended for Russians, foreigners, and stateless persons getting secondary education (grades 5-11).
The multi-level Olympiad: Level 1 (biology, foreign language, literature, mathematics, social science, physics, journalism); Level 2 (geography, history).
The winners can be eligible for benefits when applying to Russian universities. Check the website of the Olympiad or the university you've chosen for the types of benefits.
- Nanotechnologies – Breakthrough to the Future
It is held by Lomonosov Moscow State University and the Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs.
It is intended for 7-11th graders, students, postgraduate students, young researchers, school and university teachers, nanotechnology development enthusiasts from Russia, the CIS countries, and foreign states.
Level 1 Olympiad (chemistry, physics, mathematics, biology).
Winners can be eligible for benefits when applying to Russian universities. Check the website of the Olympiad or the university you've chosen for the types of benefits.
- The International Mendeleev Chemistry Olympiad for Schoolchildren
It is held by Lomonosov Moscow State University.
It is intended for schoolchildren from Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Hungary, Lithuania, Moldova, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Ukraine.
Winners can be eligible for benefits when applying to Russian universities. Check the website of the Olympiad or the university you've chosen for the types of benefits.
It is held by the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Ural Federal University, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, and other universities.
It is intended for 5–11th graders from Russia and the CIS countries who are interested in economic theory.
Level 1 Olympiad (economics).
Winners can be eligible for benefits when applying to Russian universities. Check the website of the Olympiad or the university you've chosen for the types of benefits.
It is held by Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University (LETI), Kazan Federal University, and other universities.
It is intended for 9-11th graders, who pursue general secondary education programs, from Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine.
The multi-level Olympiad: Level 1 (physics); Level 2 (mathematics).
Winners can be eligible for benefits when applying to Russian universities. Check the website of the Olympiad or the university you've chosen for the types of benefits.
