Search by tag «Scholarships» 19 results

• ITMO Students Win IT Project Grants and Scholarships From Ozon

  The Roast contest, organized by ITMO and its industrial partner Ozon, has concluded with a defense of student projects in machine learning and big data. The experts selected seven winners who will receive scholarships and grants to develop their ideas.

  21.04.2026

• How To Make Six Figures as a PhD Student in Russia

  A PhD program in Russia usually lasts around three to four years and includes lectures, seminars, exam preparation, and a thesis defense. At ITMO, PhD students can work on projects for the university’s industrial partners – Yandex, Sberbank, and others – and earn up to 200,000 rubles per month even before graduation. Read the stories of three ITMO students who got a head start by nabbing a great salary, joining top-tier teams, and launching their own research groups.

  15.04.2026

• Make a Million in Your First Year: ITMO Boosts Stipends for Contest Winners and Top Students

  ITMO has increased stipends for talented applicants: now, those who scored 100 points in several Unified State Exams (USE), as well as winners of international and national competitions for school students will be receiving 100,000 rubles a month for the first year of their studies. And that’s not all: they’ll also have a guaranteed spot in a downtown dormitory and the chance to win a travel grant if coming from outside St. Petersburg. Learn all about this opportunity in this article.

  26.03.2026

• 97 ITMO Students Win Potanin Foundation Scholarships

  ITMO has come second in a ranking of universities participating in the scholarship competition by the Potanin Foundation. 97 ITMO students won the scholarship this year. Also in the top three by the number of winners are HSE University and Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU), while the full list includes 71 universities in total.

  03.03.2026

• ITMO Named Russia’s Leader by the Number of President and Government Stipend Winners

  The results of the national program “Stipend Holders in Russia: Course for the Future” have been announced. ITMO University not only served as a host for the program’s awards ceremony in the Northwestern Federal District but also led the contest by the number of stipend winners within the district and the country, with 134 of its students achieving excellent results in studies, research, and project activities.

  17.12.2025

• KronBars Sports Club Turns 11: Story of Russia’s Best Student Sports Club

  ITMO’s KronBars sports club has won the national competition for the best student sports club five times, was shortlisted for the MarSpo Awards 2020 for sports marketing, and built a sports community where ITMO staff and students can all find something to their liking. In this article, to mark the club’s 11th birthday, we take a trip down the memory lane to its roots and look into the opportunities it offers today with the club’s head Dmitry Rusanov.

  11.10.2024

• ITMO Ranks Second in Potanin Foundation's Ranking of Russian Universities

  Since last year, ITMO has climbed the ranking of Russian universities compiled by the Vladimir Potanin Scholarship Program: the university now resides in second place. Also in the top three (out of 75 participating universities) are Higher School of Economics and St. Petersburg State University.

  13.09.2024

• You're In, What's Next? ITMO and Sberbank Present Guides for Students and Parents

  As the admissions campaign at ITMO draws to a close, future students and their parents are facing a new set of challenges. How does one adapt to studies and life in a new city? How can students combine work and studies? We’ve put together topical advice from the new project for applicants and parents by Sberbank and ITMO – it offers answers to all the most popular questions one might have about applying to Russian universities.

  23.08.2024

• 8 ITMO Students Win Scholarships from T-Bank

  Recently, T-Bank (formerly Tinkoff) announced the results of its annual scholarship program for university students. On this year’s list of winners are 200 students from 29 Russian universities, including 8 ITMO students. During the 2024/2025 academic year, winning students will receive mentorship from T-Bank, as well as a monthly stipend of 25,000 rubles. 

  21.08.2024

• First in Russia: ITMO Alumnus Creates Platform for Establishing New Stipends

  ITMO graduate Kirill Dobrinov has developed the platform Dobraya Stipendiya (“Kind Stipend”), where alumni and friends of ITMO.Family can start their own stipends of various sizes and with custom requirements for applicants. The minimal stipend is 10,000 rubles, a condition that makes the platform the first of its kind in Russia. Read more about starting your own stipend on the platform or applying for one.

  12.07.2024