TheNationalResearchUniversityHigherSchoolofEconomics(HSE)fromnowonprovidesscholarships fortheinternationalstudentsapplyingforshorttermandsemesterprograms. TheHSEisRussiasleadinguniversityinthesocialandeconomicsciences,conformingtoall requirementsoftheworldeconomicandsocialsciencestandards,andislistedamongtheworldstop 500universitiesinthemostrecentQSranking.Moreover,theHSEaimsatinternationalcollaborationon bothstudentandprofessorlevels.HSEwouldliketodeveloptheinternationalizationprocessfurther andgivefinancialsupportforthemosttalentedinternationalstudentstostudyattheHSE. Infact,weprovide5scholarshipsforSummerprogramsand45scholarshipsforsemester/year/fulltime programs.ThesemesterprogramoftheHSEoffersawidevarietyofcoursesineconomics&finance, sociology,politicalscience,internationalrelationsandRussianstudies.Thestudentsmaychooseamong near100semester&yearcoursestaughtinEnglish.TherangeofSummerProgramsincludes4week SummerSchoolinMoscowandSt.Petersburg,7weekRussianLanguageProgramand8weekArea StudiesSummerPrograminMoscowandSt.Petersburg.Talentedprospectivestudentswithnon Russiancitizenshipwouldbeoffered1.100euroifhe/shefitstoeligibilitycriteria,whichare 1.

1.NothaveRussiannationality; 2.HavebeenadmittedtoaprogramattheHSE(studentcannotapplyforscholarshipunlessheis admittedtoaprogram); 3.Provideuswithfulllistofdocumentsneededforscholarshipapplicationbeforethedeadline; 4.BeabletocomplywiththeconditionstoobtainRussianvisa. Failuretomeetoneormoreofthesecriteriaautomaticallymeansthestudentisnoteligibleforthis scholarship. Documentsneededforapplication: 1.CV; 2.Filledinapplicationform; 3.Motivationletter(freeformat,notmorethan500words); 4.Atleastoneletterofrecommendation; 5.Copiesofuniversity/collegetranscript(resultsfromcurrentstudiesmustbeprovidedwhen available); 6.ConfirmationofadmissiontoaprogramattheHSE. Anyotherofficialdocumentsprovingacademicachievements/excellenceoftheapplicantarehighly appreciated(certificatesetc.) ItisworthtobementionedthatdeadlineofapplicationforSummerprogramsisthe10thofMay,for Semesterprograms30thofMay.Weencourageeverybodytosendthedocumentsontime. TheHSEwouldappreciateyourparticipationinthedevelopmentofinternationalcollaboration.We wouldbegratefulifyouwouldpassthisinformationontointerestedstudentsandcolleagues.Ifwe couldbeofanyassistance,pleasedonothesitatetocontactus. Please,findoutmoreat:http://cie.hse.ru/index.php/about/newsarchive/324youcannowapplyfor hsescholarships _____ Withkindestregards,

 AlenaNagibina HeadofInternationalProgramsOffice CenterforInternationalEducation NationalResearchUniversityHigherSchoolofEconomics http://cie.hse.ru/ W.+74957729590*2453 M.+79104039042 anagibina@hse.ru alena.nagibina@gmail.com FindusonFacebook FollowusonTwitter WatchusonYouTube