Scholarships for Russian students are significantly inferior to similar payments in developed European countries.

State assistance is all that a university student can count on, otherwise he will be forced to devote less time to study and be torn between couples and part-time jobs.

Conditions must be created in the country that allow one to focus on knowledge, so a scholarship is a very burning issue.

The legislative framework

The procedure for paying scholarships is regulated by Article 36 of the Federal Law of December 29, 2012 No. 273-FZ “On Education in the Russian Federation”.

A scholarship is a monetary payment assigned to a student so that he strives to master the corresponding educational course. Only the student and graduate student who has chosen the full-time department for study can count on receiving.

If we talk about the timing, then the scholarship should be paid at least once a month.

Kinds

Among the main types of scholarships can be distinguished:

  • academic;
  • for graduate students;
  • social.

Academic directly depends on academic performance and scientific work, and is assigned to students in need of social support.

scholarship fund is a source of payment of scholarships, the distribution of which is made on the basis of the charter of the institution and in the manner established by the council of the higher education institution. The approval of the document cannot be carried out without the student union and student representatives.

In order to be appointed academic scholarship , the head of the educational institution must sign the relevant order submitted by the scholarship commission. Such a payment terminates 1 month after the student was issued an order to expel the student (due to poor progress or graduation). The scholarship committee may include a student union member or student representative. A student studying for "excellent", or "good" and "excellent", or only "good" can count on an academic scholarship.

Graduate student begins to receive a scholarship immediately after the rector signed the enrollment order. Further payments depend on the results of the annual assessment of knowledge (exams).

If a student or graduate student is very interested in educational and scientific activities and has achieved success in it, then he may be assigned increased scholarships. To do this, he needs to write an application to the dean's office and attach all the necessary documents to it.

Who is eligible to receive a scholarship?

The first scholarship is the most enjoyable moment for a student. Anyone who has entered a budgetary place, a full-time department, can count on the usual payment. If a freshman is or, then he should also be paid a social stipend.

Withdrawal can occur after any failed session.

Payouts

At present, scholarships of various kinds (15 titles) are paid on the territory of the Russian Federation.

The amount of this monetary allowance is such that it is unlikely that the student brethren can rejoice at it very much.

Graduate students, residents, interns and doctoral students receive a little more, but it is still very far from what is necessary. True, if a student or graduate student does not have any other source of income, then he has the opportunity to receive some additional scholarship. The most successful manage to receive about 20 thousand rubles a month.

Minimum Scholarship a student in a university is 1571 rubles, in a vocational school - 856 rubles. Despite the not very modest amount, a student studying at a higher educational institution without “triples” can receive about 6 thousand rubles. And if the passing of the session showed “excellent” results, then you can think about higher scholarship , the size of which in different educational institutions varies from 5000 to 7000 rubles. A similar payment for a graduate student ranges from 11,000 to 14,000 rubles. True, in order to receive such substantial scholarships, a student or graduate student must not only shine with knowledge, but also show interest in the social and sports life of the university.

Scholarship increase in 2018-2019

The Ministry of Education last year raised the issue of increasing scholarships for all students studying in educational institutions of the Russian Federation. During the debates, representatives of the Ministry of Education of Russia planned to increase student payments in 2018 by 4.0% which will remain in effect until the end of 2019.

During the first half of this year, it is planned to index scholarships by 6.0% (of inflation) for the 2017-2018 academic year. As a result, payments to students will be increased once again.

Scholarships for 2018-2019 academic years will increase in the following way:

  • for 62 rubles. for university students;
  • for 34 rubles. for students of technical schools;
  • for 34 rubles. for college students.

Features and amount of social scholarship

Receive Social scholarship is entitled to:

In addition, a student who has a certificate in his hands stating that his family's income does not reach the amount established at the place of his registration can apply for a social scholarship. This document must be updated annually.

The social scholarship is stopped if the student has unsatisfactory grades and is restored as soon as he has passed the necessary subjects from the moment the payment was suspended.

Along with a social scholarship, a student has the right to receive an academic one, on a general basis.

The procedure for accrual and payment of presidential and government scholarships

Presidential scholarship can be received by all students who have chosen specialties that are considered a priority for the country's economy. Postgraduate students studying in the Russian Federation can count on receiving only 300 scholarships. The appointment is made annually for a period of 1 to 3 years.

Students who achieve success and special merit may also receive a presidential supplement. The accrual of such a scholarship requires the development of a list of areas in which the development of students will ultimately turn out to be of significant benefit to the state.

Primary requirements to receive a presidential supplement:

  • day department;
  • half of the subjects within 2 semesters must be passed on "excellent";
  • active scientific activity, which led to the achievement of success, confirmed by diplomas or certificates;
  • development of innovative inventions or derivation of theories, information about which was published in any Russian publication.

A student who has earned a presidential scholarship has the right to do an internship in Germany, France or Sweden.

A student of a state educational institution of higher and secondary education can also count on receiving government scholarship. To do this, the teacher's council of the institution must nominate several candidates (full-time department, budgetary basis), who are studying in the 2nd year (for the vocational school) and the 3rd year (for the university). A postgraduate student can be admitted to the competition not earlier than from the 2nd year.

The nominated candidate must meet the following requirements:

  • high level of achievement;
  • publication in a scientific journal;
  • participation or victory in any competition, festival or conference held at the All-Russian and international level;
  • participation in a grant, all-Russian and regional scientific exhibition;
  • the presence of a patent attesting to the authorship of a scientific discovery.

Other student aids

The occurrence of certain circumstances may result in payment to a student or graduate student lump sum, for example, if it has . To do this, the head of the educational institution must receive an application from the student, and the group in which he studies, and the student trade union organization must approve it.

A postgraduate student annually receives an allowance equal to 2 scholarships for the purchase of textbooks. An orphan student or one left without parental care receives an annual allowance for the same needs in the amount of 3 scholarships.

In addition, students are given various compensation:

  • for successful full-time education at the expense of budgetary funds;
  • academic leave in accordance with medical indications.

Changes for 2018-2019

What categories of students are eligible for scholarshipsScholarship per year
2017-2018 2018-2019
Minimum scholarship (academic)
college students856 890
College students856 890
University students1571 1633
Social scholarships
college students856 890
College students856 890
University students2358 2452
Scholarship, which is paid to residents, assistant trainees, graduate students3000 3120
Scholarship, which is paid to graduate students working in the natural sciences and in technical areas7400 7696

For another type of scholarship for distinguished students, see the following video:

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Study for triples, participate in competitions and pass the TRP standards

I am a master's student at the Faculty of Economics at St. Petersburg State University. My scholarship is 16,485 rubles.

Ludmila Levitina

receives a scholarship

Types of scholarships

I am from a wealthy family, I don’t participate in Olympiads and I don’t play for the volleyball team of the faculty. But I won the competition of the Potanin Charitable Foundation and I study well and perfectly.

In this article - how to get additional scholarships and payments even with triples in the test.

Ask for social assistance

These are scholarships and payments related to the insufficient provision of parents and the material condition of the family. They are paid by the university, city, country and even charitable foundations.

State social scholarship

Some students are eligible for a social scholarship, even if they study for triples. Orphans, the disabled, veterans, contractors and victims of radiation disasters can receive social stipends. Another social scholarship can be assigned to those who receive state social assistance, for example, poor students.

To arrange everything, you need to contact your social security department or the MFC. There they will calculate the income, assess the life circumstances of a particular student and, if necessary, within ten days they will issue a certificate for the university - on paper or in electronic form, if issued through the public services website.

If a student lives in a dormitory and receives only an academic scholarship of 1,484 rubles, he may be recognized as a "lonely poor person." Social workers will ask if you receive money from your parents and how much. But there is no need to prove it with any documents.

Documents that may be requested by the social security authorities:

  1. The passport.
  2. Certificate of registration in form No. 9 or certificate of registration at the place of residence in form No. 3.
  3. Certificate from the university indicating the course, form and period of study.
  4. Certificate of ownership of the property.
  5. A document confirming the right to benefits: a certificate of serving a sentence by parents, a death certificate of parents, a certificate of disability, etc.
  6. Documents confirming income.

The social scholarship is appointed for a year from the date of issue of the certificate. If the certificate was issued in May 2017, and the student brought it to the university only in September, then the social scholarship will be paid from September 2017 to May 2018, while the certificate is valid. Then the documents will have to be reissued.

The university will help you understand the rules for assigning social scholarships: they follow the laws and know who and what is supposed to. But they may not specifically talk about the new rules. It is better to go to the dean's office and personally find out what a particular student in a difficult life situation can receive from the state.


Increased social scholarship

Sum: no less than an increase to the living wage.
Payouts: once a month for a year.
Innings: at the beginning of the semester.

Specialists and bachelors of the first and second year can apply for an increased social stipend if they already receive a regular social stipend, and also if they have only one parent - a disabled person of the first group. This scholarship is paid only to good students and excellent students.

The size of the increased scholarship is set by the university, but it must increase the student's income to the subsistence level per capita. This standard is set by the government. The cost of living is taken for the fourth quarter a year before the formation of the scholarship fund. For example, in the fourth quarter of 2016, the subsistence minimum per capita amounted to 9,691 rubles. That is, if a student of St. Petersburg State University, who receives an academic and social scholarship of 1485 and 2228 rubles, wins the competition for an increased social scholarship, it should be at least 5978 rubles.

The exact amount of the increased scholarship is established by the university, taking into account the educational program, the course and the size of the scholarship fund. At St Petersburg University, a competition for such a scholarship is held once a semester. In other universities it may be different, so it is better to check with the dean's office or the educational department.

Material aid

Sum: no more than 12 social scholarships.
Payouts:
Innings: announces the university.

The criteria for receiving material assistance are much broader than for social scholarships. The university pays it from its own budget once a quarter, and the minimum amount is not fixed anywhere. Often the payouts are based on how many students needed help that quarter.

You can ask for financial assistance from the university if your parents are divorced, if you have children, or if you fell ill and bought expensive drugs. The university will need to provide a birth certificate for the child, contracts for treatment and receipts for medicines.

A complete list of situations in which the university helps needy students should be sought in official documents. St. Petersburg State University pays students from other cities and countries tickets from St. Petersburg home and back for the holidays, and St. Petersburg State University of Economics “donates” money for students’ weddings.


Scholarship program "Five plus"

If you study without triples, then a poor student can apply for a scholarship "Five with a plus" from the "Creation" charity foundation. Students under the age of 21 can participate in the competition. The advantage is given to excellent students and winners of olympiads, competitions, sports competitions. Achievements are taken into account for the last two years.

Documents for the program "Five with a plus":

  1. Application.
  2. Certificate of achievement with the seal of the university.
  3. Copy of the passport.
  4. Documents confirming that the student is under guardianship and guardianship, and other documents providing benefits (for members of foster families, disabled people, refugees, etc.).
  5. Certificate of income of all family members in the form of 2-personal income tax or a certificate of recognition of the family as poor.
  6. An extract from the house book on the composition of the family, certified by the original seal.
  7. Letters, diplomas, award lists of the student for the last two years of study.
  8. Photo (any, not on the passport).
  9. Motivation letter.

Play in the football team or drama club

State universities pay higher scholarships to successful students. Achievements are taken into account in five areas: study, science, sports, social activities and creativity.

At St Petersburg University, achievements are evaluated by points. The more areas covered, the higher the chances of getting a scholarship. A student with a TRP badge who wins an environmental poster competition will receive more points than a student who wins five Olympiads in one subject. At the same time, grades are only one of many criteria; it is not necessary to study excellently to participate in the competition.

The increased state academic scholarship (PGAS) is about 10,000 rubles at St. Petersburg State University, from 5,000 to 30,000 rubles at the Higher School of Economics. In most universities, the size of the scholarship changes every semester: it depends on the size of the fund, the number of students and their achievements. There are universities where the size is fixed. For example, active students at St Petersburg University are paid 8,000 rubles each. PGAS is paid once a month during the semester. Documents for PGAS must be submitted at the beginning of the semester.

Community Service Scholarship

In order for the university to take into account your achievements in social activities, you need to participate in the organization of university events or cover them in social networks, student newspapers. The student who helped organize the KVN and covered the event in the KVN group on Vkontakte will receive more competitive points than the student who organized the KVN and What? Where? When?".

For example, you can volunteer to help with a scientific conference - distribute badges to participants - and ask for a confirmation letter from the department. Other options: open a student debate or cross-stitch club, write about the Miss University contest in the student newspaper.

It is worth checking with the commission what documentary evidence is needed. At St Petersburg University, for example, they accepted a screenshot of a list of group administrators and a link to a page on Vkontakte as confirmation.


Scholarship for creativity

Victory in competitions, public exhibitions and performances, organization of events are considered creative achievements. If you participated in an exhibition or performed at an evening of stand-up comedians, ask for certificates from the organizers. If this is not expected, prepare the document yourself and ask the organizer to sign and stamp it.

You can search for creative competitions on the websites “All competitions”, “Enti-inform”, “Grantist” and “Theory and Practice”, on the website and in social networks of your university. Many competitions themselves involve a cash prize. For example, for the best design of a paper bag, you can get 1100 euros, and for an essay on the novel by Ayn Rand - 2000 dollars.


Sports Achievement Scholarship

In order for the scholarship commission to accrue competitive points for sports success, you must either win competitions, or participate in "socially significant sporting events", or pass the TRP standards for a gold badge. How significant the event is will be determined by the university.

Petersburg, TRP testing centers were opened in every district. In many universities, sports departments organize the delivery of standards for students and staff. At St Petersburg University on February 26, 2017, they passed the cross-country skiing test, and on May 15 - shoot and run. To get a golden TRP badge, you need to pass eight of the eleven tests. Four tests are required: a hundred-meter run, a three-kilometer run, a pull-up or snatch of a 16-kilogram kettlebell, and a forward bend from a standing position on the gymnastic bench.

Points of the increased scholarship for sports achievements cannot be received simultaneously with the President's scholarship for athletes. Members of the Russian teams in Olympic, Paralympic and Deaflympic sports, as well as candidates for them and coaches, are paid 32,000 rubles a month, regardless of whether they study at a university or not.

Study well and publish scientific papers

Excellent students and young scientists can apply not only for PGAS. Such students are encouraged by many: the President, and the Ministry of Education, and regional authorities, and banks with charitable funds. Some universities raise scholarships for students immediately after an excellent session. For example, at St. Petersburg State University, excellent students are paid 4,000 rubles, while good students are paid 2,000.

Check the deadlines for applying for all these scholarships at universities, foundations or companies. In universities, applications are most often collected in the spring.

Enhanced Academic Scholarship

There are three options for earning PGAS points for academic excellence:

  • pass two sessions in a row with excellent marks;
  • receive a prize for a project or development work;
  • win a thematic competition, such as the Olympics.

Achievements are taken into account only for the past year.

A scientific achievement is a prize or grant for research work, publication in a scientific journal, or a patent for an invention.

How to publish an article in a scientific journal

Conferences of young scientists are held by almost all universities. Scientific competitions and conferences for students can also be searched on the sites "All competitions", "Enti-inform", "Grantist" and "Theories and Practices", and also on specialized ones - "Scientific Conferences of Russia", "All Sciences", on the website Department of Scientific Research of St. Petersburg State Institute of Technology and in the scientific calendar "Lomonosov".

Usually, for the application, you need to write the abstract of the report that is supposed to be read at the conference, sometimes you need to send the entire article. The abstracts will then be published in the conference proceedings, and this can be provided to the scholarship committee. For the presentation, you can receive a prize and an invitation to print a full article in a scientific journal or extended collection.

In Russia, scientific journals are certified by the Higher Attestation Commission (Higher Attestation Commission), but publication in a journal included in the RSCI (Russian Science Citation Index) or Elibrary.ru Scientific Electronic Library may also be suitable for a scholarship. The conditions for publication in each journal are different. For example, according to the rules of publication in the monthly magazine "Young Scientist" you need to pay 210 rubles for the first page and 168 rubles for the next. The article is reviewed by the editorial board of the journal for 3-5 days, it will be published in the next issue, and a certificate of publication will be sent immediately after payment.

For the competition, prepare the same diplomas, certificates and publications. The selection is not as strict as for state scholarships to scientists, therefore, as an achievement, a speech at a conference, and not just a victory, can be taken into account.

Also prepare a resume and motivation letter template. BP and Ak Bars invite students for interviews. Google asks for a letter of recommendation from a teacher, supervisor, or instructor.

win the business game

Business games are an option for the charismatic and courageous. The jury will look at leadership qualities, teamwork and creativity. There are many such student competitions, but not all of them provide real scholarships. For example, the Troika Dialog Scholarship Program is only called a scholarship program: students are paid for transfers to Skolkovo and accommodation there, and finalists are invited for internships at the program's partner companies.

Potanin Foundation Scholarship Program

Sum: 15,000 rubles.
Payouts: once a month from February until the end of training.
Innings: autumn.

The Potanin Foundation pays a scholarship to full-time masters. They don’t look at grades: I graduated from the specialty with triples, but that didn’t stop me from winning.

The competition has two stages of selection. In absentia, you need to fill out a questionnaire with personal data, the topic of a master's thesis, work experience and volunteering. You will have to prepare three essays: a popular science essay on the topic of the dissertation, a motivation letter and an essay about five memorable and significant events in life.


Documents for the Potanin Foundation scholarship:

  1. A copy of the diploma of higher education (bachelor, specialist).
  2. Recommendation of the supervisor (head of the master's program, head of the department).

The second round is a business game. From morning to evening - tests for teamwork, leadership qualities, creativity. Every year there are new competitions. I entered the competition in 2015. In one competition, it was necessary to write five associations to the word "blue", in the other - together with a group of students to distribute the budget of the charitable foundation.

The hardest part was multitasking. It was necessary to lead the company and distribute vacations, hold meetings, and calculate profits during the working day. A sheet with the calculation of profits stuck to my folder. I noticed this when the 40 minutes for the task expired. I had to quickly "delegate" the task to one of the "employees".


The ability to negotiate with people was tested by the role-playing game "Barriers". Two students had to coordinate their project in three instances. The "barriers" were other students. For example, children's excursions in the Peter and Paul Fortress had to be approved by the head of the excursion department, the PR manager and the director of the museum. The authors of the project had to understand why their project "does not let" the barrier and offer a compromise.

I volunteered to "manage" the department of excursions in Petropavlovka. In the game, I was "afraid" that the children would interfere with tours for foreigners. At first, the authors told how the excursions would raise the image of the museum. He didn't worry me. As a result, they promised that the groups would be small - five or six children each - and always with a teacher. I skipped them to the next barrier.

At lunch, the thought that you are constantly being evaluated did not allow me to calmly sit down with a tray. And if this is a test, they will watch me and decide that I don’t get along well with people if I sit at an empty table?

The last test is the traditional game “What? Where? When?". My team didn't get many points, but I still got the scholarship. I have always volunteered to present the results of teamwork, even if it is an ugly poster that I am ashamed of.

Scholarship "Consultant Plus"

Sum: 1000-3000 rubles.
Payouts: once a month during the semester.

Consultant Plus pays a stipend to those who know the system and can use it to solve a legal case. Competitions are held in Moscow universities among students of 1-4 courses of economic and legal specialties.

At the Faculty of Economics of Moscow State University, a competition is held among sophomores after a course of lectures. In the first round, students take a test on the knowledge of the system and look for legal acts in it. The second round is an analysis of the legal situation using the service.

"Consultant Plus" advises you to find out at the Department of Informatics whether the competition is held at your university. To prepare for the competition, study the educational and methodological materials of the service and take part in seminars. The materials published a collection of test tasks - "Training and Testing System".

Maximum Scholarship Amount

I calculated the maximum scholarship that one student can physically receive per month - a master of economics at St. Petersburg State University living in a hostel.

Suppose that he has no income other than a scholarship of 1485 rubles. He lives in a hostel. He studies excellently, publishes a lot in scientific journals and receives grants for his research. Passed the TRP standards for a gold badge, heads the university club “What? Where? When?". Here's what happened.

Calculation of the maximum scholarship

President's Scholarship - 2200 R

Passed the correspondence qualifying round and performed well at the interview

Potanin scholarship - 15 000 R

Passed the correspondence qualifying round and won the business game

In total, he will receive 60,313 rubles per month in scholarships and allowances. The social scholarship will have to be abandoned next year.

How to Get the Most Scholarships

  1. Prove to the state that you need social assistance.
  2. Learn without triples, but better only perfectly.
  3. Participate in competitions and scientific conferences, publish scientific articles - the more the better.
  4. Get a golden TRP badge.
  5. Participate in university events, and it is better to organize them.
  6. Collect documentary evidence of any activity.
  7. Write a draft motivation letter and resume - this will speed up the collection of documents for competitions.
  8. Find out which companies and foundations the university cooperates with and which scholarships it has established.
  9. Participate in all available scholarship competitions.
academic
Passed the last session without triples

1485 R
Social
Proved the status of a lonely living poor

2228 R
PGAS
Scored the most points at the faculty for sports, creativity, social activities, study and science

13 900 R
President's Scholarship
Received a recommendation from the academic council of the university, was among the top 700 students in non-priority areas from all over Russia in terms of the number and quality of grants and scientific publications

2200 R
Yegor Gaidar Scholarship
Received a recommendation from the academic council of the university, was among the top 10 students in economics from all over Russia in terms of the number and quality of grants and scientific publications

1500 R
Scholarship Starovoitova
He was among the two best St. Petersburg students of the humanities who "showed outstanding abilities in teaching and research activities"

2000 R
Viking Bank Scholarship
Passed the last session with excellent marks, has an average score above 4.5 and success in the scientific field, won the competitive selection

What scholarship students will receive in the New Year and what it depends on was told at the Center for Educational Technologies.

The academic performance rating of students of higher educational institutions is measured in points. Scholarship lists do not include students who scored less than the limit of unsatisfactory education. Also, persons with academic debt will not be eligible for a scholarship. This is reported

It is worth knowing that a scholarship is paid to first-year students without fail - regardless of current grades in the first semester. According to the new order, its size is always minimal. The possibility of receiving a scholarship after the winter session depends on the average score obtained from the exam results.

social scholarships.

Obtaining social scholarships in 2017 is carried out on the basis of a written application from the student. The Scholarship Commission makes a decision on the appointment or refusal to provide a social scholarship within three days from the date of receipt of the relevant application.

Students who have satisfactory learning outcomes and no academic debts are eligible for a social scholarship. Pupils with grades of 10-12 points on a twelve-point scale or 5 points on a five-point scale are awarded an increased scholarship. Its amount is higher than the standard by 45.5%.

According to paragraph 22 of the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers "On amendments to the scholarship provision", social scholarships are awarded to the following categories of students:

Orphans deprived of parental care, as well as persons who were left without parents during the period of study at the age of 18-23;
- Students from low-income families, subject to receiving state assistance from low-income families;
- Persons affected by the Chernobyl disaster;
- Students who are internally displaced persons;
- Disabled children and disabled people of groups I-III;
- Students with families with children.

Scholarship in 2017.

Scholarship amounts established by the Government for 2017:

standard scholarship for university students - UAH 1,100;
the minimum scholarship for a vocational school student is UAH 415;
increased scholarship - up to 2360 hryvnia;
social scholarships - up to 2000 hryvnia.
If the scholarship holder has the right to appoint several academic scholarships, only one of the larger one is subject to accrual. Exceptions are cases where otherwise is expressly provided by applicable law.

This document is maintained in accordance with the Procedure approved by the Ministry of Education and Science. Success ratings are based on the average score of the semester control. The procedure for the formation of the Rating of students in universities (university, institute, academy) is determined by the Rules for the appointment of scholarships. They are developed by the Academic Pedagogical Council and agreed with the student self-government body. The rating is prepared according to the results of the last academic semester - for each course and specialty separately. The consolidated indicator of success, which determines the student in the Ranking, must be the same for all students of the same course. The criteria by which the student performance rating is formed must be made public no later than 7 days before the start of the new academic year.

Average score for the session.

What is the GPA required for a scholarship in 2017? Answer: this figure depends on the grades of other classmates and the ball, starting from which the scholarship is paid. The last indicator is calculated by the university.

How to calculate the average score after a session? Calculation formula: add up all the marks for the exams, divide the resulting number by the number of subjects. An example of calculating the average score on a five-point scale: (3 + 4 + 5) ÷ 3 = 4. An example of calculating the average score on a twelve-point scale: (8 + 10 + 12) ÷ 3 = 10.

For graduates of Russian schools, one of the most difficult periods of their lives is coming to an end. Most recent schoolchildren successfully passed the Unified State Examination, received the results and applied to the universities of the Russian Federation for the specialties with which they dream to connect their lives. In anticipation of the announcement of the verdict and in preparation for additional tests that are mandatory for enrolling in state-funded places in the country's most popular educational institutions, it's time to ask what the scholarship will be in the 2017-2018 academic year. What is a student scholarship? Often, questions of actual survival and the need to find part-time jobs depend on it. Consequently, the size of the scholarship directly affects the quality of education and the standard of living.

From this article you will learn:

Before proceeding to a detailed analysis, it is worth clarifying what a scholarship is.

A scholarship is a financial assistance established at a certain level, which is provided to students of universities, colleges, technical schools, colleges and a number of other educational institutions, as well as cadets, graduate students and doctoral students.

The size of the scholarship, in most cases, is set by the educational institution itself, and, therefore, may differ significantly in different universities of the Russian Federation. Also, when choosing a place of study, you should know that the state scholarship, which will be discussed in this article, is paid exclusively to students of state educational institutions. Students of private universities, as well as those who have entered the contact form of education, are deprived of financial assistance from the state.

So, the average student of a state higher educational institution in Russia, studying on a budget, can count on the following types of scholarships:

  1. academic- provided to students of full-time departments who are studying at the expense of the budget and do not have academic debts. In other words, those who have only “good” and “excellent” appear in the offset can count on this type of payment. Although this is not yet the final indicator, the score for obtaining a scholarship may be different in different universities, as well as additional criteria.
  2. Enhanced Academic the scholarship for students is accrued from the 2nd year, which means that those who entered the university in 2017-2018, in order to increase the amount of payments, must achieve certain high results in education or sports during the first year of study, as well as take a direct part in cultural life of the educational institution.
  3. Social- paid to students who need financial support from the state. Its size does not depend on success in education and is calculated on the basis of the submitted documents confirming the corresponding right of a citizen to state assistance. It can be provided not only in cash, but also, for example, to pay for a hostel. The list of documents for its registration can be clarified in the dean's office.
  4. Increased social is intended for socially unprotected students during the period of study at the 1st and 2nd courses. Like a regular social scholarship, such a scholarship does not depend on grades and is awarded under a single condition - the absence of academic debt.
  5. Named government and presidential scholarships- payments that students of faculties of priority areas who demonstrate high educational achievements can count on.

Scholarships in 2017-2018 academic year

As mentioned earlier, the amount of financial payments to students of different universities in Russia may differ due to the fact that the law provides educational institutions with the opportunity to independently set the size of scholarships, regulating only the lowest level of payments. All universities use these rights, establishing scholarships for students in accordance with financial capabilities.

According to the amendments made to the Federal Law "On Education in the Russian Federation", three stages of increasing scholarships are planned:

1 in 20175,9 % 1419 rub.
2 in 20184,8 % 1487 rub.
3 in 20194,5 % 1554 rub.

Obviously, for a normal life, it will not be enough for a student to simply have good academic performance and the absence of debts. It is necessary to strive to obtain the right to increased payments. For comparison, the average size of an increased academic scholarship in the last academic year was about 7,000 rubles.

Today, the views of all Russian students are turned to the State Duma, which has submitted a bill justifying the increase in scholarships to the level of the minimum wage, which means raising the bar for minimum payments to 7,800 rubles.

Increased scholarships

The right to an increased social scholarship is granted on the basis of a package of documents confirming the student's special status. Applicants for higher social benefits include:

  • orphans;
  • children deprived of parental care;
  • disabled people of the 1st and 2nd groups;
  • disabled and combat veterans;
  • Chernobyl.

The accrual of an increased academic scholarship is a complex process, since the amount of payments directly depends on the student's rating and his personal achievements. The amount of financial assistance, as well as the criteria for its applicants, each university determines independently.

If you are planning to compete for an advanced academic scholarship, it is important to know that:

  • the scholarship is awarded on a competitive basis;
  • only 10% of students receiving a regular scholarship can qualify for increased payments;
  • The award decision is reviewed every semester.

For students of the Siberian Federal University, an information video was released on how to get an increased scholarship. It may shed some light on some of your questions.


Named government and presidential scholarships in 2017-2018

For special achievements in study and scientific work, students of Russian universities are provided with a Presidential scholarship, which in the 2017-2018 academic year will be provided for 700 students and 300 graduate students in the amount of 2000 rubles. and 4500 rubles. respectively.

The number of students of a particular university will be determined by allocation of quotas. The largest number of Presidential Fellows this year will be received by:

The distribution of quotas for graduate students for 2017-2018 gives the right to assert that the President's scholarship will be more accessible to scientists from such universities:

universityQuota
1 Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology7
2 National Research Nuclear University MEPhI7
3 St. Petersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics7
4 Ural Federal University Yeltsin6
5 St. Petersburg National Research University of Peter the Great5

In addition to presidential, students can compete for other nominal payments:

  • Moscow government scholarships;
  • regional scholarships;
  • scholarships from commercial organizations: Potaninskaya, VTB Bank, Dr. Web, etc.

Why you can lose scholarships

Most budget students expect to receive a scholarship upon admission. But, in practice, not all university students maintain a high level and receive financial assistance throughout the entire period of study. The loss of a scholarship is a serious problem for many, and therefore it is worth knowing in advance what can lead to such negative consequences and strive to avoid such situations.

So, in the vast majority of cases, a student is deprived of a scholarship if:

  • the student systematically skips couples;
  • at the end of the academic semester there is an academic debt;
  • grades below the level of "good" appear in the record book.

You will also have to say goodbye to the scholarship when switching to part-time education and when applying for an academic leave. However, all these reasons are well known and lead not only to the loss of scholarships, but also to departure from the university.