Deadline:
August 26, 2025
Location(s)
Russia
Moscow
Overview
Skoltech was founded in 2011 in a partnership with MIT with the vision of being a world-leading academic institute of science and technology. Skoltech accept applications to PhD Program Applications open for 2025-26 academic year.
Details
We currently have the following programs:
PhD programs 2025-2026 application dates:
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We accept applications to PhD programs until July 1, 2025.
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We accept applications and documents from June 16, 2025 to August 26, 2025.
About
The Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech) is a private graduate research university in Skolkovo, Russia, a suburb of Moscow. Established in 2011 in collaboration with MIT, Skoltech educates global leaders in innovation, advance scientific knowledge, and fosters new technologies to address critical issues facing Russia and the world. Applying international research and educational models, the university integrates the best Russian scientific traditions with twenty-first century entrepreneurship and innovation.
5 reasons to apply to Skoltech:
- Courses and supervision by world-renowned scientists and engineers.
- Significant freedom of choosing courses; individual study plan allowing you to obtain modern education with broad interdisciplinary component. Possibility to choose between fundamental and applied profiles within the program.
- Open dynamic international environment bringing together hundreds of scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs with serious ambitions. Students and professors from more than 25 countries study and teach at Skoltech. English is our language of instruction and official business.
- Opportunity to visit world-leading universities and international conferences.More than 1/3 of our students have spent or will spend a semester at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and other top universities.
- Integration of research, education and innovation. Culture of supporting students startups.
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
Skoltech is looking for outstanding candidates from Russia and around the world to work with its faculty in innovative Ph.D. programs.Faculty and their PhD students are affiliated with at least one Center for Education, Research, and Innovation.
Qualifications
To be eligible for the Ph.D. program, by the time of enrollment at Skoltech, applicants should hold a M.Sc. degree or equivalent (specialist degree) from a recognized institution of higher education and in a relevant area of study.
As part of the admission process, applicants should indicate the Skoltech faculty member(s) with whom they wish to pursue doctoral studies.
Successful applicants have generally received previous education and training in fields relevant to our programs, including:
- Computer science, computer engineering, computational mathematics, mathematics & applied mathematics, informatics, etc.
- Physics, applied physics
- Chemistry, chemical engineering
- Biology, molecular biology, bioengineering, biochemistry, biophysics, bioinformatics, systems biology
- Materials science and engineering
- Aerospace science and engineering, astrophysics
- Mechanical engineering
- Petroleum and gas engineering, geophysics, geology, geological engineering
Students with first degrees in the humanities, business, or social sciences must have significant training in a field related to one of Skoltech’s programs.
English language
All applicants must demonstrate proficiency in English, the language of instruction at Skoltech. A score of 80 on the TOEFL iBT, 450 on the TOEFL ITP or 6 on the IELTS is desired.
Dates
Deadline: August 26, 2025
Cost/funding for participants
Fellowships and Funding
For every admitted Ph.D. student, Skoltech will provide an internationally competitive fellowship, including a tuition waiver, subsidized housing, an assistantship, and medical insurance.
Un-save Opportunity
Internships, scholarships, student conferences and competitions.
