International competition · Fully online · Master's
«All Roads Lead to MADI»
Moscow Automobile and Road University (MADI)
The Moscow Automobile and Road Construction University (MADI) — Russia's leading university in transport and road specialties. Its international intellectual competition is fully online and aimed at international students and graduates — winners gain the right to tuition-free Master's study, state-funded (federal budget).
Last season's window ran until February — the new one gets confirmed at the source
For the Master's track last season: registration until February 12, with qualifying tests February 3–18. The new season's dates are updated on the website — we'll add them here as soon as they're officially confirmed.
An international intellectual competition run by MADI's international service, aimed at foreign citizens, stateless persons and applicants living abroad who are applying to Master's programs within the government quota. The test is online via the grant.madi.ru portal and includes mathematics; the Master's track has two stages. The official website itself sums it up in English: «WIN FREE MASTER'S DEGREE TRAINING AT A LEADING RUSSIAN TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY».
Study after winning, according to the official site, is on-campus (очная) and in Russian — and those who need the language get the «Preparatory Faculty» (Подготовительный факультет): a preparatory year of Russian before the Master's, included in the offer.
The potential prize
What could you gain? (one of the strongest offers in this batch)
The right to tuition-free study in a MADI Master's program, state-funded (federal budget) — for winners, per the official source.
Per the official source, this may include a place in the university dormitory and a monthly stipend — no figures are published, and the details come from the university directly.
A free preparatory year of Russian before the Master's for those who need it.
It's a strong offer — but remember the rule: covering tuition ≠ covering full living costs. The stipend and housing (if provided) are no substitute for a real living budget, and winning itself is competitive and not guaranteed.
The path
The stages
1
Register on the competition portal
An account on grant.madi.ru — and make sure you're on the Master's track specifically. Read the full official participation regulations before registering, as the guide advises.
2
Set up for the remote test
From the guide: a computer, camera, microphone, stable internet and an ID document — and try the demo versions on the portal before the date, so you know the task format precisely.
3
The online test
It includes mathematics — practice solving problems under time pressure (calculus, algebra, probability).
4
Results and next steps
Results came in late February/April in previous cycles — winners complete the admission procedures with the university.
Prepare certified, translated PDF copies of your degree certificate and transcript early, as the guide advises — delays in translations are the most common thing that holds people up. The core documents for most Master's olympiads: proof of a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Russian or English, or with a certified translation — the exact list comes from the official website.
Tracks
Fields
MADI's fields:
TransportRoadsEngineeringEconomicsand related specialties
Eligibility
Who can take part?
International students and graduates, stateless persons and those living abroad — applying to Master's programs within the government quota, per the official source.
Common questions
💬Is there really housing and a monthly stipend?▾
Per the official source, the winners' right to free study may include a place in the university dormitory and a monthly stipend — no figures are published, and the final details are confirmed with the university at admission time. Don't build your budget on them: covering tuition ≠ covering living costs.
💬I don't know Russian — what do I do?▾
The language of the olympiad and of study is Russian (study is on-campus per the official site), but the offer includes the «Preparatory Faculty»: a preparatory language year before the Master's for those who need it.
💬What is the test about?▾
It's online and includes mathematics — review calculus, algebra and probability, and try the demo versions on the portal before the date.
💬How is it different from applying through the regular quota?▾
The general quota is a file-based selection through the federal portal — here you earn your place through the university's own competition (and the offer is clearer: free study that may include housing and a stipend, per the source). They don't cancel each other out — you can pursue both in parallel.
The opportunity is competitive and not guaranteed — and the dates change every year, so the final reference is grant.madi.ru.
Next step
Get your math and documents ready
As soon as the new season's dates are confirmed, you'll get an alert on the channel right away.
