Khodorkovsky Scholarships

Scholarships will be awarded on the basis of academic merit as demonstrated in your academic application to Durham University.

Full payment of annual tuition fees

• Postgraduate annual stipend for living costs (UKRI rates 2025/26 £20,780.00)
• Undergraduate annual stipend to be confirmed
• Immigration Health Surcharge and Visa application fee

Eligibility:

You must be a citizen of Russia.

You must have undertaken a first degree at a Russian University in any subject. Preference will be given to students who have not been enrolled in a degree course outside of Russia prior to their application to Durham University.

Be assessed for tuition fees by the University on an Overseas fees basis

Recipients should intend to return to Russia, for at least one year after completion of their studies, when circumstances arise making it appropriate for such return, to make a meaningful contribution to the development of Russia and to promote east/west understanding.

Applicants undertaking online programmes are not eligible.

Deferring the scholarship after acceptance is not permitted. If you are deferring your academic application to the 2027/28 entry, you would be considered alongside eligible 2027/28 entry applications.

Programmes: All in person academic degree programmes at Durham University.