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The Financial University International Youth Olympiad

Financial University

The Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation — one of Moscow's most established universities in economics and finance. Its international youth olympiad is online and free to enter, explicitly open to international participants up to age 35 — and the opportunity may lead to state-funded (federal budget) study per the official rules.

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The new dates should be checked on the official source

The new cycle's dates are not clearly specified in the official source — we'll add them here as soon as they're officially confirmed. The approximate range, based on the last confirmed cycle in our guide: registration October–February and the tests December–February — a planning indicator, not an official date. And since the stage format isn't settled, open the website early and read the registration instructions before you build your plan.

OnlineQualifying round, then final

35Age limitOpen to a wider age range than usual

Economics & financePlus mathematics, IT and financial law

FreeParticipation is entirely free

The opportunity

What is the Financial University olympiad?

An international youth olympiad from the Financial University in Moscow and its branches — in its eleventh edition, online and entirely free to enter. What makes it distinctive is that it's broader than school olympiads: open to school students, vocational-education students, and graduates of foreign institutions up to age 35.

The fields: economics, finance, financial law, mathematics, information technology, sociology, and political science.

The potential prize

What could you gain?

A route into the Financial University and its branches on state-funded (federal budget) places — per the official rules.

Its direct relationship to the government quota is not clearly stated for the international edition — check it on the official source.

The wide age window (up to 35) keeps the door open even if the school-level olympiads are already behind you.

The format of each stage and the test language are not clearly confirmed on the official website for the current edition — review the procedural instructions at the source before applying, and be prepared for a possible portfolio stage. Like the others, this opportunity is competitive and not guaranteed.

The path

The stages — the “profile” system

Choose your target field of study first

Per the official rules page: you choose the field of study you intend to enter at the Financial University, and you compete in the olympiad “profile” that corresponds to it — each profile consists of two subjects.

An official example from the rules

If you choose the Management (менеджмент) field, your profile is: mathematics + Russian language — meaning those are the two subjects you sit.

The qualifying stage: registration + portfolio

Per the rules: registration and assembling the participant's portfolio (motivation letter) make up the qualifying stage.

The final stage

The procedural details of the final should be checked in the current edition's instructions on the official website.

The documents mentioned in the sources: an identity document (passport), an education document, and a motivation letter, per our guide. The exact document requirements should be checked on the official website before applying.

Tracks

Fields

The olympiad's fields, per our guide:

EconomicsFinanceFinancial lawMathematicsInformation technologySociologyPolitical science

Eligibility

Who can take part?

Foreign citizens, stateless persons, residents abroad, and graduates of foreign educational institutions — up to age 35 per the official source. And the official rules are explicit in the other direction too: Russian citizens residing in Russia during the selection stages are not allowed to take part — meaning this really is a competition for international participants, not just in name.

Common questions

💬Up to what age can I take part?▾

Up to age 35 per the official source — one of the widest age windows among the olympiads, so it's still an option even if you missed the school-level opportunities.

💬What is the “profile” system?▾

Per the official rules: you choose your target field of study at the university, and you sit the corresponding olympiad profile — each profile is two subjects (official example: Management = mathematics + Russian language).

💬Does it lead to the government quota?▾

What's officially stated is the possibility of state-funded (federal budget) study per the rules — its direct relationship to the quota for the international edition is unclear, so verify it at the official source before you build on it.

💬What shouldn't I confuse it with?▾

The same university has another school olympiad called «Миссия выполнима» — that's different from the international youth edition this page is about.

This opportunity is competitive and not guaranteed, and the stage format is set for each edition — the final reference is the official rules page on fa.ru.

Next step

Read the current edition's instructions early

As soon as the new cycle's dates are confirmed, you'll get an alert on the channel — along with a summary of the instructions.

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