Requirements

! Please be aware that Russian government and HSE scholarships and tuition fee waivers are not applicable.

Applicants are considered for admission based on the application portfolio and should meet the following requirements:

bachelor’s degree or equivalent;
strong proficiency in English;
computer literacy (ability to work in the standard packages of MS Office).

Additional scores for portfolio the following provides:

prior work experience in the field of Finance, including through an internship or other traineeship;
completion of the HSE "Quantitative Finance" specialization courses.

Prospective students have a possibility to get access to "Quantitative Methods" and "Econometrics" specialization courses. Please contact Uliana Odintsova, Manager of the Program:
+7 (495) 772-95-90 доб. 22454
uodintsova@hse.ru

Portfolio composition

Components	Obligatory / optional	Maximum score	Comments
Motivation letter	Obligatory	10 points	No more than one A4 page consists of: a) the reasons why the candidate wants to apply to the program; b) professional plans for the future
Resume/CV	Obligatory	10 points	Resume mentioning the information on higher education, employment, scientific experience (if any), internships done, stating position and a list of duties performed.
Recommendation letter(s)	Obligatory	10 points	Letters of recommendation (no more than 2) from specialists, course instructors and professors, colleagues/employer. You can use the HSE Letter of Recommendation form or use your own
Interview	Obligatory	20 points
Publications in scientific and business journals. Participation in research and applied conferences	Optional	15 points	List of articles in scientific and professional journals, Articles/theses in collections of papers, conferences, collections of student works, etc., indicating the full name of the author and the title of the publication.
Field activities: Internship / Job Experience	Optional	10 points	One indicates internship or work experience in the company
Trainings, executive trainings, Olympiads, case championships, etc.	Optional	10 points	List of advanced training programs, a list of Olympiads and case championships in which the candidate took part with the mandatory attachment of a copy of the received document/certificate
International professional certificates: CFA, FRM, ACCA or separate exams on them	Optional	15 points	In case of providing the evidence of the corresponding certificate
TOTAL		100 points

The total points from 45 to 100 (inclusively) means an international applicant is recommended for enrollment.

If the applicant provides, in addition to the mandatory elements of the portfolio, documents confirming participation in scientific and applied conferences, trainings, Olympiads, case championships, etc., publications in scientific and business journals, internships, qualification trainings, electronic copy of the received international professional certificate CFA, FRM, ACCA or separate exams on them, the score of the portfolio could be higher.

Each applicant must be interviewed for admission to “Master of Finance” Master's program. The interview is held in order to get acquainted with an applicant, as well as to clarify the information provided by him/her or to clarify the English proficiency level.

Form of interview: face-to-face meeting or online interview.

*Any passed CFA level exam provides additional advantage to be accepted for the program and recognized for an elective course waiver.

Please find the information about the Application Steps here.

If you are a Russian citizen, please follow the instructions here.