Tuition Fee Discounts
Tuition fee discounts at HSE University (Moscow) are provided in line with the Regulations on the Provision of Tuition Discounts to Students Studying under Educational Agreements Concluded upon Admission for Studies Funded by Individual and/or Legal Parties.
These Regulations do not apply to students at HSE University’s regional campuses, where discount procedures are set by local regulations approved by the respective academic councils; and foreign citizens or stateless persons admitted through a separate admission process, for whom discounts are regulated by separate internal bylaws.
Categories of Discounts
Centralised Discounts
May be offered on the following grounds:
- Admission to Bachelor’s, Specialist, or Master’s programmes.
- Being the child of an HSE University staff member or a student working at HSE University (excluding those employed under affiliated employment terms).
- Academic performance in Bachelor’s or Specialist programmes (note: discounts are not awarded based on academic performance in Master’s programmes).
Faculty-Funded Discounts
Discounts may also be funded by faculty budgets or the budgets of full-fee-paying programmes, depending on the source of financing.
Centralised Discounts upon Admission to Studies under Bachelor’s/Specialist Programmes
Centralised Discounts upon Admission to Studies under Master’s programmes
Centralised Discounts Based on Performance in Bachelor’s/Specialist Degree Programmes
Faculty-Funded Discounts
Provision of Discounts
If an applicant qualifies for multiple discounts, they may choose one centralised discount to receive.
Centralised discounts are not available to students enrolled in:
- Programmes without state-funded places.
- Programmes with only fee-paying places, unless explicitly stated in the relevant regulations.
Faculty-funded discounts can be combined with a centralised discount, except for:
- Discounts provided by HSE ICEF.
- Discounts funded by full-fee-paying programmes, unless otherwise specified in the Regulations on the Provision of Tuition Discounts to Students Studying under Educational Agreements Concluded upon Admission for Studies Funded by Individual and/or Legal Parties at HSE University-Moscow.
Discounts Based on Academic Performance under Bachelor’s/Specialist Degree Programmes
Students may receive tuition discounts ranging from 25% to 70% if they meet all the following criteria during the previous academic year:
- Has received no disciplinary measures in the form of a reprimand.
- Based on interim assessments for all curriculum elements (before retakes), the student must:
- Have no more than two grades of 4 or 5 on a 10-point scale.
- Have no grades below 4 on a 10-point scale.
- Have no unexcused absences from exams.
- If a student's combined total of the two most recent current rankings places them within the categories listed below:
Discount Eligibility Based on the Combined Total of Two Most Recent Current Rankings (HSE-Moscow)
Discount Eligibility Based on the Combined Total of Two Most Recent Current Rankings (HSE-Saint-Petersburg)
Grounds for Tuition Discount Revocation
A student’s tuition fee discount may be revoked under the following circumstances:
1. All Discount Types: If the student is issued a disciplinary measure (reprimand) for violating the HSE University Charter, Student Internal Regulations, Interal Dormitory Regulations, or other HSE University bylaws.
2. Centralised Discounts (Based on Admission Results*): If the student fails to meet one or more of the academic performance criteria, evidenced by either:
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Receiving more than two marks of 4 and/or ' (on a 10-point scale) during the interim assessments of the previous academic year prior to retakes; or
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Receiving any mark below 4 (on a 10-point scale) during the interim assessments prior to retakes; or
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Having unexcused absences from exams.
*Applies to undergraduate/specialist and master's programmes, excluding discounts awarded based on entrance examination results.
3. Centralised Discounts (Based on Academic Performance in Undergraduate/Specialist Programmes): If the student has any outstanding academic debts (failed modules/courses) after the conclusion of the retakes.
Discounts Provided to International Students
Tuition fee discounts are granted to international students from the moment of their enrolment at HSE University and are maintained for the entire period of study*, provided the students continuously meet the academic performance criteria.
International students must simultaneously fulfil the following conditions in their main HSE educational programme:
- Has received no disciplinary measures in the form of a reprimand*;
- Based on the results of interim assessments for all elements of a student’s curriculum, they must have**:
- No more than two grades of 4 or 5 on a 10-point scale.
- All grades must be 4 or higher on a 10-point scale (after retakes).
Other details about the size and conditions of tuition fee discounts provided to students can be found in the Regulations on the Provision of Tuition Discounts to Students Studying under Educational Agreements Concluded upon Admission for Studies Funded by Individual and/or Legal Parties.
* The criteria for successful study apply to international students effective from their 2nd year of study until their graduation from the respective degree programme.
** The conditions for retaining the discounts apply to foreign students, starting from the first interim assessment of their 2nd year of study until their graduation from a degree programme of the respective level and do not apply to the courses of the 1st year of study.
Only one discount can be granted to an international student. If an international applicant is eligible for a discount on several grounds, they may be granted one discount at their discretion.
Discounts Provided to International Students upon Admission to Studies under Bachelor’s/Specialist Programmes
Discounts Provided to International Students upon Admission to Studies under Master’s Programmes
Documents
Положение о предоставлении скидок по оплате обучения студентам, обучающимся по договорам об образовании, заключаемым при приеме на обучение за счет средств физических и (или) юридических лиц (HSE-Moscow; only available in Russian)
Порядок заключения, изменения и расторжения договоров об образовании (оказании платных образовательных услуг) по образовательным программам высшего образования, реализуемым НИУ ВШЭ (only available in Russian)
Порядок оказания платных образовательных услуг по образовательным программам в НИУ ВШЭ (only available in Russian)
Порядок расчета стоимости обучения по договорам об образовании за счет средств физического и (или) юридического лица при реализации программ высшего образования в НИУ ВШЭ (only available in Russian)
Положение о предоставлении скидок по оплате обучения иностранным гражданам и лицам без гражданства, поступающим на обучение в НИУ ВШЭ (г. Москва) в 2023 году по образовательным программам высшего образования в рамках отдельного конкурса на места по договорам об оказании платных образовательных услуг за счет средств физических и (или) юридических лиц (HSE-Moscow; only available in Russian)
Положение о предоставлении скидок по оплате обучения иностранным гражданам и лицам без гражданства, поступающим на обучение в НИУ ВШЭ (г. Москва) в 2024 году по образовательным программам высшего образования в рамках отдельного конкурса на места по договорам об оказании платных образовательных услуг за счет средств физических и (или) юридических лиц (HSE-Moscow; only available in Russian)
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