Students Eligible for Multiple Scholarships in Russia
Associate Professor Natalia Koz'yakova of the Financial University explained what scholarships students can combine and when transfers to a card are subject to tax, according to Public Service of News.
Consensus
- Students can receive multiple types of scholarships simultaneously.
- Academic scholarships are based on academic performance and are available to full-time budget students without failing grades.
- Social scholarships are provided to students from disadvantaged backgrounds, including orphans, disabled individuals, veterans, and those from low-income families.
- Merit-based scholarships include presidential, governmental, named, and corporate awards.
- The minimum academic scholarship amount for 2026 is 2,000 to 2,224 rubles.
- The minimum social scholarship amount from 2025 is 3,000 to 3,340 rubles.
- Scholarship payments cease upon expulsion, academic leave, arrears, or transition to paid education.
- Transfers from close relatives, refunds, state benefits, maternity capital, alimony, and gifts up to 4,000 rubles are not taxable.
- Income from goods, services, rent, property sales, fees, winnings, and dividends is subject to income tax.
- Regular income from services or sales without self-employment registration may be considered illegal entrepreneurial activity.
- Starting July 1, 2026, banks will transmit taxpayer identification numbers during fast payment transfers to combat fraud.
Points of divergence
- The minimum academic scholarship in 2026 is 2.2 thousand rubles. — gazeta_spb
- The maximum bonus for achievements outside of studies is 30 thousand rubles. — gazeta_spb
- Presidential, governmental, named, and corporate scholarships range from 20 to 75 thousand rubles. — gazeta_spb
- The minimum academic scholarship in 2026 amounts to 2,224 rubles. — riamo
- The bonus for achievements outside of studies ranges from 3,000 to 30,000 rubles. — riamo
- Presidential scholarships can reach 75,000 rubles per month. — riamo
- Governmental scholarships are approximately 20,000 rubles, and students can only choose one of the two. — riamo
Coverage (2 sources)
- Students told about types of scholarships and taxes on them - SPb Gazeta - Saint Petersburg news — Gazeta.SPb
- It has become known which scholarships students can combine — РИАМО
Key entities
- Financial University
- Natalia Kozhyakova
- Russia
- Government
- Saint Petersburg
- SPB RU News Newspaper
- Public Service of News