The InteRussia team is launching a call for applications for the InteRussia scientific and research fellowship for non-Russian specialists in international relations, political science, and regional studies.
InteRussia is an opportunity for aspiring experts in history, theory and practice of international relations, political science, and regional studies to get fully immersed into Russian academia, visit policy-making institutions, get to know the Russian agenda first-hand, participate in expert sessions hosted by universities, think tanks and non-governmental organisations, as well as exchange experiences with counterparts from different countries. The unique feature of the program is an opportunity for selected participants to work in close cooperation with and under the guidance of lead Russian IR scholars from MGIMO University.
The mission of the program is to build a horizontal network of rising scholars from around the globe to foster fruitful academic dialogue on emerging IR perspectives in an increasingly multipolar world.
The program will take place from October 20 to November 30, 2025.
Location: Moscow, Russia.
Working language: English.
The topic of the 2025 autumn fellowship is "New Interstate Rivalry Domains: Knowledge, Technologies, Resources."
The fellowship is to result in an original individual research project of 15,000-25,000 characters (incl. spaces) based on the submitted research proposal (in English).
Eligibility
In order to take part in the selection, applicants must meet the following requirements at the close of the application process,
non-Russian citizenship, residence outside of Russia;
age between 25 and 39;
proficiency in English (C1 level and above);
submission of a research proposal;
absence of any employment/previous enrollment in academic programs/other relations with MGIMO University;
a Ph.D. degree or at least 3 years of working experience at academic institutions/think tanks or Ph.D. studies in progress.
Participants will be selected on a competitive basis.
The competition criteria include:
the academic level, relevance, maturity and feasibility of the applicant’s research proposal;
academic publications;
letters of recommendation (2-3);
other research and expert activities of the applicant (conferences, grants awarded, academic fellowships, expert publications, opinion pieces/comments in the media, etc.);
results of the online interview.
How to apply?
Sign up on theEnglish version of the Gorchakov Fund’s website. If you did not receive a registration verification email, check your spam folder.
Navigate to the “My Projects” section, click on the “Create application” button, select the “InteRussia IR MGIMO 2025 (Autumn)” contest and hit “Yes”.
Fill in all mandatory fields.
Click on the “Submit” button in the “Apply” section and wait for the status to change from “Preparing” to “Submitted”.
The organizers will cover:
travel from a place of residence to Moscow and back;
single accommodation in the MGIMO dormitory;
visa support;
one-time scholarship of RUB 45,000 for the whole duration of the fellowship.
The participants must pay for:
medical insurance;
meals during the fellowship.
The deadline for applications is September 1, 11:59 p.m. Moscow time (UTC +3). The results of the competitive selection will be sent to all candidates via email.
The InteRussia fellowship program in international relations is implemented by the Mezhdunarodniki Autonomous Non-Profit Organisation in cooperation with the Gorchakov Fund, MGIMO Institute for International Studies, and the Directorate of the World Youth Festival with the grant support from the Presidential Grants Foundation.