Participants are selected on a competitive basis.
Permanent residence outside Russia
Submission of a research proposal
Ph.D. candidates or specialists with 3+ years of academic/analytical experience
Absence of any relations with MGIMO University
Employment, academic enrollment, or other affiliations
No prior participation in the program
Take the first step today
Not sure if you meet the program requirements? Take a quick test and find out.
Sign in on the
English 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 2026 (Spring)” contest and click “Yes”.
Fill in all mandatory fields of the application form.
Navigate to the “Apply” section on the left, click the “Submit” button and wait for the status to change from “Preparing” to “Submitted”.
The results of the competitive selection will be sent to all candidates via email.