Fellowship programme for foreign Russianists

International researchers involved in Russian studies

About participants

Get to know the achievements of Russian philologists
Take part in expert sessions at universities, think tanks and community-based organizations
Attend cultural, educational and business events
Participate in the 6th Kostomarov Forum, which is the main annual event in the world of Russian language

Programme

Each participant will draft a research article co-authored with a supervisor from a respective field of study and accepted for consideration by the publishing office of a highly rated scientific journal.

Fellowship results

Programmes of 2026

The call for applications is closed.

About programme

The fellowship programme for foreign experts in Russian studies is geared for young specialists who are engaged in both traditional Russian studies, including methods of teaching Russian as a foreign language, ongoing processes in modern Russian, the phenomenon of classic literature, language policy and international education and new avenues for research such as the language of media in the digital age and psycholinguistic studies of tactile communication.

Fellowship tracks:

Linguistics
Literature
Russian as a Foreign Language

Programme partners

Alexander Gorchakov Public Diplomacy Fund
The Pushkin State Russian Language Institute
The Presidential Grants Foundation

Working language

Russian
Number of participants

30 fellows
Duration

4 weeks
City

Moscow

Eligibility

Non-Russian citizenship; residence outside of the Russian Federation
Age between 21 and 40
No academic or employment affiliation with Russian educational institutions or employers at the time of application (candidates must not be enrolled in Russian educational institutions or employed by Russian organizations)
Proficiency in the Russian language (a minimum of B2 level)

Participation instructions

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