InteRussia Fellowship for IR Specialists 2026

The InteRussia Fellowship for IR Specialists 2026 is a scientific and research fellowship for foreign specialists in international relations, political science, and regional studies. The program offers immersion into Russian academia, exposure to policy-making institutions, and engagement with leading Russian IR scholars from MGIMO University over the fellowship period.

Travel to Moscow and back, accommodation in MGIMO dormitory, one-time RUB 45,000 scholarship for the duration of the fellowship

Applicants must be non-Russian citizens living outside Russia, aged 25-39, proficient in English (C1+), able to submit a research proposal, and have no employment or current enrollment that ties them to MGIMO; a Ph.D. degree or at least 3 years of relevant academic or think-tank experience is required.

Sign up on the English version of the Gorchakov Fund’s website, create an application under the InteRussia IR MGIMO 2026 (Autumn) competition, complete mandatory fields, and submit.