{"id":7279,"date":"2026-05-19T05:36:57","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T03:36:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opportunityforworld.org\/?p=7279"},"modified":"2026-06-09T15:03:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T13:03:35","slug":"interussia-fellowship-for-ir-specialists-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/opportunityforworld.org\/?p=7279","title":{"rendered":"InteRussia Fellowship for IR Specialists 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div id=\"tdi_1\" class=\"tdc-row\"><div class=\"vc_row tdi_2  wpb_row td-pb-row\" >\n<style scoped>\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n.tdi_2,\r\n                .tdi_2 .tdc-columns{\r\n                    min-height: 0;\r\n                }\n<\/style><div class=\"vc_column tdi_4  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<style scoped>\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n.tdi_4{\r\n                    vertical-align: baseline;\r\n                }\n<\/style><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\" >[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"post-174897\">\n<div>\n<p><strong>Deadline: September 1, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Applications are open for the InteRussia Fellowship for IR Specialists 2026. The InteRussia team is launching a call for applications for the InteRussia scientific and research fellowship for foreign specialists in international relations, political science, and regional studies.<\/p>\n<p>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 experience with peers from different countries. The unique feature of the program is an opportunity to work in close cooperation and under the guidance of leading Russian IR scholars from MGIMO University.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Costs<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The organizers will cover:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>travel from a place of residence to Moscow and back;<\/li>\n<li>single accommodation in the MGIMO dormitory;<\/li>\n<li>one-time scholarship of RUB 45,000 for the whole duration of the fellowship.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The participants must pay for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>visa application fee;<\/li>\n<li>medical insurance;<\/li>\n<li>meals during the fellowship.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Eligibility<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In order to take part in the selection, applicants must meet the following requirements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>non-Russian citizenship, residence outside of Russia;<\/li>\n<li>age between 25 and 39;<\/li>\n<li>proficiency in English (C1 level and above);<\/li>\n<li>submission of a research proposal;<\/li>\n<li>absence of any employment\/previous enrollment in academic programs\/other relations with MGIMO University;<\/li>\n<li>a Ph.D. degree or at least 3 years of working experience at academic institutions\/think tanks, or Ph.D. studies in progress.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Participants will be selected on a competitive basis.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Selection Criteria<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The competition criteria include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the academic level, relevance, detail and feasibility of the applicant\u2019s research proposal;<\/li>\n<li>academic publications;<\/li>\n<li>letters of recommendation (2-3);<\/li>\n<li>other research and expert activities of the applicant (conferences, grants, academic fellowships, expert publications, opinion pieces\/comments in the media, etc.);<\/li>\n<li>results of the online interview.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Application<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sign up on the<strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.gorchakovfund.ru\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">English version<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0of the Gorchakov Fund\u2019s website. If you did not receive a registration verification email, check your spam folder.<\/li>\n<li>Go to the \u201cMy Projects\u201d section, click on the \u201cCreate application,\u201d select the \u201cInteRussia IR MGIMO 2026 (Autumn)\u201d competition and<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>and confirm your choice.<\/li>\n<li>Fill in all mandatory fields.<\/li>\n<li>Submit the application by clicking the \u201cSubmit Application\u201d button in the \u201cApply\u201d section and wait until the status changes from \u201cPreparing\u201d to \u201cSubmitted.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information, visit <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/interussia.com\/announce_en\/tpost\/fa0ubrh1f1-call-for-applications-interussia-fellows\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">InteRussia Fellowship for IR Specialists<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"[vc_column_text css=\"\"] Deadline: September 1, 2026 Applications are open for the InteRussia Fellowship for IR Specialists 2026. 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