National Grants and Fellowships

Critical Language Scholarship (Summer)

A program of the United States Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, this scholarship is a highly competitive but fully funded opportunity for advanced-level summer Russian study by U.S. undergraduates and graduate students. Two years of prior Russian study are required; the application window opens in October.

Fulbright-Hays Fellowship—ACTR Russian Language Program in Moscow (Academic Year)

This grant is available to advanced-level Russian speakers at the junior or senior level who have a strong commitment to teaching Russian in universities or in K-12 schools, or to applying their language skills in government, international development, or other professional fields. At the conclusion of the semester abroad, participants who received Fulbright-Hays funding are expected to conduct outreach activities in the U.S. to promote Russian study to the larger community. 

Diversity and Inclusion Convention Travel Grant (Academic Year)

This grant for travel to the annual ASEEES Convention promotes diversity in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian studies by fostering greater inclusion of underrepresented minority students in the field, and provides greater understanding of the experiences of racial and ethnic minorities, members of the LGBTQ community, and people with disabilities in Eastern Europe and Eurasia; undergraduate students from all backgrounds studying the humanities or social science fields who have demonstrated a commitment to this purpose are encouraged to apply (deadline in late August).

Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship (Academic Year)

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program aims to increase mutual understanding between the peoples of the United States and other countries through the exchange of persons, knowledge and skills. In most cases, an English Teaching Assistantship (ETA) places a Fulbrighter in a classroom abroad to provide assistance to teachers of English to non-native English-speakers. English Teaching Assistants help teach English language while serving as cultural ambassadors for U.S. culture. (The age and academic level of classroom students varies by country, ranging from kindergarten to university level.) At the same time, U.S. participants are encouraged to conduct community work, gain from intensive cross-cultural interactions, and possibly increase their own language skills and knowledge of the host country.

Fulbright Study/Research Fellowship (Academic Year)

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program aims to increase mutual understanding between the peoples of the United States and other countries through the exchange of persons, knowledge and skills. U.S. Student Fulbright Study/Research Grants (also referred to as Full Grants) are the traditional Fulbright awards and offer the greatest flexibility. The majority of grant awards are designed to conduct study and/or research in one country for an academic year. Applicants for these grants design their own projects, secure an affiliation in the host country at the time of application, and typically work with advisers at foreign universities or other institutes of higher education. Projects may include university coursework, independent library, lab or field research, classes in a music conservatory or art school, special projects in the social or life sciences, or a combination.

Fulbright Critical Language Enhancement Awards (Academic Year)

Provides an additional 3-6 month period of intensive language study as a supplement to a received annual Fulbright grant

Russian Overseas Flagship Program(Academic Year)

Currently hosted by the Department of Philology, Theory of Literature, and World Languages at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University in Almaty, Kazakhstan, this academic-year-long program is conducted entirely in Russian. It provides an opportunity for intensive, full-immersion professional language training and development, as well as direct enrollment in university coursework. Open to post-BA and graduate students, working professionals, and heritage speakers already at the Advanced-Mid or Advanced-High language level.

 

The Alfa Fellowship Program (Academic Year)

A fully funded fellowship year in Moscow, March through April, for young U.S., British and German professionals. Over the course of the program, fellows complete work placements at leading institutions, attend professional seminars, and receive intensive Russian language training. Fellows are between the ages of 25 and 35 with graduate degrees and professional experience in business, economics, journalism, law, public policy, or related fields; most have studied Russian at the post-secondary level for at least two years.