🦞 InteRussia opens a new round of fellowships

We’re launching applications for five new InteRussia programs, developed together with leading universities, expert centres, and industry partners across key sectors:

⭕️STEM (all over the world)
⭕️Medicine (all over the world)
⭕️International Relations (all over the world)
⭕️Nuclear Technologies (all over the world)
⭕️Energy (ASEAN countries)

Each track is designed as a hands-on experience: a new professional setting, direct exchange with foreign colleagues, and a chance to see how your field operates in a different context.

Still considering your options? A few more programs remain open:

⭕️Energy (Latin America)
⭕️Journalism (Sub-Saharan Africa)
⭕️Theatre (BRICS+ countries)

The question isn’t “why apply?”
It’s what you might miss if you don’t.

Better not test it on yourself — hit apply 🚀

The InteRussia fellowship is implemented with the support from the Presidential Grants Foundation.

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The anniversary edition of the InteRussia International Relations fellowship — results are in 🌐

A new application cycle is now open. And before we turn to what’s ahead, let’s take a closer look at what the anniversary cohort of the InteRussia International Relations fellowship has already set in motion.

Fellows from Brazil, France, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Pakistan, South Africa, and Zambia spent 6 weeks not just studying international relations, but testing it: through debate, field exposure, and constant comparison of perspectives.

Let’s look where the fellows stepped:

🟣 They developed their own analytical projects under the guidance of scholars from the MGIMO Institute for International Studies, exploring how security, science, and technology intersect in an increasingly unstable global environment.

🟣 Meetings with experts like Dmitri Trenin and Fyodor Lukyanov pushed discussions beyond familiar analytical frames, while exchanges with Kirill Logvinov and Sergey Ryabkov brought those ideas into the realities of decision-making.

🟣 Across visits to the Russian International Affairs Council, Skolkovo Business School, and the RT Headquarters, fellows saw how perspectives turn into action — from shaping policy to communicating global narratives in real time.

And beyond analytical spaces — cultural context:

🟣 At the Tretyakov Gallery, fellows explored how art reflects identity and historical memory, while the Kremlin Ballet's “Swan Lake” showed how meaning can travel beyond words — through movement, rhythm, and shared cultural codes.

Analysis, leadership, and culture came together into one clear picture — proving that international relations is shaped not in theory, but where perspectives meet and people connect.

🔜 Ready to step into it yourself? Apply now for the autumn fellowship.

The InteRussia fellowship in international relations is implemented by the Mezhdunarodniki Autonomous Non-Profit Organisation in cooperation with the Gorchakov Fund and MGIMO Institute for International Studies with grant support from the Presidential Grants Foundation.

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Where energy becomes tangible 🔺

You can study power systems for years — grids, loads, stability models — but none of it truly lands until you see how it all works in motion. That’s exactly what brought energy professionals from the Middle East and Africa to Kazan.

So what did it look like in practice?

⭐️ At the Energoprom Forum, fellows stepped into a high-level professional space where discussions focused on real industry challenges: infrastructure resilience, technological modernization, and the future of energy systems.

⭐️ At Innopolis University and the Free Economic Zone, they explored how digitalization, education, and business are integrated into one ecosystem — an environment where new energy solutions emerge and scale.

⭐️ As part of the program, participants visited Tatenergosbyt, Grid Company, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Republic of Tatarstan, the Iskra Volga Technopark, and also took part in a meeting with the State Committee on Tariffs of the Republic of Tatarstan.

⭐️ During an informal exchange with KSPEU international students, fellows compared academic paths, explored differences in national energy systems, and discovered how closely their challenges align across countries.

⭐️ And of course, no experience would be complete without cultural immersion: fellows uncovered the secrets of Syuyumbike, explored the Sviyazhsk Island-Grad, and expanded their vocabulary — chak-chak and echpochmak quickly became their favorite words (and dishes).

In the end, the program offered more than knowledge — it brought together people, experiences, and moments that stay with fellows long after the fellowship is over.

💡 And if you’re an energy professional, this might be exactly where your next step begins — just give it a try.

The InteRussia fellowship in the Electric Power is implemented by the Mezhdunarodniki Autonomous Non-Profit Organisation in cooperation with the Gorchakov Fund, the Academy of Youth Diplomacy, and Kazan State Power Engineering University with grant support from the Presidential Grants Foundation.

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A Way to Read the East 🏮

What happens when the study of the East moves beyond theory and into real research spaces? This is exactly what fellows explored as part of the InteRussia Fellowship in Oriental Studies at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences — working with archives, museums, and academic experts.

What did it look like in reality?

⭕️Under the guidance of scholars from the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, fellows developed their own research projects, working directly with primary sources and visiting archives.

⭕️At the Institute of Oriental Manuscripts in St. Petersburg, fellows worked with rare texts, focusing on how knowledge is preserved and studied.

⭕️ At the State Historical Museum, they traced how cultures and empires evolved over time. The Russian State Library became a working space for independent study, while at the State Museum of Oriental Art fellows explored culture.

⭕️ At the Hermitage Museum and the Russian Museum, fellows moved through vast collections, encountering entire histories through artworks.

By the end of the program, the experience came together as a continuous process shaped by research, place, and direct engagement with sources and collections.

💡 And if you want to see how this journey unfolds in practice — learn more now.

The InteRussia fellowship in Oriental Studies is implemented by the Mezhdunarodniki Autonomous Non-Profit Organisation in cooperation with the Gorchakov Fund and Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences with grant support from the Presidential Grants Foundation.

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Inside Global Media: Where Stories are Made ⭕️

Before a story reaches the screen, it goes through dozens of decisions. For a month, InteRussia fellows from South Asian countries in Journalism stepped into this process — working in newsrooms and engaging with how global media operates.

Here’s how the program unfolded in practice

🌱 At the Sputnik studio, fellows followed editorial processes from the inside observing how stories are selected, shaped, and adapted for different audiences.

🌱 Fellows had the opportunity to speak with Maria Zakharova and Andrey Rudenko, as well as other representatives from the foreign policy and media sphere.

🌱 The program also included visits to major media platforms such as RT and TV BRICS. Fellows explored how international broadcasting works in practice.

🌱 Walking through Moscow and a visit to the ballet at the Bolshoi Theatre offered a different form of storytelling where expression is carried through movement, music, and visual composition.

By the end of the program, the experience brought together different aspects of journalism — from newsroom practice to public dialogue and cultural observation — showing how stories are shaped across spaces, formats, and perspectives.

🎊And if you want to be part of this experience — just go for it.

The InteRussia fellowship in journalism for South Asia countries is implemented by the Mezhdunarodniki Autonomous Non-Profit Organisation in cooperation with the Gorchakov Fund and the Sputnik International News Agency and Radio Broadcast Service with grant support from the Presidential Grants Foundation.

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