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In addition to being a prestigious academic exchange program, the Fulbright Program is designed to expand and strengthen relationships between the people of the United States and citizens of other nations and to promote international understanding and cooperation. To support this mission, Fulbright Scholars may be asked to give public talks, mentor students, and otherwise engage with the host community, in addition to their primary activities.
The U.S. Scholar Program to Russia has been suspended for the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 academic years. While we are currently accepting applications for the 2023-2024 academic year, events in the region may impact the status of the program and we will continue to keep this page updated.
Conduct teaching or research in any area. Proposals should demonstrate an interest in active engagement with Russian Federation scholars and the host community to the extent possible.
Scholars selected for this grant will be required to attend a mandatory Pre-Departure Orientation in Summer 2023.

Applications to teach are welcome for any institution of higher education located in any region of Russia. Proposals for research outside Moscow and St. Petersburg will be preferred. Applicants should expect to remain primarily in a single host city/institution, and they should not expect split affiliations or significant travel to secondary cities for research or lecturing purposes.
Teaching Grants
- Length: one semester or two semesters only; grants starting in September 2023 will be for four months in duration and grants starting in January 2024 will be for four or five months in duration.
- Period: one-semester grants may begin in September 2023 or end of January 2024; two-semester grants (9 months maximum) must begin in September 2023.
Research Grants
- Length: three months-six months; up to nine months with appropriate visa and registration support.
- Period: one-semester grants may begin in September 2023 or end of January 2024; two-semester grants (9 months maximum) must begin in September 2023.
An invitation letter is optional for both research and teaching.
All teaching will be in English; additional language proficiency for teaching is not required. For research, language proficiency sufficient to complete the proposed project is required. For applicants without local language proficiency, feasibility of conducting the project must be demonstrated in the project statement.
For further information contact Olga Petrova, Program Officer, Fulbright Program Office in Moscow, oipetrova@fulbright.ru.
$3,550
$1,000 books and educational materials allowance for teaching and teaching/research grants; should be donated to the host institution (or other entity) upon grantee's departure.
$500-$1,000 research allowance for research-only grants, amount depending on length of the grant.
Additional living and housing allowance is provided for grantees with one accompanying dependent or two or more accompanying dependents. These amounts range from $200/month to $400/month.
In addition, a travel allowance of $2500 is provided for one dependent and $5000 for two or more accompanying dependents.
Reimbursement for dependent education expenses may be available on a limited basis, depending on funding availability and grant duration. Grantees should confirm with IIE that proposed expenses meet eligibility criteria; however, availability of funds may not be known until the end of the academic year.
Dependents must accompany the grantee for at least 80% of the period abroad and a minimum of one semester in order to qualify for additional dependent benefits. Dependent benefits are not provided to Flex grantees.
Please refer to the figures above for an estimate of total monthly Fulbright award benefits. Benefits may include a monthly base stipend, living and housing allowances, and additional one-time allowances. Benefits may vary based on a scholar's current academic rank (or professional equivalent), the city of placement, the type of award (teaching, teaching/research, or research), and the number of and duration of stay of accompanying dependents. Research-only or Professional Project grantees receive a standard stipend that is not adjusted for academic rank. In most cases, dependent benefits will not be provided to Flex grantees, or to grantees pursuing grants less than four months (or a semester) in length.
Final grant amounts will be determined prior to the start of the academic year and are subject to the availability of funds. The United States Department of State reserves the right to alter, without notice, participating countries, number of awards and allowances.
Russia
The U.S. Scholar Program to Russia has been suspended for the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 academic years. While we are currently accepting applications for the 2023-2024 academic year, events in the region may impact the status of the program and we will continue to keep this page updated.
The Fulbright Program in Russia has existed for nearly half a century and has established a strong and positive reputation among institutions of higher education, government agencies, and the Russian public in the Program’s pursuit of mutual understanding between United States and Russian citizens and institutions. Today, there are more than 2,300 Russian Program Alumni and over 1,200 U.S. Alumni many of whom remain active supporters of the program and maintain ties with their host institutions and the many friends that they have made while on the program.
Geo-political relations between the United States and the Russian Federation have fluctuated greatly in the three decades of Russian Federation statehood. Nevertheless, the Fulbright Program continues to place U.S. grantees in safe, vibrant, and welcoming communities and in supportive and engaging academic institutions in all parts of the Russian Federation.
The Fulbright Program Office in Russia, which has been in place for over two decades and is staffed by highly experienced academic exchange specialists, welcomes applications to the Fulbright Scholar Program from scholars of diverse social, academic, and vocational backgrounds and does not insist that participants speak Russian, have prior experience in the Russian Federation, or have Ph.D.’s. While there are academic research projects that require near fluency in Russian and a high level of experience in Russian academic research settings, many US scholars who have successfully participated in the program have taught a variety of courses in English in a range of Russian academic departments (English-taught courses are in high demand in Russia as it globalizes its higher educational system).
Good general information about Russia can also be found via the links below:
- Federal Agency on Tourism - RF Travel and Tourism
- Ministry of Education website about higher education in Russia for international students -
- U.S. Embassy in Russia - Resources for U.S. Citizens
Core Program
The core program is open to both academics and professionals. The academic year in Russia consists of two semesters, generally beginning the first week of September and the first week of February. Affiliations are available at a wide range of Russian academic institutions, and recent successful affiliations have been at institutions in Belgorod, Irkutsk, Izhevsk, Kaliningrad, Kazan, Krasnoyarsk, Novosibirsk, Perm, Petrozavodsk, Pskov, Rostov-on-Don, Tomsk, Tula, Tyumen, Vladivostok, Vologda, Volgograd, Voronezh, Ulan-Ude, Yekaterinburg and Yoshkar-Ola, among others.
The Fulbright Program Office in Moscow will consider placement requests based on prior academic contacts, if available, between scholars and proposed host institutions. However, final placements will be determined by the Fulbright Office. Only a limited number of research awards will be awarded for Moscow and St. Petersburg. Scholars should expect to remain primarily in a single host city/institution, and they should not expect split affiliations or significant travel to secondary cities for research or lecturing purposes. Scholars traveling with children have successfully enrolled their children at a variety of English and Russian language schools, depending upon their needs.
All scholars are required to enter Russia on a U.S. passport with a Russian visa.
Check the links below to firsthand accounts of U.S. Scholars and Graduate Research Students to get more perspective on what it is like to be a Fulbrighter in Russia:
- Fulbright scholar on her experience in Vladimir
- Fulbright Scholar on his Fulbright experience in Kazan
- Fulbright Student Researcher on her experience on the Kamchatka peninsula
- Fulbright Community College Faculty Award Recipient on her experience in Bashkortostan
- Fulbright Student Researcher on her experience in Moscow and St. Petersburg
- Fulbright Scholar Alumni Ambassador (Distinguished Scholar in Sustainable Development)
- Fulbright Scholar Alumni Ambassador (Community College Administrators Seminar alumna)
Visit our Scholar Directory to view and search all Fulbright alumni. You can also learn more about Fulbright Alumni Ambassadors.