Fulbright-Kennan Program

Application Deadline

The 2011-2012 Application Deadline has passed.

The Fulbright-Kennan Program competition is run within the framework of the Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program competition.

General Information

The Fulbright-Kennan Scholar Program offers Russian citizens from five to six grants for the 2011-2012 academic year for conducting research at the Kennan Instituteof the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, D.C. Grants are awarded in the area of ethnic, religious, and cultural Issues, human rights and international relations.

Apart from unique research possibilities, the Institute offers an active program of public lectures and conferences featuring scholars and public figures from the United States, Russia, and other successor states to the Soviet Union. Through its innovative workshop series, the Kennan Institute serves as a forum where junior scholars can develop and discuss their research pertaining to a variety of topics concerning the region. The workshops bring together scholars with recent field experience from a variety of disciplines. Thanks to its location in Washington, D.C., scholars at the Kennan Institute have access to libraries, archives, research facilities, and human resources that are among the finest in the world.

Grants are awarded as a result of an open, merit-based competition for a period of six months. There are two start dates to select from: September 1, 2011 and March 1, 2012.

The Fulbright-Kennan Scholar Program is open to Russian scholars, independent researchers and faculty holding a Ph.D. or a Doctoral degree in certain areas of study.

To select your major academic field please consult the complete list of the Kennan disciplines.

Eligibility Requirements*

• Russian citizenship and current residence in Russia
• Kandidatskaya or doctoral degree in ethnic, religious, cultural Issues, human rights and international relations.
• Proficiency in English appropriate for carrying out in the U.S. the proposed lecturing or research project.
• Sound physical and mental health.
• There is no age limit.
• Applicants may not be affiliated with a commercial institution.
• Only individual proposals are accepted.

*For more detailed information about the Eligibility Requirements, click here.