The program includes language training, seminar programs, and extended professional experience. Fellows receive travel, free housing, monthly stipends, and insurance.
Program Highlights
Drawing upon extensive contacts throughout industry, media, government, and nonprofit institutions in Russia, the Alfa Fellowship Program works together with participants to identify suitable professional assignments at leading Russian institutions in business, media, and civil society. The Alfa Fellowship Program endeavors to secure positions that meet the interests of both the participants and host institutions. Fellows’ progress is closely monitored by the Fund for International Fellowships and Cultural Dialogue in Moscow.
In addition to individualized professional assignments, the Alfa Fellowship Program includes:
Four-month Russian language tutoring program in the U.S.
Four-month intensive Russian language course in Moscow
Orientation seminar in Washington, D.C., with accommodation and roundtrip travel included
Housing in Moscow for the duration of the program
Monthly stipend
Limited international health, accident, and liability insurance
Moscow seminar program
Three regional excursions throughout Russia and one in a neighboring country
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