Igor Meshakov-Korjakin Russian Scholarship

Key scholarship details

Application status

Not open yet

Benefit amount

Up to $40,000

Eligible study level

Undergraduate, Honours, Graduate coursework, Graduate research

Eligible student type

Domestic and international students

Eligible study stage

Current study

Benefit duration

One-off

Summary

This scholarship supports students to study the Russian language and/or Russian literature at a university in Russia or at the Pushkin Institute in Moscow.

About the donor

The late Igor Meshakov-Korjakin gave direction to establish a scholarship or scholarships for students of Russian. The scholarship is to enable students to study Russian language and/or Russian literature at a university in Russia or at the Pushkin Institute in Moscow. The donor was a retired senior lecturer in the then department of Russian and Language Studies at the University.

Benefits

Up to $40,000. Several awards may be offered from the total amount.

Recipients are required to:

accept online within 21 days; and,
submit a final report.

ENQUIRES

artsawards-info@unimelb.edu.au

Eligibility and selection criteria

Eligibility

To be considered for this scholarship, you must:

be an undergraduate or graduate student enrolled in the discipline of Russian languages and/or Russian literature; and,
have successfully completed at least Russian Language and Culture 1 and 2 (or the equivalent).

Students who intend to travel for Study Exchange, intensive language/summer programs are encouraged to apply. Examples of acceptable institutions include: Pushkin Institute, Lomonosov Moscow State University and Petrozavodsk State University.

Selection criteria

The scholarships will be awarded to the applicants who make the most compelling case for the use of scholarship funds in terms of their future studies/research and/or who best demonstrates that the funds would be integral to a successful research outcome.

Application

How to apply

Submit an online application including the following supporting documents:

a summary of your proposed program of study in Russia, including a travel summary with commencement and completion dates if known, a project summary and a brief budget;
evidence of initial contact or Global Mobility Exchange approval or short course placement at a Russian university;
two academic references;
a current academic statement/transcript; and,
any other documents or information which may assist the committee in making its decision.

When will I know the outcome?

Applicants will be advised of the outcome via email within 8-10 weeks after the closing date.

Submit an application

Recipient feedback

My semester on exchange in Moscow has been the opportunity of a lifetime. I don’t think there is any way I could have learnt as much about Russian culture, history and language if I had not lived and studied in Moscow myself. Since completing the exchange, my Russian language skills have improved dramatically, and I will continue to work on achieving a higher proficiency. Russia has so much to offer foreign students.

Tu Quan Nguyen

The information listed here is subject to change without notice. Where we have listed information about jointly run scholarships programs, please also see our partners' websites. Information describing the number and value of scholarships awarded is indicative.

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