Igor Meshakov-Korjakin Russian Scholarship

Key scholarship details

Application status

Opening soon

Applications open

13 May 2024

Applications close

24 Jun 2024

Benefit amount

Up to $70,000

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 $70,000. Several awards may be offered from the total amount.

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
plan to undertake online study at a Russian university or institution relevant to your degree.

Selection criteria

The scholarships will be awarded to the applicants who make the most compelling case for support by demonstrating:

the relevance of online study at a Russian univeristy or institution to their degree
the quality and feasibility of the proposed program of online study
academic merit
the skills, experience and aptitude required to carry out the proposed project or study as evidenced by the application.

Conditions

Recipients are required to:

accept online within 21 days
use the funds to support online study of Russian language and/or literature
submit a final report

Application

How to apply

Eligible applicants must complete the online application including:

a summary of your proposed program of online study at a Russian university or institution
evidence of contact and/or approval of an online course placement at a Russian university or institution
a 300-500 word statement describing how you would use this scholarship, how it would positively impact your academic work and outlining how online study is relevant to your degree
at least one academic reference
a current statement of results from the University of Melbourne
any other information to support your application that may assist the committee in making its decision.

ENQUIRES

artsawards-info@unimelb.edu.au

When will I know the outcome?

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

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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