Are you a U.S.- based educator interested in deepening your understanding of the history, culture, and current events of Russia and Eurasia? Consider applying for the Engaging Eurasia Teacher Fellowship!
Over the 9-month fellowship, fellows participate in 8 content webinars, hearing from scholars with expertise on the fellowship topic. Each fellow will complete a final project either in the form of curriculum development or a literature review on a question that develops during the course of the fellowship.
2026-2027 Theme: Science, Health, and Medicine in Eastern Europe and Eurasia
The 2026–2027 Engaging Eurasia Teacher Fellowship will center on the theme “Science, Health, and Medicine in Eastern Europe and Eurasia.” The fellowship will approach the region through the interdisciplinary field of the history of science, technology, and medicine, which bridges the sciences, social sciences, and humanities. Across Eastern Europe and Eurasia, scientific knowledge, medical practices, and technological developments have played a crucial role in shaping societies, informing political decisions, and transforming everyday life from the imperial period to the present. By examining how ideas about health, the body, and the natural world have circulated, evolved, and been applied across different historical contexts, the fellowship highlights the deep connections between scientific knowledge, social change, and governance.
Application for the 2026-2027 fellowship is now OPEN. Application deadline is April 17, 2026.
Eligibility & Benefits
- Open to both part-time and full-time educators at the high school and community college level, and students preparing to become educators.
- Educators from throughout the United States are encouraged to apply
- Learn from and collaborate with experts in Eastern European, Russian and Eurasian studies via monthly program webinars
- Be part of an online learning community with fellow educators
- Develop curriculum or conduct additional research on a topic of interest for eventual classroom application
Questions? Contact Sandra Grudić at sgrudic@fas.harvard.edu
Program Sponsors
These fellowships are a collaboration between the Davis Center, the Center for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies at the Ohio State University, the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies at the University of Pittsburgh, the Center for Russia, East Europe and Central Asia at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the Center for Russian, East European, & Eurasian Studies at the University of Kansas, the Robert F. Byrnes Russian and East European Institute at Indiana University, and the Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center at the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign.
