Deadline: As soon as possible
Location(s)
Worldwide
Overview
The Russkiy Mir Foundation provides grants to support the implementation of projects launched by Russian and foreign non-profit organizations as well as by persons without citizenship on competition basis and dealing with the promotion of the Russian language throughout the world, programs in the Russian language, the development of cultural and humanitarian cooperation between Russia and other countries, and the support of foreign Russian speaking mass media. A grant provided by the Russkiy Mir Foundation is targeted finances provided irrecoverably and free to individual and juridical persons for the implementation of specific projects that follow certain regulations set by the Russkiy Mir Foundation.
Details
The Foundation provides grants on competition basis. Experts and expert councils of the Foundation give their expert opinion on grant applications sent to the Foundation. Under otherwise equal conditions the applications dealing with the implementation of projects having social significance and focused on the achievement of practical effects are given preference.
The Foundation provides grants for:
- projects focused on the promotion of the Russian language both throughout Russia and foreign countries
- cultural and humanitarian projects.
Projects focused on the promotion of the Russian language throughout Russian and foreign countries are projects aimed at:
- teaching the Russian language, including teaching it as a non-mother or foreign language
- advanced training and additional training of Russian language and literature teachers
- developing of new training packages, teaching aids, textbooks, and other materials in order to help Russian language and literature teachers to learn the Russian language
- developing of multimedia educational resources and distance teaching system for teaching and learning the Russian language and literature
- founding and supporting Russian language schools
- arranging of Russian language and literature Olympiads and contests
- promoting the Russian language and literature through mass media
- conducting linguistic research dealing with the Russian language
- arranging of forums, conferences, round tables, festivals, holidays and other events aimed at the promotion of the Russian language and literature both throughout Russia and foreign countries.
Cultural and humanitarian projects are projects aimed at the promotion of ideas and values of the Russian world, Russia’s positive image-building throughout foreign countries and developing interest to its contemporary life, including:
- issuing and promoting of Russian speaking mass media and other information resources dealing with the preservation and promotion of the Russian World’s values
- making and publishing of monographs, books, albums as well as making films on the Russian World and its outstanding representatives
- arranging of forums, conferences, round tables, and seminars dealing with the study of Russia, its history and culture and their place in the world civilization
- arranging of thematic festivals, holidays, exhibitions, contests etc.
- arranging other types of cultural and humanitarian studies and events
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
The Foundation provides grants for the implementation of specific projects to Russian and foreign non-profit organizations as well as to persons without citizenship.
Dates
Deadline: As soon as possible
Cost/funding for participants
Internships, scholarships, student conferences and competitions.