Are you a U.S.-based high school or community college 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 by April 17, 2026!
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.
Eligibility and Requirements:
- 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
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.
Apply
Applications for the 2026-2027 fellowship are now OPEN. The application deadline is Friday, April 17, 2026.
For more information, contact University of Wisconsin-Madison CREECA Assistant Director Sara Lomasz Flesch at lomaszflesch@wisc.edu.
Sponsored by:
- Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University
- Center for Slavic and East European Studies, The Ohio State University
- Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies, University of Pittsburgh
- Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies, University of Kansas
- Robert F. Byrnes Russian and East European Institute, Indiana University
- Russian, East European & Eurasian Center, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign