The Boris Nemtsov Scholarship is a two-year, full-time Master’s program with the Social Sciences Department of Charles University. It is a bilingual program, offered in both Russian and English, that allows students to create a flexible curriculum by choosing from a wide selection of courses available in the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Social Sciences. The program focuses on comprehensive studies of post-Soviet Russia and the CIS, including politics, economics, media, society, culture, and identity.

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Five scholarships are sponsored by four organizations:
- The Zimin Foundation
- Rosa Luxemburg Foundation
- Prague Society for International Cooperation
- Boris Nemtsov’s Center of Russian Studies

The scholarship is provided for one year in the amount of €1,000 per month. The annual cost of the program is 140,000 CZK, which is approximately €5,600.
The requirements to participate in the competition are as follows:

- a high score on the entrance examination (up to 100 points)
- a written description of your financial situation (in free form), including current income and expenses, and an explanation of why you cannot afford to pay for your education

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About the Russian Studies program:

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Russian Studies is a two-year, in-person Master’s program offered in partnership with the Social Sciences Department of Charles University, Prague. It is a bilingual program, conducted in Russian and English, allowing students to build a flexible curriculum by choosing from a wide selection of courses available in the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Social Sciences. The program focuses on in-depth studies of post-Soviet Russia and the CIS, including politics, economics, media, society, culture, and identity.
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The program collaborates with Stanford University through the SURF initiative (Stanford U.S.–Russia Forum): a joint research and exchange project that enables postgraduate students to explore shared topics with American students in a hybrid format (online and live conferences).

Students may also take part in Erasmus+ exchange programs and spend a semester at one of the partner universities:
Sciences Po (Paris)
Bard College Berlin
Ruhr-Universität Bochum

Why choose this program:

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A diploma from Charles University, one of Europe’s leading universities
Curriculum offered in two languages (Russian and English)
A broad selection of courses from the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Social Sciences
Exchange opportunities through Erasmus (Sciences Po, Bard College Berlin, Ruhr-Universität Bochum)
Collaboration with Stanford through the SURF program (Stanford U.S.–Russia Forum)

Important:

The program’s second round of applications is open through August 7, 2025. The program’s information page offers full details regarding entrance examinations, scholarships, and other opportunities.

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