Embassy of the United States Moscow, Russia

Senior Fellow Vino Reardon with teachers in Samara

The English Language Fellow Program places highly qualified American ELT professionals in host institutions and universities throughout the Russian Federation for one to two academic years. Fellows work with their hosts as well as with the local and regional ELT community, creating professional development opportunities and supporting collaboration between teachers’ associations, local ministry of education offices and teachers at all levels.

• ELF Visit Request Form (PDF 66 KB)
• ELF Host Institution Guidelines

The English Language Specialist Program brings American ELT experts to the Russian Federation for two to three weeks to address cutting-edge aspects of relevant themes and topics, such as teaching English for Specific Purposes, Computer Assisted Language Learning, and alternative assessment. Specialists provide keynote addresses at conferences, conduct workshops and consult with a wide range of ELT professionals.

The English Access Microscholarship Program

The English Access Microscholarship Program is a new U.S. Department of State initiative for secondary school students. The program provides an American-style classroom experience using U.S. books and materials.

Currently, there are 21 Access sites in Russia:

• Berdsk,
• Birobidzhan,
• Chelyabinsk,
• Cherepovets,
• Elista,
• Gubkin,
• Kazan,
• Khasavyurt,
• Kursk,
• Kyzyl,
• Nakhodka,
• Nalchik,
• Novocherkassk,
• Rostov-on-Don,
• Salavat,
• Samara,
• Smolensk,
• Sochi,
• Stavropol,
• Syktyvkar,
• Ufa,
• Ulan Ude.

For more information, please see

The English Access Microscholarship Program in Khasavyurt, Dagestan: http://www.accesskhas.ru/

The English Access Microscholarship Program in Samara: http://www.samaccess.narod.ru/

The English Access Microscholarship Program in Elista:
http://elista-access.blogspot.com/

The English Access Microscholarship Program in Elista (summer camp): http://narnsun2009.blogspot.com/

The English Access Microscholarship Program in Ufa: http://www.accessufa.com/

Intensive English Summer Sessions are conducted at Access sites as well as at many other sites around Russia. A limited number of grants are available to support summer sessions on a cost-share basis. Summer Sessions include opportunities for cultural studies, internet and computer studies, and hands-on student-centered activities in an immersion, mainly-English environment.

Access at “Orlyonok”: Watch Video by Orlyonok TV

• Download Ufa Handbook (PDF 5 MB)
• Download Kazan Handbook (PDF 3 MB)