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<br style="font-size:13.333333969116211px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.333333969116211px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">1) Subject: </span><font face="arial, sans-serif">CASA 2014-2015 Full Year Program</font><br style="font-size:13.333333969116211px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">
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<span style="font-size:13.333333969116211px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">1)</span><br style="font-size:13.333333969116211px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.333333969116211px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Date: </span><span style="font-size:13.333333969116211px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">03 Oct 2013</span><br style="font-size:13.333333969116211px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">
<span style="font-size:13.333333969116211px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">From: </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">"Al-Batal, Mahmoud M" <<a href="mailto:albatal@austin.utexas.edu" target="_blank">albatal@austin.utexas.edu</a>></span><br style="font-size:13.333333969116211px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">
<span style="font-size:13.333333969116211px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Subject: </span><font face="arial, sans-serif">CASA 2014-2015 Full Year Program</font><br style="font-size:13.333333969116211px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">
<br><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">ANNOUNCEMENT</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">CENTER FOR ARABIC STUDY ABROAD (CASA)</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">
<br><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">CASA I 2014-2015 Full-Year Program</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">The Center for Arabic Study Abroad (CASA) is pleased to announce that it will offer CASA I Full-Year</span><br><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">Fellowships for advanced Arabic language study for the 2014-2015 academic year.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">CASA I Fellowships: (June 2014-May 2015)</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">The CASA I fellowships provide intensive language and culture training in Colloquial and Modern Standard Arabic (reading, listening and writing) for three semesters (summer, fall and spring) and allow students in the spring semester to take courses in Arabic in their respective areas of specialization.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">In 2013-2014, CASA offered 29 CASA I fellowships in Cairo; however, due to political unrest in Egypt, the CASA fellows were evacuated and the program relocated to the Qasid Arabic Institute in Amman, Jordan. For 2014-2015, CASA expects to offer up to 23 fellowships for the full-year program. CASA hopes to return to</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">Cairo in June 2014 but will keep contingency plans in place to meet any emergencies.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">Requirements:</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">To qualify for a CASA I fellowship, the successful applicant must: 1) be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident; 2) be enrolled in a graduate or undergraduate program or in between their undergraduate and graduate study; 3) be committed to a career in Middle Eastern Studies; and 4) pass the CASA Selection exam, which usually requires a minimum of 3-4 years of college-level language study. The exam will be administered to all stateside applicants at a school in their locality on Friday, February 7, 2014 and for all international applicants the exam will be administered on Wednesday, February 5, 2014.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">Each applicant must complete and submit the CASA I application form and provide all supporting documents by the designated deadline. For those applicants awarded a fellowship, a 20-30 minute Oral Proficiency Interview in Arabic will be coordinated with a certified oral proficiency tester. This interview takes place in April once an applicant's enrollment in CASA is confirmed.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">Each CASA I applicant is required to pay a non-refundable program fee once an award has been accepted. Fees for 2014-2015 will be posted on the CASA web site soon. Please note that only applicants affiliated with a CASA Consortium university, at the time program fees are due, are eligible for the Consortium rate.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">Applicants for CASA I have the option of participating on a Pay-Your-Own-Way basis, if they have other sources of funding. Applicants are encouraged to seek funding from other private and government sources, such as the Fulbright Hays Student Scholarships, for their CASA studies. The deadline for Fulbright Hays Scholarships is October 15, 2013. Please visit the website for more information: </span><a href="http://us.fulbrightonline.org/program_country.html?id=32" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px" target="_blank">http://us.fulbrightonline.org/program_country.html?id=32</a><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">Please note that non-U.S. citizens are also welcome to apply to CASA, and if accepted, may participate on a</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">Pay-Your-Own-Way basis only.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">Benefits:</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">A CASA I fellowship award covers tuition, round-trip airfare and a monthly stipend.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">For detailed descriptions of the CASA programs, a list of Consortium members, or to download application forms, please visit the CASA website at: </span><a href="http://www.utexas.edu/cola/centers/casa/" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px" target="_blank">http://www.utexas.edu/cola/centers/casa/</a><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">*The application deadline for the 2014-2015 CASA I program is Monday, January 6, 2014*</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">All questions and applications should be addressed to: ATTN: Marissa Canales, Stateside Program Coordinator</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">Center for Arabic Study Abroad/University of Texas at Austin</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">204 W. 21st Street, F9400, CAL 510A Austin, TX 78712</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px">
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