ACLS East European Institutional Language Grants

[Natalia Haimson]

ACLS announces a competition for grants in amounts up to $10,000 to U.S.
institutions for beginning or intermediate courses that provide intensive
instruction in East European languages.  These courses are to be conducted
in the United States in the summer of 2006.

Funding is provided by the U.S. Department of State under the Research and
Training for Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the Former
Soviet Union Act of 1983 (Title VIII).

Due to new eligibility guidelines issued by the funder for this
competition, most of these grants will be awarded for instruction in
Albanian, Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, or Romanian.
However, some funding will also be available for Czech, Estonian,
Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Slovak, and Slovenian.

The intent of this competition is to assure the availability of elementary
instruction in all of these languages and of intermediate instruction in
the more commonly taught of them.  A single institution may apply for
several languages and language levels.

The deadline for the receipt of completed applications for courses to be
conducted in summer 2006 is January 13, 2005.  Applicants will be notified
of awards in May 2005.  Send completed applications to: The Committee on
East European Language Training, ACLS, 633 Third Avenue, New York, NY
10017-6795.

There are no application forms.  Guidelines for preparing application
materials are available on request; they should be carefully followed.
Brochures, catalogues, or bound material should not be included.
Proposals must be submitted by U.S. mail or overnight-courier service;
they will not be accepted by fax, e mail, or other electronic means.
Applicant institutions that have received ACLS grants for summer courses
in the previous three years must submit final reports for each of those
courses to ACLS by the application deadline.  These reports constitute an
important element of the application.

Language instruction should be offered in an intensive course lasting 6
8 weeks, designed primarily for those making a long-term commitment to
research and teaching in East European studies.  The course should cover
all the basic structures of the language in at least 3   4 contact hours
of language instruction per day, five days per week.  Instructors should
have appropriate academic credentials and demonstrated teaching skills.
Applications should describe proposed teaching methods, listing the texts
and other materials to be used.

Grants are primarily intended to support faculty salaries.  Funds may also
be requested for instructional materials and other expenses, but not for
university overhead.  Supported programs must waive tuition for graduate
students specializing in East European studies in any discipline.

ACLS will publicize the summer programs of study supported by these
grants.  The purpose is to inform individuals of the options for summer
intensive language study as far in advance as possible, thereby increasing
potential enrollments in ACLS-funded programs.

For application information contact Natalia Haimson at (212) 697-1505,
ext. 135; <nhaimson at acls.org>.

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