Major Fellowship Opportunity for Advanced-Level Speakers of Russian

[Darya Shakhova]

ACTR Announces Major Fellowship Opportunity for Advanced-Level Speakers
of Russian

The NATIONAL RUSSIAN FLAGSHIP PROGRAM, administered by American
Councils/ACTR, is designed for Americans who wish to attain "superior"
or "distinguished" (ILR 3, 3+, 4 http://www.govtilr.org) proficiency in
the Russian language.  The program is open to upper-level undergraduate
or graduate students and working professionals who have already achieved
the "advanced-level" (ILR 2) in at least two modalities. Heritage
speakers are welcome to apply.  Admission to the program is competitive
and applicants will be asked to demonstrate "advanced-level" proficiency
in two skills at the time of application.     

The Russian Flagship Program is hosted in Russia by St. Petersburg
State University and is nine months in duration. The program features
formal course work in discourse development, individualized tutorials,
biweekly excursions, and homestays with Russian families. Participants
benefit from extensive opportunities for professionally-focused language
development and language utilization through regular university courses
in one's area of specialization and internships with local
organizations. Program graduates receive 8 undergraduate units
(32-credit hours)  or 6 graduate units (30-credit hours) of academic
credit from Bryn Mawr College (PA). 

Full fellowships for U.S. citizens who are planning a career in
government service are available for this program from the National
Security Education Program (NSEP).  Candidates interested in NSEP
funding must submit separate applications to ACTR and the Academy for
Educational Development (AED).  Recipients of full fellowships from NSEP
are subject to a federal service obligation. Additional (full and
partial) fellowships are available through ACTR for the Flagship Program
from U.S. Department of State (Title VIII) and the U.S. Department of
Education (Fulbright-Hays) grant support.  No government service
requirement is incurred by recipients of ACTR funding from Title VIII,
Fulbright-Hays, or partial NSEP/Flagship fellowship sources.  

Application deadline is January 31, 2006.

For more information about the program, or to request an application,
contact:

Program Officer
Russian Flagship Program
American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS
1776 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC  20036
(202) 833-7522
www.russnet.org/flagship 
flagship at americancouncils.org 

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