Fellowship: Graduate Language Study in Southeast Europe, Spring 2006

[Sheila Dawes]

American Councils Southeast European Language Program

Application Deadline: Please note summer deadline changed to October 1,
2005. Applications for fall and academic year programs are due on
January 15; applications for spring and summer programs are due October
1. 
 
The American Councils Southeast European Language Program offers
academic year, semester and summer programs for independent research and
language study in Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia,
Macedonia, Romania, and Serbia-Montenegro.

Application Requirements
Applicants must plan to study for at least one month in the region.
Study-trips for periods of four to nine months are particularly
encouraged. 
Open to students at the MA and Ph.D. level, as well as post-doctoral
scholars and faculty who have at least elementary language skills. All
applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Applicants
should explain how their plans for language-study support their overall
research goals. While students with a wide range of interests and
research goals have received Title VIII support in the past, all
applicants should specify how their studies will contribute to a body of
knowledge that enables U.S. policy makers to better understand the
region. 

Fellowships for Language Study typically provide: 
--Full tuition at a major university in Southeast Europe 
--International round trip airfare from the fellow's home city to
her/his host-city 
--A monthly living stipend 
--Housing stipends or direct payment for housing in university
dormitories 
--Health insurance of up to $50,000 per accident or illness
--Visa support as necessary 
--Graduate-level academic credit through Bryn Mawr College for programs
providing 7 weeks or more of full time instruction 
--Ongoing logistical support from American Councils offices throughout
the region
--Language programs are designed to maximize linguistic and cultural
immersion into Southeast European society. All academic programs
emphasize the development of practical speaking, listening, reading and
writing skills. Courses in literature and cultural studies may be
available depending on the student's language proficiency. All classes,
including area studies courses, are taught in the host-country language.


Applications for fall and academic year programs are due on January 15;
applications for spring and summer programs are due October 1. 

For more information contact: 

Outbound Programs/ Title VIII Research Scholars
American Councils
1776 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 833-7522
outbound at americancouncils.org 

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