Final Deadline Reminder: ACTR Advanced Russian Language & Area Studies Spring 2007 program

[Sheila Dawes]

Graduate and undergraduate students are eligible for full and partial
fellowships to study for the semester, academic year, or summer in
Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Vladimir on the American Councils for
International Education: ACTR/ACCELS Advanced Russian Language & Area
Studies Program (RLASP). 

Applications for spring semester programs are due October 15. 

The academic year and semester programs provide approximately twenty
hours per week of in-class instruction in Russian grammar, phonetics,
conversation, and cultural studies at Moscow International University
and at the Russian State Pedagogical University (Gertsen Institute) in
St. Petersburg. The KORA Center for Russian Language hosts the Vladimir
program. Participants receive graduate or undergraduate academic credit
through Bryn Mawr College.

A full-time U.S. resident director oversees the academic and cultural
programs and assists participants in academic, administrative, and
personal matters. Students may live with Russian host families or in
university dormitories in Moscow and St. Petersburg; all students in
Vladimir live with Russian families. During the semester, students may
participate in unpaid, non-credit bearing internships at local public
schools, charities, and international businesses, depending on language
level and interests. Students are also offered the chance to meet for
two hours per week with peer tutors recruited from their host
universities. 

Full and partial fellowships are available through ACTR for the
Advanced Russian Language & Area Studies Program from U.S. Department of
State (Title VIII) and the U.S. Department of Education (Fulbright-Hays)
grant support.

Programs also available for Heritage Speakers of Russian. Please
contact the Outbound office for more details.

Application Deadlines: Spring Semester: October 15; Summer Program:
March 1; Fall/Academic Year Program: April 1. Applications available for
download at: www.acrussiaabroad.org.

For more information and an application, please contact: 

Russian & Eurasian Outbound Programs
American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS
1776 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 833-7522
Email: outbound at americancouncils.org 
Website: www.acrussiaabroad.org; 
www.americancouncils.org 

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