Major Fellowship Opportunity for Advanced-Level Speakers of Russian

[Olena Ftomova]

Dear SEELANGers:

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

The  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 participant's area of specialization and internships with local
organizations. Students receive academic credit for graduate-level
courses through Bryn Mawr College. Support services include mandatory
pre-departure orientation in Washington, D.C.; accident and illness
insurance; a full-time U.S. resident director; and American Councils
offices in Washington, D.C. and St. Petersburg.

Full fellowships for U.S. citizens who are planning a career in
government service are available for this program from The Language
Flagship. Candidates interested in The Language Flagship funding must
submit separate applications to ACTR and the Academy for Educational
Development (AED). For an application and more information please visit
the Institute for International Education's website at
http://www.iie.org/programs/nsep/flagship/default.htm.  Recipients of
full fellowships from The Language Flagship 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 all sources of American Councils' funding. For an
application and more information please visit the Russian Flagship
Program's website at
http://flagship.americancouncils.org/index.php?iso=en&lang=Russian.

Application deadline is January 31, 2008.

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

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

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