Scholarship Opportunities for Russian-language study in Russia, Spring 2008

[Sheila Dawes]

American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS is pleased to
announce fellowship opportunities for U.S. graduate and undergraduate
students to study for the spring semester in Vladimir, Moscow, or St.
Petersburg on the Advanced Russian Language & Area Studies Program
(RLASP).

Applications for the spring semester program are due October 15. 

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
take advantage of volunteer opportunities or internship placements at
sites including local public schools, charity organizations,
international businesses, non-profit organizations, and international
NGOs. Students are also offered the chance to meet for two hours per
week with peer tutors recruited from their host universities. 

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

Full and partial fellowships are available through American Councils
from U.S. Department of State (Title VIII) and the U.S. Department of
Education (Fulbright-Hays) grant support. Many colleges and universities
also provide financial aid for participation in American Councils
programs. Recent participants have received substantial fellowship
support from the Institute of International Education (IIE), the
Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, and the U.S. Department of
Education Title VI (FLAS).

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 are now available for download at: www.acrussiaabroad.org.
Applications are currently being accepted for spring semester programs.

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

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