Oct 1 Deadline Reminder: Fellowships for Russian Language Study

[Brita Ericson]

American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS is pleased to
announce fellowship opportunities for U.S. graduate and undergraduate
students to participate in the Spring 2009 Advanced Russian Language & Area
Studies Program (RLASP) in Vladimir, Moscow, or St. Petersburg.

Applications for the Spring 2009 program are due October 1st.  *Please note
that this is a new application deadline*  Applications are now available for
download from the American Councils website: http://www.actr.org/programList.php

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 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-level 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 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. 

The Advanced Russian Language and Area Studies Program is also offered for
the Fall, Summer and Academic Year.  Programs are also available for
Heritage Speakers of Russian and students interested in studying Business
Russian. Please contact the Outbound Office for more details.

Application Deadlines  
Fall/Academic Year Program: April 1 
Summer Program: March 1
Spring Semester: October 1	

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.com

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