Summer Fellowships for Russian Teachers

[Brita Ericson]

Apply online now for American Councils 2009 Summer Russian Language Teachers
Program!

American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS is pleased to
announce fellowship opportunities for the 2009 Summer Russian Language
Teachers Program at Moscow State University.  Between fifteen and twenty
finalists will be selected to receive program funding from the U.S.
Department of Education under the Fulbright-Hays Act. All program expenses
(less an initial program deposit and domestic travel to and from Washington,
D.C.) will be paid for these participants. 

Applications for the Summer 2009 program are due March 1st.  American
Councils has recently launched an online application which can be found on
the Summer Russian Language Teachers Program page at:
http://www.americancouncils.org.  Applications are also available for
download on this site.

This is a six-week program in Russian language, culture, and foreign
language pedagogy for teachers or teachers-in-training. Applicants must be
either graduate students preparing for a career in Russian-language
education or current teachers of Russian at the university, secondary
school, or elementary school level. Applications from K-12 teachers of
Russian are especially encouraged. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or
permanent residents.

Fellowships typically provide: 
*Tuition and fees at Moscow State University;
*Housing with a Russian host family or in the Moscow State University dormitory;
*Roundtrip, international airfare from Washington, D.C. to Moscow;
*Pre-departure orientation in Washington. D.C.; 
*Russian visa;
*Living stipend;
*Medical insurance; and
*Ten graduate hours of credit from Bryn Mawr College.

Application Deadline: March 1, 2009
http://www.americancouncils.org/programs.php?program_id=NzM=

For more information and an application contact:
Russian and Eurasian Outbound Programs
American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS
1776 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 833-7522
Email: outbound at americancouncils.org
Website: www.americancouncils.org
www.acrussiaabroad.org 

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