Summer Advanced Russian Language and Area Studies Program

[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 Summer 2009 Advanced Russian Language and
Area Studies Program (RLASP) in Vladimir, Moscow, or St. Petersburg.

Applications for the Summer 2009 program are due March 1st.  Applications
are now available for download from the American Councils website:
http://www.americancouncils.org.  

Program Dates: June 2 - August 4, 2009

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).

The RLASP program provides 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. Students are also offered the chance to meet for two hours
per week with peer tutors recruited from their host universities. 

The Individualized Russian Language Program for Heritage Speakers and the
Business Russian Language and Internship program are also available this
summer. Please contact the Outbound Office or visit our website
(www.acrussiaabroad.org) for more details.

The Advanced Russian Language and Area Studies Program is offered for the
Spring, Fall, or Academic Year as well.

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

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