East European Language Training Grants, Individual Grants

[Natalia Haimson]

The American Council of Learned Societies will offer grants in amounts up
to $2,500 to individuals for use at intensive summer language programs in
2002 for training in East European languages.  Preference will be given to
students
    1) who cannot study their chosen language (at the appropriate level) at
their home institution,
    2) who will be continuing the study of this language in the following
year, and
    3) who have begun or are beginning language study early in their
academic careers.
Applicants should explain particular circumstances that would constitute
exceptions to this general rule.

These grants will support elementary or intermediate study in the U.S. (in
exceptional cases, proposals to study in Eastern Europe will also be
considered), or advanced study in Eastern Europe.  Eligible languages are
Albanian, Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, Bulgarian, Czech, Estonian, Hungarian,
Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Polish, Romanian, Slovak, and Slovene.

Funding for these grants is provided by the U.S. Department of State under
the Research and Training for Eastern Europe and the Independent States of
the Former Soviet Union Act of 1983 (Title VIII).

Graduate students (including those applying to graduate programs),
postdoctoral scholars, and others who need the language in their
professional careers are eligible to apply.  U.S. citizenship or permanent
legal residence is required.  The deadline for receipt of completed
applications is February 15, 2002, for study during the summer of 2002.
Applications may be obtained through the ACLS website, www.acls.org.

Applicants must apply directly to the language study program they wish to
attend, applying to the ACLS only for financial assistance.  Applicants
should therefore contact the appropriate institutions regarding course
offerings and admission procedures.  This should be done as soon as
possible.  Applicants may apply for ACLS awards before being admitted to a
language program, but the awards will be made contingent upon admission.

Successful applicants must inform ACLS if any other financial assistance is
received for the proposed language study, and the stipend of the language
grant may be adjusted accordingly.  After completion of the training
supported by these awards, awardees must submit a report to ACLS describing
the progress they have made.
Notice of language programs in 2002 supported by ACLS

ACLS supports selected intensive language programs at U.S. institutions of
higher education with funds provided by Title VIII.  A list of these is
attached, and may also be found on the ACLS website <www.acls.org> or may
be obtained from the ACLS Office of Fellowships and Grants by mail or via
email <grants at acls.org>

The public announcement of these programs is intended to inform individuals
of options for language study in a given summer period.  In summer 2002
ACLS is supporting programs in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, Czech, Hungarian,
Macedonian, Polish, Romanian, Slovak, and Slovene.

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