scholarships for Middlebury Language Schools

[Karen Evans-Romaine]

Dear colleagues,

I would like to bring the following new scholarship opportunity to your
attention. Please pass this announcement on to your students interested in study
of critical languages, including Russian, at the Middlebury College Language
Schools in summer 2007. 

Application deadline for these scholarships: 15 February 2007

Karen Evans-Romaine
Director, Davis School of Russian, Middlebury College
Associate Professor of Russian, Ohio University
Middlebury School of Russian information: www.middlebury.edu/ls/russian
(Updated information about our curricular and co-curricular programs for summer
2007 will be posted by January 2007.)


Middlebury College is pleased to announce the Kathryn Wasserman Davis
Scholarships in Critical Language Study. These scholarships will cover the full
cost of a summer of language study from beginner to graduate level in Arabic,
Chinese, Russian, Japanese, or Portuguese at the Middlebury College Language
Schools during the summer of 2007. The scholarships are part of the“100 Summer
Scholarships for Peace” Program, made possible by a $1 million gift from Kathryn
Wasserman Davis.

The purpose of the program is to address today’s critical need for more
effective language study. Each individual grant covers the full comprehensive
fee (tuition, room, and board) for one summer at the Middlebury Language
Schools, plus transportation to and from Middlebury’s Vermont campus and
program-related expenses.  One summer of intensive immersion language at
Middlebury is the equivalent of one full year of language study taken during the
regular academic year (applicants who are interested in transferring academic
credit should check with their home institution regarding transferability). 
 
The Kathryn Wasserman Davis grants are merit-based and intended primarily for
exceptionally qualified individuals with demonstrated interest in one or more
the following areas: foreign languages, international, global, or area studies,
international politics and economics, peace and security studies, and/or
conflict resolution. Individuals in other fields, including working
professionals, are also encouraged to apply if their field of expertise requires
them to study one of the critical languages listed above. To qualify for
consideration for one of the Kathryn Wasserman Davis grants, students need to
submit, in addition to the application materials normally required for admission
to the Middlebury Language Schools (available online at
http://www.middlebury.edu/academics/ls/applications/), a brief essay (2-3 pp.,
double-spaced) explaining the relevance of language study to their area of
expertise or field of study. A cover sheet for applications is also found at the
Web site.

Applications should be sent by February 15, 2007 to
Professor Michael E. Geisler, Ph.D.
Dean of Language Schools and Schools Abroad
Middlebury College
Sunderland Language Center
Middlebury VT  05753
(802) 443-5275
www.middlebury.edu/academics/ls

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