Fall and AY 07-08 Language-Study Programs in Russia, Fellowships Available

[Sheila Dawes]

American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS is pleased to
announce that fellowships are available for graduate and undergraduate
students to study for the fall semester or academic year in Moscow, St.
Petersburg, or Vladimir on the Advanced Russian Language & Area Studies
Program (RLASP). Applications are currently being accepted for Fall
Semester and Academic Year 2007-2008 programs; applications are
available for download at www.acrussiaabroad.org. Applications for
fall/academic year programs are due April 1.

Semester 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 academic credit through
Bryn Mawr College.

A full-time 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 and
participate in extracurricular activities. 

Full and partial fellowships are available through ACTR for the
Advanced Russian Language & Area Studies Program 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 National Security
Education Program (NSEP), the Benjamin A. Gilman International
Scholarship, and the U.S. Department of Education Title VI (FLAS).

Programs are also available for Heritage Speakers of Russian. Please
contact the Outbound office or visit the American Councils Study Abroad
Programs website (www.acrussiaabroad.org) for more details.

For more information and applications, 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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