Scholarship Opportunities for Russian-language study in Russia

[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 Spring 2010 Advanced Russian Language &
Area Studies Program (RLASP) in Vladimir, Moscow, or St. Petersburg,
Russia.
 
Applications for the Spring 2010 program are due October 1st, 2009.
Applications are now available for download from the American Councils
website: http://www.actr.org/programList.php
 
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).
 
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-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 in each city. 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. 
 
The Advanced Russian Language and Area Studies Program is also offered
for the Fall, Summer or Academic Year.  Specialized programs are also
available for Heritage Speakers of Russian and participants interested
in studying Business Russian. Please contact the Outbound Office for
more details.
 
Application Deadlines  
Fall/Academic Year Program: April 1 
Summer Program: March 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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Brita Ericson
Information and Outreach Officer
American Councils for International Education: ACTR-ACCELS
1776 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036
202-572-9102

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