Fellowships for Language Study in Eurasia

[Brita Ericson]

American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS is pleased to
announce fellowship opportunities for U.S. undergraduate and graduate
students to participate in the Spring 2010 Eurasian Regional Language
Program for language study in Central Asia, the Southern Caucasus, Ukraine,
and Moldova. 

Applications for the Spring 2010 program are due October 1st, 2009.
Applications are now available for download from the American Councils
website: http://www.americancouncils.org.  

Fellowships are available through American Councils from U.S. Department of
State (Title VIII) and U.S. Department of Education (Fulbright-Hays) grant
support. Recent program participants have also 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).

Recent Eurasian Regional Language Program participants have studied:

Azeri in Baku;
Georgian and Chechen in Tbilisi;
Kazakh in Almaty;
Kyrgyz in Bishkek;
Persian (Dari/Farsi/Tajiki) in Dushanbe;
Ukrainian in Kyiv;
Uzbek in Dushanbe

Programs also available for the study of Armenian, Buryat, Chechen,
Romanian, Tatar, Turkmen, Tuvan, and Yakut.  Please note that some languages
are offered in more than one country.

The Eurasian Regional Language Program provides graduate students, advanced
undergraduates, scholars, and working professionals intensive instruction in
the languages of Eurasia.  Participants may enroll in semester, academic
year, or summer programs.  All courses are conducted by expert faculty from
leading local universities and educational institutions. Students with at
least two years of college-level instruction in the target language,
Russian, or a language related to the target language are eligible to apply
to the program. 

Courses are designed to strengthen participants’ oral, listening, reading
and writing proficiency in the language of study. Participants receive
approximately fifteen hours per week of in-class instruction in the target
language.  Courses in history, literature, and politics are also available
for advanced speakers. Other program features include peer tutoring, housing
with local host families, and graduate- or undergraduate-level academic
credit through Bryn Mawr College.

Application deadlines:
Fall Semester/Academic Year Program: April 1 
Summer Program: March 1
Spring Semester: October 1

For more information, please contact:
Russian and Eurasian Outbound Programs
American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS
1776 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036
Telephone: (202) 833-7522
Email: outbound at americancouncils.org 
Website: www.americancouncils.org 

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