PROG. INFO.- Intensive Language Study Programs in Central Asia,
Spring Semester 2008
Posted by: Sheila Dawes <sdawes@americancouncils.org>
Fellowships available for spring semester language study in Central Asia:
U.S. graduate students and advanced undergraduates are eligible for
full and partial fellowships to study on the American Councils for
International Education: ACTR/ACCELS Eurasian Regional Language Program.
The program provides graduate students, advanced undergraduates,
scholars, and professionals intensive individualized instruction in
the languages of Eurasia. Participants may in 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 Russian or the host-country language are eligible to
apply to the program.
Academic programs are tailored to the individual student's language
level, and provide 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.
Applications for the spring 2008 semester program are due October 15;
applications are now available for download on the American Councils
website, www.americancouncils.org.
Recent program participants have studied:
Azeri in Baku;
Buryat in Ulan Ude;
Georgian and Chechen in Tbilisi;
Kazakh in Almaty;
Romanian/Moldovan in Chisinau;
Tajik, Persian, and Uzbek in Dushanbe; and
Ukrainian in Kiev
Programs also available for the study of: Armenian, Kyrgyz, Pashto,
Tatar, Turkmen, Tuvan, and Yakut. (Students seeking to study languages
not listed here should contact the American Councils Outbound Office
(202) 833-7522.) Please note that some languages are offered in more
than one country.
Full and partial 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 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).
Application deadlines:
Spring Semester: October 15
Summer Program: March 1
Fall Semester/Academic Year Program: April 1
For more information and an application, 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@americancouncils.org
Website: www.americancouncils.org
Sheila Dawes
Eurasia Study Coordinator
Russia and Eurasia Outbound Office
American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS
1776 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036
phone: 202-833-7522
fax: 202-833-7523
www.acrussiaabroad.org
www.americancouncils.org
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