PROG. INFO.- American Councils Intensive Language-Study Programs in Eurasia, Oct. 15 Deadline

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PROG. INFO.- American Councils Intensive Language-Study Programs in Eurasia

October 15 Deadline

American Councils is pleased to announce fellowship opportunities for
U.S. undergraduate and graduate students to participate in the Spring
2008 Eurasian Regional Language Program for language study in Central
Asia, the Southern Caucasus, Belarus, Ukraine, and Moldova.

Applications for the Spring 2008 program are due October 15.
Applications are now available for download from the American Councils
website: http://www.americancouncils.org.

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 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;
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 Kyiv

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.

The Eurasian Regional Language 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.

Application deadlines:
Spring Semester: October 15
Summer Program: March 1
Fall Semester/Academic Year Program: April 1

Applications for the Spring 2008 semester program are due October 15.
Additional program information and applications are available on the
American Councils website,
http://www.americancouncils.org/programs.php?program_id=NTA.

Fellowships are also available for U.S. graduate students, faculty and
scholars for advanced language training and field research in Eurasia.
Funding for these programs is made available through American Councils
from U.S. Department of State (Title VIII) grant support.

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@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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