Graduate and undergraduate students are eligible for full and partial
fellowships to study Russian language in Moscow, St. Petersburg, and
Vladimir on the American Councils for International Education:
ACTR/ACCELS Russian Language and Area Studies Program (RLASP).
Applications for fall and academic year programs are due April 1.
The academic year and 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 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
participate in unpaid, non-credit bearing internships at local public
schools, charities, and international businesses, depending on language
level and interests. Students are also offered the chance to meet for
two hours per week with peer tutors recruited from their host
universities.
Full and partial fellowships are available through ACTR for the Russian
Language and Area Studies Program from U.S. Department of State (Title
VIII) and the U.S. Department of Education (Fulbright-Hays) grant
support.
Programs also available for Heritage Speakers of Russian. Please
contact the Outbound office for more details.
Application Deadlines: Fall/Academic Year Program: April 1; Summer
Program: March 1; Spring Semester: October 15.
For more information and an application contact:
Outbound Programs
American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS
1776 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 833-7522
outbound@americancouncils.org
www.americancouncils.org