Tamizdat Project Summer School (Tallinn, Estonia)

Deadline: April 1, 2024

You are cordially invited to join our Tamizdat Project Summer School 2024! In
partnership with Nemirovsky Summer School and Hunter College CUNY, this year
we plan to spend four weeks in Tallinn, Estonia, exploring the first
publications, circulation, and reception of banned books from the Soviet Union
and Eastern Europe abroad during the Cold War. Please join us for this
exciting journey!

By enrolling in the program, you will able to take our special course
Tamizdat: Contraband Literature from the USSR and Eastern Europe through
Hunter College, sign up for Russian language courses offered by our hosts in
Tallinn, and listen to a variety of lecture courses by some of the most
prominent scholars and cultural figures from around the world! The program
also features field trips to Helsinki, Finland, and Riga, Latvia.

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Study Abroad with American Councils

Deadline: March 15, 2024

Advanced Russian Language and Area Studies Program, currently offered at:  Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (KazNU) in Almaty, Kazakhstan

Yerevan State University in Yerevan, Armenia 

Balkan Language Initiative, which offers the following languages and locations:  Albanian in Tirana, Albania Bosnian in Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina Bulgarian in Sofia, Bulgaria Serbian in Belgrade, Serbia

Montenegrin and Serbian in Podgorica, Montenegro

Eurasian Regional Language Program, offering 15 different languages at the sites below, including:  Kazakh in Almaty, Kazakhstan Azerbaijani and Turkish in Baku, Azerbaijan  Kyrgyz in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Romanian and Ukrainian in Chisinau, Moldova Pashto, Persian (Dari/Farsi/Tajiki), and Uzbek in Dushanbe, Tajikistan Chechen, Georgian, and Ukrainian in Tbilisi, Georgia

Armenian and Kurmanji in Yerevan, Armenia

As always, please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions or queries at mshelton@americancouncils.org

2024 Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Fellowships

Deadline: March 29, 2024

Download File: Newsletter – FY 2024 DDRA Competition.pdfThe International and Foreign Language Education (IFLE) team at the U.S. Department of Education is pleased to announce the launch of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) fellowships competition. Please find attached the competition announcement newsletter.

The DDRA fellowship program provides opportunities for doctoral candidates to engage in full-time dissertation research abroad in modern foreign languages and area studies. The program is designed to deepen research knowledge and increase the study of modern foreign languages, cultural engagement, and area studies not generally included in U.S. curricula. Students may request funding to support overseas research for a period of no less than six months and no more than 12 months. Funds support travel expenses to and from the residence of the fellow and the country or countries of research; maintenance and dependent allowances based on the location of research for the fellow and his or her dependent(s); an allowance for research-related expenses overseas; and health and accident insurance premiums. Projects may focus on one or more of the following geographic areas: Africa, East Asia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands, South Asia, the Near East, Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia, and the Western Hemisphere (excluding the United States and its territories).

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Slavic Studies Summer School Scholarships (ASPIRANTUM)

Deadline: February 1, 2024

We are pleased to announce Dostoyevsky scholarships for eligible students in Slavic Studies and associated disciplines to attend ASPIRANTUM’s 2024 summer school for the Russian language.

For more details, please visit: https://aspirantum.com/scholarships/dostoyevsky-grants-to-learn-russian

Undergraduate (BA), graduate (MA), and postgraduate (Ph.D.) students, as well as researchers in Slavic Studies and related fields, enrolled in universities and other academic institutions from the below-specified countries, are eligible to apply for the Dostoyevsky scholarship.

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Fieldwork in Russian, Kazakh and Moldovan Folklore Expeditions

Scholarship Deadline: March 1, 2024

Undergraduate and graduate students interested in Russian, Kazakh or Moldovan traditional culture have until March 1, 2024 to apply for a scholarship to join field research teams documenting Russian, Kazakh and Moldovan folklore.  

Expeditions take place in Kazakhstan the summer of 2024, and in Moldova in January 2025.  Scholarship amount:  $2000

Teams are led by qualified Russian and Kazakhstani scholars. Proficiency in Russian, Kazakh or Romanian is helpful, but not required. Individual research interests can usually be accommodated.  

Summer 2024 expeditions

  • Predgornoye village, Glukovskii district, Ust-Kamenogorsk province, Kazakhstan.   Document songs, stories, rituals and oral histories in a Cossack stanitsa founded here centuries ago .
  • Bayanaul National park, Pavlodar province, Kazakhstan.  Record and compare legends about the spectacular local landscape as told in Russian, Kazakh and English.

January 2025 Expedition

  • Document the musical folk drama “Tsar Maximilian” as performed in Moldova’s Ocniţa district during the Malanca holidays.

Expedition languages are English, Russian, Kazakh and Romanian.

Details: preeef.org 

Queries:  info@preeef.org

Study Abroad: To Reason Russia from the Mind: An Original Summer School on Russian Language and Culture in an Era of Change (Tallinn, Estonia)

Info Session: January 22, 2024

https://www.nemirovsky-school.com/

Fedor Tiutchev, the renowned nineteenth-century Russian poet, defined his relationship to Russia as follows: “Russia cannot be reasoned from the mind / nor measured on a common scale.” Unfortunately, the realities of our time precludes us from the luxury of “not reasoning Russia from the mind.” We must strive towards this goal, and such is the objective of our summer school on Russian language and culture which will take place in the delightful atmosphere of Russophone Tallinn from June 10-July 19, 2024.

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Summer School in Yerevan: Societies and Cultures Torn Apart: Conflict and Cohesion

Deadline: January 16, 2024

Deadline Approaching (January 16) for Summer School in Yerevan: Societies and Cultures Torn Apart: Conflict and Cohesion, June 15-29, 2024

The Summer School aims to bring graduate students and advanced undergraduate students together with senior scholars from leading research institutions for a two-week intensive session in Armenia that will involve lectures, seminars, workshops, and excursions.  The Summer School is scheduled to run from June 15-29, 2024 and applications are now open. 

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Study Abroad in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (American University of Central Asia)

Deadline: April 1, 2024

Bard Abroad is excited to announce the AUCA-Bard Fall 2024/Academic Year 2024-2025 Study Abroad Program in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. The program is hosted by the American University of Central Asia (AUCA), a Bard College long term dual-degree partner. Undergraduate (typically second-, third-, and fourth-year) students at North American colleges or universities are invited to apply. Below is the program description. 

For more information and to apply visit the website.

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Prof. Development/Study Abroad: Russian Language in Context

Deadline: February 1, 2024

 Russian Language in Context: The Caucasus – a fantastic opportunity for current instructors of Russian to not only refresh their Russian language skills, but to do so within the context of a location that is drawing more and more students each year.

During this 15-day itinerary, educators will explore Georgia (Tbilisi and Batumi) and Armenia (Yerevan) with ample opportunity to

  • Use Russian language extensively in formal and informal authentic settings;
  • Engage in discussions with colleagues (U.S. and non-U.S.) about current approaches to teaching Russian, particularly in a study abroad environment;
  • Learn about the Caucasus region and the opportunities for study abroad and faculty-led programs there;
  • Gain insight on the use of Russian language in the region and the context in which it is taught; and
  • Visit SRAS active study sites to gain firsthand information about the programs offered there.

Dates: June 8 – 23, 2024
Application deadline: February 1, 2024
Cost: $2,450
Program details/inclusions

Space is limited – 15 maximum! We encourage you to apply early – and to reach out to us with any questions.

Summer Program: Politics in a Democracy Under Stress (Bulgaria)

Deadline: January 10, 2024

Join our flagship Summer Academic Program: Politics in a Democracy Under Stress: Bulgaria. The program will be held in June 2024 at AUBG’s campus in Blagoevgrad and in Sofia, Bulgaria. 

We created the Politics in a Democracy Under Stress Summer School in cooperation with Georgetown University’s MA in Democracy and Governance. For its inaugural year, we gathered 16 graduate and undergraduate students and faculty members from three leading US institutions, Georgetown University, Princeton University and Washington and Lee University. Building on the successful first iteration, we are happy to invite you to participate in the summer 2024 program as we believe the University of Texas-Austin and the CREEES will benefit greatly from the hands-on experience. The aim is to build a community of academics and experts who are aware of the problems, challenges, and opportunities before transitional democracies in the Balkan region, having built tight relations with local communities, civil society, experts and scholars for future collaborations.

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