Author: Cara Keirstead

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Funding/Travel/Internship: American Friends of Russian Folklore (Russia)

Deadline for scholarships: February 10, 2019

Expedition Deadline: April, May 2019

Scholarships and Internships Now Available to Students, Scholars and K12 Teachers

Folklore Expeditions Sponsored by American Friends of Russian Folklore

Whether you join us to interview witches in Romania, collect legends of Bronze Age cities in Siberia, document traditional lore in the Altai Mountains or study the Cossack comeback as a political and cultural force, you can apply for financial support for your Folklore Expedition participation.

American Friends of Russian Folklore now offers two types of scholarships —

  • One AFRF Scholarship for $1500
  • Two K12 Teachers’ Scholarships for $1000 each (funded by Indiana University’s Russian & East European Institute)

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Study Abroad: American Councils for International Education (Russia)

Deadline to apply: February 15, 2019

American Councils for International Education is now accepting applications for its summer 2019 study abroad offerings in Russia. Scholarship funding and U.S. academic credit is available to participants on this program.

Business Russian Language & Internship (BRLI) program

Hosts:  Moscow International University – Moscow, Russia

            Herzen University – St. Petersburg, Russia

            Al-Farabi Kazakh National University – Almaty, Kazakhstan

Dates: June 6 – August 8, 2019 (Russia); June 11 – August 11, 2019 (Almaty)

Eligibility: Students 18 and over. Minimum 4 semesters of Russian experience. Minimum 2.7 GPA.

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Internship: Crossroads Eurasia (Russia)

Deadline to Apply: March 2019

Crossroads Eurasia is now accepting applications for its 2019 internship program in Russia. 

What is Crossroads Eurasia? 
Founded in 2010, Crossroads Eurasia is about complementing your study of the Russian language with a practical hands-on experience. You can teach English, work as a camp counselor, do translation, or experience Russia at street level via our media / journalism program. Options can be combined.

What you get
– Discover Russia for yourself
– Resume-worthy work experience
– Relaxed vibe of a provincial Russian city
– Language tutor + all-day Russian practice
– Make friends with Russian peers
– 24-hour support from local coordinator
– Access to alumni network

Deadlines
At least 2.5 months before travel (i.e. apply by mid-March to start at the beginning of June). Spots are filled on a rolling basis, so apply early.

For more information and to apply

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CFP: Bulgarian Language Conference in May (Sofia)

Deadline: March 15, 20109

The Institute for Bulgarian Language Prof. Lyubomir Andreychin is pleased to announce the forthcoming installment of its Annual Conference

(ConfIBL2019) which coincides with and marks the 150th anniversary of the establishment of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.

The topics of the Conference cover (but are not limited to):

Contemporary Bulgarian Language|Bulgarian Lexicology and Lexicography |Terminology and Terminography |History of Bulgarian Language |Bulgarian Dialectology |Bulgarian Etymology | Bulgarian Onomastics |Ethnolinguistics |General and Comparative Linguistics |Computational Linguistics

Papers should be submitted anonymously in Bulgarian or English. The maximum length is 15 standard pages (including references). Papers will be accepted on the basis of a positive evaluation made by anonymous reviewers. The final versions of the accepted papers should be submitted for publication before the Conference (see Important dates below).

Papers should comply with the following instructions (http://ibl.bas.bg/confibl2019/ ). As reviewing will be blind, papers submitted for review should not include the author(s)’ name(s) and affiliation(s). Self-references that reveal the author’s identity should be avoided.

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Internship: Higher School of Economics (Moscow)

Deadline to Apply: February 15, 2019

INTERNSHIP at HSE COMBO OFFER

The Faculty of Economic Sciences of the Higher School of Economics invites students to spend summer in Moscow studying and doing unpaid internship in one of the most modern Russian Universities Higher School of Economics.  Prospective applicants can choose to do only internship, only Summer University, or both.

For more information, visit:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XqNBqhRzEQ3fGuxC_qk1WrZH_vONuJ6DNJT2rX7MUEY/edit?usp=sharing

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Funding: M.S. in Global Media and Cultures (Georgia Tech)

Deadline to Apply: February 1, 2019

In addition to FLAS Fellowships, Georgia Tech is now able to offer some graduate assistantships to applicants for the M.S. in Global Media and Cultures. Please share the following links with your students:

Full-year Grad Assistantships and FLAS Fellowships: https://gmc.iac.gatech.edu/funding

Study Abroad and Summer Funding, including FLAS: https://gmc.iac.gatech.edu/funding_abroad

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Job: Russian Studies Lecturer (University of Cambridge)

Deadline to Apply: February 14, 2019

The Slavonic Section in the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages in the University of Cambridge is seeking to appoint a University Lecturer from 1 September 2019 or as soon as possible thereafter. While the area of specialisation is open to candidates whose research is in any area of Russian studies, applications from candidates with expertise in Russian linguistics, history of the Russian language, contemporary culture and language use, or Slavonic philology, are particularly welcome.

For further information see: http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/19313/.

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PD: Submissions Requested for Michigan Quarterly Review Special Issue

The Michigan Quarterly Review is seeking submissions for a special issue reflecting critically on the thirty years since the fall of the Berlin Wall and on the current failings and future promises of Europe. We are not interested in nostalgia or celebration. Rather, we want outstanding work in any genre that addresses the dramatic transformations of 1989 as a contemporary issue and that recognizes local, even personal realities as echoes of global social and geopolitical problems. The Guest Editor for this issue is poet, translator, and literary scholar Benjamin Paloff.

The Michigan Quarterly Review is an interdisciplinary and international literary journal, combining distinctive voices in poetry, fiction, and nonfiction, as well as works in translation. Our work extends online as well, where we publish cultural commentary alongside reviews and interviews with writers, artists, and cultural figures around the world. The flagship literary journal of the University of Michigan, our magazine embraces creative urgency and cultural relevance, aiming to challenge conventions and address long-overdue conversations. As we continue to promote an expansive and inclusive vision, we seek work from established and emerging writers with diverse aesthetics and experiences.

Prose: 5,000 words max. Poetry: 8 pages max. Translations welcome.

Interviews and Reviews for MQR Online: 3,000 words max.

Click here to submit. Email us at mqr@umich.edu with any questions.

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PD: ACTR National Post-Secondary Russian Essay Contest

Deadline to Register: January 29, 2019

This contest, established in 1999 by ACTR, has become a signature Russian language contest for post-secondary students around the country. ​Students taking Russian in accredited colleges and universities are invited to participate in the annual National Post-Secondary Russian Essay Contest sponsored by the American Council of Teachers of Russian (ACTR).

Important Dates and Information

  • Registration fee is $5.00 per student.
  • Codes and essay topic will be emailed by January 31.
  • Essay contest may take place any time, starting from February 1 through 15
  • Judges’ results are expected April 1.
  • Certificates will be mailed out by April 15.
  • Instructors must register students through this webpage (see the Registration section).
  • Submissions will be uploaded to Box. Email attachments will not be accepted.
  • No late registrations or submissions will be accepted.
  • At least one instructor per participating institution must be a current ACTR member, with paid dues.

For more information and to register, please visit our website.

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Conf: Southern Conference on Slavic Studies/Assoc. for Women in Slavic Studies (Alabama)

Southern Conference on Slavic Studies (SCSS) and Association for Women in Slavic Studies (AWSS)

Date: March 14-17, 2019
Location:  RENAISSANCE BATTLE HOUSE HOTEL AND SPA
SCSS and AWSS are meeting together in historic Mobile Alabama in 2019!

SCSS is the oldest and most active regional affiliate of the Association of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (ASEEES). It promotes Slavic Studies in all disciplines throughout the Southern region of the United States, encompassing 14 Southern states from Virginia to Texas. The annual meeting provides a supportive and welcoming atmosphere, particularly for students but for established scholars as well, to present research and make connections.

AWSS will hold its 9th Biennial Conference in Mobile in March 14, 2019, in conjunction with SCSS. The AWSS Conference Theme, “Crossing Borders in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Women’s and Gender Studies,” seeks to draw attention to the myriad ways that Slavic Women’s and Gender Studies increasingly breaches national, disciplinary, and chronological boundaries.

AWSS and SCSS participants can register here for both conferences (one registration fee includes both conferences) and are encouraged to engage with both events. The AWSS Conference will be held all day on March 14, 2019, and will culminate in the joint AWSS/SCSS Reception on Thursday evening. The SCSS conference will begin with the Thursday reception and continue through Saturday. Plan to partake of both events.

For more information, visit: https://www.southalabama.edu/colleges/artsandsci/history/scss2019/index.html

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