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Grad. Program: Funded PhD Fellowships (Uni. Exeter)

Deadline for Applications: April 15, 2019

Applications are now open for three fully funded PhD studentships within the European Research Council-funded project, “The Dark Side of Translation: 20th and 21st Century Translation from Russian as a Political Phenomenon in the UK, Ireland, and the USA” (RusTrans), under the supervision of Dr. Muireann Maguire and Dr. Cathy McAteer at the University of Exeter, UK, starting in September 2019.

The studentships are for 3.5 years and are open to students of any nationality. Each studentship will cover University tuition fees with a stipend equivalent to the Research Councils UK national minimum stipend (£14,777 in 2018/19). Candidates will be expected to have completed a Master’s degree by the time of starting the studentship; they should not yet have formally commenced a doctoral project.

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Study Abroad: Baltics Program by CUNY (Latvia)

Deadline for Applications: March 21, 2019

The Division of Russian and Slavic Studies Program at Hunter College of the City University of New York has announced the second round of its 4-week study abroad program in the Baltics in July, 2019! The program includes a literature course “The Baltic Transit in Russian Literature” (taught in English, with the option of signing up for a “Russian” section), Russian language courses of different levels, and a literary translation workshop. The program is designed for CUNY students but is open for all!
Credits earned during the program are transferable to the students’ home universities.

Please send academic inquiries to Yasha Klots, Assistant Professor of Russian and program’s director: yakov.klots@hunter.cuny.edu
Administrative inquiries should be forwarded to the Education Abroad Office of Hunter College:
Phone: (212) 772-4983
Email: edabroad@hunter.cuny.edu

Explore the website from their inaugural program last summer to get a better sense of what the program consists of.

Application deadline is March 21, 2019. To apply, please visit the program website.
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Lang. Training: STARTALK Summer Russian (Middlebury)

Deadline for Applications: March 25, 2019

The applications are now open for the STARTALK Summer program at Middlebury College Davis School of Russian.

The principles of second language acquisition and proficiency-based instruction will serve as the foundation for this intensive pedagogy program.

The Institute includes 10 days of online classes and a residential session on campus, both required.

Online Session: June 24 – July 3, 2019 (required)

Residential Session on Middlebury Campus: July 7 – 21, 2019 (required)

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Funding: $8,000 Language Fellowships for Summer 2019 Intensive Language Study Abroad Programs (American Councils)

Deadline for Applications: February 15, 2019

Don’t forget: American Councils is hosting a webinar, February 6 at 2pm Eastern about all the financial aid available on our study abroad programs. Join by clicking this link tomorrow at 2pm: https://zoom.us/j/396484178. Can’t make it? No problem. They will record the session and post it on their social media for later viewing.

American Councils has Title VIII Language Fellowships available to help students pursue intensive language study in Russia, Eurasia, and the Balkans with American Councils this coming summer.

Funded by the U.S. Department of State, Title VIII fellowships are available to students enrolled in or intending to enroll in graduate study in a field relevant to U.S. policy regarding Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Fellowships for the Summer 2019 term are awarded in the amount of $3,000 to $8,000 on the basis of financial need and academic merit and are available for use on any of the following AC Study Abroad programs:  Continue reading “Funding: $8,000 Language Fellowships for Summer 2019 Intensive Language Study Abroad Programs (American Councils)”

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Academic Job: Tenure-Track Professor in Humanities (HSE, Moscow)

Deadline for Applications: February 15, 2019

The Higher School of Economics’ School of Philology in Moscow, Russia, invites applications for a tenure-track full-time position of Assistant / Associate / Full Professor in literary studies and digital humanities.

Part of the Faculty of Humanities, the School offers one bachelors’ and two masters’ programs in Russian and comparative literature. The research focus of the faculty are literary history, poetics, typology and theory of Russian, European and American literatures, comparative studies, translation studies, history and theory of culture, and digital humanities.

They are looking for a colleague with a research interest in one or more of these fields, preferably digital humanities. An experience in joint projects is a plus. The teaching load will include teaching a course in a field of the applicant’s expertise as well as an advanced course in English, German, Italian, or Spanish and a course in literary analysis in the same language (18th-21st centuries).

The deadline for applications is February 15, 2019.

More details on the position and application materials can be found in
the formal call for applications here: https://iri.hse.ru/Philology_2019The applications are to be submitted via the form online.

Questions can be directed to Elena Ostrovskaya at esostrovskaya@hse.ru or elena.ostrovskaya@gmail.com

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Funding: $5000 Fulbright-Hays GPA Fellowships for Study of Russian (American Councils)

Deadline for Applications: February 15, 2019

American Councils for International Education is offering U.S. Department of Education Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad (GPA) fellowships for advanced overseas Russian and Persian language study. Fulbright-Hays fellowships are awarded on the basis of financial need and academic merit. Fellowship awards are made in the fixed amount of $5,000 for select summer programs. Continue reading “Funding: $5000 Fulbright-Hays GPA Fellowships for Study of Russian (American Councils)”

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Travel: Summer Intensive Rusyn Lang/Lit (Presov, Slovakia)

Deadline for Applications: Ongoing

The Carpatho-Rusyn Research Center affiliate of ASEEES announces the 10th Annual Studium Carpato-Ruthenorum International Summer School for Rusyn Language and Literature at Prešov University in Prešov, Slovakia, from June 9-29, 2019. Intensive simultaneous and intensive classes are given in English and in Rusyn on Carpatho-Rusyn history, folklore, and language.

Participants enjoy excursions to villages in the Carpathian region, workshops in folksong and folk dance, and visits to the Alexander Dukhnovych Theater and the Rusyn Museum in Prešov. All of this, including housing in a student dorm and daily meals are covered in the cost of $1600. Some financial aid may be available for students registered in North American colleges and universities.

For more information and an application, visit the website of the Carpatho-Rusyn Research Center: https://www.c-rrc.org/studium-carpato-ruthenorum-2019/

 

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CFP: World Congress (Kyoto Sangyo Uni, Japan)

Deadline for Applications: June 20, 2019

XI-th World Congress “East-West: the Intersection of Cultures,”
October 2-6, 2019
Kyoto Sangyo University, Japan.

Working languages: English and Russian. Virtual as well as on site participation welcome.

Thematic areas of the congress:
1. Literary horizons.
2. Innovations in Linguistics.
3. The increasing role of bilingualism in modern society: bilingual education.
4. Translation and intercultural communication.
5. Intercultural aspects of pedagogy. Foreign languages and methodology of teaching.
6. Sociocultural problems of international migration and demography.
7. Information technology and smart technology in education. E-learning methodology.      Multimedia.

The deadline for registration and submission of applications and proceedings is 20 June, 2019.

For more details of the Congress and registration- visit the website.
The address of the international organizing committee: japan.congress@gmail.com
Chairs: japan.congress@gmail.com (Svetlana M. Minasyan)
kitajo@cc.kyoto-su.ac.jp (Mitsushi Kitajo) Mitsushi Kitajo

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Funding: Scholarship OPIT Internship in REEE (American Councils)

Deadline for Applications: February 15, 2019

American Councils for International Education is now accepting applications for its summer 2019 internship program in Russia, Eastern Europe, and Eurasia. No foreign language experience is required for this program.

Scholarship funding and U.S. academic credit is available to participants on this program:

Overseas Professional & Intercultural Training (OPIT) program

Dates: June 12 – August 11, 2019 (8 weeks)

Eligibility: Open to students 18 and older. No foreign language experience is required. Minimum 2.7 GPA. Continue reading “Funding: Scholarship OPIT Internship in REEE (American Councils)”

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Funding: Intern/Scholarship Russia (Russian Folklore Friends)

Deadline for Applications: February 10, 2019

Scholarships

Scholarship applications are now being accepted for students, teachers and academics to join folklore expeditions to Russia, Siberia and the Russian Altai region.

Expeditions are led by respected Russian scholars with years of experience in the field. Scholarship recipients and other volunteers join in the work of the expedition – conducting interviews, making video and audio recordings, and processing the collected field materials. Research team members live in rural villages, immersed in local customs and language.  Fluency in Russian is helpful, but not required.

The $1500 AFRF scholarship, or the $1000 K12 Teacher scholarships, may be applied to any of the six expeditions scheduled for July, August and October 2019.  For details, please visit
www.russianfolklorefriends.org  or email at info@russiafolklorefriends.org

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