Deadline Extension: Monterey Summer Symposium on Russia

Deadline: April 4, 2022

Due to the way the field of Russian Studies has been affected by the war in Ukraine, the application deadline for the  Monterey Summer Symposium on Russia (MSSR) is extended to April 4, 2022.  The Monterey Summer Symposium on Russia will be held online from July 6 – 29. 

We welcome applications from your graduate students. Advanced Russian language skills are required. English and Russian are the working languages of MSSR. The Monterey Symposium is funded by Carnegie Corporation of New York.

The MSSR 2022 curriculum is under revision now. It will include teaching modules on disinformation and manufacturing consent, the history of Ukraine, protest art, nationalism and radicalism, U.S.-Russia relations, Russian foreign policy, culture and mindset, NATO and Russia, regional conflicts, arms control and international security, and cyber security. It will feature a Harvard Negotiation Bootcamp on regional conflicts, an Oxford debate module and a module on making online/TV presentations. The curriculum will be taught by leading scholars, practitioners and journalists from the United States, Europe and Russia.

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Grad Program: MA in Russian and Slavic Studies, University of Arizona

Deadline: March 1, 2022

The University of Arizona’s Department of Russian and Slavic Studies invites applications to our MA degree program. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, with a final deadline of March 1, 2022, to be considered for financial aid. Early applications are encouraged.

The Master of Arts in Russian and Slavic Studies offers a diversified program of study with courses in language, literature, linguistics, and culture. The MA Program has two tracks that offer students from diverse backgrounds the opportunity to gain expertise in their specific fields of interest. Students in the Language, Literature, and Linguistics (LLL) track complete a rigorous program of study that culminates in MA Exams; graduates on the Russian and East European Studies (REES) track develop a specific area of focus and complete a MA thesis.

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“Democracy as a Utopia” Fully-Funded PhD Fellowship (Central European University)

Deadline: February 1, 2022

Cornell University Press
Central European University invites applications for a fully funded PhD Fellowship starting in the 2022/2023 academic year in the Gerda Henkel research programme Democracy in East Central European Utopianism hosted by the Democracy Institute (Budapest) of Central European University. While being a research affiliate of the CEU Democracy Institute, the Fellow will pursue a PhD in Comparative History or Political Science and will be funded by the Gerda Henkel Foundation’s AZ 01/DE/21 Grant. The PhD will be co-supervised by a CEU faculty member and the project’s Principal Investigator Professor Zsolt Czigányik.

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Grad. Programs/Funding: PhD and MA Scholarships in Comparative History (Central European University, Vienna)

Deadline: February 1, 2022

Our department is pleased to announce its call for applications for graduate programs in History in Vienna in the fall of 2022. We offer one- and two-year MA programs, as well as a doctoral program, supported by scholarships and financial aid. The deadline for applications with financial aid is February 1, 2022 at 23:59 CET.

More information about the application process can be found on our departmental website: https://history.ceu.edu/howtoapply.

The department’s recruitment coordinator, Ivana Mihaela Žimbrek, will be happy to answer further questions about the programs and the application process on history@ceu.edu.

Grad Program: Virtual Graduate Program Open House (University of Illinois Chicago)

Event Date: December 7, 2021

The graduate programs of the School of Literatures, Cultural Studies and Linguistics at the University of Illinois Chicago are excited to invite interested students to attend our virtual open house on Tuesday, December 7, 2021 from 10am to 12pm.

Join Directors of Graduate Studies from (Click the program name to learn more!):

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Grad Program: MA and PhD programs in Polish and Russian Literatures and Cultures, University of Illinois Chicago

Deadline: December 15, 2021; February 1, 2022

The Department of Polish, Russian, and Lithuanian Studies (PRLS) invites interested students to apply for the MA and PhD programs in Polish and Russian Literatures and Cultures at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC). Join our thriving department in one of the US’s most livable and affordable cultural centers!  In recent years, the department has placed all of its graduating PhD students in full-time academic positions at both research universities and liberal arts colleges in North America. UIC’s record for graduate student success in the fields of Polish, Russian, and Polish-Jewish studies is rooted in the department’s attentive advising and supportive intellectual community.

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Grad Program: MA and PhD in Slavic Studies (University of Toronto)

Deadline: December 17, 2021

I am writing to let you know that the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures is accepting applications to our MA/PhD programs for Fall 2022. Both programs are fully funded (covering tuition and fees and providing a living stipend). We will be having a Zoom open house next Monday, November 22, 2021 at 5pm EST for interested applicants to introduce our programs and answer any questions. Register here if you’re interested:https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0kcuCsqjovG9N46Ng6Ip_AbN3WenbX5DO8

Deadlines: Dec. 17, 2021 to complete online application form and Jan. 14 2021, to submit supporting documents and references. 

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Grad Program: MA and PhD in Slavic (University of Kansas)

Deadline: January 5, 2022

The Department of Slavic and Eurasian Languages and Literatures at the University of Kansas invites applications to its MA and PhD programs. 

KU Slavic has a comprehensive program in Russian literature, as well as one of the few full-service Slavic linguistics programs nationally. We are a Slavic department in a proper sense, with extensive expertise in Bosnian/Croatian/Montenegrin/Serbian, Czech, Polish, Slovene, and Ukrainian languages and cultures. We also offer courses in Turkish and Persian.  

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Grad Program: PhD Programs at University of Pittsburgh

Deadline: January 15, 2022

The University of Pittsburgh Slavic Department invites applications to its graduate program, with a full range of courses and strengths in contemporary Russian culture and cinema.  Our program has supported dissertations in such diverse areas as contemporary Russian prose, Soviet postmodern culture, Thaw cinema, Soviet civic poetry, Belomor prison culture, post-Soviet philosophy, the Soviet anekdot, and Stagnation-era television serials.  Applications will be accepted until Tuesday, 15 January 2022 and must be submitted at https://gradcas.liaisoncas.org/apply/.  For more information, see https://www.slavic.pitt.edu/graduate/graduate-requirements.

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Grad Program: PhD in Slavic Literature and Cultures (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)

Deadline: December 17, 2021

The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign invites students interested in pursuing a Ph.D. in Slavic literatures and cultures to apply to our graduate program. Qualified students beginning their graduate career at Illinois are guaranteed five years of financial support, contingent on satisfactory progress. Support includes fellowships, teaching, research and graduate assistantships, summer stipends, and the opportunity for an editorial assistantship at Slavic Review, the world’s leading English-language academic journal in our discipline, which is based on our campus. We also welcome applicants who have completed an M.A. in Slavic Languages and Literatures or related fields. 

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