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December 2, 2020January 22, 2021

Online Winter School in Russian Language and Culture (ITMO University, St. Petersburg)

Deadline: December 15, 2020

When?

The Winter School will last for 4 weeks: January 11 – February 5, 2021. Students can choose up to 4 weeks of education on offer.

How will the lessons be held?

Online studies are conducted in Zoom. Studies are held on business days and take 4 academic hours daily (1 academic hour is equal to 45 minutes). Each module lasts for one week (20 academic hours). The studies include practical lessons and entertaining extracurricular activities.

December 2, 2020January 22, 2021

Funding and Graduate Summer Intensive Language Training, Info Sessions (Arizona State University)

From Critical Languages Institute (CLI), ASU Melikian Center:

We wanted especially to emphasize the opportunities for your graduate students (including current undergraduates who look to begin graduate school in fall 2021!) with US citizenship to study the less commonly taught languages of Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union. We will once again be able to offer 24 students Title VIII fellowships of up to $10,000. Students will earn up to 13 credit hours, including a 1-credit online graduate class specifically designed for Title VIII recipients. This course connects students in different language programs, provides comparative perspectives on the post-Soviet world, and builds professional capacities in communicating their expertise to audiences beyond their academic specialty. Languages currently eligible for Title VIII support are Albanian, Armenian, Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian (BCS), Kazakh, Macedonian, Polish, Russian (3rd year or higher), Ukrainian, and Uzbek.

December 2, 2020December 2, 2020

Internships and Language Programs in Russia (ProfIntern)

ProIntern helps international students and recent graduates get an overwhelming professional experience in the requested field and combine it with complete immersion in Russian culture by means of language studies and social activities.

Get more information here: https://profintern.com/

November 25, 2020September 1, 2021

SLI Summer 2021 Intensive Language Programs (University of Pittsburgh)

Deadline: March 1, 2021

The Summer Language Institute (www.sli.pitt.edu) at the University of Pittsburgh is proud to announce that we are accepting applications for summer 2021. At this time, we are planning to hold 2021 programming on-campus in Pittsburgh, but we are also excited to accommodate prospective students who elect to participate online, synchronously.

Arabic (Beginning and Intermediate)

Bosnian/Croatian/Montenegrin/Serbian (Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced, and 4^th-year)

Bulgarian (Beginning)

Czech (Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced)

Hungarian (Beginning)

Polish (Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced, and 4^th-year)

Russian (Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced, and 4^th-year)

Slovak (Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced)

Turkish (Beginning)

Ukrainian (Beginning)

For specific on program offerings, dates, and links to our applications, visit: www.sli.pitt.edu

November 11, 2020November 11, 2020

Intensive First Year Russian (University of Michigan, Online)

Winter 2021

Russian 103

8 credits. Taught remotely. M/T/Th/F 4-6 pm

This Intensive First Year Russian on-line language course is designed for beginners with no previous knowledge of Russian. If you want to quickly develop practical Russian language skills in speaking, reading, writing, and listening – this is the course for you! Cover two semesters in one!

Taught remotely by two full time faculty who speak Russian natively.

Synchronous and asynchronous class meetings.

https://lsa.umich.edu/slavic

November 10, 2020February 10, 2022

English Teaching Positions, Maymester, Intensive Russian Courses and Spring Break Study (American Home, Russia)

Deadline: Varies

On behalf of the American Home in Vladimir, Russia – which is celebrating its 29^th anniversary this year – I would like to remind you about several program opportunities and deadlines.

1) American English Program Teaching Positions – Application Deadline March 1, 2021 (www.serendipity-russia.com/teach.html)

The American English Program has been helping Vladimir residents to learn English since 1992 and currently has more than 600 students each semester who are taught by 10 American and 4 Russian teachers.

November 5, 2020January 22, 2021

Spring 2021 Russian Study Abroad Program in Latvia (in person)

Deadline: December 1, 2020

“Learn Russian in the European Union” is glad to announce that our Russian study abroad programs hosted at Daugavpils University in Latvia will be provided in-person in the Spring semester 2021.

US students enrolled in our programs will be able to enter the European Union and come to Latvia regardless of existing travel restrictions. No visa is required, of course.

October 29, 2020September 1, 2021

Funding: Title VIII Funding for Summer Intensive Language Training, Critical Languages Institute (Arizona State)

Deadline: January 25, 2021

ASU’s Critical Language’s Institute will welcome their 8^th cohort of Title VIII Fellows in summer 2021! The Department of State’s Title VIII program funds graduate students with U.S. citizenship to study the less commonly taught languages of Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union. If you are a current or incoming graduate student who would benefit for language training and Title VIII funding, please use the link below.

Their 7- or 8-week programs provide 8 credits, equivalent to a full two-semester sequence during the academic year, and offer online and in-person components providing cultural and geopolitical context, including a 1-credit online graduate class specifically designed for Title VIII recipients. This course connects students in different language programs, provides comparative perspectives on the post-Soviet world, and builds professional capacities in communicating their expertise to audiences beyond their academic specialty. Languages currently eligible for Title VIII support are Albanian, Armenian, Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian (BCS), Kazakh, Macedonian, Polish, Russian (3rd year or higher), Ukrainian, and Uzbek.

October 28, 2020September 1, 2021

Language Workshops (Indiana University)

Deadline: January 29, 2021

It’s never too soon to start planning! The 2021 Indiana University Language Workshop is now accepting applications for scholarships and fellowships for the intensive study of Russian, Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, Estonian, Hungarian, Kyrgyz, Latvian, Lithuanian, Mongolian, Polish, Ukrainian, Uzbek, and 16 other languages.

FUNDING

Generous Title VIII funding is available for graduate students for online, in-person, and overseas study.

Funding is also available for undergraduates and lifelong learners. All participants pay in-state tuition.

October 22, 2020October 22, 2020

Pitt Project GO (Global Officers) Scholarship for ROTC students

Deadline: January 13, 2020

The University of Pittsburgh invites Army, Navy/Marine, and Air Force ROTC students from any US college or university to apply for a Pitt Project GO (Global Officers) scholarship for intensive study of 1st-4th year Russian in Summer 2021. Project GO is an initiative sponsored by the Defense Language and National Security Education Office (DLNSEO) and administered by the Institute of International Education (IIE).

Students who have not yet begun their pursuit of Russian are encouraged to apply for an 8-week beginning-level class, which will cover the equivalent of one academic year’s worth of language training. The beginning-level classes, offered by Pitt’s Summer Language Institute (SLI), are held at the University’s main campus in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh from June 7–July 30, 2021. Pitt Project GO scholarships for Beginning Russian cover:
• Full tuition for 8 University of Pittsburgh credits
• Housing and a living stipend
• Travel between the student’s home city and Pittsburgh
• Textbooks