Study Abroad and Language Programs (SRAS)

Deadline: October 1, 2024

SPRING PROGRAMS

We’d like to remind you and your students that all applications for SRAS Spring Programs are due in October 1.

You can find all our spring programs at https://SRAS.org/Spring

NEW SUMMER PROGRAMS

SRAS has several new programs on offer for this summer. I’ll list them below. We have several INFO sessions to introduce you to these, including sessions specifically for faculty and advisors!

See all our INFO sessions listed here: https://SRAS.org/INFO

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Summer Institute for the Study of East Central and Southeastern Europe

Deadline: October 30, 2024

The Summer Institute for the Study of East Central and Southeastern Europe (SISECSE) is a two-week residential workshop, that provides scholars of Eastern Europe time and space to dedicate to their own research and writing in a collaborative and interdisciplinary setting. ACLS in partnership with the Centre for Advanced Study Sofia (CAS) will convene leading scholars from Eastern Europe and North America for a two-week residency in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria from June 5, 2025 to June 20, 2025.

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American Councils Study & Research Abroad Information Session

September 12, 2024 at 3 pm ET

Due to numerous requests, American Councils Study & Research Abroad will be holding yet another general information session on September 12, 2024, at 3:00PM Eastern Time for candidates interested in conducting fully funded research and language training abroad. We will be joined by American Councils Research Abroad staff and program alumni to discuss the following programs:
Title VIII Research Scholar Program
Title VIII Combined Research and Language Training Program


Please use this link to sign up for the information session.

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Russia in Central Asia Summer Program (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan)

Deadline: March 15, 2025

Bard Abroad is pleased to announce that we opened applications for the Russian in Central Asia Summer Program in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. The program is open for students with at least one year of college level Russian. It is hosted by the American University of Central Asia (AUCA), a Bard College dual-degree partner. Below are the program details.

Program Dates: June 5 to August 2, 2025.

Application Deadline: March 15, 2025.

For more information and to apply visit the website.

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Advanced Russian Language and Area Studies Program (Estonia)

Deadline: October 15, 2024 (Spring ’25); February 15, 2025 (Summer ’25); March 15, 2025 (Fall ’25)

American Councils Study & Research Abroad is pleased to announce that in addition to summer programming, the Advanced Russian Language and Area Studies Program (RLASP) will now be offered for semester and academic year programming in Tallinn, Estonia, starting in 2025. The program will continue to be hosted by Tallinn University, which supports Estonia’s development as a leading institution of research, international cooperation, and public dialogue in the beating heart of the capital city. Students seeking intensive, immersive study of Russian abroad may now apply to programming in Tallinn as a semester/academic year option in addition to Almaty (Kazakhstan) and Yerevan (Armenia). RLASP Tbilisi is for summer only at this time.

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Study Abroad: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (American University of Central Asia, Bard College)

Deadline: November 1, 2024

Spring 2025 Bard-AUCA 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 are invited to apply. Below is the program description. 

We now offer three academic tracks for the spring semester: 

  • Beginning Russian Language Track;
  • Intermediate/Advanced Russian Language Track*; 
  • Liberal Arts Track.

*Students with at least one year of college level Russian can apply for the Intermediate/Advanced Russian Language Track. 

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Language Flagship Overseas Capstone Program

Technical Assistance Webinar: July 29, 2024 at 2:30 p.m. ET ; Proposals Due: September 16, 2024

The Language Flagship 2025-2029 Overseas Capstone Program Open Competition 

The Institute of International Education (IIE) invites you to attend The Language Flagship Overseas Capstone grant application technical assistance webinar on July 29th at 2:30 p.m. ET. This webinar, hosted in partnership with the Defense Language and National Security Education Office (DLNSEO), is for U.S. Institutions of Higher Education that are applying for the 4-year-grant to develop and administer an OverseasFlagship Capstone program in Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, or Russian. 

The webinar will review the application materials and requirements, share details about the program model, and offer an opportunity to ask any questions about the application process and the program itself.  

Register for the technical assistance webinar here . 

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Info Session: Fully-Funded Research and Language Training (American Councils)

Information Session: August 15, 2025

American Councils Study & Research Abroad will be holding a general information session on August 15, 2024 at 3:00PM Eastern Time for candidates interested in conducting fully funded research and language training abroad. We will be joined by American Councils Research Abroad staff and program alumni to discuss the following programs:
Title VIII Research Scholar Program
Title VIII Combined Research and Language Training Program


Please use this link to sign up for the information session.
Research can be conducted in the following countries: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan.

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Russian Language and Area Studies Programs in Latvia

Deadline: May 1, 2024

Learn Russian in the European Union is accepting applications for Russian summer and semester abroad programs in Daugavpils, Latvia:

  • 2024 Summer Intensive Russian Language Program, 6 weeks
  • 2024 Summer Russian Language and Area Studies Program, 5 weeks
  • 2024 Fall Semester Study Abroad Program.
  • 2025 Spring Semester Study Abroad Program.

All programs are hosted at Daugavpils University. Undergraduate credits will be awarded at Daugavpils University.

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