Study Abroad: SRAS: Georgian Foodways (Tbilisi)

Deadline to apply: April 1, 2019

+ |June 16-30| Georgian Foodways: Global Pathways/Local Contexts.  2 credits.

Travel throughout Georgia, housing, most meals, and US accredited
tuition included. Let’s think about the complex national-cultural role
of wine and food, which have both separated Georgia from surrounding
nations and ethnicities, but also brought it into global economic
pathways. This program is one of the most affordable options for any
summer, accredited program.

Syllabus: http://bit.ly/GeorgiaFoodSyllabus
Program information: bit.ly/GeorgianFoodways

Study Abroad: American Councils for International Education (Balkans)

Deadline to apply: February 15, 2019

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

Balkan Language Initiative (BLI)

 Languages offered:

Albanian in Tirana

Bosnian in Sarajevo

Bulgarian in Sofia

Macedonian in Skopje

Serbian in Belgrade and Podgorica

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Grad Program: Polish/Russian Lit. and Culture (Uni Illinois Chicago)

Deadline for Applications: February 15, 2019

UIC’s Department of Slavic and Baltic Languages and Literatures offers entering graduate students a vibrant intellectual environment in which to pursue innovative and interdisciplinary approaches to scholarship within the fields of Slavic studies and Polish Jewish Studies. Department faculty specialize in Modernist and Contemporary Literatures and their Cultural Contexts, Verbal and Visual Avant-gardes, Twentieth-century Philosophical Approaches to Literature, Polish Jewish culture and literatures, and comparative Polish and Yiddish Modernisms. Course offerings by faculty specializing in the fields of Polish, Russian, Lithuanian and Yiddish literatures and cultures approach literature and the arts above all as spaces of encounter –– highlighting the productive interaction among diverse cultural and linguistic traditions that characterizes the region.

To be considered for teaching assistantships or tuition wavers, complete applications must be received by February 15, 2019Detailed application instructions can be found here. Further information about graduate programs can be found on the website. 

For Questions contact Julia Vaingurt, Director of Graduate Studies, vaingurt@uic.edu

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

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

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