Grad Program: M.A. REEES (Ohio State Uni)
Deadline for Applications: December 15, 2018
The Center for Slavic and East European Studies (CSEES) at The Ohio State University is now accepting applications for its MA in Slavic and East European Studies for autumn 2019. The application deadline for international students is November 30, 2018 and for domestic students, December 15, 2018.
The MA in Slavic and East European Studies is an interdisciplinary, terminal degree that prepares students for careers in the government, non-profit, or public sector, or to pursue a PhD. For those interested in a career in the public, military, or private sector, the CSEES MA provides them with the language skills and regional knowledge to understand and analyze the events, culture, history, and politics of a region or country within Eastern Europe/Eurasia. Those wanting to pursue a PhD receive a foundation in the humanities and social sciences while developing a focused approach to the study of the countries of Eastern Europe and Eurasia. All students choose a topical and/or regional specialization, allowing students to customize the degree to their interests. To complete the degree, students may choose to either complete an MA exam, or defend a thesis. Continue reading “Grad Program: M.A. REEES (Ohio State Uni)”
CFP: Eu/Eurasian Undergrad Research (Uni. Pittsburgh)
Deadline for Submissions: January 25, 2019
On Friday, April 12, 2019, the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies (REEES), the European Studies Center (ESC), and the International Business Center (IBC) at the University of Pittsburgh will sponsor the annual European and Eurasian Undergraduate Research Symposium. Modeled after traditional academic conferences, this event will give students the opportunity to present their research papers on Europe, Russia and/or Eurasia to discussants and an audience. Limited travel grants are available to help defray expenses for accepted participants located outside of the Pittsburgh region. The application form and further information can be found at http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/ursymposium/.
Deadlines:
1) Students must submit applications with 250-300 word abstracts and paper drafts by January 25, 2019.
2) Selected students will be notified by mid-February 2019.
3) Final revised papers are due by March 25, 2019.
4) Presentations will be made at the Symposium on April 12, 2019.
If you have any questions, contact gina.peirce@pitt.edu.
Academic Job: Summer Russian Instructor (ASU CLI)
Deadline for Applications: December 1, 2018
Arizona State University seeks a faculty associate to teach intensive Russian in its 2019 summer Critical Languages Institute. Candidates must have a Master’s degree or higher in philology, linguistics, language teaching or a closely related field by the time of appointment; possess native proficiency in Russian; and have at least one year’s experience teaching Russian at the university level to non-native speakers. Strong preference will go to candidates who have successfully taught in intensive language programs, to candidates with experience teaching independently, and to candidates with high levels of proficiency in English. The successful candidates will teach Russian 4 hours a day, five days a week, for eight weeks and will contribute to cultural programming.
Information on the ASU summer Russian program is available at http://cli.asu.edu/Russian. Applications received by December 1st, 2018, will have priority. Thereafter applications will be reviewed weekly until the search is closed.
Application package must include a letter explaining the applicant’s interest in and qualifications for teaching summer Russian at Arizona State University; a CV; and contact information for two references, one of whom should be able to comment on the applicant’s teaching. Candidates unfamiliar with U.S. standards for CV and references should contact CLI in advance for guidance. Materials should be sent to cli@asu.edu.
Arizona State University is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor and an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by law.” Please see ASU’s complete non-discrimination statement at: http://www.asu.edu/aad/manuals/acd/acd401.html https://www.asu.edu/titleIX/
Grad Program: M.A. REEES (Uni. Oregon)
Deadline for Applications: February 1, 2019
The Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies Program at the University of Oregon (REEES) invites applications for its two-year M.A. degree. REEES is the home of undergraduate and graduate programs in all fields connected to Russia, Eastern Europe, and former Soviet
Eurasia at the University of Oregon.
REEES is one of the oldest programs devoted to the study of Russia, Eastern Europe, and Eurasia in the United States. Established in 1968, it was a founding institutional member of the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies. In its first three decades, REEES brought together scholars with a shared interest in the region for occasional lectures, collaborative projects, and social events, and it allowed students in other departments to earn a certificate of mastery in the Russian and East European area. REEES today reflects this long history of interdisciplinary scholarly interaction, but the 1998 merger of REEES with the Russian Department has transformed a loose collegial grouping into a comprehensive degree-granting program at the bachelor’s and master’s levels. Our roster of 16 participating faculty members and numerous associated, emeritus, and courtesy faculty comprises innovative and committed teachers, with distinguished and in many cases internationally-recognized records of
scholarly publication.
The Master’s program in Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies is designed to combine area studies across disciplines with a concentration within a discipline. Courses on Russia, Eastern Europe, and former Soviet Eurasia may be found in many departments at UO, including Religious Studies, Art History, Political Science, Comparative Literature, Anthropology, History, Geography, Sociology, Music, and Linguistics, as well as in REEES. Students concentrate their studies in one of three areas: Russian literature, Russian history, or Contemporary Russia, Eastern Europe, and Eurasia.
Application deadline is Feb. 1; for further information please go to
the website, http://reees.uoregon.edu/.
Funding: Grad Research in Europe (CES)
Deadline for Applications: January 15, 2019
Alliance and the Council for European Studies (CES) invite eligible graduate students to apply for its Alliance-CES Pre-Dissertation Research Fellowships. Created in the fall of 2002, Alliance is a non-profit transatlantic joint-venture between Columbia University and three prestigious French institutions: the École Polytechnique, Sciences Po, and Panthéon-Sorbonne University. Each fellowship includes a $4,500 stipend to fund two months’ research in Europe and travel support for attending and presenting at the International Conference of Europeanists.
Eligibility:
The Alliance-CES Pre-Dissertation Research Fellowship is intended to fund fellows’ first research project in Europe. Applicants must:
- be enrolled in a doctoral program at a university that is a member of Alliance (Columbia University, Sciences Po, École Polytechnique, Panthéon-Sorbonne University)
- not have completed the majority of doctoral coursework
- not have begun substantial dissertation research in Europe.
Barring exceptional circumstances, students who have already received comparable support for pre-dissertation research will not be considered eligible.
Deadlines:
Please note: Due to restructuring, this fellowship is unavailable for the 2018-19 award cycle. Please check back in with us in the fall of 2019.
The annual application period usually opens October 1. Applications are due (along with all supporting materials) on or before January 15. Applicants will be notified of the Committee’s decision by the end of April.
To Apply:
Submit the CES Pre-Dissertation Fellowship Application Form and return three (3) completed Faculty Recommendation Forms. Applicants must also submit a Language Competency Form for every language which will require functional knowledge to complete the proposed research. All materials are due by January 15. A complete application will include all five of these forms.
Have questions about the fellowship or application process? Check out the FAQs! One can also see a list of Past Awardees here.
Funding: Critical Lang. Scholarship (American Councils)
Deadline for Applications: November 29, 2018, 8pm EST
The CLS Program is an intensive overseas language and cultural immersion program for American students enrolled at U.S. colleges and universities. Students spend eight to ten weeks abroad studying one of 14 critical languages. The program includes intensive language instruction and structured cultural enrichment experiences designed to promote rapid language gains.
CLS, a program of the U.S. Department of State, is part of a wider government initiative to expand the number of Americans studying and mastering foreign languages that are critical to national security and economic prosperity. CLS plays an important role in preparing students for the 21st century’s globalized workforce and increasing national competitiveness.
The application is now live and available online at: http://www.clscholarship.org/apply
The fifteen languages offered by the CLS Program are:
- Arabic
- Azerbaijani
- Bangla
- Chinese
- Hindi
- Indonesian
- Japanese
- Korean
- Persian
- Portuguese
- Punjabi
- Russian
- Swahili
- Turkish
- Urdu
For news, updates and more information about the CLS Program, check out the CLS website or Facebook page for updates!
CLS Website: http://www.clscholarship.org
CLS Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/CLScholarship
CLS Twitter page: https://twitter.com/CLSscholarship
For other questions, please contact: cls@americancouncils.org
Applications are due November 27, 2018 by 8:00pm EST.
Grad. Program: M.A. in Russian (EUSP)
Deadline for Applications: November 30, 2018
European University at Saint Petersburg has more available spots at its two graduate programs:
- Russian and Eurasian Studies (IMARES) https://eu.spb.ru/en/international/academics/imares
- Energy Politics in Eurasia (ENERPO) https://eu.spb.ru/en/international/academics/enerpo
Both programs are in English, no prior knowledge of Russian is required.
Grad Program: M.S. in Global Media (Georgia Tech)
Deadline for Applications: March 1, 2019
Priority Deadline- January 15, 2019
Applications are now being accepted for the new Master of Science degree in the fields of language, cultural studies, and media studies at Georgia Tech. The M.S. in Global Media and Cultures, a joint degree by the School of Modern Languages and School of Literature, Media, and Communication, will be offered with tracks in Russian, Chinese, French, German, Japanese, and Spanish.
As a professional master’s degrees, the MS-GMC reflects the rising importance of humanistic study for many career fields in the 21st century, ranging from media, education, and international business to non-profit and engineering. These degrees build on a rapidly expanding global media ecosystem in Atlanta, where humanities fields and their graduates are providing sought-after cultural and creative industry competence. We aim to help students apply their skills in language and analysis—as well as their passion for cross-cultural communication, social justice, and media—to a successful, impactful career.
The program site is at: https://gmc.iac.gatech.edu.
Students would have two semesters on campus at Georgia Tech during each of which they would take three credits of core coursework, one graduate course from LMC (in English), one from our Russian group (advanced content in Russian) and the fourth course either from LMC or Modern Languages. The final six credits (final project) can be completed during the summer in the context of our summer study abroad, but we also have a generous scholarship that covers tuition and dormitory for students who would complete the program during the following fall semester in St. Petersburg. (We can’t guarantee the scholarship to students on entry, but all students participating in our academic study abroad program at in St. Petersburg have so far received the scholarship.)
Applications are due by March 1st with a priority deadline of January 15th.
MS-GMC is Board of Regents approved and pending SACSCOC approval in 2019.
A flyer related specifically to the Russian track can be accessed at: https://modlangs.gatech.edu/sites/default/files/attachments/MS-GMC_Russian_flyer.pdf.
Grad. Program: MA in REECAS (Uni. Wisconsin-Madison)
Deadline for Applications: January 2, 2019
Interdisciplinary MA Program in Russian, East European, and Central Asian Studies (REECAS) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Application deadline for the 2019-2020 academic year: January 2, 2019
Program overview: https://creeca.wisc.edu/ma-degree-program/
Graduate Adviser: Dr. Jennifer Tishler, jtishler@wisc.edu<mailto:jtishler@wisc.edu>
The MA Degree Program in Russian, East European, and Central Asian Studies (REECAS), administered by the Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (CREECA), provides interdisciplinary area studies training for emerging professionals. The REECAS curriculum is designed to promote:
*A broad understanding of the cultural, political, economic, social, and historical factors that have shaped the development of societies in Eurasia, Russia, and Eastern and Central Europe
*Professional-level proficiency in one or more languages of Eurasia and Eastern and Central Europe
*Knowledge of methodological and analytical approaches of different disciplines that will contribute to a better understanding of the region and prepare students for conducting advanced research.
The application competition takes place once per year. For students wishing to matriculate in September 2019, the application deadline is January 2, 2019. Applications from Eurasia Foreign Area Officers (FAOs) are welcomed and encouraged.
Funding: Applicants to the MA in REECAS at UW-Madison who are U.S. citizens and permanent residents are encouraged to apply for the Foreign Language and Area Studies<https://flas.wisc.edu/> (FLAS) fellowship through CREECA. Graduate program assistantships through CREECA may also be available.
Prospective applicants are encouraged to read more about the program at https://creeca.wisc.edu/academics/graduates/
Application deadline for the 2019-2020 academic year: January 2, 2019