Fw: FELLOWSHIPS- NIS Regional Languages, ACTR/ACCELS, Deadline Oct. 15, 02

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From: "Nurhan Kocaoglu" <[email protected]>
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Subject: FELLOWSHIPS- NIS Regional Languages, ACTR/ACCELS, Deadline Oct. 15,
02


> A distribution of: CentralAsia-L - Announcement List for Central Asian
Studies
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> FELLOWSHIPS- NIS Regional Language Program, ACTR/ACCELS, Deadline Oct. 15,
2002
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> Application Deadline for Spring Semester: October 15
>
> Fellowships for Undergraduate and Graduate Students to Learn the Languages
> of Central Asia, the South Caucasus, Ukraine, Moldova and Belarus
>
> Undergraduates who intend to pursue a career in teaching and graduate
> students at the M.A. or Ph.D level are eligible for fellowships to study
> languages in Central Asia, the South Caucasus, Ukraine, Moldova, and
Belarus
> on the American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS NIS
> Regional Language Program.  The U.S. Department of State, Program for the
> Study of Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet
> Union (Title VIII), provides support for graduate students; the U.S.
> Department of Education's Fulbright Hays Group Projects Abroad Program
> provides support for undergraduates with plans to enter the teaching
> profession.
>
> The NIS Regional Language Program is tailored to participant requests;
> two-thirds of the course work is typically devoted to language study,
> including classes in phonetics, grammar, and conversation as well as
> composition, oral comprehension, and reading. Roughly one-third of the
> program is dedicated to courses in culture, area studies, politics,
history,
> literature or economics, depending upon participant interest and language
> proficiency. Students with advanced language skills may request a program
> that concentrates more on content-based classes and less on language
study.
>
> American Councils' 46 regional offices, employing more than 300 U.S.
> expatriates and host-country nationals, arrange academic affiliations,
> classes, housing, medical care and in-country transportation for NIS
> Regional language participants. American Councils regional staff conduct
an
> in-country orientation upon each participant's arrival and provide ongoing
> logistical support.
>
> Participants may select semester, academic year, or summer programs. The
> semester program provides a minimum of 15 weeks of study; the academic
year
> program provides a minimum of 30 weeks (two semesters), and the summer
> program provides a minimum of 7 weeks. Program dates vary by host-country;
> approximate dates are:
>
> Fall Semester: August 20 - December 20
> Spring Semester: January 20 - May 20
> Summer: June 10 - August 5
>
> Participants receive graduate or undergraduate academic credit through
Bryn
> Mawr College.  Semester participants receive 16 undergraduate or 15
graduate
> semester hours; academic year participants receive 32 undergraduate
semester
> or 30 graduate semester hours; summer participants receive 8 undergraduate
> or 10 graduate semester hours.
>
> Fellowship applicants must be graduate students or advanced undergraduates
> who intend to enter the teaching profession. Applicants must have
completed
> two years of college-level study in Russian, the target language, or a
> language related to the target language.  All applicants must be U.S.
> citizens or permanent residents.
>
> Application Deadlines:
>
> Summer Program: March 1
> Spring Semester: October 15
>
> For more information and an application, please contact:
>
> Outbound Programs
> American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS
> 1776 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Suite 700
> Washington, DC 20036
> (202) 833-7522
> E-mail: <[email protected]>
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