JOBS

Visiting Assistant Professor in Russian, Eastern European, and Eurasian Studies- Colgate University 
The Russian and Eurasian Studies Program at Colgate University invites applications for a one-year visiting assistant professor position in Russian, Eastern European, and Eurasian Studies beginning fall semester 2024, with the possibility of renewal for one additional year, pending institutional need and the evaluation of teaching effectiveness. We are looking for a dynamic interdisciplinarian whose courses will apply approaches from the social sciences and/or history to the people, places, and phenomena of the region. Language competence in one of the languages of the region is required. The ability to teach Russian language if needed for the program is a plus. The successful candidate may be expected to participate in all-university programs, including the Liberal Arts Core Curriculum. The course load is five undergraduate courses per year. Candidates must have a PhD in hand by July 2024. 

Applicants should submit a cover letter, CV, article-length writing sample, and three reference letters. In your cover letter, please explain how you understand the relationship between your social science discipline and research in Russian, Eastern European, and Eurasian regional studies.

Colgate strives to be a community supportive of diverse perspectives and identities. Candidates should also describe in their cover letter how their teaching might support the university’s commitment to diversity and inclusion; here are the key goals of Colgate’s DEI plan. All application materials must be submitted through this Interfolio link http://apply.interfolio.com/141979.

Review of applications will begin on March 11, 2024, and continue until the position is filled. Initial interviews will be conducted by Zoom. Colgate is a liberal arts university of 3,200 students situated in central New York State. Colgate faculty are committed to excellence in both teaching and scholarship. Further information about the Russian and Eurasian Studies Program can be found here. Applicants with dual-career considerations can find postings of other employment opportunities at Colgate and at other institutions of higher education in upstate New York at this website

Visiting Assistant Professor in Ethnomusicology, Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology at Indiana University
The Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology at Indiana University seeks applicants for a Visiting Assistant Professor in Ethnomusicology for the Academic Year 2024-2025, with a possibility of renewal for the 25-26 academic year. We seek creative scholars who integrate ethnography and theoretical analysis, and who deepen our dialogue with other disciplines and debates. The successful applicant will be able to teach introductory and higher-level undergraduate courses, and their research and teaching interests should complement the strengths of our existing curriculum. The teaching load for this position will be 2 courses in Fall 2024, including a large undergraduate introductory course which supervises three associate instructors, and 2 courses in Spring 2025, including the same a large undergraduate introductory course. Applicants must have completed the PhD in ethnomusicology (or a related field) by the date of appointment and have a demonstrated commitment to excellence in research and teaching. H1-B sponsorship is not available for this position. 

The Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology at Indiana University acknowledges and honors the Miami, Delaware, Potawatomi, and Shawnee on whose ancestral lands Indiana University is built and recognizes the responsibility that this carries. The Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology is committed to promoting respect for human diversity, as described on our website, and supports the mission of the College of Arts and Sciences of Indiana University in building and supporting a diverse, inclusive, and equitable community of students and scholars. The Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology is an innovative, interdisciplinary center for the study of music and culture in global contexts, offering BA, MA, and PhD degrees. As the oldest and largest folklore program in the United States, the department has a full-time teaching faculty of 14 folklorists and ethnomusicologists and a graduate and undergraduate population of over 120 students. Indiana University Bloomington enrolls over 34,000 undergraduate and 11,000 graduate students.

Applications deadline (for best consideration): April 15, 2024

Assistant Professor in Comparative East European and/or Eurasian Literature and Culture, UC San Diego 
The Department of Literature at the University of California, San Diego invites applications for a beginning- to advanced-assistant professorship in comparative Slavic East European and/or Eurasian literatures and cultures. We seek a colleague to teach, and design courses in the literature, film, and/or culture of Eastern Europe and/or Central Asia. Candidates will also be expected to conduct and publish research in peer-reviewed academic venues, advise undergraduate and graduate thesis projects, and contribute to departmental and university-level service.

UCSD’s Literature department includes world literatures, as well as English, creative writing, and religion. The department is committed to building a diverse, rigorous, and equitable learning environment at the undergraduate and graduate levels. This position builds upon a departmental and campus-wide interest in the dynamic networks of cultural production, exchange, and translation, as well as studies of empires, indigeneity, and environment.

As a member of the Literature department, the ideal candidate will contribute a commitment to teaching, research, and building an academic community within and beyond our department. We seek candidates focusing on any historical period, with a strong record of research in their field of critical inquiry. We welcome candidates who have expertise in specific regions of Eastern Europe or Eurasia, such as the Caucasus, Crimea, the Baltics, or former Yugoslavia. The successful candidate may contribute to research and teaching at the undergraduate and graduate level, in a variety of subfields including, but not limited to: translation studies, gender and sexuality studies, environmental studies, film studies, children’s literature, or disability studies.

Basic qualifications (Required at Time of Application)

  • ABD in Comparative Literature, Slavic Languages and Literatures, or a related field at the time of application
  • Native or near-native command of English
  • Fluency in a Slavic or geographically related language

Additional qualifications (Required at Time of Start)

  • Ph.D in Comparative Literature, Slavic Languages and Literatures, or a related field by the time of appointment

Preferred qualifications

  • Experience designing and teaching college-level literature courses

Application opens: August 19, 2023

Next Review Date: Sunday, October 15, 2023 at 11:59 pm Pacific Time 

Final Date: Sunday, Aug 18, 2024 at 11:59pm Pacific Time. Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

Director of Community Engagement, Razom, Inc. - Washington D.C. or New York, NY
Razom’s mission is building a prosperous Ukraine. Razom means “together” in Ukrainian and serves as a constant reminder of the community that it takes to create, build, and do. Razom creates spaces where people meet, partner and work together to unlock the potential of Ukraine. They maintain a relentless focus on the needs on the ground to support Ukraine and on opportunities to amplify voices from Ukraine in conversations in the United States.

The Director of Community Engagement serves as the main liaison between Razom and its network of partner organizations through the American Coalition for Ukraine. The role involves reaching out to external organizations, connecting people and ideas, and building bridges between external partners and Razom’s Advocacy Team. The Director also co-manages and oversees the Community Engagement team, setting strategic goals and managing workflow for staff, volunteers, and interns in partnership with the Director of Grassroots Advocacy.

Program Associate, Eurasia: National Democratic Institute (NDI) - Washington, D.C.
NDI Eurasia is looking to hire a Program Associate based in Washington DC to provide administrative and programmatic support for multiple designated programs in the Eurasia region, including programs in Moldova, Ukraine, and Belarus. We will particularly welcome applications from candidates with a strong interest in topics related to information integrity such as disinformation narrative monitoring, trend analysis, and disinformation countermeasures. Based on donor funding, portfolios may change as needed across the Eurasia region.

Required Qualifications

Education

  • Bachelor's degree, preferably in International Relations, Political Science or a related field, or equivalent experience.

Experience

  • This is an entry level program position requiring no previous work experience. Previous internships in international development, political campaigning, legislative affairs or a related subject are desired.
  • Prior relevant international field work experience in-country and/or completion of one or more semesters of education abroad is highly desired.

Language- Reading, Written, and Oral/Spoken

  • Russian language skills are desired

STARTALK Russian Immersion Program Language Instructor- Oklahoma City University 
Oklahoma City University is seeking a Russian language instructor for their 2024 STARTALK program. The Russian language instructor should have at least an MA in Slavic Studies or a related field and experience teaching Russian at a university or high school level. The teaching duties are the following: once a week for an hour online, Feb-May 2024; residential summer camp July 8-29, 2024, in Oklahoma City (the grant assists with the transportation costs); and once a week online, Aug-Nov. 2024. Here is the link to the teacher application form: https://forms.gle/aKFQEYyT3sqeiZyeA

STARTALK Russian Immersion Program Camp Counselor- Oklahoma City University
Oklahoma City University is seeking 3 camp counselors for their 2024 summer STARTALK program taking place from July 8-29, 2024. The camp counselors should have at least an Advanced Low proficiency in Russian, be at least 21 years old, and have a bachelor's degree or be in the process of completing one. Here is the link to the camp counselor application form: https://forms.gle/cXh5NYpfuubtaP5M6

Visiting Professor of Russian Studies- University of Richmond, VA
The Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at the University of Richmond invites applications for a full-time, one-year visiting assistant professor position in Russian, Eurasian, and Eastern European Studies (RSST), beginning in August 2024. This is a non-tenure track appointment, annually renewable for up to three years, contingent upon performance, budget, and continued need. We seek candidates with a strong commitment to high-quality undergraduate education who will also enhance the scholarly and creative opportunities provided by our program. The area of specialization is open; PhD required. The teaching load is 6 classes over two semesters.

We have a small but vibrant undergraduate RSST program, with a large cohort of enthusiastic majors and minors. We strive for engaging and inclusive pedagogy in an engaging and collaborative environment. The successful applicant should be able to teach Russian language at all levels, including advanced and heritage speakers, with demonstrated success in communicative-based instruction. This position also entails teaching cultural studies courses conducted in English. We welcome candidates who have expertise in specific regions of Eastern Europe and Eurasian, and/or transdisciplinary interests in film, anthropology, environmental studies, contemporary politics, etc. The successful candidate will also contribute actively to our extra- and co-curricular programming.

Applicants should have the potential and desire to commit to highly effective, inclusive teaching at all levels of the undergraduate RSST curriculum. Successful applicants will have access to travel funds to support their research. We are seeking a colleague who shares our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We strive to give all students of Russian, Eastern European, and Eurasian Studies the opportunities, skills, and support needed to succeed in a multicultural world.

INTERNSHIPS

Summer Research Internships, The Icon Museum and Study Center
The Icon Museum and Study Center (IM+SC) will offer two on-site, six-week research internships: The Raoul and Mary Smith Research Internship and the John Barns Research Internship. Interns will be based in the Study Center and will focus on building knowledge around the icon collection and Eastern Christian art. In addition to having full access to the icons on display and in storage, they will enjoy borrowing privileges at the Study Center library and may make use of materials-based study resources. Interns will take part in workshops on painting techniques and paleography and will join in trips to area collections. In consultation with the Curator, interns will develop a project in the first week of their residency; the internship will conclude with a final presentation at an evening event open to the public.

The internship is open to advanced undergraduate and graduate students at the MA and PhD levels. Reading knowledge of a modern research language (French or German) and some knowledge of Greek or any Slavic language is desirable but not required. Internships will ideally begin in mid-June.

To apply, please submit:

  • A statement of interest (1-2 pages single spaced). Applicants should present ideas for a project pertaining to their course of study and the collection.
  • A C.V. or resume
  • Names and contacts of 2 references

Interns at the undergraduate level will be compensated $15 per hour and those at the MA and PhD levels $20 per hour for twenty-eight hours a week (four days). Housing stipends are available with final allotment dependent on available funds.

Applications are due March 31Please contact the Curator, Justin Willson (j.willson@iconmuseum.org), for any questions about this position.

Overseas Professional and Intercultural Training Program (OPIT)
Through OPIT's eight-week, English-language internships, students gain the substantive overseas professional experience and intercultural communication skills demanded by today’s global market. Participants can choose a placement in a variety of fields, including business, democracy building, human rights, education, gender equality, journalism, public health, environmental protection, and social services in 19 countries throughout Southeast Europe, Eurasia, the Baltics, and East Asia.

A full-time in-country American Councils staff person oversees the professional and intercultural program, assists participants in administrative and personal matters, and works closely with the host organization to ensure that participants are engaged in meaningful projects. The OPIT program draws on an extensive network of community partners, expert regional staff, and overseas resources developed by American Councils over the years.

Knowledge of a foreign-language for most sites is not required; intermediate level proficiency in Chinese is required for placement in Taiwan. In addition, the program does provide foreign language internships to interested and qualified students, and all students have the opportunity to combine their internships with intensive language study.

Participants elect to intern in one of 19 countries:

  • Yerevan, Armenia
  • Baku, Azerbaijan
  • Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina
  • Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Tartu, Estonia
  • Tbilisi, Georgia
  • Athens, Greece
  • Almaty, Kazakhstan
  • Pristina, Kosovo
  • Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
  • Riga, Latvia
  • Vilnius, Lithuania
  • Chisinau, Moldova
  • Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
  • Podgorica, Montenegro
  • Skopje, North Macedonia
  • Warsaw, Poland
  • Belgrade, Serbia
  • New Taipei City, Taiwan

Eligibility/Prerequisites:

  • Open to undergraduates, graduate students, and working professionals
  • No foreign language skills required (exception: programming in Taiwan)
  • Minimum GPA of 2.7
  • Applicants must be at least 18 years old by the application deadline

Program Term: Summer (8 weeks) 
Program Cost: $4,000 (excludes international airfare) 
[Financial aid is available]
Annual Application Deadline: Feb. 15 

 

FUNDING

Jordan Center Blog's Graduate Student Essay Competition for 2024
We invite 750-1200 word submissions from full- or part-time MA and PhD students from any accredited academic institution in the United States, on any topic and sub-discipline within Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies, broadly defined. Cultural criticism; opinion pieces; public-facing treatments of scholarly work; political analysis; book, film, or event reviews; and more are welcome. All submissions must be in English and observe the blog’s submission guidelines and full competition rules.

Seven winners will be selected based on the originality, clarity, and argumentation of their essays, as well as general fit with the blog's tone and interests as reflected in the submission guidelines linked above. An interdisciplinary panel of judges will select three Grand Prize winners representing history, cultural studies, and the social sciences, each of whom will receive a $500 prize. Four additional Judges' Choice submissions will receive $200 each. All winners will have their essays published in the Jordan Center Blog.

Competition results will be announced in Summer 2024.

Please direct any questions to Jordan.Center.Blog@nyu.edu.

 Essays are due Friday, 15 March 2024 at 11:59 PM EST via this Google form

Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowships
The U.S. Department of Education has announced the 2024-2025 Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship Program. Fulbright-Hays fellowships provide support for doctoral candidates to engage in full-time dissertation research abroad in modern foreign languages and area studies. 

Applicants must be citizens, nationals, or permanent residents of the United States. Permanent residents may not apply to conduct research in their country of origin. 

Allowable projects are those that focus on one or more of the following geographic areas: Africa, East Asia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands, South Asia, the Near East, Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia, and the Western Hemisphere (excluding the United States and its territories). Students may apply to conduct research in Western Europe provided the project itself is focused on another world region and multi-sited projects are also permitted. Applicants may propose projects lasting from 6 to 12 consecutive months, and projects may begin as early as January 1, 2025.

Students apply through the Graduate College, and the Graduate College’s deadline is Monday, March 18 at 5:00 p.m.  For details on the fellowship and the application process, visit the Fulbright-Hays listing in our Fellowship Finder database.  

The Graduate College Office of External Fellowships will hold a Fulbright-Hays information session over Zoom on Friday, February 9 from 2:00 to 3:30. All students considering applying should attend this session. Register here

If you have questions, contact the Office of External Fellowships at ExtFellowships@illinois.edu.

New Approaches to International Area and Global Studies Grant 
The Illinois Global Institute invites proposals for the New Approaches to International Area and Global Studies grants.  The New Approaches grant supports multidisciplinary initiatives to increase UIUC engagement with world regions and with global questions beyond the current scope of the eleven area and global studies centers and thematic programs within IGI.  The grant will provide up to $30,000 for the duration of the grant period, which can range from 1 to 3 years.  The New Approaches grant will support projects to develop area and global thematic approaches in teaching, research, and/or public engagement.  The New Approaches grants are intended as developmental opportunities that can expand the scope of area and global studies at UIUC.  Full time faculty and staff at UIUC are eligible to apply for the grant. We welcome proposals that include participation by faculty and staff at other higher education institutions in Illinois. 

Proposal Deadline: March 20, 2024, 5:00 pm CST

PhD Fellowship in Indigenous Crimean Tatar Studies, The Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies (CIUS) and the Faculty of Native Studies (FNS), University of Alberta
This fellowship will provide the opportunity for an eligible emerging scholar to pursue doctoral study of Crimean Tatar history, culture, and society from an Indigenous studies perspective at the Faculty of Native Studies, in partnership with CIUS. The Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, Faculty of Arts, is a global leader in the field of Ukrainian studies. The institute is dedicated to the production, preservation, and dissemination of expert knowledge about Ukraine and Ukrainians in Canada and worldwide. The Faculty of Native Studies is a world leader in the multi-dimensional discipline of Indigenous Studies. The only autonomous academic unit of its kind in North America, it is research-oriented, student-centred, and community-engaged. 

This fellowship has been initiated in response to the acute need for supporting and strengthening Indigenous Crimean Tatar studies and to foster a robust intellectual connection between Crimean Tatar studies and Indigenous studies, globally and in Canada in particular. Indigenous studies in Canada is a leader in the international community of Indigenous scholars in the pursuit of knowledge, resurgence of Indigenous knowledge systems, and development of sustained and successful practices of decolonization. It is our hope that this doctoral fellowship will lead to the development of new and important intersections between the discipline of Indigenous studies and the field of Crimean Tatar studies.

This competition is open for the academic year 2024/25, with a 1 September 2024 start date. Applicants will submit transcripts from all previous university/college study, a two-page research statement, a curriculum vitae, and three academic reference letters (in English) by 25 March 2024.

Imre Kertész Kolleg Fellowships
The Imre Kertész Kolleg invites applications for fellowships for the academic year 2024/2025 (autumn 2024 - spring 2025) for periods of residence from six to ten months. The Kolleg awards fellowships to scholars in the modern and contemporary European history or neighbouring disciplines such as sociology, anthropology, political sciences, philosophy, literary studies or linguistics and eager to discuss their research in the broader framework of the Kolleg’s research focus. Applications are invited from the following fields: the history of democratic transformations in Europe since the 1970s, the history of the Holocaust and its aftermath, and modern and contemporary Ukraine. One of the fellowships will be awarded within the framework of the Virtual Ukraine Institute of Advanced Study in the form of a VUIAS fellowship abroad. The Imre Kertész Kolleg will host and fund this fellowship; applicants should be willing to work in an interdisciplinary setting. 

Fellows are expected to conduct a larger scholarly project corresponding to the aforementioned fields. As the fellowships are writing fellowships either for conceptualizing or finalizing work, fellows are expected to work at the Imre Kertész Kolleg and to reside in Jena for the duration of their fellowship. Stipends range from € 3.000 to € 5.300 per month according to the academic position at the home institution. The Kolleg will provide office space, support by student research assistants, and will offer support in finding appropriate accommodation in Jena.

Applications for a fellowship for the academic year 2024/2025 must be submitted by 31 March 2024.

Dissertation Research Grant Program, Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies 
Thanks to the generosity of donors and members, the Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies is offering research grants with a stipend of maximum $6,000, for the purposes of conducting doctoral dissertation research in Eastern Europe and Eurasia in any aspect of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian studies in any discipline.  These awards may be held concurrently with other partial funding sources, but are intended to support students whose projects have not yet been fully supported. The grant recipient cannot concurrently hold the Cohen-Tucker Dissertation Research Fellowship, Fulbright-Hays DDRA, SSRC IDRF and other similarly fully-funded fellowships.  The grant is for primary dissertation research. Students may only receive ONE Dissertation Research Grant over the course of their graduate studies.  

Thanks to the generous gifts from ASEEES members and other donors, we are able to offer: Dissertation Research Grant in Women and Gender Studies - open to all disciplines and geographic foci in Eastern Europe and Eurasia (as described under Eligibility); Dissertation Research Grant in LGBTQ Studies - open to all disciplines and geographic foci in Eastern Europe and Eurasia (as described under Eligibility); Joseph Bradley and Christine Ruane Dissertation Research Grant in Russian Studies - open to all disciplines and any aspect of Russian studies broadly defined; Maya K. Peterson Dissertation Research Grant in Environmental Studies - open to all disciplines, geographic foci in Eastern Europe and Eurasia (as described under Eligibility) and any aspect of environmental studies broadly defined; Dissertation Research Grant in Ukrainian Studies  - open to all disciplines and any aspect of Ukrainian studies broadly defined; James Bailey Dissertation Research Grant in Folklore Studies (NEW in 2024) - open to all disciplines and any aspect of Folklore studies broadly defined; open to PhD students in Canada.

Applications are due April 1, 2024

Jordan Center Postdoctoral Fellowship 
The NYU Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia Post-Doctoral Fellowship program is designed to provide a transition to career independence for recent PhD recipients and to provide time to conduct post-PhD research in the 2024-2025 academic year. Fellows will conduct independent research and writing and regularly attend Jordan Center events (in-person and virtual). Fellows may be given the opportunity to organize a symposium and to teach one course in the department of Russian and Slavic Studies. Please note that this is an in-person fellowship only; recipients will have an office at the Jordan Center and are expected to be in person regularly during the academic year. Scholars displaced by the Russian invasion of Ukraine are highly encouraged to apply for this position.

Deadline: April 1, 2024

Vekich Scholarship 
The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures is pleased to announce the Vekich Scholarshipan award for students of the South Slavic language region. Vekich Scholars are named annually from among current UIUC students in the spring, following a simple essay competition. The scholarship will be in the form of a $1,000 scholarship (applied to the students' financial account).  

For the academic year 2024‐2025, one to three Vekich Scholars will be named. Submissions to the Vekich Scholarship competition are now being accepted. The scholarship requires the recipient(s) take one relevant course offered by the Slavic Department, preferably focused on the Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian language region, during the scholarship award period. Recipients must also pledge to serve as a good ambassador for the region and the University of Illinois. 

Competition Guidelines: 1) an essay of 300-500 words explaining the applicant's interest in, and future educational commitment to, the Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian language region. The essay should address how the applicant’s study of the region’s culture, language, and history will contribute to their future educational or career goals. 2) UIUC transcripts (unofficial academic record is acceptable). Please include a cover sheet that lists your contact information (name, campus and home address, and email address), and email your essay and transcripts to Prof. Peter Wright, pqwrigh2@illinois.edu. The submission deadline is April 5, 2024.

Call for Applications: Budapest Fellowship Program 2024/2025
Hungary Foundation together with the Mathias Corvinus Collegium Alapítvány, Budapest, Hungary is now accepting applications for the Budapest Fellowship Program (BFP), for the 2023/2024 academic year (September 2024 - July 2025). The Budapest Fellowship Program is a full-time, fully-funded transatlantic fellowship in Budapest, Hungary, for young American scholars and professionals, and it includes a Junior Fellowship aimed for students currently pursuing their Master's degree or recently graduated from a Masters program, and a Senior Fellowship, for advanced doctoral students (i.e. pre-doctoral fellows), post-doctoral researchers, and early career professionals, who hold at least a Master’s or a Ph.D. degree.

The 10-month program aims to cultivate the next generation of American policy professionals and academics by equipping them with a thorough understanding of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and Hungary. The fellows will have an opportunity to conduct research on the topic of their choosing while also gaining practical experience researching or working at a Hungarian host institution that matches their professional interests. The BFP, through Hungary Foundation's support will cover all program expenses, including roundtrip airfare to Budapest, Hungary, housing, a monthly stipend as well as health insurance. This opportunity is open for US citizens with a research interest in Central and Eastern Europe and have outstanding research and academic credentials.

Application Deadline: April 30, 2024

Expected Fellowship decision: May 2024

Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia Article Prize
The Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia Article Prize, sponsored by the Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia (WCEE) at the University of Michigan, will be awarded annually for an outstanding English-language research article in the social sciences by a junior scholar published in a peer-reviewed journal. The Article Prize carries a $1,000 cash award and is presented at the ASEEES Annual Convention. 

Deadline for application is May 1.

 

CONFERENCES & WORKSHOPS

American Councils for International Education will offer a 2024-2025 hybrid professional development program for teachers of Russian: “STARTALK Discover Russian: Teaching, Learning, and Building Russian Language Communities”

Location: Hybrid Program. This course will be offered online and 6 days meeting in person in Washington, DC (June 27- July 3, 2024)

Program Dates:

Spring Orientation, May 2024 (online),

Summer Program, June 27 – July 12, 2024 (06/27 – 07/3/2024 in Washington DC)

Academic Year sessions (Fall 2024, Spring 2025 online

This standards-based course is designed to provide teachers of Russian a professional development program that focuses on current pedagogical theory in the teaching and learning of Russian. Program participants will be introduced to the STARTALK Principles for Effective Teaching and Learning, the NCSSFL- ACTFL Can-Do Statements, and ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines. The ideal applicant is interested in learning up-to-date approaches to world language learning and teaching.

Participants will:
•       Learn and explain key concepts in effective language learning;
•       Develop assessments that target the three learning modes;
•       Technology integration into everyday instruction;
•       Have access to shared materials and lessons created within the teacher program.

During the course, participants will apply new learning by:
•       Identifying new concepts evident in a variety of instructional settings;
•       Analyzing teaching strategies during synchronous and asynchronous lessons;
•       Creating a practical thematic unit for teaching in an XXI Century Classroom.

Selected teachers will receive:
•       Scholarship for full program tuition sponsored by the STARTALK program;
•       ACTFL Workshop Participation;
•       A certificate of Participation from ACTFL;
•       STARTALK Professional Development Certificate of Program Participation, including PD hours;
•       All participants have the option to receive 3 graduate credits at minimal cost

For out-of-town participants, we provide:
Lodging in Washington, DC hotel // Per diem for meals // transportation costs

Participants will not be expected to purchase software or other materials to successfully complete the course.

Applications for 2024 are due by March 30, 2024, and are available at: 
https://ais.americancouncils.org/startalkteachers

Multilingual Literature in Conflict Zones: Online Roundtable Series 

Organized by the Journal of Literary Multilingualism (Brill) and the international research team LangueFlow

Zones of conflict are often at the center of multilingual creativity, since writers themselves are often in the midst of wars and migration chaos, undergoing hardships and trauma. How are wars, ethnic clashes, and local or global crises depicted in translingual texts? How does translingual writing, in different genres, reflect war zone traumas and deal with language choice? We can ponder these and other questions as a community of scholars of literary multilingualism, as we mourn the loss of life and the humanitarian catastrophe in the Middle East, in Ukraine, and elsewhere in the world.

We propose a series of roundtables in which we will use an innovative format to kindle scholars’ imagination in interdisciplinary collaboration. We invite proposals for discussions about literary texts by multilingual authors from or about a conflict zone. Each roundtable will be ~1 hour 15 minutes and will focus on two topics, 15 min per topic + ~40 minutes roundtable discussion. In the process of these sessions, we hope to collect the material to be published in a special thematic JLM issue ‘Multilingual Literature in Conflict Zones’.

Please send a short proposal of no more than 250 words with 3 discussion questions to Natasha Lvovich at literarymultilingualism@gmail.com or Sabira Stahlberg at zerocodeswitching@pm.me by March 31, 2024. The first roundtable will take place in May 2024.

SUMMER/ LANGUAGE OPPORTUNITIES

Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad (GPA) Fellowships for Advanced Overseas Russian Language Study
American Councils for International Education has received a grant from the U.S. Department of Education, Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad, to provide fellowships for advanced overseas Russian language study. Scholarships will be awarded to eligible participants on the Advanced Russian Language and Area Studies Program (RLASP) in Almaty, Kazakhstan and Yerevan, Armenia.

Fellowship awards of $9,000 for the semester or $5,000 for the summer are available for overseas study of Russian. Fellowship awards for online programs are also available: $3,100 for part-time semester or full-time summer online programs; $5,800 for full-time track semester online programs.

To be eligible for Fulbright-Hays funding, applicants must:

  • Meet the requirements of their selected program;
  • Be U.S. citizens or permanent residents;
  • Be undergraduate students with upperclassmen standing (junior or seniors), graduate students, or U.S. K-12 teachers;
  • Demonstrate academic excellence.

To be considered for Fulbright-Hays funding, simply indicate your wish to be considered for financial aid when completing the application for your selected program and complete all the questions and forms that follow. Successful applicants will demonstrate outstanding academic ability, strong potential to gain from an overseas language-immersion experience, and future plans to work in education or other fields critical to the U.S. government.

At the conclusion of the semester abroad, participants who received Fulbright-Hays funding are expected to conduct outreach activities in the U.S. to promote Russian study to the larger community.

Applications Deadlines

Spring semester: October 15

Summer: February 15

Fall & Academic Year: March 15

Intensive Language Instruction Program (formerly IFLIP)

The Intensive Language Instruction Program (ILIP)—formerly known as the Intensive Foreign Language Instruction Program, or IFLIP—will be back Summer 2024.

ILIP is a unique educational experience designed to accelerate language learning through an immersive classroom atmosphere that is fun and welcoming. ILIP classes combine language and culture through engaging high-quality activities facilitated by our skilled instructors.

ILIP is open to members of the university community and to the general public and offers classes in several languages, including beginner Polish and Ukrainian. Learn more here:

Intensive Language Instruction Program (formerly IFLIP) | School of Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics | UIUC (illinois.edu)

Aspirantum- Armenian School of Languages and Cultures
ASPIRANTUM provides life-changing education for academically-oriented people, students, researchers, and professionals. ASPIRANTUM - School of Languages and Cultures has a long tradition of organizing language schools in the Republic of Armenia.  ASPIRANTUM operates as a separate brand/entity with the aim to offer language courses in Armenian, Persian, Russian, Georgian, Arabic, Turkish, and Kurmanji. Since 2014 we have organized Armenian, Persian and Russian summer and winter schools for students and scholars from around the globe. ASPIRANTUM has already served more than 100 students from more than 20 countries. Current ASPIRANTUM programs include: Persian Language Winter School and Russian Language Winter SchoolCIEE Study Abroad in Russia

Since 1947, nonprofit study abroad and intercultural exchange organization CIEE has been bringing the world together, advancing peace by building bridges of mutual understanding between different people, different countries, and different cultures. The current programs CIEE offers are: Semester or Year Russian Area StudiesSummer Russian Area StudiesSemester or Year Russian Language, and Summer Russian Language.

Deadlines differ based on program.

Eurasian Regional Language Program 
The Eurasian Regional Language Program (ERLP) offers intensive, highly-individualized instruction in more than 15 Eurasian languages, including Armenian, Azerbaijani, Dari, Farsi, Georgian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Romanian, Turkish, Ukrainian, and Uzbek. Through homestays, cultural activities, and conversation partners, participants enjoy an unprecedented opportunity to immerse themselves in daily local life while receiving ongoing support and guidance from American Councils expert, overseas staff.

ERLP currently offers programming for the following languages and locations:

  • Almaty, Kazakhstan: Kazakh
  • Baku, Azerbaijan: Azerbaijani, Turkish (Turkish is only available during fall and spring semesters)
  • Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan: Kyrgyz
  • Chisinau, Moldova: Romanian, Ukrainian
  • Dushanbe, Tajikistan: Pashto, Persian (Dari/Farsi/Tajiki), Uzbek
  • Kyiv, Ukraine (temporarily suspended): Ukrainian
  • Tbilisi, Georgia: Chechen, Georgian, Ukrainian
  • Various Cities, Russia (temporarily suspended): Bashkir, Buryat, Tatar, Yakut
  • Yerevan, Armenia: Armenian

Eligibility / Prerequisites:

  • Open to undergraduates, graduate students, and working professionals who have completed at least two semesters of college-level instruction or the equivalent in the target language, Russian, or a related language.
  • Minimum GPA of 2.7
  • Applicants must be at least 18 years old by the application deadline.

Upcoming program dates: 

Summer 2024
June 10, 2024 - August 2, 2024

Fall 2024
September 2 - December 13, 2024

Spring 2025
January 27 - May 9, 2025

Application Deadlines:

Summer: February 15

Fall & Academic Year: March 15

Spring Semester: October 15

American Councils Advanced Russian Language and Area Studies Program 
RLASP is designed to provide intensive, immersion-based instruction in Russian while also providing unique opportunities to explore the language, history and culture of Armenia, Georgia, or Kazakhstan. The program features approximately twenty hours per week of in-class instruction. Students are placed according to proficiency level in groups of three-to-five for language classes. Course work typically includes phonetics, grammar, and conversation, as well as composition, oral comprehension, and reading. Language courses also cover topics in literature, history, politics, culture, mass media, and area studies. Academic year and semester students may audit classes at their host university.

Academic year participants with advanced Russian skills may substitute an independent research project for one of the American Councils area studies courses while continuing their language classes during the second semester. Research projects culminate in a 15- to 20-page research paper written in Russian.

Participants receive academic credit through Bryn Mawr College, an institutional member of American Councils. Upon successful completion of the program, Bryn Mawr College issues:

  • 8 undergraduate/10 graduate credit hours for the summer program,

  • 16 undergraduate/15 graduate credit hours for the fall or spring semesters, and

  • 32 undergraduate/30 graduate credit hours for the academic year program.

Locations and Host Institutions

  • Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (KazNU) in Almaty, Kazakhstan

  • American Language Center Tbilisi (with faculty from Tbilisi State University) in Tbilisi, Georgia*

  • Yerevan State University in Yerevan, Armenia

*Program currently offered in summer only

Deadlines: Spring Semester: October 15, Summer: February 15, Fall & Academic Year: March 15

American Councils Balkan Language Initiative 
Participants receive 15 to 18 hours per week of classroom instruction - either individually or in small groups - designed to strengthen speaking, listening, reading, and writing proficiency in the target language. Course work typically includes classes in phonetics, grammar, and conversation as well as composition, oral comprehension, and reading. Language courses also cover topics in literature, history, politics, culture, and area studies. All classes are conducted in the target language by host-country faculty with extensive experience teaching foreign students.

Participants receive academic credit through Bryn Mawr College, an institutional member of American Councils. Upon successful completion of the program, Bryn Mawr College issues:

  • 8 undergraduate/10 graduate credit hours for the summer program;

  • 16 undergraduate/15 graduate credit hours for the fall or spring semesters;

  • and 32 undergraduate/30 graduate credit hours for the academic year program.

Languages & Locations

BLI currently offers the following languages:

  • Albanian in Tirana, Albania

  • Bosnian in Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina

  • Bulgarian in Sofia, Bulgaria

  • Macedonian in Skopje, North Macedonia

  • Serbian in Belgrade, Serbia

  • Montenegrin and Serbian in Podgorica, Montenegro

Deadlines: Spring Semester: October 15, Summer: February 15, Fall & Academic Year: March 15

Study Abroad Program for Russian in Armenia- University of North Georgia
The Russian program at the University of North Georgia would like to extend an invitation to our new Study Abroad program for Russian in Armenia to run from May 9 to July 6, 2024. Our host institution is Yerevan State University, and classes will be taught by highly qualified and experienced professors of the Russian Philology Department, as well as by a UNG Russian faculty member. Additional hours of peer tutoring are also included. This 8-week faculty-led program offers 6 credit hours of second- and third-year Russian and 3 hours of Russian and Armenian Studies (content/culture class). Students will learn about the local culture and traditions, enjoy amazing food, and explore some unique historic sites in Armenia, as well as in the Republic of Georgia during our three-day trip to Tbilisi.   

Program cost is $5,530 before UNG tuition.

Pitt Project GO Scholarships for ROTC Students’ Intensive Summer Russian Language Study
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 2024. Project GO is sponsored by the federal Defense Language and National Security Education Office (DLNSEO) and administered nationally 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. An intermediate-level class is also available. These 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 3 – July 26, 2024. Pitt Project GO domestic scholarships for Beginning or Intermediate 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

Students who have already begun studying Russian are encouraged to apply for an 8-week intensive abroad program at the intermediate (2nd-year), advanced (3rd-year), or 4th-year level. Classes are held at Narva College of the University of Tartu in Narva, Estonia from June 8 – August 3, 2024. Pitt Project GO overseas scholarships cover:

  • Full tuition for 8 University of Pittsburgh credits
  • Housing and a living stipend
  • Travel between the student’s home city and Estonia
  •  Textbooks  

To Apply:
Visit Pitt’s Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies (REEES) website at www.ucis.pitt.edu/creees/projectgo for more information on these scholarship opportunities, eligibility requirements, and links to the online application form. Applications are due on January 18, 2024 for the abroad program in Estonia and on February 27, 2024 for the domestic program in Pittsburgh.

For More Information:
Visit the Project GO website or contact REEES Engagement Coordinator Zita Toth-Shawgo at zita.toth-shawgo@pitt.edu.  

The Project GO national sponsoring agency will hold webinars for prospective student applicants on October 18 and December 7, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. EST. Registration links are at https://www.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_DQYVNGUeRLSKyOz_RMOh8A and https://www.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_OdzClzeoSJ2xX9Vo7zOfxg.

ARIT Summer Fellowships for Advanced Turkish Language
This fellowship program offers intensive advanced study of Turkish at Boğaziçi University in Istanbul during the summer 2024.  Participants must have completed two years of Turkish language study or the equivalent.  The fellowships cover round-trip airfare to Istanbul, application and tuition fees, and a maintenance stipend.   The application deadline will be in February, 2024.

Medieval Slavic Summer Institute, Ohio State University
The Hilandar Research Library (HRL), the Resource Center for Medieval Slavic Studies (RCMSS), and the Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures (SEELC) at The Ohio State University host a four-week intensive Summer Institute for qualified graduate students in Columbus, Ohio, every other year. The Medieval Slavic Summer Institute (MSSI) offers lectures in two areas: (1) Manuscript Description and Access and (2) Readings in Church Slavonic. Manuscript material on microform from the HRL’s extensive holdings forms a large part of the lectures and homework assignments. There are also a number of lectures on related specific topics. By the end of the Institute, each participant will be able to describe an original Slavic manuscript relying on lectures and hands-on work.

The intensive nature of the Institute leaves little to no room for participants to have time to pursue outside commitments such as teaching online courses, studying for general exams or spending significant time conducting their own research. (HRL/RCMSS offers other types of grants for individual research.)

Applicants must be graduate students with a BA degree and with a reading knowledge of Cyrillic and of at least one Slavic language. Preference will be given to applicants with reading knowledge of Old Church Slavonic or some other pre-modern Slavic language.

Space is limited to 12 participants. Deadline for submission of application: March 1, 2024

For further information on eligibility, credit, housing, or financial aid, please contact hilandar@osu.edu.

The University of Pittsburgh Summer Language Institute 
The University of Pittsburgh’s Slavic, East European, and Near Eastern Summer Language Institute celebrates a 30-year tradition of passionate teaching and proven results. With a focus on critical and less commonly taught languages and proficiency-based instruction, SLI offers courses in ArabicBosnian/Croatian/Montenegrin/SerbianBulgarianCzechHungarianPolishRussianSlovakTurkish, and Ukrainian. Whether students choose to study on Pitt’s campus or on one of the SLI’s many study abroad programs, they can expect to cover approximately one academic year’s worth of course work during a single summer.

Students who complete SLI programs rapidly acquire language proficiency and deepen their understanding of a foreign culture. Every day, students receive intensive language training in both spoken and written modes. Small class sizes ensure constant interaction with experienced instructors. A rich program of lectures, films, music, cooking, picnics, and excursions provides students the opportunity to explore the cultures they are studying while socializing in their target languages.

SLI is proud to support undergraduates, graduate students, non-traditional students, and motivated adult language learners with generous scholarships. All program applicants are eligible for scholarship funding, regardless of student status. Thanks to the scholarship program, SLI is one of the most affordable accredited programs for intensive language study in the US and attracts students from every region of the country.

For priority consideration, please complete your SLI application by March 1, 2024. Students may continue to apply for the SLI and SLI scholarships until mid-May or until scholarship funds are depleted.

Bard Abroad- Russia in Central Asia Summer Program 2024
Bard Abroad is excited to announce the Russian in Central Asia Summer Program 2024 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. The program is hosted by the American University of Central Asia (AUCA), a Bard College long term dual-degree partner.

The Summer Program combines intensive Russian study with an academic course to contextualize Central Asia’s historical, cultural, and contemporary ties to Russia and the former Soviet Union. This 8-week program consists of two 4-credit courses: Post-Soviet Central Asia: Sovereignty, Community, and Cultural Self-Expression and Russian Language Course.

Academic Program 

Track 1

● Beginners to Intermediate: Transitional Russian Language Course

Track 2

● On the Road to Proficiency: Russian from Intermediate to Advanced

Cultural Program and Extracurricular Activities

Participants experience the culture, history, society, and natural beauty of Kyrgyzstan through weekly excursions in Bishkek, and trips to sights of interest in Kyrgyzstan including the stunning Lake Issyk-Kul and Ala-Archa Nature Park.

Homestays

Participants live with local Russian-speaking families in Bishkek, experiencing daily life in Kyrgyzstan while immersing themselves in a Russian language environment. Homestays include two meals a day during the week and three meals on weekends.

Program Dates: June 6 to August 3, 2024

Application Deadline: March 15, 2024

For more information and to apply visit the website. 

ILIAUNI International Summer School in BLACK SEA AND CAUCASUS: DIVERSITY, CONFLICTS, AND NETWORKS
This program is designed to gather students from around the world for a fantastic international seasonal experience centered in Tbilisi, the main campus of Ilia State University, along with trips to regions of Georgia. 

During the program, you will have an opportunity to learn or improve a foreign language of your choice (Georgian, Ukrainian, or Russian); engage with ILIAUNI recognized faculty selected from different fields of studies. The faculty will also include invited and guest of honor speakers and practitioners (Harvard University - the Davis Center, U.S. Embassy in Tbilisi, Georgia). You will gain new knowledge and expand your network of fellow students and faculty, and broaden your understanding of the Black Sea and the Caucasus Region countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova, Turkey, and Ukraine.

A 4-week ILIAUNI International Summer School will take place in Tbilisi, Georgia, from June 22 to July 21, 2024.

The program and seminars are delivered in English by bilingual and multilingual faculty, and students will be surrounded and supported by proficient English language users.

The summer school includes two Bachelor level academic courses that result in total 6 European credits (equal to 3 US credits): Black Sea and Caucasus: Diversity, Conflicts and Networks and a language course of student’s choice. The program offers an opportunity to choose to follow the language course in Georgian, Ukrainian, or Russian language with intensive practice and interaction with instructors and the local community.

The classes will take place from Monday through Thursday, while the cultural and study trips will be organized on weekends. The program includes cultural and social events including field trips to historical and cultural sites in Tbilisi and the different parts of Georgia. The program package includes all costs for study and extracurricular activities, as well as living and dedicated services, excluding airfare, evening meals and personal costs.

The application for interested candidates is open until May 1st, 2024 and can be submitted via Online Application Form. Early bird application and special offer deadline is April 1st, 2024.