Fellowship 2010: Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program

The US State Department has announced the opening of the Critical Language Scholarship application for summer 2010 study.  Unlike the NSEP: Boren award, this one does not carry a government service requirement.

The Critical Language Scholarships for Intensive Summer Institutes is a program of the United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and is administered by the Council of American Overseas Research Centers and the American Councils for International Education. The Critical Language Scholarships Program was launched in 2006. In 2010, 575 scholarships will be available in thirteen languages, including Russian.

Critical Language Scholarships (CLS) institutes provide fully-funded group-based intensive language instruction and structured cultural enrichment experiences for seven to ten weeks for U.S. citizen undergraduate, Master’s and Ph.D. students. 

The 2010 summer Russian placement possibilities are:

	Vladimir, Russia: NGEI Russian Language Center “CORA”
	Ufa, Russia: Bashkir State University
	Kazan’, Russia: Kazan’ Institute of Social Sciences and Humanities
	Vyatka, Russia: Vyatka State University

 Click here for more information about the program.

Qualifications:

Russian Language

• Intermediate: Minimum requirement: completion of two years of college-level Russian, or its equivalent, prior to the start of the program.
• Advanced: Minimum requirement: completion of three years of college-level Russian, or its equivalent, prior to the start of the program.

 General

• All applicants must be U.S. citizens.*
• Applicants must be currently enrolled in a U.S. degree-granting program at the undergraduate or graduate level.**
• Current undergraduate students must have completed at least one year of general college course-work by program start date (one year is defined as two semesters or three quarters).
• Be in acceptable mental and physical health. Grantees will be required to submit a satisfactory Medical Information Form and Physician’s Statement.
• Applicants must be 18 by the beginning of the 2010 CLS Program.
• Please see 2010 CLS Institute Language Levels for more information on language pre-requisites for individual institutes.
  Students in all disciplines, including business, engineering, law, medicine, sciences, and humanities are encouraged to apply.

 
To Apply:  Click Here.  The deadline is December 18, 2009.