[Aaus-list] Overseas Eurasian Language Programs (deadline quickly approaching)

[Michael Warchol]

ANNOUNCEMENT
The application deadline for American Councils fall 2014 and academic-year 2014-15 language study programs in Eurasia is quickly approaching. Applications for the Eurasian Regional Language Program (ERLP) must be submitted by March 15, 2014. This program features language and cultural immersion in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Ukraine.

Applications and complete program information are available online at:

 - http://www.acEurasiaAbroad.org/

THE PROGRAM
ERLP provides participants with intensive individualized instruction in nearly 20 regional languages in 10 Eurasian countries. Courses are designed to strengthen speaking, listening, reading, and writing proficiency in the language of study. Classes are conducted in small groups or private tutorials by native speakers with extensive experience teaching foreign students. In addition to classroom learning, American Councils emphasizes language immersion outside of the academic program through: volunteer opportunities, cultural excursions, other extracurricular activities, and life with host families.

U.S. undergraduate or graduate credit is provided through Bryn Mawr College.

LANGUAGES OFFERED
  - Armenian in Yerevan, Armenia
  - Azeri in Baku, Azerbaijan
  - Bashkir, Buryat, Tatar, Yakut, etc. in Russia
  - Chechen or Georgian in Tbilisi, Georgia
  - Kazakh in Almaty, Kazakhstan
  - Kyrgyz in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
  - Romanian in Chisinau, Moldova
  - Persian (Dari, Farsi, Tajiki) or Uzbek in Dushanbe, Tajikistan
  - Turkmen in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
  - Ukrainian in Kyiv, Ukraine

FINANCIAL AID
American Councils has several scholarship funds for overseas study. Information on these scholarships and many other funding possibilities are available online:

- http://acStudyAbroad.org/financialaid/

APPLYING
Applications, additional program information, and eligibility requirements are available online at:

 - http://www.acEurasiaAbroad.org

Applications for fall 2014 and academic-year 2014-15 must be postmarked on or before March 15, 2014.

Must be 18 to apply.

QUESTIONS?
Additional information on this program and other American Councils overseas programs is available by contacting:

American Councils for International Education
Attn: Outbound Programs
1828 L Street, N.W. Suite 1200
Washington, D.C. 20036
E-mail: outbound at americancouncils.org<mailto:outbound at americancouncils.org>
Web: www.acStudyAbroad.org<http://www.acStudyAbroad.org>
Phone: 202.833.7522
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