The United States Department of State and the Council of American
Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) are pleased to announce the
availability of scholarships for intensive overseas study for Summer
2006 in critical need languages such as Arabic, Bangla, Hindi,
Punjabi, Turkish and Urdu.
As part of the National Security Language Initiative (NSLI), a U.S.
government interagency effort to dramatically expand the number of
Americans studying and mastering critical need foreign languages, the
Department of State Critical Language Scholarships will provide
funding for U.S. citizen undergraduate, Masterνs and Ph.D. students to
participate in beginning, intermediate and advanced level summer
language programs at American Overseas Research Centers.
Recipients of this scholarship will be expected to continue their
language study beyond the scholarship period and later apply their
critical language skills in their professional careers.
Available Programs
Beginning Arabic in Egypt, Jordan and Tunisia
Intermediate and Advanced Arabic in Yemen
Beginning and Intermediate Bangla in Bangladesh
Intermediate and Advanced Bangla, Hindi, and Urdu,
and all levels of Punjabi in India
Beginning and Intermediate Turkish in Turkey
Eligibility:
Applications are encouraged from undergraduate, MA and
PhD students in all disciplines including business, engineering,
science, the social sciences and humanities. Undergraduate students
must have completed at least one year of course-work by program start
date. All applicants must be U.S. citizens.
Duration:
Programs range from 6 weeks to 11 weeks, beginning in early
to mid-June. Programs begin with a pre-departure orientation session
in Washington, DC.
Grant benefits:
All program costs are covered for participants. This
includes travel between the student's homecity, Washington, DC, and
program location, room, board, travel within country and all entrance
fees for program activities. Specifics on visa requirements will be
provided to selected students. University level credit may be
available.
Please see http://www.caorc.org/language/index.html
For program descriptions, applications and deadlines
Sponsored by the United States Department of State, Bureau of
Educational and Cultural Affairs
Administered by the Council of American Overseas Research Centers.
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