The Indiana University Bloomington Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures and the Indiana University Bloomington School of Public and Environmental Affairs, in collaboration with Tyumen State University (TSU) and Tyumen State Agricultural Academy (TSAA) in Tyumen, Russia present:

Summer 2012
U.S.-RUSSIA GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES / LANGUAGE LEARNING COURSE STUDY PROGRAM
with 2-WEEK STUDY-ABROAD

Students may choose from the following components of the program:

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Review of applications will begin on April 13, 2012 (rolling admissions after April 13)

Although we anticipate that many students will complete at least two, if not all three components of the program, in the interest of flexibility we are not making any component a corequisite or prerequisite of the other. Instead, we will give priority in funding decisions to those students who are able to commit to multiple components of the program.

Funding is available (on competitive basis) for students pursuing language training and/or study abroad under this program. Students applying for components #2 or #3 of the program will be automatically considered for language training stipend awards ($1,000, associated with component #2) and student mobility stipend awards ($3,200 associated with component #3) to support their participation in the U.S.-Russia Global Environmental Issues/Language Learning Course Study Program with 2-Week Study-Abroad (it is a common application to be considered for all funding). While the program is open to all IU students, only U.S. citizens and permanent residents are eligible for stipend awards. Students who complete both components #2 and #3 may receive a maximum award of $4,200.

This program is funded by a three-year grant from the U.S. Department of Education United States-Russia Program: Improving Research and Educational Activities in Higher Education (U.S.-Russia Program), administered under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) and the Russian Ministry for Education and Science, Russian Federation. The goals of the IU-TSU-TSAA partnership is to support U.S. students in gaining Russian language ability. The strength of the language training program will be integrated within a joint IU-TSU-TSAA research program focusing on the broad topic of Global Environmental Problems and Solutions, a key issue demonstrating the growing interconnectedness in virtually all aspects of human life.

APPLICATION FORM

For additional information and/or questions contact:
Olena Chernishenko 812-855-3046 ochernis@indiana.edu
Vicky Meretsky meretsky@indiana.edu
Email is the preferred method of communication.