Upcoming Deadlines
American Councils: Advanced Russian Language and Area Studies Program (RLASP) Summer Deadline
Date and Time
Saturday, February 15, 2025
Description
One of the longest-running and most respected Russian language and cultural immersion programs, RLASP combines intensive classroom instruction with a wide range of extracurricular activities, including volunteer opportunities and community service, regional field studies, conversation partners, and discussion groups with local students.
RLASP serves both graduate and undergraduate students as well as working professionals. The academic year, semester, and summer programs provide approximately 20 hours per week of in-class instruction in Russian grammar, phonetics, conversation, and cultural studies. Program features include homestays, weekly excursions, travel to other regions outside the host city, conversation partners, and a wide range of opportunities to pursue volunteering opportunities, hobbies, and personal interests in a Russian-language context. Credit for area studies coursework is offered in such subjects as literature and history, political science, and contemporary society. All courses are taught in Russian by expert faculty with experience teaching foreign students.
Program Focus
Intensive Russian language study and cultural immersion; area studies
Language of Instruction
Russian
Program Eligibility
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At least two semesters of college-level Russian language instruction or the equivalent
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Minimum GPA of 2.7
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Applicants must be at least 18 years old by the application deadline
Program Locations
Almaty (Kazakhstan)
Yerevan (Armenia)
Moscow, St. Petersburg, Vladimir (all programs in Russia temporarily suspended)
This event has been tagged as fellowships.
Information
For more information, please visit: https://www.studyabroad.americancouncils.org/rlasp
Contact
Email [email protected] for more information.