[Cwgrad-announcements] FW: 2008 Critical Language Scholarships for Intensive Summer Institutes

[Amanda]

>Dear Colleagues,
>Please note this all-expense-paid, intensive 
>summer language program open to all grads and 
>undergrads for training this summer for 7 weeks 
>beginning in mid-June to study the following 
>languages in a foreign country:
>Arabic, Bangla/Bengali, Chinese, Hindi, Korean, 
>Persian, Punjabi, Russian, Turkish, and Urdu for 
>Summer 2008
>
>On-line Applications due: Friday, January 25, 2008
>
>Please let your students know (or grads, consider applying as relevant).
>
>>><http://www.iie.org/>
>>>Fulbright
>>>  <http://www.fulbrightonline.org>Click here to visit
>>>FULBRIGHTONLINE.ORG
>>>U.S. Student Programs Division
>>>
>>>2008 Critical Language Scholarships for 
>>>Intensive Summer Institutes Fri, December 21, 
>>>2007
>>>Dear Fulbright Program Advisers,
>>>
>>>On behalf of our colleagues at the U.S. 
>>>Department of State and the Council for 
>>>American Overseas Research Centers, I am 
>>>forwarding the following.
>>>
>>>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 in the critical need foreign 
>>>languages of Arabic, Bangla/Bengali, Chinese, 
>>>Hindi, Korean, Persian, Punjabi, Russian, 
>>>Turkish, and Urdu for Summer 2008.
>>>
>>>As part of the National Security Language 
>>>Initiative (NSLI), a U.S. government 
>>>interagency effort to expand dramatically 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, Master's and Ph.D. 
>>>students to participate in beginning, 
>>>intermediate and/or advanced level summer 
>>>language programs at American Overseas 
>>>Research Centers and affiliated partners.
>>>
>>>Recipients of these scholarships will be 
>>>expected to continue their language study 
>>>beyond the scholarship period and later apply 
>>>their critical language skills in their 
>>>professional careers.
>>>
>>>Eligibility: All applicants must be U.S. 
>>>citizens. Applicants must be either currently 
>>>enrolled in a degree-granting program at the 
>>>undergraduate* or graduate level or have 
>>>graduated from an undergraduate or graduate 
>>>program no more than 2 years ago (May 2006). 
>>>Students in all disciplines including 
>>>business, engineering, science, the social 
>>>sciences and humanities are encouraged to 
>>>apply. 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). The U.S. Department of State and 
>>>CAORC welcome all eligible applications and do 
>>>not discriminate on the basis of race, color, 
>>>national origin, gender, age, or handicap 
>>>condition.
>>>
>>>Duration: Programs range from 7 weeks to 11 
>>>weeks, beginning in early to mid-June with a 
>>>pre-departure orientation in Washington, DC. 
>>>Students must attend the full program and 
>>>participate in all program activities.
>>>
>>>Grant benefits: All program costs are covered 
>>>for participants. This includes travel between 
>>>the student's home city and program location, 
>>>pre-departure orientation costs, applicable 
>>>visa fees, room, board, travel within country 
>>>and all entrance fees for program activities. 
>>>Note: U.S. passport fees will not be paid by 
>>>the scholarship.
>>>
>>>*Only graduate students and recent graduates 
>>>are eligible to apply to the summer 2008 
>>>Persian program.
>>>
>>>Deadlines: On-Line Application must be submitted by Friday, January 25,
2008
>>>
>>>Supporting Materials must be postmarked by Friday, February 8, 2008
>>>
>>>For Program Details and On-line Application Visit www.CLScholarship.org
>>>
>>>Sponsored by the United States Department of 
>>>State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural 
>>>Affairs and administered by the Council of 
>>>American Overseas Research Centers
>>>
>>>----------
>>>C2007 <http://www.iie.org/>Institute of International Education


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