Anyone interested in comparative or international relations should seriously consider this:
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 2007.
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.
Note: Application details and materials will be available
no later than Friday, February 16, 2007.
2007 PROGRAM INFORMATION
* Arabic
o Beginning in Egypt, Jordan, and Tunisia
o Intermediate in Jordan, Morocco, and Yemen
o Advanced in Morocco and Yemen
* Bangla
o Beginning and Intermediate in Bangladesh
* Bengali
o Intermediate and Advanced in India
* Chinese
o Intermediate in China and Hong Kong
o Advanced in Hong Kong
* Hindi
o Intermediate and Advanced in India
* Korean
o Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced in South Korea
* Persian
o Intermediate and Advanced in Tajikistan*
* Punjabi
o Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced in India
* Russian
o Intermediate and Advanced in Russia
* Turkish
o Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced in Turkey
* Urdu
o Intermediate and Advanced in India
