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Russian and East European Institute
 Funding for Undergraduate Students
Both incoming and continuing undergraduate students affiliated with the Russian and East European Institute may receive funding in a number of ways. Prospective Students: Daniel Armstrong Memorial Scholarship competition Current Students: Daniel Armstrong Memorial Research Paper Award Daniel Armstrong Memorial Scholarship The Russian and East European Institute at Indiana University in Bloomington is pleased to announce the Daniel Armstrong Memorial Scholarship competition for incoming freshmen. One Armstrong Scholarship of $2,000 will be awarded to an incoming freshman committed to pursue study of Russian or an East European language throughout his or her undergraduate career, and who has a record of academic excellence. The scholarship recipient must be a full-time student at Indiana University in Bloomington during the 2007–2008 year and maintain a good academic standing, including enrollment in formal instruction in Russian or an East European language through the funded year. Eligible languages taught in IU’s Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures include Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Romanian, Serbian and Croatian. The scholarship is renewable for up to four years, though the amount of the award may change in subsequent years. This award may be combined with most other IU scholarships to cover the costs of attendance at IU in Bloomington. It may not be combined with the Wells Scholarship. The Russian and East European Institute (REEI) at Indiana University is one of the oldest and most vibrant Russian and East European programs in the nation. REEI was founded in 1958. Its mission is to train future scholars and professionals in advanced, interdisciplinary language and area studies; support the activities of Indiana University faculty and students who study the languages and peoples of our region, and furnish accurate and timely information to K-12 teachers, postsecondary faculty, government, media, and the general public. REEI has long been a federally funded National Resource Center for Russian and East European studies. Selection Criteria: Candidates will be considered on the basis of outstanding academic and personal achievement. Students should have a GPA of 3.2 or above on a 4-point scale and have a record of academic and extracurricular accomplishment. Preference will be given to applicants who plan their studies with the intent of spending at least one full semester (junior or senior year) of study abroad in a program approved by IU Office of Overseas Study in the foreign language of study. Application Procedure: Please submit a cover letter providing name, address, telephone number, e-mail address (if available), and IU student ID number; a personal statement that addresses plans for academic work at Indiana University and the specific way that the study of Russian or an East European language will figure in the applicant's undergraduate education and career plans; a resume detailing extracurricular activities, awards, and honors; and one letter of recommendation. For applicants who have had the opportunity to study a foreign language in high school or have otherwise had some connection to the Russian and East European region, a letter from a high school foreign language teacher or adult leader of an internationally-focused extracurricular activity would be most appropriate. The letter should focus on both the student's academic strengths and demonstrated interest in and commitment to study of this world region. We will also accept the IU Selective Scholarship Application in place of a direct application to us, but we encourage you to send us an e-mail identifying yourself as an Armstrong Scholarship candidate to guarantee consideration. Application Deadline: February 1, 2008. Applications received after that date will be waitlisted. Announcements of Scholarship: The scholarship winner will be announced before March 15, 2008 After you have completed your IU freshman admissions application (www.indiana.edu/~iuadmit ), mail, fax, or e-mail completed Armstrong Scholarship applications to: Russian and East European Institute For more information about the Daniel Armstrong Memorial Scholarship at Indiana University visit our website at http://www.indiana.edu/~reeiweb, e-mail reei@indiana.edu, or call us at 812-855-7309. Daniel Armstrong Memorial Research Paper Award This competition is dedicated to the memory of IU Slavics alumnus, teacher, scholar, and administrator, Professor Daniel Armstrong (1942-1979). Awards are presented to students for papers written for a class in Russian, East European or Central Eurasian studies taken during the previous academic year. The first and second place winners will receive a monetary prize and framed certificate of recognition. The papers are read during the summer by a panel of REEI faculty. Faculty members whose students submitted papers are ineligible for judging the competition. The judges do not know the identities of the student writers. Papers are submitted directly by students. Students may submit only one entry per year. Papers must be submitted by the second Friday after the spring semester final exams week. Awards are presented to the authors of the winning papers in September at the annual REEI fall reception for faculty and students. Recent Armstrong award winners How to submit: Papers must be submitted in triplicate no later than two weeks
after graduation (in May) to: Social Science Research Council (SSRC) Fellowships SSRC fellowship funds are available on a competitive basis for both graduates and undergraduates to study Russian and the following languages of the former Soviet Union and Central Asia: Azeri, Kazakh, Tajik, Turkmen, Uyghur, Uzbek, and Georgian. To be eligible for an SSRC award you must:
SSRC fellowships have ranged from $2,500 to $3,100. The application deadline for Fellowships is March 23. Decisions on SSRC fellowships are made in late-April. PLEASE NOTE: to minimize paperwork, only recipients of fellowships and alternates will receive formal notification. Fellowship assistance is available only to students in the 8-week session. The Social Science Research Council is clear in its insistence that SSRC fellowships be granted only to students in third year Russian (levels 5-9) or above. National Security Education Program (NSEP) Boren Scholarships Additional scholarships for language training are offered to undergraduate students through the National Security Education Program. You are eligible for a David L. Boren Scholarship or Fellowship if you are an undergraduate student who is:
Deadline for this program is January 16th for the IIE. Submit the application to: Kendra Nelson For more information visit: www.worldstudy.gov/overview.html Hutton Honors College International Experiences Program The Hutton Honors College provides many ways for students to enlarge their horizons, but central to the concept of gaining broader moral and cultural perspectives is foreign study. Edward L. Hutton International Experiences Program Grants help students to experience the ways of other peoples and the sights and tastes of other cultures. International experiences can be shaped in many ways:
American Council of Learned Societies - various grants and fellowships The American Council of Learned Societies is a private non-profit federation of sixty-eight national scholarly organizations. The mission of the ACLS, as set forth in its Constitution, is "the advancement of humanistic studies in all fields of learning in the humanities and the social sciences and the maintenance and strengthening of relations among the national societies devoted to such studies." ACLS offers fellowships and grants in over one dozen programs, for research in the humanities and humanistic social sciences. Particularly relevant to students associated with REEI are the Southeast European Studies Program and the ACLS Humanities Program in Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine. The Kosciuszko Foundation Grants and Scholarships The Kosciuszko Foundation is dedicated to promoting educational and cultural exchanges between the United States and Poland and to increasing American understanding of Polish culture and history. Descriptions of and application procedures for grants and scholarships for undergraduate students may be found here. American Council for Polish Culture (ACPC) Scholarships The American Council for Polish Culture, Inc. is a national non-profit, charitable, cultural and educational organization that serves as a network and body of national leadership among affiliated Polish-American cultural organizations throughout the United States. The ACPC offers various scholarships for students interested in Poland and Polish, including the Pulaski Scholarship: $5,000 for graduate students of Polish descent enrolled at an accredited university in the United States, who have completed at least one year of studies at the graduate level; the Skalny Scholarship for Polish Studies: $1,000 for students pursuing some Polish studies (major may be in other fields) at universities in the United States, who have completed at least two years of college or university work at an accredited institution; the ACPC Summer Study Scholarship: $1,500 for American students of Polish descent to participate in a SUMMER STUDY program at any one of Poland's fine universities that offer such programs; and the Polish Heritage Society of Philadelphia scholarship: For students accepted to or already enrolled at a college or university, either of Polish descent or pursuing courses in Polish or Slavic language, history or culture. The Rotary International Foundation Educational Fellowships The mission of The Rotary Foundation is to enable Rotarians to advance world understanding, goodwill and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education and the alleviation of poverty. Through its Educational Programs, the Foundation provides funding for some 1,200 students to study abroad each year. Grants are also awarded to university teachers to teach in developing countries and for exchanges of business and professional people. For more information about these fellowships click here. The Rhodes Scholarship The Rhodes Scholarships, the oldest international fellowships, were initiated after the death of Cecil Rhodes in 1902, and bring outstanding students from many countries around the world to the University of Oxford. The first American Scholars were elected in 1904. For more information click here. The Marshall Scholarship Marshall Scholarships finance young Americans of high ability to study for a degree in the United Kingdom. At least forty Scholars are selected each year to study either at graduate or occasionally undergraduate level at an UK institution in any field of study. Each scholarship is held for two years. For more information click here.
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Russian and East European Institute | College of Arts and Sciences | Ballantine Hall 565, Bloomington, IN 47405 | Ph: (812) 855-7309 | Fx: (812) 855-6411 | reei@indiana.edu | Copyright 2006 Trustees of Indiana University
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