Preparing a successful undergraduate study abroad application for major scholarships, Boren or Gilman in particular, requires a serious work and takes a great deal of time. Students need to explain how a Russian study abroad program at “Learn Russian in the European Union” in Daugavpils, Latvia, will enable them to reach their academic and/or career goals, as well as convince the Scholarship Program that this study will be consistent with its major strategic goals. The students need arguments, which may put them ahead of competing applicants.
This document is intended to give the scholarship applicant a focused insight into major facts about “Learn Russian in the EU” programs, Daugavpils and Latvia as the program location, and program alumni testimonials.
“Learn Russian in the EU” provides personalized for-credit academic study abroad programs for undergraduate students. All these programs are hosted at Daugavpils University and include:
Currently, the following semester/academic year study abroad programs are available:
Students can pick elective courses from this Daugavpils University course catalog.
All teaching will be provided in very small groups or even one-on-one. Non-language courses can be taught in Russian or in English by Russian-speaking professors.
Here are the major arguments on the importance of Latvia and Daugavpils as it pertains to a Russian study abroad program:
We put together a selection of “Learn Russian in the EU” original publications that give applicants hints and practical details directly from successful scholarship awardees. These alumni have achieved what many younger students are dreaming about, so it would be smart listening to them and learning how to succeed in getting a scholarship for a Russian study abroad program.
We hope these publications can help, and we will see new scholarships awardees on “Learn Russian in the EU” programs.
Best of luck! Look forward to meeting you in Daugavpils!
Conor studies Russian on our academic year program at Daugavpils University. He thinks Daugavpils is a convenient and interesting town. He appreciates kind and welcoming people in Daugavpils.
Eliza studies on “Learn Russian in the EU” Russian language and Political Science semester abroad program run at Daugavpils University. She talks about the advantages of studying political science in Russian and her language and cultural immersion experience.
You will hear from students, studying in different academic semester abroad programs at Daugavpils University. They have come from all over USA.
Carey is a doctoral student who studied in Daugavpils on a Boren Fellowship. Here he speaks about his two-semester program and compares his expectations with his experience in Daugavpils.
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