SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS


Specialized programs are European/Russian studies rpograms that do not fall under the categories of student study abroad programs or awards/felowships. New programs are added continuously so please check this page regularly.

NEW! Call for Application for the 2008 Manfred Woerner Seminar

The seminar is designed to examine German and European Security Policy and discuss common U.S.-German and U.S.-European security interests. It brings talented young American professionals to Europe to meet with their German counterparts and promote close personal contact between them. Candidates typically come from national or local governments, the media, business, and the nonprofit sector. Participants should be between 25 and 35 years of age at the time of travel and have an outstanding record of achievement in their profession. The next seminar will take place from May 1 - May 11, 2008. Deadline for applications is Friday, January 25, 2008.

For information on application requirements, please click here.

NEW! NSF FUNDED SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES

The NSF-funded Central Europe Summer Research Institute Program competition is now open.

Program Overview
The Central Europe Summer Research Institute (CESRI) is designed to provide U.S. graduate students in the sciences and engineering with a high-quality international summer research experience in Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland or Slovakia.

Funded by the National Science Foundation, the CESRI program sends enrolled U.S. graduate students in biology, chemistry, computer science, engineering, environmental science, or mathematics for 8 weeks to receive a relevant laboratory experience in Central Europe in the sciences.

In the past two years, grantees have travelled to Central Europe to work on a wide range of projects, from studying the properties of Roman concrete, studying genes that confer disease resistance and working on improved data transmission on wireless networks.

For Summer 2008, CESRI will support up to 14 qualified grantees.

New Online Application
The 2008 competition is now open with a February 4th deadline. Program details, including the new online application, are available online: http://www.iie.org/cesri.

Additional Information
If you would have any questions or would like to receive brochures for the program, please feel free to contact CESRI program manager, Vijay Renganathan at the email or telephone number below

NSF Central Europe Summer Research Institute
U.S. Student Programs
Institute of International Education
809 United Nations Plaza
New York, NY 10017
P: 212 984 5442
F: 212 984 5325
cesri@iie.org

Europe Council @ American University
4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20016-8071
Email: europeancouncil@american.edu