The priority deadline to join the 2024 Central Eurasian Studies Summer Institute is fast approaching! Are you ready to join us in Madison to gain an entire year of language study in just 8 weeks? CESSI is open to undergraduates, graduates, professionals, and non-traditional students alike. For additional information and application details, click here and here and read on!

Please note: We encourage applicants to apply by the Feb. 1 priority deadline to help us determine which courses will run this summer. Thank you for sharing this newsletter with anyone who may be interested!

The cost to attend CESSI in 2024 is $5,000*, which includes tuition, student fees, and expenditures for cultural events. This does not include the cost of textbooks, living expenses, health insurance, or the $130 new-student document fee. All applicants must pay the $25 application fee to be considered for admittance.  (*Note: The above fee structure does not apply to current UW-Madison Wisconsin and Minnesota resident undergraduate students. WI and MN undergraduates follow the normal UW-Madison fee structure, which can be found here.)

Good news! Four different sources of funding are available for eligible applicants. You may wish to take the CESSI Funding Quiz to determine which funding awards you are eligible for before beginning your CESSI application.

If you will be in Madison next week, be sure to check out the WISLI Open House event, part of the Winter Wisconsin Welcome events programming! CESSI is one of the members of the Wisconsin Intensive Summer Language Institutes. Come interact with our WISLI program coordinators learn more about our programs, language offerings, and funding opportunities available for Summer 2024! Pizza, snacks, and refreshments will be served while supplies last.

The Central Eurasian Studies Summer Institute was founded in 2011 by a consortium of international and area studies centers at major U.S. universities. We're grateful for the support of these current consortium member institutions: Columbia University's Harriman Institute, Harvard University's Davis Center for Russian & Eurasian Studies, Michigan State University's Asian Studies Center and Center for European, Russian, & Eurasian Studies, The Ohio State University's East Asian Studies Center and Center for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies, Stanford University's Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies, University of California-Berkeley's Institute of Slavic, East European, & Eurasian Studies, Institute of East Asian Studies, and Tang Center for Silk Road Studies, University of Kansas' Center for East Asian Studies and Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies, University of Pittsburgh's Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies, University of Washington's Center for Global Studies and East Asia Center, and University of Wisconsin-Madison's Center for Russia, East Europe, & Central Asia and Center for East Asian Studies.

A variety of resources are available on our website, including language and cultural resources, CESSI policies and procedures, housing information, and more! Enjoy this playlist featuring Central Asian music recommended by 2021 CESSI students while you work on your application; check out last year's 25-minute CESSI Info Session; and explore all that Madison and the University of Wisconsin campus have to offer here. 

For CESSI resource links, see the drop-down menu under Resources on our website.

Note: Promotional materials were sent out at the end of December. If you would like a poster, flyer, or brochure, please contact us!