CESSI 2025 Applications Now Open!
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We are excited to announce that applications for CESSI 2025 are now open. The priority deadline is February 1 with rolling admissions through March.
The Central Eurasian Studies Summer Institute (CESSI) is a unique, 8-week intensive summer language program that offers courses in Uzbek, Kazakh, Tajik, and Uyghur contingent upon sufficient enrollment. (With enough interest, courses in Azerbaijani and Kyrgyz may also be offered.) All 2025 courses will be conducted online.
CESSI is open to undergraduates, graduate students, scholars, researchers, and professionals. Most of our courses are at the elementary or intermediate level, but advanced courses may become available with enough interest. Funding opportunities such as the Title VIII Fellowship, FLAS Fellowship, and CESSI and WISLI tuition scholarships are also available.
For more information, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn, join our email list, visit our website, or contact cessi@creeca.wisc.edu. Wishing one and all a happy Thanksgiving!
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CESSI welcomes students from a variety of backgrounds to apply, including domestic and international students, students in degree programs at UW-Madison or other institutions, and adult learners and non-degree seeking students. Applicants do not need to currently be enrolled in an academic program to be eligible.
To apply to CESSI:
- Submit the online Application Form
- Upload your Personal Statement, Transcripts, and CV/Resume
- Pay the $25 Application Fee
- If applying for funding, have 2 Letters of Recommendation emailed to CESSI
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Title VIII Fellowship: Deadline Feb. 1, 2025
The Title VIII Fellowship is provided by the U.S. Department of State and covers full tuition at CESSI and provide a stipend of $3,500.
Eligibility: Open to U.S. citizens who are graduate students (or will be beginning a graduate program in the fall), post-baccalaureate scholars, and working professionals.
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FLAS Fellowship: Deadline Feb. 14, 2025
Foreign Language & Area Studies fellowships are funded by the U.S. Department of Education and administered by UW-Madison’s National Resource Centers including CREECA at UW-Madison. FLAS awards are only available for specific languages. Fellowships cover full tuition at CESSI and provide a stipend of $3,500.
Eligibility: Open to U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
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CESSI Tuition Remission Scholarship: Deadline for Priority Consideration Feb. 1, 2025
All CESSI applicants are eligible to apply for a tuition remission scholarship of up to $4,000. Scholarships are awarded based on merit and availability of funding.
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WISLI Tuition Scholarship: Applications Will Open This Winter
The WISLI Tuition Scholarship covers half of tuition for summer 2025 language study at one of the WISLI summer language institutes including CESSI.
All applicants are eligible to apply, including domestic and international students, students in degree programs at UW-Madison or another institution, and adult lifelong learners and non-degree seeking students.
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THANK YOU, CESSI CONSORTIUM MEMBERS!
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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 members: 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 | University of Wisconsin-Madison's Center for Russia, East Europe, & Central Asia and Center for East Asian Studies.
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