- American Councils is excited to announce the Accelerating Youth Empowerment through Entrepreneurship program was given the International Community Development Award by the Community Development Society. This program was implemented by the Armenia and Georgia offices of American Councils in collaboration with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension and the Network of Centers for Civic Engagement (NCCE) in Georgia. This award represents the culmination of a collaborative effort,… Read More
- Robin Smith, an alumna of the U.S. Department of State’s National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) and the Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program, leveraged her study abroad experiences into a meaningful career in cross-cultural mental health advocacy. Her career path underscores the importance of cultural awareness and the role of critical languages in delivering effective mental health care for all. In honor of World Mental Health Day, the American Councils 50… Read More
- In an era marked by conflict, uncertainty, and rising extremism, it is critical for young people to understand history to prevent the repetition of past tragedies. The Elie Wiesel Study Tour (EWST), administered and implemented by American Councils Romania, aims to preserve the memory of the Holocaust while educating young adults about human rights violations. This educational tour, which spans Romania, Hungary, and Poland, helps participants understand the complex political, social, and… Read More
- American Councils is pleased to announce the inaugural cohort of Visiting Fellowship Awards for Ukrainian Displaced Scholars (VFA/UDS) to a distinguished group of scholars from war-distressed universities in east and southeastern Ukraine. Fellowship awards provide a semester or year of financial support to enable scholars to continue their research and teaching activities. The Visiting Scholars Program is made possible by grants to American Councils from the Carnegie Corporation of New York,… Read More
- Three American foundations, Carnegie Corporation of New York, Richard Lounsbery Foundation, and The Stirling Foundation have awarded grants to American Councils for International Education to create a Ukrainian Visiting Scholars Program (VSP). The program will support displaced Ukrainian university faculty and researchers whose work has been disrupted by the Russian invasion of Ukraine and continuing violence. The VSP allows affected scholars and teachers from Ukraine to resume their work in… Read More
- It would not be an exaggeration that one of my best and most successful experiences in practicing new grammar and words came during the course of the RLASP online program! In some ways, I like to imagine that the physical distance between everyone inspired us to work even harder to connect and contribute to an environment of immersion. - Keenan Overa To read Keenan's profile click here This December American Councils Study Abroad will host a series of webinars to help students across… Read More
- PRISTINA, Kosovo—More than 150 guests celebrated the 15th anniversary of the Kosovo American Education Fund (KAEF) last week at the Night of the Rising Stars. The annual fundraising event supports the next generation of KAEF fellows, rising stars with ambitions to use their education to help their country. Keynote speaker and member of the Parliament of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani, noted the impact alumni have had in the young country. {"preview_thumbnail":"/sites/default/files/… Read More
- American Councils welcomed a crowd to its DC headquarters last week for the 9th annual silent auction, which garnered support for scholarships for bright, international scholars. The annual fundraiser focuses on a region of the world where American Councils operates and, this year, programs in Albania and Kosovo took center stage. Dignitaries from both countries addressed the VIP reception, which was officiated by AC board of trustees’ member, Gazmend Gjonbalaj. In his opening address, Mr… Read More
- The US Department of Education’s Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad (GPA) program has awarded $238,500 to American Councils to continue to provide scholarships to advanced undergraduate and graduate students of Russian and Persian participating in its Advanced Russian Language and Area Studies Program (RLASP) in Moscow and Eurasian Regional Language Program (ERLP) in Dushanbe. US K-12 teachers are also eligible for the new scholarship funding and are encouraged to apply. A total… Read More
- Editor's note: Hannah Combe is not a dancer by trade, but her enthusiasm for dance helped her find community while living overseas. Ms. Combe has lived in Georgia, where she taught English as a Peace Corps volunteer. She has also taught English in Bulgaria as a Fulbright scholar. She is currently a program assistant on the AC Study and Research abroad team. When I was four years old I refused to wear anything but my pink tutu. At the peak of my illustrious dance career, I ran around a… Read More
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