Program Policies
Benefits of Studying Abroad
- American Public: International Education is Key to Preparing Next Generation
- 700 Reasons to Study a Foreign Language
- Center for Global Education: Why Study Abroad?
- Living with a Host Family: The Benefits
- Public Policy Benefits of Study Abroad
Financial Aid
- Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship
- Critical Language Scholarships for Intensive Summer Institutes
- Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships, US Department of Education
- National Security Education Program
- Rotary International, Ambassadorial Scholarships
- Financial Aid for Study Abroad: An Undergraduate Student's Resource
Health & Safety
- Center for Disease Control and Prevention: Traveler's Health
- Culture Shock – Easing Adjustment
- Mobility International (traveling with a disability)
- Responsible Study Abroad: Good Practices for Health & Safety (NAFSA)
- Russian Embassy in Washington, DC
- Tips for Women Travelling Alone
- U.S. Department of State: Travel Tips
- U.S. Department of State: Travel Warnings
Travel Resources
- Absentee Voting
- Currency Converter
- Passport Services and Information
- Russian Embassy in Washington, D.C. (visa applications available here)
- Time Zones
- U.S. Embassies and Consulates
Russian Resources
- American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies
- American Association for the Teaching of Slavic and East European Languages
- Kennan Institute for Advanced Russian Studies
- Rambler (Russian search engine)
- RussNet
- Russian Newspapers and News sites
- Russian Language Mentor
- On-Line works of Fyodor Dostoevsky
- On-Line works of Lev Tolstoy
- Russian Grammar Reference
- Job and Internship Listings
- Job listings in Eastern Europe and Russia
- Working in Russia


