Undergraduates of the Stateside Persian Flagship Program will be eligible to apply for the summer and/or yearlong Persian Flagship Program in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The study abroad summer and/or yearlong is designed to prepare participants to reach the Advanced level of language proficiency in Persian. To apply to the Persian Flagship Undergraduate Program contact:
The University of Maryland at College Park.

The Persian Graduate Flagship Program is a collaboration between 2 institutions: the University of Maryland (UMD) and the American Councils for International Education (American Councils). Through the Persian Graduate Flagship Program, students achieve a professional level of proficiency during one year of study in the UMD Masters of Professional Studies program (MPS) in College Park, Maryland, followed by one year overseas in the Persian Overseas Flagship Program in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, administered by American Councils. Admission to the Persian Graduate Flagship Program is contingent upon admission to UMD's MPS program and on provisional admission to the Persian Overseas Flagship Program in Dushanbe, administered by American Councils. The Persian Graduate Flagship application contains a section for both UMD and the American Councils. Both sections must be completed by the applicant. Each institution reviews the applicant according to its own criteria; admission to the Persian Graduate Flagship Program is contingent upon meeting both UMD and American Councils requirements.

University of Maryland: Flagship students complete the domestic phase of the Persian Graduate Flagship Program at UMD. The MPS program will admit students of various disciplines who have strong motivation to achieve higher levels of competence in Persian and have an ACTFL proficiency level of Intermediate-High (1+) or Advanced-Low (ILR 2-) in speaking, reading, and/or listening.

The Overseas Flagship Center, Administered by American Councils: Flagship students spend the second year of the Persian Graduate Flagship Program in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. American Councils selects candidates on a competitive basis. At the time of application, provisional acceptance is granted upon demonstration of Intermediate-High (1+) or Advanced-Low (ILR 2-) in speaking, reading, and/or listening. Full admission is granted after 2 semesters of study at UMD, based on demonstration of acceptable progress in the UMD curriculum and the recommendation of the UMD Persian Graduate Flagship faculty. After the second semester at UMD, students take a language proficiency test for placement in the Persian Overseas Flagship Program in Dushanbe. Normally, students will be able to demonstrate "advanced" proficiency in Persian equivalent to the Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) Level 2/2+ at the time they take the pre-program exam to go overseas. Successful candidates will need to show strong motivation to achieve "professional" language proficiency in Persian.

To find out about UMD's graduate programs, visit http://oes.umd.edu/index.php?slab=persian-language

Deadline: January 15th

Please note that applicants MUST be admitted to the domestic portion of the program as part of their admission to the Persian Graduate Flagship Program.

To apply for the Persian Overseas Flagship Program, you must fill out and submit the application:

Available soon in mid-October, 2010.
Deadline: January 15th

Please note that applicants MUST be provisionally accepted into the overseas portion of the program as part of their admission to the Persian Graduate Flagship Program. Full admission is granted on successful completion of the domestic portion of the program.

In the final stages of the selection process, selected applicants will be contacted by email to schedule oral phone interviews (OPI). Interviews will last approximately 30 minutes. Applicants will be responsible for making the call at the time of their interview. This is part of the admission process.

To apply for funding from the Language Flagship, please visit the Institue of International Education's website:
http://www.flagshipfellowships.org

Deadline: January 14th

This website presents additional requirements for eligibility for a fellowship and contains the Fellowship application. This application is required for those applicants wishing to obtain fellowship funding.