Deadline: 1 May 2012
Open to: students in Romanian Studies departments outside of Romania, students working on projects involving Romanian language, culture and civilization
Grants: 1100 Euro – the sum corresponding to the participation fee
Description
The Romanian Cultural Institute organizes Romanian Language, Culture and Civilization Courses in the 12th century citadel of Braşov. The program is organized in collaboration with the Faculty of Letters of the Transilvania University – Braşov, Mureşenilor Memorial House and Reduta Cultural Centre.
The Romanian Cultural Institute offers 2 places totally exempted from participation fee.
The participation fee does not cover the international and domestic transportation, entrance visa, extra hotel services (mini-bar, phone calls, etc.) neither the medical services. The Romanian Cultural institute recommends that participants have a health insurance that is valid for Romania.
Eligibility
These places are intended for students in Romanian studies departments abroad, and for those who use the Romanian language in their scientific documentation, translation or are editing works about Romanian culture and civilization.
Application
Students who enroll to the summer courses and fulfill the criteria described before can apply by sending the following supplementary documents (written in English or Romanian):
– a letter of motivation and
– a letter of recommendation from a professor or a person who is familiar with the candidate’s professional activity.
The deadline for application for the places exempted from participation fee is May 1st, 2012.
Applicants should send all application documents by this deadline, including the completed application form (bottom of the Institute’s website), CV and copy of their passports.
Applications will be evaluated by a jury comprising 3 persons: a representative of the RCI and two independent evaluators.
Grants offered by the British Council Romania
The British Council Romania, as an institutional partner of the Romanian Cultural Institute in the Romanian Language, Culture and Civilization Courses – (Braşov, 2012), offers two grants of 1,100 euros each that cover the participation costs.
Eligibility
The grants are intended for British students (preferably graduate or post-graduate students, working on a topic dealing with Europe in general and Romania in particular).
Application
In order to apply for the grants offered by the British Council Romania, please send the following documents:
– the completed application form
– a curriculum vitae
– a copy of the passport
– a letter of motivation in which the applicant should mention that she/he applies for the British Council Romania grants
– a letter of recommendation from a professor or a person who is familiar with the candidate’s professional activity.
Application deadline (for the grants): May 1st 2012
Program coordinator:
Ana Borca, ana.borca@icr.ro
Tel.: 0040 31 71 00 672, fax: 0040 21 23 01 373
