• SSRES 2020: Summer School for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Nazarbayev University

    Application Form

    Instructions

     

    1. Complete the on-line SSRES 2020 Application form (below). Please fill in the requested information and click “Submit your application” at the bottom of the page.
    2. Prepare a personal statement of academic goals and/or career plans. Explain how the study of Russian language and the enrollment in an Eurasian Studies course (if applying) at Nazarbayev University (Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan) will further your goals. Your statement should be no more than 300 words. You will need to insert this statement into one of the fields in this application. 
    3. Have all your college transcripts ready. We accept unofficial transcripts.
    4. Arrange for one letter of recommendation to be sent directly to the program director (Amanda Murphy at amanda.murphy@nu.edu.kz) on your behalf. The subject line of the email should say “Recommendation Letter for Student’s FirstName LastName (SSRES 2020)”

    Requirements for the letter of recommendation

    Letters of recommendation should come from an official university email address and contain the full contact information of the person providing the recommendation. The letters should comment on the student’s academic abilities (if the letter is coming from a language instructor, it should compare the student’s work in a language class to that to that of his or her other classmates); they should speak about the student’s potential to handle the challenges of a language and cultural immersion program, as well as provide any other relevant information about the student.

     

    We encourage you to apply as early as you can!

  • SSRES 2020 Application Form

  • General information

  • Gender*
  • Address valid until:
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  • Emergency contact:

  • Insurance Information

  • Do you have health insurance that will be valid for your stay in Kazakhstan?

  • We strongly advise you to purchase health insurance through your university or a tourist agency.

  • Special Accommodations

  • Do you require special accommodations?

  • Citizenship Information

  • Passport Information

  • Expiry Date
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  • Educational Information (General)

  • Instructions: Answer only those questions that are relevant to your situation.

  • 1. If you are currently an undergraduate student enrolled in a degree program, list your future degree, year in the program, and expected date of graduation:

  • 2. If you are a graduate student, list your degree program and your year in the program:

  • 3. If you are currently not enrolled in a degree program, list your highest degree earned, major, and the year the degree was granted:

  • 4. If you are currently employed, provide the following information:

  • Which language are you interested in studying?
  • Are you a ROTC student? (US applicants only)

  • Educational Information (Russian)

  • Evaluate your current knowledge of Russian by providing thorough and complete answers to the following questions. When answering these questions, describe your knowledge of Russian, depending on which program you are applying for. The information that you provide is very important to us and it will be used for program planning. Your answers to these questions do not guarantee or determine your placement in a specific level. The actual placement into courses will be done when you arrive to Astana on the basis of entrance proficiency testing.

  • 1. Are you a complete beginner in Russian? (If you answer “yes” you do not need to answer any more questions in this section. If you answer “no” then you must provide answers to other questions)
  • 2. Have you had any formal instruction in Russian (at high school or university level)?. If yes, proceed to question 3.
  • 7. Please, rate your level of Russian in each of the following categories (Nazarbayev University uses NCSSFL-ACTFL Global Can-Do Benchmarks to evaluate your proficiency). For each category (interpersonal communication, interpretive listening, interpretive reading) select one description that best describes your abilities in this category.
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  • Letter of Recommendation


    One letter of recommendation should be emailed to the program director separately (see the Instructions section of this form for more information).

     

    Requirements for the letter of recommendation


    The letter of recommendation should come from an official university email address and contain the full contact information of the person providing the recommendation. The letters should comment on the student’s academic abilities (if the letter is coming from a language instructor, it should compare the student’s work in a language class to that to that of his or her other classmates); they should speak about the student’s potential to handle the challenges of a language and cultural immersion program, as well as provide any other relevant information about the student.

  • Enter contact details of the person supplying a letter on your behalf here

  • Educational Information (Kazakh)

  • Evaluate your current knowledge of Kazakh by providing thorough and complete answers to the following questions. When answering these questions, describe your knowledge of Kazakh, depending on which program you are applying for. The information that you provide is very important to us and it will be used for program planning. Your answers to these questions do not guarantee or determine your placement in a specific level. The actual placement into courses will be done when you arrive to Astana on the basis of entrance proficiency testing.

  • 1. Are you a complete beginner in Kazakh? (If you answer “yes” you do not need to answer any more questions in this section. If you answer “no” then you must provide answers to other questions)
  • 2. Have you had any formal instruction in Kazakh (at high school or college level)?. If yes, proceed to question 3.
  • 7. Please, rate your level of Kazakh in each of the following categories (Nazarbayev University uses NCSSFL-ACTFL Global Can-Do Benchmarks to evaluate your proficiency). For each category (interpersonal communication, interpretive listening, interpretive reading) select one description that best describes your abilities in this category.
    Rows
  • 0/300

  • Letter of Recommendation


    One letter of recommendation should be emailed to the program director separately (see the Instructions section of this form for more information).

     

    Requirements for the letter of recommendation


    The letter of recommendation should come from an official university email address and contain the full contact information of the person providing the recommendation. The letters should comment on the student’s academic abilities (if the letter is coming from a language instructor, it should compare the student’s work in a language class to that to that of his or her other classmates); they should speak about the student’s potential to handle the challenges of a language and cultural immersion program, as well as provide any other relevant information about the student.

  • Enter contact details of the person supplying a letter on your behalf here

  • Financial Information

  • SSRES will work with FLAS and other sources of funding. If you do not have external funding available, you will be expected to pay all the program costs.

  • Academics

    In addition to the 8-week Intensive Russian or Kazakh course, the program includes an optional free course on Kazakh language and culture.

    You may also choose to enroll in an additional elective course in Russian and Eurasian Area Studies. These elective courses are part of Nazarbayev University regular curriculum, and you will be taking them together with local students.

    Nazarbayev University will work with your home institution on the transfer of credits that you will earn (both for the Russian course and for the elective).

  • Are you interested in enrolling in an elective course in Eurasian Studies (for an additional fee)?

  • Housing Information

  • Housing Information All SSRES participants will be housed on campus, in student dorms. Please, indicate your choice of rooms below.
  • How did you learn about SSRES?

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