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Specific linguistics opportunities [see also Language and Speech Calendar]

Scholarships available in the Erasmus Mundus Masters Program in Language and Communication Technologies (LCT)

See details on the linguistlist: http://linguistlist.org/support/get-supports.cfm?SupportID=7460&SubID=186623

The following consortium of Universities:

1. Saarland University in Saarbruecken, Germany (coordinator)
2. Free University of Bozen - Bolzano, Italy
3. University of Malta
4. University of Nancy 2, France
5. Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic
6. Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, The Netherlands

are offering the European Masters Program in Language and Communication Technologies (LCT; http://lct-master.org) under the auspices of the Erasmus Mundus Program of the European Union (http://ec.europa.eu/education/external-relation programmes/doc72_en.htm).

The Erasmus Mundus Masters Program in Language and Communication Technologies is an international distributed Master of Science course. The program involves studying one year at one of the Universities of the consortium, and completing the second year with a stay in one of the other partner Universities. After this, the student will obtain two degrees at the level of Masters with legal value in each of the countries of issue.

Objectives: The Erasmus Mundus Masters Program in Language and Communication Technologies provides students with profound knowledge and insight into the various disciplines that contribute to the methods of language and communication technologies and it strengthens their ability to work according to scientific methods. Moreover, the students acquire practice-oriented knowledge by choosing appropriate combinations of modules in Language Technology, Computational and Theoretical Linguistics, and Computer Science. As such, the European Masters Program in LCT is designed to meet the demands of industry and research in the rapidly growing area of Language Technology. It offers education and training opportunities for future generations of leaders in research and innovation.

Duration: 2 years (120 ECTS credits)

Language of instruction: English

The course consists of Compulsory Modules and Advanced Modules in Language Technologies and Computer Science, complemented by a Project, and a Master thesis, for a total of 120 ECTS credits. Further details: http://lct-master.org/index.php?id=po

European Masters Programme in Clinical Linguistics (EMCL)

The EMCL is a 15-month full-time interdisciplinary and transnational university program at the Masters level providing integrated training in theoretical and experimental neurosciences and psycholinguistics with clinical issues. The aim is to train highly qualified advanced students who are excellently prepared for research work and Ph.D. programs in the above fields. The transnational consortium comprises four universities: Groningen (NL), Joensuu (FI), Milano-Bicocca (IT) and Potsdam (DE). The core courses offered in the first term are more or less the same at the participating universities. During the second and third term, the students attend specialized courses. To finish the program, the student writes a Masters thesis in the fourth term and attends a summer school or conference organized for the consortium students. All courses are taught in English. For further information, non-European applicants may contact Dr. Frank Burchert (burchert@ling.uni-potsdam.de).

The Erasmus Mundus scholarship for non-EU students: The EMCL programme is part of the Erasmus Mundus initiative of the European Union, providing an Erasmus Mundus scholarship covering tuition fees, living and travelling costs for non-EU students admitted to the programme. The EMCL-programme thus has a strong extra-European profile.

Requirement for application is at least three years of higher education (BA, BSc or equivalent) with an emphasis on speech and language pathology, linguistics, biomedical sciences, psychology or special education. They invite high profile students worldwide to submit their applications for participation in the academic year course (which starts in September) until January 15 (application deadline).

Other opportunities

Middlebury College Language Schools - summers (rolling admissions; many schools fill up by 4/1)

Yale Summer Language classes: Yale University Summer courses (including foreign language classes)

Work study opportunities

• Work study and student employment: http://www.bu.edu/seo/students/studenthandbook.html

General information

• Study Abroad

• List of fellowships, scholarships, awards, and prizes coordinated by the BU Office of Fellowships and Scholarships

• American Foundation for Translation and Interpretation Scholarship in Scientific and Technical Translation or Interpretation. This is a $2,500 non-renewable scholarship for the 2009-2010 academic year for students enrolled or planning to enroll in a degree program in scientific and technical translation or in interpreter training. Application deadline: June 1, 2009.

• Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) at BU

• Other general funding sources in linguistics

Volunteer opportunities and internships

Other opportunities

• BU Community Service Center

• The Department of Education offers information about National and Community Service, the Peace Corps, community service, and volunteer service in the Federal Government.

• Students.gov has lots of information about International volunteer opportunities and opportunities in education, among other things, including internships, and student job programs.

• See also the Riley guide information about volunteer opportunities, internships, apprenticeships, co-ops, and study abroad.

• Volunteer opportunities in Greater Boston in education

• WWW Virtual Library: Study, Work, Internships, and Service Abroad

• Guide to internships abroad http://mobal.com/articles/2.html.

• Voluteer in Ghana

BU Internships

• http://web.bu.edu/abroad/internships/index.html

Study Abroad

Study Abroad programs that include Linguistics options

Sign language: Summer program to learn Italian Sign Language in Siena