2nd, 3rd & 4th-year Polish
This program is subject to safety and travel regulations in place at the University of Pittsburgh's Study Abroad Office and the US and Polish governments.
Students who have completed a full academic year of Polish language study and who pass a pre-program placement test may select a 4- or 6-week abroad option. Pitt’s exchange program with the Prolog Language School in Kraków is the five-star way to study Polish in Poland. Prolog brings rave reviews year after year because of the dedication of its teachers, its cutting-edge textbooks, and its wide-ranging offerings of tours and optional after-school activities, at no additional cost. Prolog's language instructors are graduates of the highly-regarded Jagiellonian University Polish Language and Literature Department. According to placement tests students are placed in one of six levels of study, alongside students from all over the European Union, making for a cosmopolitan and high-quality peer group. Courses are registered with the University of Pittsburgh, so that credits transfer automatically to American institutions with no delay or bureaucracy.
Students participate in an extensive excursion program in and around Krakow.
Apartments, cost is included in the price of the program.
Summer Language Institute Scholarships:
$1,000 to a maximum award of $5,000
ELIGIBILITY:
All are eligible
TO APPLY:
Complete the SLI Scholarship Questionnaire on the application and include a letter of recommendation from a professor or professional supervisor with your application.
SLI APPLICATION DEADLINE:
Complete your application for an SLI scholarship by March 1, 2023 for priority consideration. After March 1st, scholarship availability is not guaranteed and applications will only be considered on a first come, first served basis until funding is depleted.
Foreign Language Area Studies (FLAS) Awards:
Full tuition funding + $2,500 living stipend.
ELIGIBILITY:
US citizens currently enrolled in a US institution of higher education at the undergraduate or graduate level. Students applying for language programs at the 2nd-year level or higher. Under certain circumstances, graduate students may be eligible for FLAS funding to study non-Russian languages at the first-year level; please contact sliadmin@pitt.edu for more information.
TO APPLY:
Complete the SLI FLAS Questionnaire on the application and include two (total) letters of recommendation from a professor or professional supervisor with your application. The FLAS questionnaire requests a one-page personal statement. Applicants who wish for consideration of financial need may submit a current FAFSA Student Aid Report. Please be aware that it may take up to three weeks for you to receive your Student Aid Report after filing your FAFSA.
SLI FLAS APPLICATION DEADLINE:
March 1, 2023
4-week program: $4,292 + study abroad fees (in recent years approx. $300)
6-week program: $5,938 + study abroad fees (in recent years approx. $300)
Note: Program fee covers cost of housing abroad. Program fee does not include international airfare or meals.