AUCA Main Page

MAIN > STUDY ABROAD AT AUCA > AUCA-USA

AUCA-USA

AUCA Study Abroad Opportunity at Bard University

Call for applications for the Bard College

Program in International Education

Fall 2013

The Bard College Program in International Education (PIE) is pleased to announce a new call for applications for one semester of study on Bard College campus in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York State.  PIE will bring together students from Bard's network of international partners (including AUCA, Smolny College, Al-Quds University, ECLA of Bard in Berlin, and University of Witwatersrand).

The program provides a Bard tuition waiver and students may apply for additional scholarships to cover costs. NB: Students are responsible for paying for their own airfare and visa costs.

Students at Bard College register for sixteen credits per semester.

Eligibility/Criteria

The program is open to current sophomores majoring in the following nine academic programs:

- American Studies
- Anthropology
- Economics
- European Studies
- International and Comparative Politics
- Journalism and Mass Communications
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Software Engineering
Preference will be given to students who have demonstrated academic excellence and a commitment to active civic engagement (i.e., involvement in community service, student clubs, student government, etc.).

How to apply

All required documentation should be submitted to Kanykei Kasybekova, Project Coordinator, AUCA-Bard College Partnership at kasybekova_k@mail.auca.kg, room 227 (both electronically and in hard copy) by 5pm, March 5, 2013. Late applications will not be considered.

Documentation should include (NB: the forms can be found at http://www.auca.kg/en/bard1/):

- the application form (fillable pdf form - shall be typed);
- the scholarship form;
- two academic references in sealed envelopes (Recommendation 1 and Recommendation 2 should be typed as well);
- a scanned official transcript.
The final decisions will be made by Bard College.

For further information about Bard College, visit http://www.bard.edu/.

© 2006-2012 AUCA

Member of AAICU

American University of Central Asia
205 Abdymomunov St.
Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic 720040

Tel.: (+ 996 312) 66 11 19 + ext.
Fax: (+ 996 312) 66 32 01