University Center for International Studies Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies
University Center for International Studies Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies

 

Project GO at the University of Pittsburgh

 

Project GO scholarships from the University of Pittsburgh’s Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies provide full scholarships to ROTC students enrolled at any accredited college or university in the US for 8-10 weeks of intensive summer language study in Russian (beginning through fourth-year). These programs provide students with the equivalent of one academic year’s worth of language training, in addition to opportunities to build their inter-cultural competence and travel abroad.

Project GO is an initiative sponsored by the Defense Language and National Security Education Office and administered by the Institute of International Education.

 

All Pitt Project GO scholarships fully cover the cost of:

  • program tuition
  • housing for the duration of the program
  • all textbooks required for the student’s course
  • travel to the program site
  • meals not covered by the program (a living stipend)

 

Program Dates and Locations:

  • 1st-year Russian language students (i.e., those who have no prior experience in the language) may apply for a Project GO scholarship to enroll in a hybrid program through Pitt's Summer Language Institute, held for 5 weeks on the main University of Pittsburgh campus followed by 5 weeks in Riga, Latvia, from June 2 – August 8, 2025.
  • 2nd through 4th-year Russian language students (i.e., those who will have completed the equivalent of 2-6 semesters by June 2025) may apply for a Project GO scholarship to study in an exclusive Pitt Project GO Russian language overseas program held at Narva College of the University of Tartu in Narva, Estonia. All students will engage in daily language classes and a cultural program including lectures, films, conversation sessions, and local and weekend excursions. Courses will run from approximately June 7 - August 2, 2025.

 

Access the program application after reviewing the eligibility requirements.

  • Application deadline for the Pitt Project GO hybrid and overseas summer programs: January 15, 2025.
  • Link to the application form.

 

Please email gina.peirce@pitt.edu with any questions.