The City University of New York
Polish Language and Culture
Summer 2015
Location
Dates
Credits Offered
Application Deadline
Krakow, Poland
July 3 – July 31
6 CREDITS (CUNY tuition is NOT included in the program fee)
March 20, 2015
Financial Aid
Program Fee
TAP, Pell, Gilman, Student Loans, Tomaszkiewicz-Florio Scholarship
$1,100.00 includes a shared room, 3 meals per day, excursions,
cultural activities and international health insurance.
AIRFARE is NOT included in the program fee.
(All students are responsible for arriving at their study abroad
location by the first day of the program; this may mean flying the
day before).
Payment Schedule
$350.00 Application Fee due with application materials
$750.00 Program Fee Balance due before April 27, 2015
All payments must be made with certified checks or money orders.
NO CASH, PERSONAL CHECKS OR CREDIT CARDS.
Program Description
**PLEASE NOTE: All Poland Summer 2015 Applicants must hand in the
original application along with 2 extra copies. In addition, all applicants need to
fill out the accommodation form.
The program, organized in cooperation with the Kosciuszko Foundation
and offered at the prestigious Jagiellonian University, includes intensive
Polish language instruction in the morning (available from beginner through
advanced levels) and at least one of the afternoon lectures. A second
lecture may be added at no extra cost.
Students live in double occupancy rooms at Dom Studenta "Piast", 5 tram
stops from the Old Town. Meals are served three times a day in the cafeteria,
located within walking distance from both the dorm and the classes.
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The classes will be complemented by guided tours of the Krakow's Old Town
and the Wawel Royal Castle, as well as by excursions to such places as Pieniny
Mountains for a raft ride on the Dunajec River, ski-resort town of Zakopane,
Auschwitz Memorial, Wieliczka Salt Mines or Pieskowa Skala Castle.
Full-time students of Polish descent, who are US citizens or permanent
residents and who have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher, may apply for
the Tomaszkiewicz-Florio Scholarship. These students have to provide the
following: official transcript, financial form, 2 letters of reference from
professors, and a well reasoned essay (minimum 2 pages) on why they are
applying to the program, the reason for their choice of lecture classes and
what it is that fascinates them about Poland (the same essay can serve as the
personal statement required for the program application.) There is also a
$35.00 Scholarship application fee. Checks need to be made to "Kosciuszko
Foundation". *The scholarship, if received, will be in the amount of $1,620.
The decisions will be made late May-early June.
Academic Inquiries
Prof. Czeslaw Karkowski Russian and Slavic Studies HW1331
Phone: 212-650-3141
Email: [email protected]
Administrative Inquiries
Education Abroad Office
E1447, Monday - Friday 9:30 am - 5:30pm Phone: (212) 772-4983
Fax: (212) 772-5005
E-Mail: [email protected]
Estimated Costs of Attendance
Tuition
$1, 560
Program Fee
$1,100
Not included in Program Fee (estimates):
Airfare
$ 1,200
Local Transportation
$ 140
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Total US
$4,000
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