Due to the bilateral agreement between University of Warsaw and University of Florida, Gainesville the American Studies Center offers two stipends for a 2023/2024 fall or spring semester at the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

The stipend involves a fee waiver. Other costs (travel and accommodation, J-visa, health insurance) are to be covered by the student.

How to apply?

Applications that involve:

  • a CV
  • a motivation statement
  • a transcript of records in English (“karta przebiegu studiów” from USOS)
  • a signed “pozwolenie na wyjazd” form (please, note that for now, you do not need to collect the Head of the Educational Unit’s signature)
  • a signed RODO agreement form
  • and any other documents which you think could be useful in the recruitment process (e.g. a certificate TOEFL iBT 80, TOEFL PBT 550, IELTS 6.0, MELAB 7 or Verbal GRE 140).

should be submitted by e-mail to ASC Mobility Coordinator Dr. Ludmiła Janion (l.janion@uw.edu.pl) by February 26, 2023. Please send all documents in one e-mail.

B.A. and M.A. students may apply. The person granted the stipend will be required to provide a Covid vaccination certificate and a bank statement in English, confirming min. 6,000 USD (or equivalent in PLN or EUR) on their bank account.

More information on courses at the website of the hosting university.

The ASC Mobility Coordinator will be happy to answer any additional questions you may have, so feel free to contact her by email.

Year 2024/2025

May 22: Bitburg, Ratification, and Implementation of the Genocide Convention by the US

May 16, 2025

We are pleased to invite you to a lecture by Professor Joe Delap from Athens State University, who will present a lecture titled “Bitburg, Ratification, and Implementation of the Genocide Convention by the US”. The presentation delves into the history of the US’s role in the Convention, discusses US-European dealings prompting Senate ratification, and concludes by looking at what difference, if any, US ratification has made in assessing, investigating, and prosecuting genocide in the International Criminal Court.

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May 16, 2025

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Year 2024/2025

May 20: History with a Twist: Exploring Fantasy and Alternate Realities in My Lady Jane

May 14, 2025

Join us for a penultimate Weird meeting, a lecture by Nicole Bryjka (University of Warsaw) on fantasy and alternate history in television series My Lady Jane!

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May 8 A Day of Mourning at UW

May 8, 2025

In light of today’s tragedy, the Rector has declared tomorrow, May 8th, a day of mourning for the University of Warsaw community, with no classes and no work. This tragedy is keenly felt by all members of the University of Warsaw community, faculty, administrative staff, and students alike. We all want the university to be a safe place and work hard every day to ensure that it is. It is incredibly difficult to have this hope challenged so severely.

American Studies Colloquium Series

May 15: The Science and Art of Nabokov’s Atmospherics

May 7, 2025

We are pleased to invite you to the fifth lecture of the American Studies Colloquium Series in the 2025 Spring semester! This time we are pleased to host Anindita Banerjee, whose work focuses on science fiction studies, environmental studies, media studies, and migration studies in Russia, Central Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and Latin and African Americas.