In 1999 over 85 percent of Summer Institute students received some form of tuition scholarship.
Both full and partial scholarships are available to all students. All applicants to the Russian program will be automatically considered for a Social Sciences Research Council [SSRC] fellowships, which include a tuition waiver and a stipend.
All graduate students will be automatically considered for a Foreign Language Area Studies [FLAS] fellowship, which includes a tuition waiver and a stipend. FLAS fellowships are awarded by the Center for Russian and East European Studies [REES] at the University of Pittsburgh (see below).
Funding is sometimes available through the American Council of Learned Societies, for which application must be made separately. Participants in the Russian Program are eligible for Guaranteed Student Loans through their home institutions in cooperation with the University of Pittsburgh.
Single- and double-occupancy rooms are available in modern, air-conditioned dormitories. The cost for the dormitory in Summer 2000 was $19.59 per night. The 2001 figure has not been announced. The summer program staff can also provide information on how to secure a subletted room or apartment.
A variety of meal plans are also available to both incoming and local students. University housing and meal plans are not mandatory, though students will be required to attend regularly scheduled lunch hours in order to enhance language instruction and the administration of the program. Meal cards can also be used at over 40 on- and off-campus establishments, including most of the restaurants in university area.