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Polish Studies Initiative Concludes Third Annual Buckeye Funder Campaign
We are thrilled to announce the successful completion of our 2025 PSI fundraiser! Thanks to the incredible generosity of our community, we raised $5,025 from 53 donors—surpassing our goal of 45…
Summer 2026 Polish Studies Initiative Grant and Scholarship Competitions Now Open
The Polish Studies Initiative (PSI) of the Center for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies is pleased to announce that the application window for the summer 2026 PSI grant and scholarship…
Linguistic Immersion and Cultural Insight: Ryan Scharff’s Summer in Poland
By Ryan Scharff, Senior in Data Analytics and Slavic Studies (minor) While never being my main area of study, language and linguistics have always been a secondary focus of mine and something I wish…
Polish Studies Initiative Launches Third Annual Buckeye Funder Campaign
Established in 2012, PSI is a dynamic, interdisciplinary program housed within the Center for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies (CSEEES). It thrives through collaboration with departments…
From the FLAS Fellows: Sarah Hohman’s Path to Polish Proficiency
Written by Sarah Hohman, CSEEES 2nd-year M.A. student When I began work on my master’s degree in August 2024, I had just returned from a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in Moldova. As part…
Unearthing the Past: My Summer Studying Mortuary Archaeology in Poland
Written by Amelia Webster, Senior in Forensic Anthropology and Forensic Biology with a minor in Mycology on the pre-med track. This past summer, I had the wonderful opportunity to…
2025 Polish Studies Initiative Grant and Scholarship Competition Winners Announced
The Polish Studies Initiative (PSI) at The Ohio State University is excited to announce the winners of the 2025 Grant and Scholarship Competitions. PSI was established in 2012 under the umbrella of…
2025 Polish Studies Initiative Grant and Scholarship Competitions Now Open
The Polish Studies Initiative (PSI) of the Center for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies is pleased to announce that the application window for the 2025 PSI grant and scholarship competitions…
Getting Comfortable with Discomfort in Language Learning: Luke Bendick’s Summer Abroad in Kraków, Poland
Luke Bendick is an MA student in Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies and a recipient of a 2024 Polish Studies Initiative (PSI) scholarship. This past summer he spent a month in Kraków, Poland…