The intensive summer Azerbaijani Workshop helps students develop their linguistic and cultural competency rapidly and effectively through live online instruction, extracurricular activities, authentic materials, and real-time interactions with instructors and presenters from Azerbaijan. Classes are conducted primarily in Azerbaijani and focus on the rapid development of practical communication skills.
Completing the Azerbaijani Workshop qualifies students for summer study abroad in Baku. (See below.)
Students who apply by midnight EST on December 6 receive priority consideration for admission and for funding.
It is advantegeous to apply by this deadline since there is the possibility that individual scholarships and fellowships may expend their budgets during priority admission and not be available during general admission or rolling admission.
Students may apply for admission and for funding until midnight EST on January 31, 2025.
Admission and funding opportunities will be limited to classes that did not fill during priority admission and to scholarships and fellowships that were not fully awarded during priority admission.
Students may continue applying for admission, without funding, during rolling admission.
During Rolling Admission, students may apply for admission to the Language Workshop for self-funded study (or study funded by organizations other than the Language Workshop).
Admission remains competitive. Students who apply for full classes will be waitlisted. Students come off the waitlists in order of merit, not in the order of application.
After this date, there will not be time for non-IU students to get through Workshop acceptance, IU admissions, and IU enrollment before their course begins.
IU students may continue to apply, since they do not need to go through IU admissions.
After this date, there will not be time for non-IU students to get through Workshop acceptance, IU admissions, and IU enrollment before their course begins.
IU students may continue to apply, since they do not need to go through IU admissions.
The final date for IU students to apply to the Language Workshop is midnight EST on the last Thursday before their class begins.
BCS, Czech, Hungarian, Polish: May 15
Azerbaijani and Kyrgyz: May 22.
Arabic (all levels), Chinese 1, Russian 1 & 2: May 29
Students who complete the course successfully will reach a proficiency ofIntermediate Lowor better. They will be able to communicate in day-to-day situations in Azerbaijani, will be able to read and write effectively on familiar topics, and will have a solid foundation for further study or travel.
Students who complete the online summer Azerbaijani program at Indiana University or have equivalent experience (at least 2 and no more than 3 semesters of Azerbaijani; ACTFL OPI scores of Intermediate Low to Mid; CEFR score of high A1) are eligible for Indiana's immersive follow-on Azerbaijani language and culture program in Baku. Explore details below.
Funding Options
The Department of State Bureau provides fellowships for graduate students, scholars, and researchers studying Russian, East European languages, or Central Asian languages in the Language Workshop. Fellowships provide tuition, fees, and a stipend.
Funded through an award from the U.S. Department of Education to the IU Center for International Business Education and Research, the CIBER scholarship supports students of IU's Kelly School of Business who study in the Language Workshop.
The Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies provides scholarships for undergraduate women planning international careers to study in the Language Workshop. Scholarships provide whole or partial tuition.
The Department of Education provides scholarships for summer study in the Language Workshop. This program is administered by units other than the Language Workshop. Interested students should apply directly to the FLAS program.
The Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies provides scholarships for study in the Language Workshop. This scholarship is aimed especially at students who are not eligible for any of the above programs.
About the Indiana Online and Overseas Hungarian Programs
Learn the Language then Study Abroad!
Students who study Elementary Azerbaijani in Indiana University's Language Workshop can combine 2 semesters of intensive language study with an optional 4-week language and culture program in Baku.
Learn the Language First
The Indiana University Online Workshop provides 2 semesters of accelerated study to help students develop speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills. You will complete a full year of language training in 2 months in classes that emphasize the development of real-time interpersonal communication skills and that prepare you to study abroad in Azerbaijan with confidence and understanding.
In Indiana's Online Workshop you will study 17-20 hours per week in live online classes with an instructor and with other students. After class you will complete 3-4 hours of independent study to prepare for the next day’s class. You can also take part in interactive, real-time cultural activities with visiting scholars, performers, and practitioners.
In the Workshop, you will be part of a diverse group of talented language learners that includes advanced high-school students, undergraduates, graduate students, scholars, professionals, life-long learners, and others. People join the Online Workshop and the Summer Institute for a range of academic, professional, and personal reasons, but they are united in their dedication to learning the language.
The Workshop's small class sizes, expert instructors, and highly motivated students provide a stimulating setting for you to develop your Azerbaijani communication and culture skills rapidly.
Study Abroad with Indiana
Complete the Azerbaijani Workshop successfully and you are eligble to join Indiana's immersion program in Baku. This program is an immersive introduction to and exploration of Azerbaijani culture. The program is conducted in low-intermediate-level Azerbaijani and awards university credit.
Online Class Times: Monday – Friday, 11:00am-3:00pm, eastern daylight time
Indiana, Overseas Program Dates: July 14 – August 8, 2025
ONLINE STUDY COST ESTIMATE ($2,930)
Language Workshop Estimated Tuition - $2,580*
Language Workshop Program Fee - $350
*This is the rate for 8 undergraduate credits for in-state nondegree online language students. All Workshop students pay in-state rates, but students receiving graduate credit, students in 6-credit or 10-credit courses, students in IU schools with their own tuition may be subject to different rates. IU students are also subject to a $590 IU Student Services Fee.
Online Program The online program offers 8 undergraduate credits. Workshop courses must be taken for credit. There is no audit option.
Graduate Credit IU graduate students receive graduate credit if it is available for their course.
Graduate course loads are more variable than undergraduate. Contact languageworkshop@iu.edu for the exact graduate credit load for IU graduate students.
Non-IU participants may petition to receive graduate credit if it is available for their course.
Approval is not automatic.
Application fees apply.
Not all courses offer graduate credit.
IU cannot guarantee that your home university will accept graduate credit.
Indiana University Online Workshop courses are open to all, including:
Students from Indiana University
Students from other universities and colleges
Graduate, undergraduate, and community college students
Lifelong learners
Highschool students over age 16 on day 1 of the program
Indiana University's Program in Baku is open to anyone who:
Is at least 18 years old on day 1 of the program
Has completed 2-3 semester of Azerbaijani at the university level by the start of the program OR
Has a recent OPI at the IL or IM level
Has a recent CEFR result at the high A1 or low A2 level
Passes an IU proficiency exam
Students who have 2 semesters of Azerbaijani but who did not attend the Indiana University Online Summer Azerbaijani Workshop must complete a placement exam and interview to confirm that their mastery of Azerbaijani is at the appropriate level for this program.
Graduate students studying in Indiana's BAku Workshop are eligible for Title VIII Graduate Fellowships, regardless of whether they participate in Indiana's Online Azerbaijani Workshop or not.
