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Left to right: Kristian Nelsen, Rebecca Marzloff, and Marianna Packer

This past summer, undergraduate students Rebecca Marzloff, Kristian Nelsen, and Marianna Packer received Polish Studies Initiative (PSI) scholarships to participate in the U.S., Europe, and the…

Left to right: PSI logo and CSEEES MA student Parker Tysinger

The Polish Studies Initiative (PSI) at The Ohio State University is excited to announce the winner of our first academic year scholarship competition. PSI was established in 2012 under the…

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The Polish Studies Initiative (PSI) at The Ohio State University is excited to announce the winners of the 2026 Grant and Scholarship Competitions. PSI was established in 2012 under the umbrella…

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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…

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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…

Old Town Warsaw

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…

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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…

Sarah Hohman and friends hiking in Zakopane
By Sarah Hohman

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 of my coursework, I began studying Polish and…

Amelia Webster and field school student sin Giecz

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…

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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…

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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…

Luke Bendick

Luke Bendick is an MA student in Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies and a recipient of a 2024 Polish Studies Initiative (PSI…

Lauren Hayden standing next to a wooden statue in Giecz, Poland

Lauren Hayden is a PhD student in the Department of Anthropology and a recipient of a 2024 Polish Studies Initiative (PSI)…

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The Polish Studies Initiative (PSI) at The Ohio State University is excited to announce the winners of the 2024 Grant and Scholarship Competitions. PSI was established in 2012 under the umbrella…

Wynne Poticher with Giecz field school cohort

Wynne Poticher is a fifth-year double majoring in Anthropological Science and Psychology with double minors in Forensics and Neuroscience. They will graduate from Ohio State in Spring 2024 and…

Aerial view of a square in Old Town Warsaw

The Polish Studies Initiative (PSI) at The Ohio State University is excited to announce the winners of the 2023 Grant and Scholarship Competitions. PSI was established in 2012 under the umbrella…

Joe Ernst inside Waweł castle.

Written by Joe Ernst

Joe Ernst is third-year MA student pursuing a dual-degree in Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies and Public Affairs. In 2020, Joe…