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Awards are contingent upon continued funding from the Department of Education. See below for eligibility, application, and reporting requirements for summer and academic year FLAS.
Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship Program - Summer
Graduate & Undergraduate Students: Up to $5,000 tuition, $3,500 stipend
DEADLINE: Friday, February 16, 2024 @ 11:59 pm LAST CALL DEADLINE May 7th @ 11:59 pm
Application Requirements
- Completed on-line application form (including a one-page Statement of Purpose in PDF format describing how FLAS training fits into your academic program and your career plans).
- Updated, official S.U. transcript only if you are a continuing undergraduate or graduate student delivered to Matt Baxter, Regional Programs Manager-Asia at the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs, who serves as Syracuse University’s FLAS Coordinator. New, incoming graduate students do not need to submit a transcript. Note: Syracuse University official transcripts can be requested and submitted to the FLAS Coordinator via secure email transmission through your MySlice portal/Student Services tab.
- A completed FAFSA form. This is required of both graduate and undergraduate applicants for both Academic Year and Summer FLAS. You will be asked to submit your EFC number when you complete the application. The committee will consider financial need as well as academic merit when making funding decisions.
- Letters of recommendation: For undergraduate applicants, two (2) letters of recommendation—one from a language instructor with an appraisal of your language ability and one from a faculty member who can speak to your academic preparation—emailed from an institutional email address directly to Matt Baxter. For continuing graduate students, one (1) letter of recommendation from your graduate advisor, thesis or dissertation supervisor, or a faculty member who knows your work well emailed from an institutional email address directly to Matt Baxter. If you are a new, incoming graduate student, you do not need to provide a letter of recommendation.
- For Summer FLAS, you must be accepted an approved language program, which usually last around 8 weeks— such as the American Institute of Indian Studies (AIIS) Summer Language Program for study in India, the South Asian Studies Language Institute (SASLI), held at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, or the South Asia Institute's (SAI) virtual courses through the University of Texas, Austin. Please see their websites for further details.
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- All Fellows must inform the institution of any change in their programs of study or academic status.
- All Fellows must submit to the U.S. Secretary of Education, through the on-line reporting system, a final report at the end of their fellowship tenure.
Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship Program - Academic Year
Graduate Students: 24 credits of tuition, $20,000 stipend
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ACADEMIC YEAR 2024-2025 APPLICATION
DEADLINE: Friday, February 16, 2024 @ 11:59 pm LAST CALL DEADLINE May 7th @ 11:59 pm
Application Requirements
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