FLAS fellowships fund the study of Less Commonly Taught Languages and area studies coursework. This program provides academic year and summer fellowships to assist graduate students and advanced undergraduates in foreign language and area studies. The goals of the fellowship program include: (1) to assist in the development of knowledge, resources, and trained personnel for modern foreign language and area/international studies; (2) to stimulate the attainment of foreign language acquisition and fluency; and (3) to develop a pool of international experts to meet national needs.

FLAS fellowships are designed to provide support and funding to graduate students studying the languages and cultures of specific foreign countries, including those of Eastern Europe. An annual competition is held to determine the recipients for both summer and year-long grants. FLAS fellowships cover tuition at UNC-CH/Duke, plus a stipend. Stipends are $15,000 for an academic-year award and $2,500 for summer. Travel awards of up to $1,000 are available only in connection with a summer FLAS fellowship to cover travel to another institution/country if necessary.

DEADLINE: Friday, January 29, 2010 by 5:00pm
Summer 2010 and Academic Year 2010-2011

CSEEES APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:

- Application form located here. If you have any issues with the form please contact Karla Nagy at knagy@unc.edu.
- Language Evaluation form (pdf) completed by foreign language faculty/instructor (not required for applicants proposing beginning language study)
- Academic transcripts
- Two letters of recommendation
- A statement describing how the proposed language study fits in with overall course of study, career goals, and research project
- Curriculum vita or resume

- Full-time enrolled graduate students (UNC-CH students receive priority)
- Only U.S. citizens or permanent residents may apply
- Recipients must enroll in the formal study of a language at UNC-CH or at an institution that can be verified as offering performance-based instruction
- Overseas summer awards are for advanced and intermediate levels
- Priority will be given to the non-Russian languages of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union and higher levels of training, as well as the distribution of awards among a diverse range of disciplines.

This is a wonderful opportunity for language study and should not be missed. All graduate students studying Russian or an East European language are encouraged to apply.

For more information, please click here or email Dr. Jacqueline Olich at jmolich@email.unc.edu.

FLAS FAQ's

Mailing Address:

CSEEES FLAS
CB# 5125
UNC-Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-5125

Phone: 919-962-0355
Fax: 919-962-2494

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The following Area Studies Programs at UNC-CH each administer their own FLAS awards:

• The Center for Slavic, Eurasian and East European Studies (CSEEES) --our application requirements appear above
  
• The Center for European Studies
• The Institute of Latin American Studies
• South Asian Studies
• The Center for Global Initiatives (formerly the University Center for International Studies)

This page was last updated: November 19, 2009