Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship Program
As one of the most prestigious university in the United States (US), the University of California Los Angeles has been educating both US and international students to be one of the global leader. UCLA is considered as one of the country's Public Ivy university, which provides an excellent quality of education.The UCLA International institute educates students, supports scholarship on the world at UCLA with innovative multidisciplinary research on specific world regions and pressing global issues. Academic-year and summer fellowships to support undergraduate and graduate students with training in modern foreign languages and related are or international studies.
FLAS Fellowship Requirements
To apply for a FLAS fellowships, students:- must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. New and continuing graduate students in all disciplines may apply for academic-year and summer awards
- undergraduate students must be studying the target language at the intermediate or advanced level
- the academic-year fellowship requires that students take one language and one area studies course for a letter grade each term during the award period
- summer fellowships are for intensive language study only
- fellowship recipients must be engaged in full-time study for the duration of their awards and must submit reports on the courses they pursue and the progress they make. Awards may be used for dissertation research, but this must be approved in advance and has the lowest priority
FLAS Fellowship Awards
The purpose of the program is to enrich the nation's pool of area and international specialists. Applicants should be planning to use their training to teach, to serve in government or international agencies, or to engage in other work that advances American understanding of other countries. The fellowships recipients will receive:- The academic-year graduate awards provide a $15,000 stipend as well as $18,000 in tuition and fees
- The academic-year undergraduate award provides a stipend of $5,000 and up to $10,000 in fees and tuition
- Summer awards provide a $2,500 stipend, up to $5,000 in fees and tuition
FLAS Application Process
All FLAS applications must be completed online. FLAS fellowships are awarded through the following UCLA International Institue centers. The application is available through the International Institute centers listed below:Center for Southeast Asian Studies
Languages: Indonesian, Filipino/ Tagalog, Khmer, Thai, and Vietnamese
For more information please visit this Institute Link or email to Nguyet Tong (ntong@international.ucl.edu) - (310) 206-9613
Near Eastern Studies
Languages: Arabic, Armenian, Hebrew, Persian, Turkish
For more information please visit this Institute Link or email to Johanna Romero
(romero@international.ucla.edu) - (310) 825-1181
The deadline for application is Monday, 24 February 2020. For detailed information and application requirements, please visit this Scholarship Link.