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1. Completed on-line application form (including a one-page, PDF format; Statement of Purpose describing how FLAS training fits into your academic program and your career plans).
2. Updated, official S.U. transcript only if you are a continuing undergraduate or graduate student delivered to Emera Bridger Wilson, Associate Director of the South Asia Center. 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.
3. A completed FAFSA form must be submitted. 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.
4. 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 Emera Bridger Wilson. 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 Emera Bridger Wilson. If you are a new, incoming graduate student, you do not need to provide a letter of recommendation.
5. For Summer FLAS, you must be accepted to one of the two approved language programs--the American Institute of Indian Studies (AIIS) Summer Language Program for study in India OR the South Asian Studies Language Institute (SASLI), held at the University of Wisconsin. Please see their websites for applicable deadlines.
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