The Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS) Program assists students in pursuing training in order to acquire a high level of competence in one or more languages critical to national needs of the United States, and a fuller understanding of the areas, regions, or countries in which that language is commonly used.
UNDERGRADUATE GRADUATE AND GRADUATE UNDERGRADUATE students who are studying less commonly taught languages South Asian languages at the intermediate to advanced level are eligible to apply for FLAS fellowships through Syracuse University. Graduate Graduate students in professional programs (e.g., Public Public Administration) may ask for an exemption to study Hindistudy Hindi-Urdu at the beginner level. At Syracuse University,
(A) FLAS Academic Year Fellowships at Syracuse University are awarded for Hindi-Urdu.
- Graduate Students: 24 credits of tuition, $20,000 stipend
- Undergraduate Students: $10,000 toward to tuition, $5,000 stipend
(B) FLAS Summer Fellowships may be used toward a full summer of study in intensive language training programs in the United States or abroad for any South Asian language approved by the South Asia Center. In addition to applying for FLAS, students must also apply to an approved summer language program--the the American Institute of Indian Studies (AIIS) Summer Language Program (due: December 31, 2022) for study in India or the OR the South Asian Studies Language Institute (SASLI), (due: March 14, 2023) held at the University of Wisconsin. , Madison.
- Graduate & Undergraduate Students: Up to $5,000 tuition, $2,500 stipend
Awards are contingent upon continued funding from the Department of Education.
Online Application Forms and Deadlines
...
1. Completed . See below for eligibility, application and reporting requirements for academic year FLAS and summer FLAS.
Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship Program - Summer
Graduate & Undergraduate Students: Up to $5,000 tuition, $2,500 stipend
SUMMER 2023 FLAS APPLICATION - Open now
DEADLINE: Tuesday, February 28, 2023 @ 11:59 pm ET
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).
...
- SUMMER 2023 FLAS APPLICATION
- Updated, official S.U. transcriptonly if you are a continuing undergraduate or graduate student
...
- delivered to Dr. Matthew H. Baxter, Regional Program 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.
...
...
- 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 Dr. Matthew H. 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 Dr. Matthew H. 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 to one of the
...
- two approved language programs
...
...
- Program for study in India OR
...
- the South Asian Studies Language Institute (SASLI), held at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Please see their websites for
...
- further details.
Eligibility Requirements For the Academic Year, an applicant must:
1.
- Be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States;
...
- Have earned a baccalaureate or comparable degree before the fellowship begins
...
- OR be an undergraduate student with sufficient prior training to take an intermediate or advanced level of an uncommonly taught language;
...
- Show potential for high academic achievement based on such indicators such as grade point average, class ranking, or similar measures that the institution may determine;
...
- At the graduate level, be accepted for, or enrolled in, graduate level
...
- coursework in a program that combines modern foreign language training with a focus on international or area studies either in an academic discipline or a professional program.
- Graduate students pursuing PhDs must have intermediate proficiency.
- Professional students wanting to take language courses at the introductory level will have their cases
...
- examined on a case-by case basis by the U.S. Department of Education
...
- Undergraduate students with sufficient prior training to take an intermediate or advanced level of an uncommonly taught language are also eligible. Undergraduate and graduate students, including heritage students, can test into the intermediate level (speaking, basic reading and writing are required)
...
- .
...
...
- Agree to pursue full-time
...
- study
...
- of
...
- the
...
- language
...
- in
...
- accordance with the university's requirements during the entire award period.
...
Award Provisions and Reporting Requirements of Fellows
...
- Summer FLAS
...
- Fellows must
...
- be enrolled in an approved language program. Approved activities must be maintained for the duration of the
...
- recipient’s fellowship tenure.
Reporting Requirements of Fellows
...
- 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.