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- 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 course work 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).
- Be in residence on campus in Syracuse for each semester of the fellowship;
- Agree to pursue full-time study in accordance with the university's requirements during the entire award period. Academic Year FLAS Fellows must: register for a minimum of one course per term in approved language instruction at the appropriate level AND take at least one related area studies course per term. Approved dissertation research must be maintained for the duration of the recipient’s fellowship tenure for PhD students/candidates; approved graduate course of study must be maintained for the duration of the recipient's fellowship tenure for masters/graduate professional degree students (MA, MS, MBA, JD, etc.).
- We expect Academic Year FLAS fellows to actively attend South Asia Center events during their fellowship year, during which time AY FLAS fellows should also feel free to use facilities at the Moynihan Institute.
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