Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS)
The Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships program provides allocations of academic year and summer fellowships to institutions of higher education or consortia of institutions of higher education to assist meritorious undergraduate students and graduate students undergoing training in modern foreign languages and related area or international studies. Eligible students apply for fellowships directly to an institution that has received an allocation of fellowships from the U.S. Department of Education.
Summer Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship
The Summer 2023 Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS) provides eligible students with up to $2,500 stipend and $5,000 in tuition during the Summer 2023 semester for funding intermediate and/or intensive study of Albanian, Armenian, Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian (BCS), Kazakh, Macedonian, Persian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Tatar, Turkish, Ukrainian, or Uzbek domestically or abroad.
AY 23-24 Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship
The 2023-2024 Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS) provides eligible undergraduate students with a $5,000 stipend and up to $10,000 in tuition to cover expenses for AY 2023-2024. Eligible graduate students are awarded a $20,000 living stipend and up to $18,000 in tuition, similarly, to cover expenses for AY 2023-2024.. Undergraduate and graduate FLAS Fellowships are available for students studying the following languages at the intermediate level: Albanian, Armenian, Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian (BCS), Kazakh, Macedonian, Persian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Tatar, Turkish, Ukrainian, or Uzbek.
Deadline: March 3, 2023
- Applicants must be a U.S. Citizen, National, or Permanent Resident.
- Applicants must be a degree-seeking student in good standing at Arizona State University (ASU) or have been accepted as a degree-seeking student at ASU.
- Applicants must submit their FAFSA for the 2022-2023 academic year and provide a copy of their Financial Aid Award Letter.
- Applicant must be eligible to receive an Arizona State University tuition scholarship.
- Applicants must be prepared to enroll in at least one Russian, Eurasian, or East European area studies course for the Spring Semester.
- Applicants must be prepared to enroll at the intermediate level in the one of the following languages for Spring Semester: Albanian, Armenian, Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian (BCS), Kazakh, Macedonian, Persian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Tatar, Turkish, Ukrainian, or Uzbek.
- Applicants must have a 3.0 minimum GPA and a demonstrated interest in Central and/or Eastern Europe. Applicants with less than a 3.0 GPA are encouraged to apply and address their GPA in the Statement of Purpose.
- Applicants from underrepresented groups and veterans/active duty US military personnel are encouraged to apply.
- Applicants from all majors are encouraged to apply.
FLAS awards are contingent upon funding from the U.S. Department of Education
Summer Applications will be due on January 27, 2023.
AY 23-24 Applications will be due March 3, 2023.
For more information, please contact the primary ONSA advisor for FLAS, Dr. Laurie Stoff, or the Melikian Center FLAS coordinator for FLAS, Dr. James Edmonds.
Summer FLAS applications should be submitted through study abroad: https://studyabroad.asu.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgram&Program_ID=11499
AY 23-24 FLAS application materials:
Application Form: Available Online
Language Evaluation Form: Available Online
Letter of Recommendation Form: Available Online