International and Area Studies Fellowships

The fellowships in the list below are awarded through the Jackson School of International Studies (JSIS) to (a) applicants to JSIS graduate programs, (b) in most cases, applicants to other UW graduate programs, and (c) current UW graduate students. Applicants for these awards must file separate fellowship applications in addition to their applications for admission (includes those applying for admission to JSIS degree programs). Read the following descriptions for an overview of the awards; if you meet basic eligibility requirements and would like to apply, follow the the instructions at the end of this page to obtain an application.

I. Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships (FLAS)

Academic-year FLAS fellowships are awarded for language and area studies relating to Canada, East Asia, the Middle East, Russia, East Europe and Central Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and West Europe. Awards pay up to $12,000 for tuition and most fees, including graduate appointee health insurance, plus a stipend of $15,000. Summer FLAS fellowships are awarded solely to support intensive language study. They provide tuition up to $4,000 and a stipend of $2,500, and may be used at the University of Washington, at other U.S. universities, or abroad.

Fellowships are open to graduate and professional students who are US citizens or permanent residents and who meet designated requirements for language and area studies. Applicants to graduate programs compete with current UW students for available awards. Preference is given to students who will begin language study at the intermediate or advanced level in commonly taught languages such as Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Russian, and Spanish, and at all levels for less-commonly taught languages. Students who already possess language fluency equivalent to educated native speakers in the language for which the award is sought, and students who have finished their coursework and are doing dissertation research in the United States or abroad, receive lowest priority in the selection process.

II. Fellowships Related to

China

Gordon C. Culp and China Recruitment Fellowships: These grants, renewable in some instances for for a total of two or three years of funding, are for students entering a graduate program in any area of China studies. The award provides tuition and a stipend of approximately $15,000. Entering students may not apply for this fellowship; instead, they must be nominated by their department. Candidates seeking renewal must apply. Priority given to U.S. citizens. Normally two or three new fellowships are offered each year.

Japan

Japan Studies Fellowships: These grants provide for tuition and in some cases stipends of varying amounts to graduate students in Japan Studies or other degree programs in which the major area of interest is Japan. Students are normally required to take formal courses in the Japanese language and other courses on Japan during the period of the grant.

Korea

Soch'on Fellowship:  For a full-time graduate student in the Korea Studies program. Awarded on the basis of academic merit and demonstrated financial need as determined by the UW Office of Student Financial Aid. Provides partial tuition.

Korea Exchange Grant: For UW graduate students in good standing who wish to study at a Korean university, either in summer or academic year. Preference given to students in Korea Studies and Korean Language and Literature. Award in the amount of $5,000.

Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia

FLAS applicants are considered automatically (if eligible) for two additional fellowships:

Gordon C. Culp Fellowship: This three-year renewable fellowship is for an outstanding graduate student in Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies. It offers tuition and a stipend of approximately $15,000.  Must be U.S. citizen or permanent resident.

Titus Ellison Fellowship: For an incoming M.A. student in Russian Studies, this award covers tuition and a stipend in the range of $12,000-$14,000.

To apply for any of these fellowships, submit a complete Jackson School International and Area Studies Fellowship Application by January 15, 2009. Prospective students must submit both an application for admission and a complete fellowship application by this deadline.  The contents of admission files are not available to the fellowship committees.

Requests for mailed applications can be honored only through December 15, 2008. Sorry, we cannot fax or Fed-Ex applications. UW students should pick up an application in person at Room 111, Thomson Hall.

Application Materials

To obtain a fellowship application (read all guidelines first!), choose one of these three options (download beginning October 1; hard copy beginning mid-October, 2008):