International and Area Studies Fellowships

-Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships

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FLAS Fellowships support undergraduate, graduate and professional students in acquiring modern foreign languages and area or international studies competencies.   Students from all departments and professional schools are encouraged to apply. FLAS Fellowships are available to U.S. citizens and permanent residents.  Contingent on funding from the U.S. Department of Education, the eight National Resource Centers of the University of Washington's Jackson School of International Studies will offer Academic Year 2012-13 and Summer 2012 FLAS Fellowships in these languages.

FLAS Fellows receive:

Academic Year Graduate: $18,000 tuition, $15,000 living stipend
Academic Year Undergraduate: $10,000 tuition,$5,000 living stipend
Summer Graduate/Undergraduate: $5,000 tuition,$2500 living stipend

See the links above for more information. Applicants should carefully read all FLAS guidelines, including Center-specific guidelines, before applying. Undergraduate applicants should note that they are ineligible for FLAS Fellowships for beginning level language study and cannot apply to study French, German or Spanish.  If you have any questions, contact flas@uw.edu. 

Applications for Summer 2012 and Academic Year 2012-13 were due January 17, 2012.  Notifications will be mailed out between March 1 and April 15.

-Other Fellowships

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This section covers fellowships that use the same application as the FLAS Fellowship.  These awards are granted by committees supporting study of (1) East Asia, (2) Russia, East Europe and Central Asia, and (3) South Asia.  The fellowships are: Gordon C. Culp Fellowship, China Recruitment Fellowship, Japan Studies Fellowship, Sochon Fellowship, Korean Exchange Grant, George W. Long Fellowship, the Titus Ellison Fellowship, H. Stewart Parker Endowed Fellowship, Boba Summer Research Fellowship and Frank F. Conlon Fellowship.  Eligibility and financial provisions differ from FLAS fellowships, and additional application elements may be required.

For other sources of funding, see funding opportunities.