Funding
Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships
FLAS Fellows receive:
- Academic Year Graduate: $18,000 tuition, $20,000 living stipend
- Academic Year Undergraduate: $10,000 tuition, $5,000 living stipend
- Summer Graduate/Undergraduate: $5,000 tuition, $3,500 living stipend
Applicants should carefully read all FLAS guidelines, including Center-specific guidelines, before applying. If you have any questions, contact FLAS@uw.edu.
Application Deadline: January 31, 2025
Languages
French and Inuktut (the Inuit language)
- For summer 2025, graduate students may apply for French (intermediate or advanced levels only)
- For the 2025-26 academic year, graduate students may apply for French (intermediate or advanced levels only) or Inuktut (beginner and intermediate levels). Graduate students applying for first-year Inuktut must possess advanced proficiency in an alternate modern foreign language that also relates to their field.
- For the 2025-26 academic year, undergraduates may apply for intermediate Inuktut.
- All applicants are expected to articulate a commitment and dedication to gaining language proficiency in their application statement
FLAS Information
The Canadian Studies Center is particularly interested in areas of study and research that have policy relevance for the Canada-U.S. relationship or that address Canada’s role in the world. These include environmental management, urban planning, issues emerging in the Arctic region, Indigenous self-determination in Canada, civil engineering, human security and capacity, public health, and the promotion of nations within a nation. Applicants must articulate a clear interest in integrating Canadian content into their research.
Graduate students may apply for French and are strongly encouraged to apply for Inuktut. Undergraduate students are not eligible to apply for French and may apply for Inuktut when appropriate course levels are available, i.e., intermediate or advanced levels. For more information on current and past Center FLAS Fellows click here.
Undergraduate students interested in studying abroad in Canada can apply to the Corbett and/or Killam Fellowships.