Scholarships and Funding

The Jackson School offers a number of opportunities for students wishing to fund their education. These opportunities are available in the form of fellowships and scholarships.

FLAS Fellowships

Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships

Applications for Summer 2025 & Academic Year 2025-2026 open November 1, 2024.

Remember to complete the 2025-26 FAFSA! Forms available December 1, 2024.

Full guidelines and access to the application portal is available here.

Foreign Language & Area Studies (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 East Asia Center annually offers Academic Year and Summer FLAS Fellowships for East Asia language (Chinese, Japanese, Korean) and area studies.

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,$3500 living stipend

For more information about FLAS Fellowships, visit our FLAS Fellowship Page or contact FLAS@uw.edu.

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Program Fellowships and Scholarships

Below are a selection of scholarships and fellowships available from the Korea, Japan, and China Programs (click the program title for more information):

Korea Studies Program

• Sochon Foundation Endowed Scholarship in Korea Studies
• University of Washington Korea Studies Graduate Fellowship

Japan Studies Program

• Ayako Betty Murakami Scholarship for Japan Studies
• Kasai Buerge Scholarship in Japan Studies
• Kristen Kawakami Dean Fellowship in Japan Studies

China Studies Program

The China Studies program offers several fellowship opportunities. All fellowships are by faculty nomination and applications from individual students are not considered.

For more information about fellowships and funding, visit https://jsis.washington.edu/advise/funding/.