The Canadian Studies Center has published a first-person post by FLAS fellow Beth St. Clair, who writes about her experience studying comparative U.S.-Canada tax policy and cannabis law.
Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships support undergraduate, graduate and professional students in acquiring modern foreign language and area or international studies competencies. FLAS Fellowships are funded by the U.S. Department of Education, which grants specific allocations of FLAS Fellowships to universities across the U.S.
Universities award and administer the FLAS Fellowships to students. At the University of Washington, FLAS Fellowships are awarded by eight Centers within the Jackson School of International Studies. The Centers are: Canadian Studies Center, East Asia Center, Center for Global Studies, Middle East Center, Ellison Center for Russian, East European & Central Asian Studies, South Asia Center, Southeast Asia Center and Center for West European Studies.