FLAS Fellowship
The Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship (also known as FLAS or Title VI) is an award for students concentrating in modern foreign
language and international or area studies. The U of C has secured funding for the following languages in 4 world areas.
- EAST EUROPE (Armenian, Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian (BCS), Czech, Georgian, Polish, Russian*, Turkish, Uzbek)
- LATIN AMERICA (Haitian Kreyole, Portuguese, Yucatec Maya; summer to include K'iche' Maya)
- MIDDLE EAST (Arabic*, Hebrew*, Persian*, Turkish*)
- SOUTH ASIA (Bengali, Hindi, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Tibetan, Urdu)
There are two FLAS Fellowships available at the University of Chicago: academic-year and summer.
Academic Year FLAS
- Students must be enrolled in the language of award each quarter and earn a grade of B or better.
- Students must combine language study with area studies, international studies, or the international aspects of professional study for at least one course during the AY in which they hold a FLAS.
- Fellowships are awarded for nine months beginning in the Autumn Quarter.
- NOTE: It is always in a student's best financial interest to apply for external funding through FLAS. While holding an ACADEMIC YEAR FLAS Fellowship, doctoral students who have a divisional fellowship stipend greater than $15,000 will receive the Divisional stipend plus the Student Life Fee, insurance, and a $3,000 bankable award for future travel/research abroad. Those with no Divisional stipend will receive the $15,000 FLAS stipend, Student Life Fee, and insurance.
Summer FLAS
- Students must enroll in a program of intensive study for at least 6 weeks, which offers a minimum of 140 contact hours of instruction at the beginning or intermediate level, and 120 contact hours of instruction at the advanced level.
- Students can study either in the US or abroad (*Note: beginning level students cannot study abroad unless instruction is not available in the US).
- For programs abroad, students must receive approval for the language program and for travel on an American carrier (if funds are provided for travel).
- For summer study in the US, students can apply for FLAS fellowships from any institution offering FLAS summer fellowships.
- Awards offer a stipend of $2,500, tuition up to $5,000, and some travel if there are sufficient funds.
Eligibility
Academic Year and Summer FLAS applicants must be:
- Be a citizen, national, or permanent resident of the US;
- Be enrolled at an institution receiving an allocation of FLAS fellowships; enrolled in an institution receiving FLAS funds;
- Be not beyond the fifth year of graduate study in a department or professional school while holding the award;
- Be in a program that combines modern foreign language training with area or international studies or research and training in the international aspects of professional and other fields of study;
- Show high potential for academic achievement;
- Complete a Performance Report as required by the U.S. Department of Education;
- Be subject to University regulations concerning part-time employment, contingent on approval from his/her Dean of Students;
- Have generally had prior language experience of the following languages prior to receiving a FLAS: Russian, Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Turkish.
Application Information
By 5 p.m. on Thursday, January 16, 2013,applicants must submit the application and materials to the Dean of Students Office (Foster 107). Applications can be found at http://grad-affairs.uchicago.edu/page/flas-fellowship. Emailed letters of recommendation will be accepted. They should be emailed to ssd-dos@uchicago.edu.
Please direct any questions to Kelly Pollock at kpollock@uchicago.edu.
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