Indiana University

FLAS Fellowship Grants : Funding Opportunities

FLAS (Foreign Language and Area Studies) fellowships support graduate study of modern foreign languages and related area and international studies in preparation for careers in teaching, reasearch, government service, and international organizations.

The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies offers the academic year FLAS fellowship for the following languages: Haitian Creole, Portuguese, Quechua, Spanish, and Yucatec Maya.

FLAS Fellowships can also be sought at the Center for the Study of Global Change for the following languages: Arabic, Chinese, French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and among others. Please visit their webpage for more information at www.indiana.edu/~global/flas.htm

Students are eligible to apply for FLAS if she/he is:

  • A US Citizen or Permanent Resident
  • Admitted or enrolled in a graduate program in the College of Arts and Sciences or a Professional School at Indiana University-Bloomington.

If awarded a FLAS fellowship, the student must undertake an approved program of foreign language and area studies relevant to his/her academic and career goals.

Academic year FLAS fellowships include:

  • Tuition fee remission: 12 credits of course work for each semester- a total of 24 credits/year
  • Academic year stipend of $15,000
  • Enrollment in graduate student health insurance plan

FLAS Summer Fellowships award:

$6,500 ($4,000 institutional payment and a $2,500  student subsistence allowance)

Important Note for Summer 2008 Submissions:

To apply for a Summer FLAS, due on February 15, you must complete an online FLAS application. You must submit a statement of purpose, two letters of recommendation, and a copy of your transcript (unofficial).  IU will not be offering FLAS approved Quechua, Yucatec Maya, Haitian Creole, or Portuguese language courses this summer and therefore you will have to take up residence at a FLAS recommended site.  Students must also apply directly to the language program at the FLAS recommended site.  List of summer programs in less-commonly taught and indigenous Latin American languages offered by universities throughout the USA.

FLAS Application deadlines:

  • Academic Year Fall 2008-Spring 2009 due February 1, 2008
  • Summer 2008, February 15, 2008

Academic Year & Summer Application procedure:

All FLAS applications must be submitted online at:

http://www.indiana.edu/~flas/

Students who are already enrolled for graduate study at Indiana University, or who have recently completed the steps required for admission, are required to collect the following materials:

  1. One copy of the application for Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships (available at http://www.indiana.edu/~flas/)
  2. One complete set of official transcripts of college and university credits
  3. THREE letters of recommendation for the Academic Year or
    TWO letters of recommendation for the Summer
  4. A completed Statement on Language Training and Proposed Program of Study.

Discrepancies with the FLAS online application:

While the FLAS application website states that the application is due on February 1, summer applicants have until February 15 to complete their online applications. Furthermore, the application website states that three letters of recommendation are required, but for summer 2008, CLACS will only require two letters of recommendation.