EASC Graduate Student Fellowships

The East Asian Studies Center offers two graduate fellowship programs: Title VI Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships for the study of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean and the Society of Friends of Korean Studies (SOFOKS) Graduate Fellowship for Korean studies.

Additional fellowship information is posted on the bulletin boards outside of EASC's main office, Memorial Hall West 207 and the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Goodbody Hall 255. The GradGrants Center, located on the 10th floor (room 1052E) of the Herman B. Wells Library also provides free, centralized information on fellowships, internships, and grants as well as consultants to assist students with online grant database searches and grant proposal writing.

Title VI Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships (Summer and Academic Year)

FLAS Fellowships are awarded to universities to support graduate training of students who intend to make their careers in college or university teaching, government service, or other fields in which knowledge of foreign languages and cultures is required. The availability of FLAS awards in academic year 2008-09 is contingent upon receipt of grant funding from the U.S. Department of Education.

Summer 2008 and 2008-09 academic year FLAS Fellowships for the study of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean are potentially available through two Indiana University centers: the East Asian Studies Center and the Center for the Study of Global Change. FLAS awards from the Center for the Study of Global Change will be given only to students whose academic program and/or career objectives are inter-regional or international in perspective, so applicants whose field of study and/or career goals have a global component should apply for fellowships through both centers.

Application can be made for both academic year and summer FLAS Fellowships, but a separate application must be submitted for each.

FLAS Fellowships include:
• Tuition fee remission
• Academic-year stipend of $15,000 (estimated) and/or summer stipend of $2,500 (estimated)
• Enrollment in graduate student health insurance program (academic year recipients only)

Eligibility requirements:
• U.S. citizens and permanent residents
• Eligible modern East Asian languages: Chinese, Japanese, and Korean (priority for those studying at 3rd- or 4th-year level)
• For academic-year fellowship, must take one language course and one East Asian studies course each semester
• For summer fellowship, program of study must be at least 6 weeks long and provide at least 120 contact hours at the 4th-year level and at least 140 contact hours at lower levels. Tuition and fees must not exceed $4,000.

Additional requirements pertain to the use of a FLAS at an overseas institution; if applying to use a FLAS overseas, please contact easc@indiana.edu.

For detailed information and to apply online, please visit the IU FLAS web site.

Application deadline: February 1, 2008

SOFOKS Graduate Fellowship in Korean Language and Culture

The SOFOKS Graduate Fellowship supports graduate training in Korean Studies at Indiana University. Funds for the fellowship have been provided through a private fundraising organization based in Indianapolis called the Society of Friends of Korean Studies at Indiana University (SOFOKS). The fellowship is awarded annually to a Korean studies graduate student in the College of Arts and Sciences with an excellent academic record or to someone applying to pursue graduate studies in Korean language and culture in the College. Award amounts vary depending on availability of funds. To be eligible for the SOFOKS Fellowship, the applicant must:

All applications must include:

Applications should be submitted to:

Attn: SOFOKS
East Asian Studies Center
Memorial Hall West 207
1021 East Third Street
Bloomington IN 47405-7005

Application deadline: February 1, 2008

EASC Graduate Student Conference Travel Grants, Spring 2008

For all IU graduate students traveling to academic conferences to present on East Asian Studies topics:

Applications must include:

Applications should be submitted to:

Secretary, Executive Committee
East Asian Studies Center
Memorial Hall West 207
1021 East Third Street
Bloomington IN 47405-7005

Application deadline:

January 31, 2008 (for travel from February to May 2008)

NOTE: Applications must be submitted prior to undertaking travel. Applications received after the above deadlines will be reviewed at the next meeting. It is therefore possible to receive an award after the trip has been completed as long as the application was submitted before the trip began. The EASC Executive Committee will review all applications at meetings that take place after the above deadlines and make final funding decisions.

 
EASC FACULTY FUNDING, 2007-08

EASC Faculty Conference Travel Grants, 2007-08

Application deadlines

Applications must include:

Please submit applications to:

Secretary, Executive Committee
East Asian Studies Center
Memorial Hall West 207
1021 E. Third Street
Bloomington IN 47405-7005

Please note: Applications must be submitted prior to undertaking travel. It is possible to receive an award after the trip has been completed as long as the application was submitted before the trip began. The EASC executive committee, which makes all final funding decisions, meets in October to review fall applications for October-January travel and in February to review spring applications for February-May travel.

Last updated: 02/20/2008
URL: http://www.indiana.edu/~easc/fellowships/
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