Fellowships and Grants

This is a list of fellowship and grant opportunities of interest to Center students and faculty. For more information, use the contact information provided. The Inner Asian & Uralic National Resource Center accepts applications for Foreign Langauge and Area Studies fellowhips annually. Please see the IAUNRC FLAS page and the IU FLAS website for more details. The views reflected in any job posting or on any web site linked below do not necessarily reflect the views of the Inner Asian and Uralic National Resource Center. We provide these links as a service to the public.

Because many grants are offered on an annual basis, even if the application deadline has passed, you could write to the address provided and find out when the next application period will begin. Also be sure to look at the web sites given, as they may contain other fellowship information.

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Undergraduate/Graduate Grants and Fellowships

Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships

Title VI Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships are awarded to universities in order to promote the graduate training of students who intend to make their careers in college or university teaching, government service, or other employment where knowledge of foreign cultures is a prerequisite for success. Only US citizens and permanent residents are eligible for FLAS fellowships.

1. Academic Year FLAS:

Each fellowship covers the academic year and carries a stipend. In addition, the fellowship provides a fee remission for up to 12 credits of coursework each semester (a total of 24 credits). Recipients of FLAS fellowships must undertake full-time study during the period of the award and be enrolled in formal instruction in the language of the award.

IAUNRC accepts applications for the study of the following languages in the 2008-2009 academic year: Estonian, Finnish, Hungarian, Kazakh, Mongolian, Persian/Tajik, Tibetan, Turkish, Uzbek, and Uyghur. If you wish to take level three or beyond of a language not offered in the regular IU schedule of classes, you may apply for the Advanced Directed Language Study. For ADLS information and application please visit:
http://www.indiana.edu/~iaunrc/site/iaunrc_at_iu/adls.html.

Applications must include:

FLAS application;

Official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended;

Three letters of recommendation, at least one of which should address the applicant's abilities in foreign language training;

Statement on language training and proposed program of study; and

ADLS application (if applicable)

Apply on-line at www.indiana.edu/~flas

Deadlines: February 1, 2008

2. Summer FLAS for Non-IU Language Instruction:

Title VI FLAS fellowships may be awarded to an Indiana University student for summer language instruction at another institution (in the U.S. or abroad) in a language or level of language study not available at IU SWSEEL. The award includes fee remission and a stipend. Applicants for the summer FLAS for a non-SWSEEL program should fill out the academic year FLAS application and submit it to IAUNRC by March 1, 2008 .

3. Summer FLAS for IU SWSEEL:

Title VI FLAS fellowships are awarded to graduate students enrolled in intensive instruction in the Indiana University Summer Workshop in Slavic, East European, and Central Asian Languages (SWSEEL). Eligible languages will include Azeri, Kazakh, Mongolian, Tajik, Turkmen, Uyghur, and Uzbek. Awards include fee remission and stipends.

The SWSEEL application serves as the FLAS application for this program. Apply on-line at www.indiana.edu/~iuslavic/swseel

Deadline: March 21, 2008.

The Civilian Research and Development Foundation has a variety of grants for scholars of all ages and backgrounds who are interested in the countries of the Former Soviet Union.

The Charles & Kathleen Manatt Democracy Studies Fellowship Program at the International Foundation for Election Systems (IFES) provides fellowships for summer research at IFES.

Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship selects outstanding graduate students to serve as project assistants in Washington, DC.

IREX has a variety of programs for both US and international scholars.

The Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund (MMMF) supports the education of women from developing countries who are committed to improving the lives of women and children in their home countries.

Rotary Foundation Ambassador Scholarships aim to promote international understanding and friendly relations among people of different countries.

Russian Academy of Sciences Internship with Moscow-based "Nauka/Interperiodica," the largest publishing house of scientific journals in Russia. Internship is for a year.

Russian East European Institute/ Mellon Foundation Student Grants-in-Aid of Research & Student Conference Travel Grants

Soros Supplementary Grants Program provides grants to undergraduate and post-graduate students from the Former Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc who are studying within the region but not in their home country.

Woodrow Wilson East European Short Term Grants provide funding to scholars who need to do research in the DC area.

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