Summer Foreign Language Area Studies Fellowship (Summer FLAS)
The Summer Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship competition is open to undergraduates (including Barnard College) and graduate students, including Ph.D. candidates, who are U.S. citizens, nationals, or permanent residents who are enrolled or accepted for enrollment in a full-time program(either domestic or overseas) that combines modern foreign language training with international or area studies.
Undergraduate students must be at the intermediate or advanced level of language proficiency and can apply for a Less Commonly Taught Language (LCTL). LCTL are any modern languages other than Spanish, French, or German.
FINANCIAL PROVISION: FLAS awards are contingent upon funding from the U.S. Department of Education.
The Summer FLAS fellowship tuition grant is up to $5,000 and a $2,500 stipend for undergraduate and graduate students. Combined tuition and fees cannot exceed $5,000. FLAS fellows are responsible for the on-time payment of the remaining tuition balance and fees.
The summer language course studied under the Summer FLAS fellowship must be the equivalent of an academic year course, at least 140 credit or contact hours (120 at the advanced level), and a minimum of six (6) weeks in length. All overseas programs of study must be at the intermediate or advanced level of language proficiency (graduate students) or at the beginning level if an appropriate beginning level is not available in the United States. Additionally, all overseas programs of study must be approved by the United States Department of Education at least thirty (30) days prior to the start of the program. Please provide any relevent program brochures, web sites and/or other documentation with your application. Summer FLAS is not available for dissertation research.
FLAS Languages
Eligible FLAS Languages are listed below along with the world area of concentration for which the language was approved, and eligible levels of proficiency.
Note: Other languages can be considered if intensive programs of study are available. Please contact the appropriate institute to ask about the language that you propose to study.
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Language |
World Area of Concentration |
Level of Proficiency |
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Arabic |
Middle East, International |
Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced |
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Armenian |
Middle East |
Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced |
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Bengali |
South Asia |
Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced |
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Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian |
East Central Europe |
Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced |
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Chinese |
East Asia, International |
Intermediate, Advanced |
|
Guarani |
Latin America |
Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced |
|
Gujarati |
South Asia |
Beginning, Intermediate |
|
Hausa |
International |
Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced |
|
Hebrew |
Middle East |
Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced |
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Hindi |
South Asia, International |
Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced |
|
Hungarian |
East Central Europe |
Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced |
|
Igbo |
International |
Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced |
|
Japanese |
East Asia |
Intermediate, Advanced |
|
Kannada |
South Asia |
Beginning, Intermediate |
|
Kashmiri |
South Asia |
Beginning, Intermediate |
|
Korean |
East Asia |
Intermediate, Advanced |
|
Malayalam |
South Asia |
Beginning, Intermediate |
|
Marathi |
South Asia |
Beginning, Intermediate |
|
Mayan |
Latin America |
Beginning, Intermediate Advanced |
|
Mongolian |
East Asia |
Beginning, Intermediate Advanced |
|
Nahuatl |
Latin America |
Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced |
|
Nepali |
South Asia |
Beginning, Intermediate |
|
Pashto |
South Asia |
Beginning, Intermediate |
|
Persian |
Middle East, South Asia |
Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced |
|
Polish |
East Central Europe |
Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced |
|
Portuguese |
Latin America, International |
Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced |
|
Punjabi |
South Asia |
Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced |
|
Quecha |
Latin American |
Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced |
|
Romanian |
East Central Europe |
Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced |
|
Russian |
East Central Europe, International |
Four years of study normally required |
|
Sindhi |
South Asia |
Beginning, Intermediate |
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Sinhala |
South Asia |
Beginning, Intermediate |
|
Spanish |
Latin America |
Intermediate, Advanced |
|
Swahili |
International |
Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced |
|
Tamil |
South Asia |
Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced |
|
Telugu |
South Asia |
Beginning, Intermediate |
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Tibetan |
East Asia |
Intermediate, Advanced |
|
Turkish |
Middle East |
Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced |
|
Ukranian |
East Central Europe |
Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced |
|
Urdu |
South Asia, International |
Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced |
|
Wolof |
International |
Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced |
|
Yoruba |
International |
Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced |
|
Zulu |
International |
Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced |
Submitting the Application