Foreign Languages & Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships

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FLAS Fellowships

About FLAS The Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships (FLAS) Program provides grants to a select number of public and private institutions of higher education to enable them to offer competitive academic year and summer fellowships annually. Meritorious students use the fellowships to pursue advanced training in modern foreign languages and either area or international studies…

FLAS Fellowships

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About FLAS … Since its inception as part of the Title VI, National Defense Education Act of 1958 and presently as part of the Title VI, Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, the Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships Program has produced and continues to produce a uniquely qualified cadre of modern foreign language experts whose knowledge significantly influences the business, government, and higher education communities.

FLAS Fellowships

http://www.pdx.edu/middle-east-studies/flas

Eligibility A student is eligible to receive a fellowship if he/she… … is a citizen, national, or permanent resident of the United States. … is accepted for enrollment or is enrolled in a program that combines modern foreign language training with area or international studies. … shows potential for high academic achievement based on grade point average, class ranking, or similar measures determined by the institution.

FLAS Fellowships

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Eligibility And moreover… •  Undergraduates must be at the intermediate level of

proficiency or higher as determined by a language instructor in Arabic, Hebrew, Persian or Turkish.

•  Native speakers are not eligible for this fellowship. •  Priority is given to students who have strong

academic records in their major and their language area of study, when applicable.

FLAS Fellowships

http://www.pdx.edu/middle-east-studies/flas

Types of fellowships & amounts FLAS fellowships will provide a portion of institutional

tuition and fees, as well as a stipend •  UNDERGRADUATE ACADEMIC YEAR AWARD –

$10,000 tuition, $5,000 stipend •  GRADUATE ACADEMIC YEAR AWARD –

$18,000 tuition, $15,000 stipend •  UNDERGRADUATE & GRADUATE SUMMER AWARD –

$5,000 tuition, $2,500 stipend

FLAS Fellowships

http://www.pdx.edu/middle-east-studies/flas

Types of fellowships Academic Year •  Domestic full-time language and area or international

studies

Summer •  Domestic beginning, intermediate and advanced

intensive language programs. •  Overseas intermediate and advanced intensive

language programs.

FLAS Fellowships

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Academic Year •  Study on FLAS fellowships during the Academic Year

must be at Portland State University. •  Applicants for Academic Year fellowships are

responsible for contacting the World Languages & Literatures Department to confirm that their requested level of language instruction will be offered.

FLAS Fellowships

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Summer •  Intensive summer language study must be the

equivalent of one academic year of modern foreign language study.

•  Summer courses must be for a minimum duration of 6 weeks and include at least 140 contact hours of classroom instruction for beginner and intermediate levels, or 120 contact hours for advanced level instruction, to be eligible, subject to approval.

•  Students of Arabic should be aware of post study abroad requirements.

FLAS Fellowships

http://www.pdx.edu/middle-east-studies/flas

Application process Submit a complete application packet by Friday, February 22, 2013; 5 p.m. including… 1.  Completed Application Form 2.  Official, up-to-date transcript. First year graduate

students should also include undergraduate transcripts.

3.  Any relevant graduate examination scores, e.g. GRE, GMAT, LSAT (Graduate students only).

FLAS Fellowships

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Application process 3.  One page single-spaced Statement of Intent.

Applicants should describe how the FLAS Fellowship will contribute to their academic preparation and the relationship of Middle East language study to future study and career goals.

4.  Two Letters of Recommendation from individuals familiar with the applicant’s work, preferably including one that specifically addresses language proficiency and one that addresses work in the student’s major area.

FLAS Fellowships

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Regarding recommendations… •  The applicant is responsible for alerting

recommenders of the application deadline and ensuring timely delivery of recommendation letters. Letters may be delivered to the Middle East Studies Center or given to the applicant in a sealed and signed envelope to be submitted with other application materials.

•  Applicants for both summer and academic year fellowships may use the same letters of recommendation for both applications.

FLAS Fellowships

http://www.pdx.edu/middle-east-studies/flas

Questions? For more information contact Middle East Studies Center FLAS coordinator, Tam Rankin or (503)725-5811

FLAS Fellowships

http://www.pdx.edu/middle-east-studies/flas