Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships
To promote the study of modern foreign languages within graduate and professional schools, the FLAS awards are available on either a 9-month academic year or summer term basis. The fellowships are primarily available to graduate and professional school students studying less commonly taught languages, but students of other languages are also welcome to apply.
Funding available:
Summer 2009 ($2500 stipend + tuition and fees), and/or
2009-10 Academic Year ($15000 stipend + tuition and fees)
Informational Meetings:
To facilitate the application process, we will be holding 3 informational meetings for graduate students and nominating departments.
- Wednesday, November 19, 2008, 205 Humphrey Institute, 3:30-4:30 p.m.
- Thursday, November 20, 2008, 246 Social Sciences, 3:30-4:30 p.m.
- Tuesday, November 25, 2008, 128 Folwell, 3:30-4:30 p.m.
During these meetings we will discuss such things as eligibility and priorities and strategies for successful applications.
Deadline:
Monday, February 9, 2009 at 4:30 pm.
Eligibility:
Academic Year FLAS fellowship applicants must be degree-seeking students in good academic standing enrolled in a graduate program at the University of Minnesota. Applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents. Foreign students are NOT eligible. In principle it is possible to receive another fellowship, scholarship, or award providing any form of stipend, living allowance, subsistence allowance, etc. while receiving a FLAS stipend. However, certain ‘double-dipping’ restrictions apply.
- All graduate students are eligible, although fellowships will not be awarded to graduate students who major in French, German, or Spanish to study the language of their major. They are eligible to study another language.
- Currently we have approval to offer FLAS fellowships in the following languages: Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, and Turkish.
US/ED Funding Priorities
- Fellowships to students in the least-commonly taught languages who are pursuing advanced level language proficiency.
- Fellowships to talented students pursuing master's degrees who may be more likely to pursue government service.
- Please be advised that proposals to study beginning Spanish, French, or German are rarely funded.
Application Information
- Application information (RTF) (PDF)
- Nominee application (RTF) (PDF)
- Departmental nomination form (RTF) (PDF)