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Foreign Language And Area Studies Fellowship Program

The Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS) Program assists students in pursuing training in order to acquire a high level of competence in one or more languages critical to national needs of the United States, and a fuller understanding of the areas, regions, or countries in which that language is commonly used.

SOUTH ASIA:
Academic year FLAS fellowships at Syracuse University are awarded for:
Hindi-Urdu, Tamil, Bengali (from Cornell)

Summer FLAS Fellowships from Syracuse may be used toward a full summer of study in intensive language training programs in the United States or abroad for any South Asian language approved by the South Asia Center.

Link to the Tamil Language Page: http://lang.syr.edu/Tamil.htm

Link to the Hindi Language Page: http://lang.syr.edu/Hindi.htm

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

An applicant must

1. Be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States;

2. Have earned a baccalaureate or comparable degree before the fellowship begins;

3. Shows potential for high academic achievement based on such indicators such as grade point average, class ranking, or similar measures that the institution may determine;

4. Be accepted for, or enrolled in, graduate level course work in a program that combines modern foreign language training with a focus on international or area studies either in an academic discipline or a professional program.

5. Agree to pursue full-time study in accordance with the university's requirements during the entire award period, and agree to study language and area studies during the tenure of the award


DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
 
Academic Year 2008-2009 - March 07, 2008
Summer 2008 - February 19, 2008.


AWARD PROVISIONS AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF FELLOWS

1. Academic Year FLAS fellowships for 2008-09 are expected to provide a stipend of approximately $15,000 and up to 24 credit hours of tuition coverage shared by the South Asia Center and the Graduate School.

2. Summer FLAS Fellowships for 2008 may provide up to $ 4000 for tuition with an additional $ 2500 stipend.

3.FLAS Fellows must register for a minimum of one course per term in approved language instruction at the appropriate level; take related area studies courses; be engaged in approved dissertation research; or (in the case of Summer FLAS) be enrolled in an approved language program overseas. Approved activities must be maintained for the duration of the recipients fellowship tenure.

4. All Fellows must inform the institution of any change in their programs of study or academic status.

5. All Fellows must submit to the U.S. Secretary of Education, through the on-line reporting system, a final report at the end of their fellowship tenure.

These fellowships provide graduate students from throughout the university with the opportunity to add in-depth training in a South Asian Language to their disciplinary training. Summer applications are due by February 15, 2008; Academic Year applications for 08-09 are due by March 07. 

Please select the appropriate FLAS form:

South Asian Studies- Application form for Academic Year 2008-09 ( Microsoft Word File)
South Asian Studies- Application form for Academic Year 2008-09 (PDF Version)

South Asian Studies - Application form for Summer 2008 (Microsoft Word File)
South Asian Studies- Application form for Summer 2008 (PDF Version)