PROGRAM: SUMMER FLAS 2020
Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships provide funding to students to encourage the study of critical and less commonly taught foreign languages in combination with area studies, international studies or international aspects of professional studies. These fellowships are funded by grants from the U.S. Department of Education under Title VI of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, and the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008. The purpose of the FLAS program is to promote the training of students who intend to make their careers in college or university teaching, government service, or other employment where knowledge of foreign languages and cultures is essential.
THE DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF THE APPLICATION AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS IS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2019.
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UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS FLAS FELLOWSHIP |
Berkeley students are encouraged to take languages not available at UC Berkeley through the use of a summer FLAS at an institution that has a FLAS eligible program, including programs abroad. UC Berkeley students are encouraged to take their summer study at South Asian Studies Language Institute (SASLI) held at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, if the language is offered. Non-Berkeley students are welcome to apply for a summer FLAS at Berkeley for intensive first-year Hindi. The summer FLAS award should provide each fellow with the equivalent of a full academic year’s worth of language instruction. Students at the beginning and intermediate levels must have at least 140 contact hours, while advanced students must have at least 120 contact hours of language study. All language instruction programs must meet for a minimum of 6 weeks. Summer awards are not available for dissertation research. Graduate students wishing to use an award for a formal study abroad program must be at the intermediate or advanced level of language proficiency, or at the beginning level if an appropriate beginning language program is not available in the U.S. Prior approval from the U.S. Department of Education is required for all FLAS language study abroad. Bulletins and applications for Summer Session at UC Berkeley are available online. Summer FLAS Fellowships may be awarded for intensive language study at other universities, including foreign universities, with prior approval from the U.S. Department of Education. Students are responsible for meeting admission and registration deadlines, if applicable. |
Summer FLAS Fellowships are available to undergraduate students at the intermediate or advanced level of a critical or less commonly taught language. The summer FLAS award should provide each fellow with the equivalent of a full academic year’s worth of language instruction. Students at the intermediate level must have at least 140 contact hours, while advanced students must have at least 120 contact hours of language study. All language instruction programs must meet for a minimum of 6 weeks. Undergraduate students may use an award for a formal study abroad program at the intermediate or advanced level of a critical or less commonly taught language. Prior approval from the U.S. Department of Education is required for all FLAS language study abroad. Summer awards are not available for research. Bulletins and applications for Summer Session at UC Berkeley are available online. Summer FLAS Fellowships may be awarded for intensive language study at other universities, including foreign universities, with prior approval from the U.S. Department of Education. Students are responsible for meeting admission and registration deadlines, if applicable. |
ELIGIBILITY Eligible applicants must be students and citizens, nationals, or permanent residents of the United States. Students in programs that combine modern language training with 1) area or international studies, or 2) research and training in the international aspects of professional or other fields of study, including science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, are encouraged to apply. Lowest consideration is given to: students who already possess language fluency equivalent to educated native speakers in the language for which the award is sought UC Berkeley may fund a graduate student from another institution to take a language course here at Berkeley. Berkeley students are encouraged to take languages not available at UC Berkeley through the use of a summer FLAS at an institution that has a FLAS eligible program, including programs abroad. UC Berkeley students are encouraged to take their summer study at South Asian Studies Language Institute (SASLI) held at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, if the language is offered. Non-Berkeley students are welcome to apply for a summer FLAS at Berkeley for intensive first-year Hindi. |
ELIGIBILITY Eligible applicants must be students and citizens, nationals, or permanent residents of the United States. Students in programs that combine modern language training with 1) area or international studies, or 2) research and training in the international aspects of professional or other fields of study, including science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, are encouraged to apply. Lowest consideration is given to: students who already possess language fluency equivalent to educated native speakers in the language for which the award is sought. FLAS Award are open to undergraduates studying a South Asian language at the Intermediate or Advanced level. Incoming junior and seniors preferred either majoring or minoring in South Asian Studies through the Department of South & Southeast Asian Studies, or majoring in a discipline represented by the core faculty of the Center for South Asia Studies (Anthropology; Energy and Resources Group; English; Economics; Ethnic Studies; Geography; History; History of Art; Music; Sociology; Political Science; Urban Planning). |
FAFSA Competitive preference is given to applicants who demonstrate financial need as evidenced by submission of the FAFSA. |
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AWARD The Summer FLAS Fellowship covers language program fees up to $5,000 and provides a stipend of $2,500 |
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APPLICATION FLAS Fellowships are awarded competitively on merit basis through an annual fellowship competition administered by the Title VI National Resource Centers. THE DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF THE APPLICATION AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS IS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2019. The application requirements are:
For more information, contact Sanchita Saxena at sanchitas@berkeley.edu. |
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GRADUATE STUDENT APPLICANT - FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Q. What should I look for when researching language programs? Q. How do I obtain approval of my language program from the U.S. Department of Education? Q. I am a first-year graduate student. What transcripts do I submit? Q. Do I need to submit a FAFSA to apply for a FLAS Fellowship? Q. When will I expect to hear that I received the summer FLAS? |
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT APPLICANT - FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Q. What should I look for when researching language programs? Q. How do I obtain approval of my language program from the U.S. Department of Education? Q. I am an undergraduate student at UC Berkeley. Can I apply for a summer FLAS? Q. Do I need to submit a FAFSA to apply for a FLAS Fellowship? Q. When do I expect to hear that I have received the summer FLAS? |
For questions about student eligibility, please contact the Institute for South Asia Studies OR
Sanchita B. Saxena, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Institute for South Asia Studies
sanchitas@berkeley.edu