Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships: Summer 2013 and Academic Year 2013-2014

Academic Year — Graduate Students

Languages offered include Armenian, Bulgarian, Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, Czech, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, and Russian. Eligible graduate students in any discipline and department may apply for FLAS fellowships, including students in professional schools and the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Priority is given to students who are pursuing advanced level language proficiency in these languages, to students demonstrating likelihood of pursuing government service, and/or to students pursuing Master’s degrees in the professional schools. Low priority is given to applicants for dissertation research abroad and to applicants who already possess native fluency in the target language. Jury members look for commitment to the area and field when deciding on applications. Past FLAS recipients may apply for subsequent FLAS funding.

Academic Year — Undergraduate Students

FLAS awards are open to undergraduates studying a Slavic, East European, or Eurasian language at the Intermediate or Advanced level. Languages funded include Armenian, Bulgarian, Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, Czech, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, and Russian. To be eligible, an undergraduate student must have completed at least one year of study of the target language at UC Berkeley by the start of the fellowship. Eligible students in any discipline and department may apply for FLAS fellowships, and applications from students in pre-professional programs and in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics are encouraged. Priority is given to students who are pursuing advanced level language proficiency in these languages, to students demonstrating likelihood of pursuing government service, and/or to students demonstrating likelihood of continuing language and area studies beyond the fellowship period. Low priority is given to applicants who already possess native fluency in the target language. Jury members look for commitment to the area and field when deciding on applications. Past FLAS recipients may apply for subsequent FLAS funding. FLAS fellowships may be used to fund academic year study abroad pending approval of the study abroad program by the U.S. Department of Education. Contact Jeff Pennington, Executive Director of ISEEES, for specifics if you wish to consider using an Academic Year FLAS for study abroad.

Summer — Graduate Students

Languages funded include Armenian, Bulgarian, Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, Czech, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, and Russian. Applications for summer study of other Slavic, East European, Eurasian, Caucasus, or Central Asian languages are possible, pending approval of the language program by the U.S. Department of Education. Eligible graduate students in any discipline and department may apply for FLAS fellowships, including students in professional schools and the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Priority is given to students who are pursuing advanced level language proficiency in these languages, to students pursuing Master’s degrees in the professional schools, and/or to students demonstrating likelihood of entering government service as a career. Low priority is given to applicants who already possess native fluency in the target language. Summer awards are not available for dissertation research. Jury members look for commitment to the area and field when deciding on applications. Past FLAS recipients may apply for subsequent FLAS funding.

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. UC Berkeley students are encouraged to pursue summer study at the Summer Workshop in Slavic, East European, and Central Asian Languages (SWSEEL) at Indiana University (http://www.indiana.edu/~swseel/) or the Russian and East European Summer Language Institute (SLI) of the University of Pittsburgh (http://www.slavic.pitt.edu/sli/), if the desired language and level are offered. Students wishing to use an award for an overseas language program must be at the intermediate or advanced level of language proficiency, or at the beginning level if a beginning language program in the target language is not available in the U.S. Summer FLAS for language study abroad requires U.S. Department of Education approval of the instructional program and travel itinerary. Depending upon availability of funds, Summer FLAS awards sometimes have provision for up to $1000 in travel assistance. To be eligible, an applicant must provide a travel itinerary which adheres to the Fly America Act.

Summer — Undergraduate Students

Summer FLAS awards are available to undergraduates studying a Slavic, East European, or Eurasian language at the Intermediate or Advanced level. Languages funded include Armenian, Bulgarian, Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, Czech, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, and Russian. To be eligible, an undergraduate student must have completed at least one year of study of the target language at UC Berkeley. Eligible students in any discipline and department may apply for FLAS fellowships, and applications from students in pre-professional programs and in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics are encouraged. Priority is given to students who are pursuing advanced level language proficiency in these languages, to students demonstrating likelihood of continuing language and area studies beyond the fellowship period, and/or to students demonstrating likelihood of entering government service as a career. Low priority is given to applicants who already possess native fluency in the target language. Jury members look for commitment to the area and field when deciding on applications. Past FLAS recipients may apply for subsequent FLAS funding.

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. UC Berkeley students are encouraged to pursue summer study at the Summer Workshop in Slavic, East European, and Central Asian Languages (SWSEEL) at Indiana University (http://www.indiana.edu/~swseel/) or the Russian and East European Summer Language Institute (SLI) of the University of Pittsburgh (http://www.slavic.pitt.edu/sli/), if the desired language and level are offered. Students may use an award for an overseas language program. Summer FLAS for language study abroad requires U.S. Department of Education approval of the instructional program and travel itinerary. Depending upon availability of funds, Summer FLAS awards sometimes have provision for up to $1000 in travel assistance. To be eligible, an applicant must provide a travel itinerary which adheres to the Fly America Act.

Deadline for all FLAS applications: Wednesday, January 23, 2013.

For more information, visit the following websites:
Academic Year Awards:
Announcement: http://www.grad.berkeley.edu/financial/pdf/flas_academic_year_announcement.pdf
Application: http://www.grad.berkeley.edu/financial/pdf/flas_academic_year_application.pdf

Summer Awards:
Announcement: http://www.grad.berkeley.edu/financial/pdf/flas_summer_announcement.pdf
Application: http://www.grad.berkeley.edu/financial/pdf/flas_summer_application.pdf

or contact:
Jeff Pennington, Executive Director
Institute of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies
260 Stephens Hall #2304
Berkeley, CA 94720-2304
telephone: 510-643-6736
e-mail: jpennington@berkeley.edu
http://iseees.berkeley.edu