The Center for Global Studies is pleased to announce the competition for FLAS Fellowships for the Pennsylvania State University. FLAS Fellowships are authorized under Title VI of the Higher Education Act and are administered by the U.S. Department of Education. They assist undergraduate and graduate students in achieving competency in selected foreign languages and conducting research in related international and area studies.
Deadline: Evaluation of applications will begin on February 1, 2018, but all applications will be considered until funds are fully allocated.
Eligibility: Students in all fields of study are welcome to apply. Languages eligible for Penn State’s FLAS Fellowships are Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Russian. To be eligible to apply for FLAS Fellowships, students must meet the following criteria:
- Be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States
- Be accepted for enrollment or enrolled in a FLAS-granting institution and in a program combining modern foreign language training with area/international studies or research and training in the international aspects of professional and other fields of study
- Be enrolled in a program of modern foreign language training in a language for which the institution has developed or is developing performance-based instruction
- Show potential for high academic achievement (based on GPA, class ranking, or similar measures determined by the institution)
- Additionally, the selection committee will give priority when awarding fellowships to undergraduate and graduate students who demonstrate financial need as indicated by the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). To be considered under the priority category of demonstrated financial need, students are required to complete and submit the FAFSA form to the Student Aid Office by the FLAS deadline.
Awards:
Academic Year Graduate Fellowships:
Institutional Payment (Tuition and fees): $18,000
Subsistence Allowance (Stipend): $15,000
Summer Graduate Fellowships:
Institutional Payment (Tuition and fees): $5,000
Subsistence Allowance (Stipend): $2,500