Duke University Asian & Middle Eastern Studies

2012-13 Academic Year Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships

With funding provided by the U.S. Department of Education, the international and area studies centers at Duke expect to award non-service fellowships to graduate and professional school students to study foreign languages & international or area studies for AY 2012-13

DUMESC awards FLAS fellowships for the study of Arabic, Hebrew, Persian and Turkish.

AY 2012-13 FLAS application instructions and forms 

Award Amount:  Under the terms of the fellowship program, as specified by the U.S. Department of Education, the FLAS award consists of a cost of education allowance of $18,000 to cover tuition and required fees plus a stipend of $15,000. According to the fellowship program guidelines, the FLAS Fellow cannot be required to contribute to the cost of their tuition and fees from their own personal resources.

Purpose of fellowships: To encourage the study or use of foreign languages in combination with international or area studies. Priority will be given to students enrolling in a foreign language course and at least one area studies course each semester while completing full-time course work. In some cases fellowships will be awarded for the use of the advanced foreign language while carrying out overseas research during the academic year.

The FLAS competitions are open to:

• graduate and professional school students currently enrolled at Duke.
• graduate students who will begin their graduate studies in Fall 2012.

In most cases, native speakers of these languages, even if U.S. citizens or permanent residents, are not eligible for a fellowship in their native language.

PLEASE NOTE: Student applicants are required to obtain the signature of their Department or School representative signifying the Department or School’s agreement to accept the institutional payment in lieu of full tuition and fees for the FLAS Fellow. According to the fellowship program guidelines, the FLAS Fellow cannot be required to contribute to the cost of their tuition and fees from their own personal resources.

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2012 Summer Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships

Summer 2012 and Academic Year 2012-13 FLAS fellowship applications are due February 6, 2012, at 5:00pm.