USC undergraduate students are invited to apply for the 2011-2012 Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowship. FLAS fellowships are funded by the U.S. Department of Education through its Title VI/NRC grant to the East Asian Studies Center. Please find the application attached to this email. For questions regarding the FLAS fellowships, please contact EASC at easc@usc.edu, (213) 740-2991, or stop by our office in CLH 101.
About FLAS Awards
The purpose of the program is to enrich the nation’s pool of area and international specialists. Applicants should be planning to use their training to teach, to serve in government or international agencies, or to engage in other work that advances American understanding of other countries.
Award Benefits
Fellowships provide awardees with $10,000 toward tuition and a $5,000 stipend.
Eligibility
A student is eligible for the fellowship if he or she:
● is a citizen or permanent resident of the U.S.;
● is enrolled full-time at USC;
● is at an intermediate or advanced level of language study (2nd year and above) in Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, or Korean
Additional Information
● FLAS fellows must enroll in one East Asian language course during both fall and spring semesters and must take at least two area studies courses related to East Asia during the award period. All language and area studies classes must be taken for a letter grade.
● Awardees are required to complete an on-line performance report and have an instructor fill out an online assessment at the beginning and end of the award period.
Application deadline: Friday, February 4, 2011
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