EASC 2012-2013 Foreign Language & Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship

FLAS fellowships are provided by EASC's U.S. Department of Education Title VI grant for undergraduate and graduate study of Mandarin Chinese, Japanese or Korean and East Asian area studies. 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.

Applications are available online for the first time. Please visit the website for more details: http://dornsife.usc.edu/eascenter/flas/

Application Deadline: Friday, February 3, 2012 by 5:00pm

Summer 2012 FLAS Fellowship

● $2,500 stipend

● $5,000 maximum tuition payment for approved intensive summer language program

Summer 2012 FLAS fellowships are awarded to graduate and undergraduate students for intensive language study of Mandarin Chinese, Japanese or Korean at an institution in the U.S. or abroad. The language study must be at least 6 weeks in length and include 120 or more contact hours for advanced level study, 140 or more for beginning/intermediate level study.

Academic Year 2012-13 FLAS Fellowship

Graduate Students:

● $15,000 stipend

● $18,000 tuition payment

Undergraduate Students:

● $5,000 stipend

● $10,000 tuition payment

Academic Year FLAS fellows enroll in one East Asian language course during both fall and spring semesters and must take at least two area studies courses on East Asia during the award period. All language and area studies classes must be taken for a letter grade.

Eligibility
● U.S. citizens or permanent residents
● Full-time USC students

● Graduate students: Engaged in advanced language study (3rd year and above). Those already fluent in one East Asian language may apply for beginning/intermediate study of a second East Asian language.

● Undergraduate students: Engaged in intermediate or advanced language study (2nd year and above)

● FLAS-eligible languages include Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, and Korean

For questions regarding the FLAS fellowships, please contact the EASC at easc@usc.edu, (213) 740-2991, or stop by our office in CLH 101.

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USC East Asian Studies Center
823 W. 34th Street, CLH 101
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0127
Tel: 213.740.2991

Fax: 213.740.8409
easc@usc.edu
www.usc.edu/easc