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International Institute

Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia
University of Wisconsin-Madison

210 Ingraham Hall
1155 Observatory Dr.
Madison, WI 53706
Phone: 608.262.3379
Fax: 608.890.0267
info@creeca.wisc.edu

Call for 2008-2009 FLAS Fellowship Applications

Click here to see more information about FLAS: the FLAS FAQ. For our department instructions, please click here (.pdf).

All qualified graduate and professional students are invited to apply for Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowships in the Russian, East European, and Central Asian world area for AY 2008-09. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the United States. Award of fellowships is contingent upon availability of federal funding. The academic year FLAS fellowship in foreign language and area studies provides a stipend of $15,000 (est. for 2008-09) and pays all UW tuition and fees. The summer FLAS award in intensive language study carries a stipend of $2,500 (est. for 2006) and pays all tuition and fees. Travel money may also be available for summer FLAS awards.

The application deadline is Monday, February 11, 2008. The FLAS Selection Committee will announce awards in mid-March, pending confirmation of funding from the U.S. Department of Education.

Any student doing graduate or professional in a program that combines modern foreign language training with area or international studies is eligible to apply. Fellows must be admitted to or currently enrolled in graduate programs in the social sciences or humanities, or in professional fields such as business, agriculture, engineering, health sciences, journalism, education, law, medicine, and library science. Students who already possess language fluency equivalent to that of an educated native speaker in the language for which the award is sought receive lowest consideration.

It is preferable to use the following downloadable application forms, otherwise, please come in to the CREECA office to pick up a hard copy.

FLAS 2008-09 Academic Year (.pdf)

FLAS Summer 2008 (.pdf)

Submit completed application packets and all supporting materials to CREECA. Detailed instructions are on the application cover sheet.

It is the students' responsibility to make certain that the application is complete; incomplete applications will not be considered.

For more information about FLAS and answers to frequently asked questions, please go the FLAS FAQ page.

If you have any questions about eligibility, language level, or any aspect of the application process, please contact:

Nancy Heingartner
Interim Associate Director
CREECA
210 Ingraham Hall
1155 Observatory Drive
Madison, WI 53706
tel. 608-262-3379
assocdir@creeca.wisc.edu