2012 Summer
Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships

COMPETITION DEADLINE: Monday, February 6, 2012

Summer_2012_FLAS_application_form.pdf

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With funding provided by the U.S. Department of Education, the area studies centers listed below will award non-service fellowships for the 2012 summer session. The awards provide stipends of $2,500 each plus remission of tuition and registration fees up to $5,000 for one summer session. Each center listed below will administer its own competition to award fellowships for the study of the languages listed.

The purpose of the Summer FLAS Fellowships is to permit students to study one of the languages indicated below on an intensive basis. As in previous years the fellowships are available to graduate and professional school students. As of summer 2010, the fellowships are also sometimes available to undergraduate students who are studying less commonly taught languages at the advanced level; each FLAS center makes its own decision regarding undergraduate application eligibility.

The degree of intensity must be equivalent to covering one year of college-level instruction in the summer.  Language programs at all levels of language learning should be a minimum of six weeks. For those at the beginner and intermediate levels, the minimum required number of formal contact hours is 140;  for those at the advanced level, the minimum required number of formal contact hours is 120.  Please note that according to U.S. Department of Education guidelines, FLAS Fellows studying any language on an overseas program must be at the intermediate or advanced level of study of the language in question and require individual approval by the Department of Education. Also, Duke undergraduate students proposing to enroll in a non-Duke overseas program will need to seek approval from the Duke Office of Global Education for Undergraduates.

The Summer FLAS competitions are open to undergraduate, graduate, and professional school students currently enrolled at Duke. 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.

Eligibility requirements for Summer FLAS Fellowships:

1. Recipients must be full-time students in an undergraduate, graduate, or professional degree program during the regular academic years preceding and following this award;
2. Recipients must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents;
3. Recipients must enroll in the formal study of one of the languages indicated below;

Application instructions for Summer FLAS Fellowships:

We are pleased to invite applications from students in academic departments or professional schools for these FLAS fellowships. Each center listed below will administer its own competition to award fellowships for the intensive study of the languages listed. Centers may have different application requirements, so please consult the site of the Center to which you plan to apply.

Please send one copy of the following application materials to each center to which you are applying no later than 5:00 pm, Monday, February 6, 2012 (it is possible to apply to more than one center – please make it clear on your application if you are doing so):

1. a completed application form (attached)
2. two letters of recommendation:
   1. one which evaluates the candidate’s graduate and/or undergraduate performance, from the candidate’s academic advisor, sponsoring faculty member, or other, and
   2. one from a language instructor who is able to assess the student’s current skills in the language to be studied, or for beginning language candidates, the second letter should be from another faculty member or other who is familiar with your work;
3. an official transcript of the candidate’s academic record at Duke;
4. a two-page proposal by the candidate describing prior language and area studies training, related experiences, and future study plans, including explicit reference to how those plans will lead to professional activity in the relevant world area in which the language will be used. Be sure to clearly indicate the proposed language and the summer intensive language program.

Application Deadline: Monday, February 6, 2012 by 5.00 p.m.

Summer_2012_FLAS_application_form.pdf

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***BE SURE TO SUBMIT ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS TO THE CENTER(S) TO WHICH YOU ARE APPLYING (SEE LIST BELOW)***

  culture, Department of Education, foreign language, Foreign Language and Area Studies, grant, international studies, Title VI

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