Grads! Study a language & bring Canada into your research with a $38,000 award!
Apply for a Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship – deadline, January 31, 2023. Start your application now – click here!
Are you interested in learning French* or an Indigenous language** spoken in Canada and conducting research on the Arctic, Québec, natural resource management, climate change, human rights, urban planning, fisheries, law, humanities, public health, Indigenous political mobilization (to mention a few) while earning up to $38,000???
If so, you can apply for a FLAS fellowship for the summer, academic year or both:
• Summer FLAS = $5,000 tuition + $2,500 living stipend (intensive language study only)
Eligibility
FLAS Fellowships support graduate and professional students in acquiring a foreign language and an enhanced knowledge about Canada. Students from all programs and departments are encouraged to apply. FLAS Fellowships are available to full-time enrolled UW students who are U.S. citizens, permanent residents, or nationals. Out-of-state graduate students receive a non-resident tuition waiver. Applicants must articulate a clear interest in integrating Canadian content into their research.
Application/Questions
• Enroll to attend an information session here (next sessions Wednesday, Dec. 14th & Monday, Dec. 19th)
• To begin the application, click here.
• To learn more about the FLAS program in general, click here.
• To see what other Canada FLAS Fellows have done – click here!
• For questions on the application process contact Rita Bashaw, FLAS Program Manager at FLAS@uw.edu
*If you wish to study French at Université Laval in Summer 2023, fellows are also eligible for $1,000 in travel funding. Alliance Française in Seattle is also another excellent choice for study and must be combined with Laval in order that fellows have sufficient contact hours.
**As Indigenous language instruction is limited, please contact Nadine Fabbi, Managing Director of Canadian Studies about your interests nfabbi@uw.edu. To be eligible for study of an Indigenous language, the applicant must meet one of the following criteria:
• Have taken first year in the language;
• Have fluency in another foreign language;
• Articulate (in the letter of intent) a commitment and dedication to gaining proficiency in the language.
Deadline, January 31, 2023. Start your application now – click here!
