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FLAS FELLOWSHIP – We are receiving applications! Due date: Feb 5 2024
CLACX at Vanderbilt University receives funding from the Department of Education to support Foreign Language Area Studies (FLAS) Awards for Intensive Studies of Portuguese or indigenous Latin American languages. Fellowships provide tuition expenses for the study of Portuguese, Kˈicheˈ Mayan, or another indigenous language.
Any graduate or undergraduate student with Luso-Brazilian, Haitian, or indigenous language-related interests and who is a U.S. citizen/permanent resident is eligible to apply. Undergraduate applicants must have already attained intermediate-level proficiency in the target language. Graduate students, if at the beginner level, must be advanced speakers of another Latin American language to qualify.
For more info, please access our Aid and Awards page, and our Summer Language Programs page.
STUDY K’ICHE’ MAYAN THIS SUMMER IN GUATEMALA WITH A FLAS FELLOWSHIP!
(See: FLAS Promotional Flyer_K’iche’)
Vanderbilt’s Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies offers Foreign Language and Area Studies fellowships for the study of K’iche’ Mayan and co-hosts the Mayan Language Institute in Guatemala with Tulane University.
Dates for 2024: June 22 – August 3.
Summer FLAS Fellowships include $5000 in tuition support and a $3500 stipend.
Eligibility
Students must be:
- Undergraduates must be at the
intermediate or advanced level of study
of K’iche’ - Citizens, nationals, or permanent
residents of the US - Graduate students must be at the
intermediate level of language proficiency
or above to study in Guatemala
We also offer Academic Year fellowships for undergraduate and graduate students:
Undergraduate AY FLAS Fellowships include $10,000 in tuition support and a $5000 AY stipend.
Eligibility for undergraduates:
- Must be at the intermediate level of language proficiency or above
- Must be enrolled in KICH 2201 in Fall and KICH 2202 for Spring
- Must be enrolled in a course focused on Latin America for both Fall and Spring semesters
- Must be a US citizen
Graduate AY FLAS Fellowships include $18,000 in tuition support and a $20,000 AY stipend.
Eligibility for graduate students:
- Must be enrolled in a K’iche’ Mayan language course for both Fall and Spring semesters
- Must be enrolled in a course focused on Latin America for both Fall and Spring semesters
- Must be a US citizen
STUDY PORTUGUESE THIS SUMMER IN BRAZIL WITH A FLAS FELLOWSHIP!
(See: FLAS Promotional Flyer Portuguese)
Vanderbilt’s Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies offers Foreign
Language and Area Studies fellowships for the study of Portuguese and co-hosts the
Summer in Brazil in São Paulo with Tulane University.
Dates for 2024: June 8-July 20.
Summer FLAS Fellowships include $5000 in tuition support and a $3500 stipend.
Eligibility:
Students must be:
- Undergraduates must be at the
intermediate level of language
proficiency or above - Citizens, nationals, or permanent
residents of the US - Graduate students must be at the
intermediate level of language proficiency
or above to study in Brazil
We also offer Academic Year fellowships for undergraduate and graduate students:
Undergraduate AY FLAS Fellowships include $10,000 in tuition support and a $5000 AY stipend. Eligibility for undergraduates:
- Must be enrolled in a Portuguese language course for both Fall and Spring semesters
- Must be enrolled in a course focused on Latin America for both Fall and Spring semesters
- Must be at the intermediate level of language proficiency or above
- Must be a US citizen
Graduate AY FLAS Fellowships include $18,000 in tuition support and a $20,000 AY stipend. Eligibility for graduate students:
- Must be enrolled in a Portuguese language course for both Fall and Spring semesters
- Must be enrolled in a course focused on Latin America for both Fall and Spring semesters
- Must be a US citizen
**Eligibility guidelines are defined by the US Department of Education, not CLACX
Application forms:
Summer 2024: Application for FLAS Fellowships for Summer 2024.
Academic Year 2024-2025: FLAS Application for the 2024-2025 AY.
Both applications will be due February 5, 2024 with winners announced in March.
For more info, please access our Aid and Awards page, and our Summer Language Programs page.