_{Foreign Language & Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship}

The Center for Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (CSAMES) administers academic year and summer Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships under a 2022-2026 grant from the U.S. Department of Education Title VI National Resource Centers (NRC) program. The Center provides fellowships for the study of Arabic, Persian, Hebrew, Turkish. FLAS Fellowships are awarded competitively through an annual competition. Graduate and undergraduate students from all departments and professional schools are encouraged to apply.

Students may also apply for funding to study a Middle Eastern or South Asian language through the following Centers:

Center for African Studies: Arabic

Please contact Dr. Maimouna Barro for further details at barro@illinois.edu.

Center for Global Studies: Arabic; Hebrew; Hindi; Persian; Turkish

Please contact Dr. Timur Pollack-Lagushenko for further details at tpollack@illinois.edu.

European Union Center: Arabic

Please contact Sydney Lazarus for further details at lazarus5@illinois.edu.

^{Summer 2024 & Academic Year 2024-2025 FLAS Application}

The center for Asian and Middle Eastern Studies invites applications from University of Illinois undergraduate and graduate students for the Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowships. The Center administers FLAS fellowships for the study of Arabic, Persian, Hebrew, Turkish for Summer 2024 and Academic Year 2024-2025.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Friday, January 26, 2024

UPCOMING INFO SESSIONS:

Register here: https://illinois.zoom.us/j/82603008963?pwd=Nnh4cHBsYUxCeGRlUVJWUG5SKy8v…;

Virtual info session: Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023 4.00 to 5.00 PM

In-person info session: Monday, Dec. 4, 2023 4.00 to 5.00 PM Gregory Hall room- 205 (Registration not required)

For further information or to apply, go to FLAS Fellowships at Illinois or 

Contact Dr. Angela Williams at aswillms@illinois.edu or CSAMES Outreach Coordinator: Maha Chahine at chahine2@illinois.edu