Are FLAS awards available for dissertation research?
By Department of Education standards, FLAS awards for dissertation research are allowable, but they also receive the lowest priority. By CSEEES standards, we must first adhere to our priorities. More commonly studied languages, like Russian, are of lower priority. M.A. students are the highest priority according to the language of the Department of Education, followed by professional students. Therefore, an award for a dissertation year is unlikely. That said, you may still apply. Much depends on the size and strength of our applicant pool, but there is always a chance that another FLAS center will have some extra awards to give.
