What is a FLAS award?
) What are FLAS Fellowships offered through the University of Arizona’s Center for Middle Eastern Studies (CMES)? CMES annually awards Title VI (U.S. Department of Education) Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Academic Year and Summer Fellowships in Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, and Turkish to graduate students pursuing Middle Eastern language and area studies in any discipline at the University of Arizona. Summer FLAS Fellowships are offered for approved programs of intensive language study either in the U.S. or the Middle East. Award amount covers tuition and registration fees, plus a living stipend. How much money is given in a FLAS award? Academic Year awards cover tuition at the University of Arizona and a stipend of $15,000. The graduate college waives registration fees. The stipend is given in two payments of $7,400 at the beginning of Fall and Spring semesters, and one of $200 after the fellow submits their online report at the end of the award period. Summer awards include up
Related Questions
- Can an academic year FLAS recipient take a semester or quarter off and finish work for the award period during the summer of following academic year?
- Can students who receive FLAS fellowships for consecutive award periods submit a single student performance report covering both award periods?
- What are the requirements for using a FLAS award?
