Summer FLAS

All qualified graduate students are invited to apply for Summer Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships in intensive language study. Graduating seniors who have been accepted into a graduate program may also apply. The award pays tuition, required fees, and a subsistence allowance for room, board, and other personal costs. It may or may not award some portion of international travel costs. All awardees studying abroad must also apply to the KU Office of Study Abroad in Lippincott Hall.
Summer FLAS Fellowships provide support for KU graduate students studying on KU programs and approved non-KU programs (such as Pittsburgh, Indiana SWSEEL, ACTR, CIEE), and for non-KU graduate students studying on KU-originating programs in St. Petersburg, L'viv, Zadar, and Krakow.

Eligibility

• Enrolled in a program of graduate study at an accredited American institution of higher learning;
• Study in Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian, Czech, Polish, Russian, Slovene, Turkish, or Ukrainian language at the intermediate and advanced levels. Students who already possess language fluency equivalent to educated native speakers in the language for which the award is sought receive lowest consideration;
• Applications from all disciplines and professional schools welcome;
• U.S. citizenship or permanent resident status.

Summer FLAS Fellowships support intensive language study at approved domestic workshops or on eligible study abroad programs. To be eligible, programs must:

• Meet the minimum Department of Education guidelines: 6 weeks or more of study, 140-160+ class contact hours, intermediate or advanced instruction level, and;
• Be approved by the Director of the Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies. Note that the Summer FLAS Fellowship may not be used for independent research.

Summer FLAS Deadlines

• January 30th, 5:00pm: Deadline for submission of applications
• Late March to mid-April: announcement of awards (pending US Department of Education approval).

Application Process
Students may request application packets from the Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies or download the form. Submit completed application packets and all supporting materials to the Center Office:

Prof. Edith Clowes, CREES Director
320 Bailey Hall
1440 Jayhawk Blvd
Lawrence, KS 66045-7574

Detailed instructions are on the application packet cover sheet.
It is the student's responsibility to make certain that the application is complete; incomplete applications will not be considered. The FLAS Selection Committee will examine all applications and take final action in accordance with Department of Education guidelines.

If you have any questions about eligibility, language level, status, or any aspect of the application process, please contact:
Prof. Eve Levin
CREES Associate Director, KU
Phone 785-864-4236;
or crees@ku.edu.