Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships (FLAS)
Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowships support graduate students who will study Brazilian Portuguese, Amerindian languages (Quechua/Quichua, Nahuatl) or another less commonly taught language (summer study only) as an integral part of an academic program.FLAS applicants should have scholarly and professional interests that focus on Latin America or the Caribbean. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or have permanent resident status. Applicants for academic year awards must plan to enroll full-time in a graduate degree program at NYU for the duration of the award. Incoming applicants to NYU and currently enrolled NYU students are eligible to apply. Students from all NYU graduate degree programs in all NYU graduate schools are eligible to receive FLAS fellowships.
Competitive priorities for 2009-10 FLAS fellowships include 1) applicants who will achieve advanced-level language proficiency before graduation and 2) master's level applicants who plan to pursue careers in public service, and 3) applicants studying less commonly taught languages, as defined by the Department of Education (Portuguese, Quechua).
There are many summer programs in less-commonly taught and indigenous Latin American languages offered by universities from throughout the United States. These programs are approved for FLAS travel. Students may also apply for FLAS study offered by private institutions. Download a list of summer programs.
Approvals must be granted by the U.S. Department of Education before a student can register.
Academic Year FLAS Fellowships
Academic Year FLAS fellowships will consist of 24 points of NYU tuition remission and a stipend of approximately $22,000. Academic Year FLAS fellowships are for students engaged in a domestic or overseas program of full-time language and area or international studies coursework.The above funding levels apply to GSAS students. Students from other NYU schools will be subject to funding levels approved by their respective Admissions offices.
