Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship (TITLE VI)

The Foreign Language and Area Studies Program (FLAS) assists individuals who are undergoing advanced training in modern foreign languages and related area studies. Applicants may apply for an academic year fellowship which provides a $15,000 stipend, in some cases registration fees and tuition; and/or a summer fellowship that provides up to a $2,500 stipend plus fees. Entering students in all disciplines may apply for academic year and summer awards. Students must take language and area studies courses for a letter grade during the academic year. Currently approved area programs are East Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Currently approved languages include, for East Asia: Cantonese, Mandarin, Japanese and Korean; for Latin America: Portuguese, Quechua and advanced Spanish; for the Middle East: Arabic, Armenian, Hebrew, Persian and Turkish; and for Southeast Asia: Indonesian, Filipino/Tagalog, Khmer, Thai and Vietnamese.

To apply for a FLAS fellowship, students must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Since the purpose of the program is to enrich the nation’s pool of area and international specialists, applicants must be planning to use their training to teach, to serve in government or international agencies or to engage in other work that advances American understanding of other countries. Fellowship recipients must be engaged in full-time study for the duration of their awards and must submit reports on the courses they pursue and the progress they make.

All FLAS applications must be completed online. Links to the application can be found on each of the websites of the Centers below as well as on the website of the UCLA International Institute. Contact individual centers for deadline requirements, which generally occur in Winter quarter. Required information includes a statement of purpose outlining one’s research and language study plans (including how the language study will enhance the project), letters of recommendation, language evaluation or proficiency certification, unofficial transcripts and endorsement from one's home department.

Center for Southeast Asian Studies
11274 Bunche Hall / 148703 , (310) 206-9163

G.E. von Grunebaum Center for Near Eastern Studies
10286 Bunche Hall / 148003, (310) 825-1181

Latin American Institute
10343 Bunche Hall / 144703, (310) 825-4571

UCLA Asia Institute
(administering the East Asian FLAS program)
11288 Bunche Hall / 148703, (310) 825-0007