National Resource Centers and Fellowships Program for Language and Area or Language and International Studies

Who Can Apply

Functional Categories:
Higher Education - General

Applicants:
Public Nonprofit Institution/Organization (Includes Institutions Of Higher Education, Hospitals)
Private Nonprofit Institution/Organization (Includes Institutions Of Higher Education, Hospitals)

Applicant Eligibility:
Centers: Accredited American colleges and universities may apply. Applying institutions provide evidence of existing resources and institutional commitment to language and area and international studies through a curriculum that provides instruction dealing with a particular world area and its languages, with comparative world area studies, or with the international aspects of professional or other fields of study. Fellowships: Accredited U.S. institutions of higher education offering comprehensive graduate area or international studies programs combined with language study are eligible to apply for allocations of fellowships.

Beneficiaries:
Quasi-public non-profit organization
Private non-profit institution/organization
Public nonprofit institution/organization
Education Professional
Graduate Student
U.S. Citizen
Refugee/Alien
Education (13+)

Beneficiary Eligibility:
Centers: Accredited American colleges and universities will benefit. Fellowships: Graduate students enrolled in funded centers and programs will benefit. Student candidates must be U.S. citizens or nationals or permanent residents training in area or international studies and in modern foreign languages programs that have or are developing performance-based language instruction. Training must be undertaken through an institution that has an allocation of Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships.

Credentials/Documentation:
This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87.