SASLI 2008

POLICIES GOVERNING TITLE VI
FOREIGN LANGUAGE AND AREA STUDIES (FLAS) FELLOWSHIPS

A number of summer fellowships will be available from the South Asia Summer Language Institute (SASLI) for intensive foreign language study during the summer of 2008. These fellowships are made possible through the consortium of South Asia National Resource Centers at: Columbia University, Cornell University, the North Carolina Center for South Asia Studies, Syracuse University, The University of California-Berkeley, The University of Chicago, The University of Michigan, The University of Pennsylvania, The University of Texas at Austin, The University of Virginia-Charlottesville, The University of Washington-Seattle, and The University of Wisconsin-Madison.

YOU MUST BE enrolled for SASLI 2007 to be eligible to receive a SASLI FLAS. Please make sure that you have applied to SASLI online by February 29, 2008.

SASLI FLAS awards will be made to students enrolled in SASLI 2007 for one of the following courses:

ELEMENTARY AND INTERMEDIATE LEVELS:

Bengali * Gujarati * Hindi * Malayalam * Marathi * Nepali * Punjabi * Sinhala
Tamil * Telugu * Tibetan * Urdu*

ADVANCED LEVEL:

Nepali * Tibetan

Note: Dissertators are not eligible for summer FLAS.

Note: SASLI FLAS fellowships are not available for the study of Sanskrit

Summer FLAS recipients are required to enroll in a course of modern language study equivalent to one full academic year of study. No area studies course is required or allowed. SASLI courses are the equivalent of a full academic year of study. FLAS awards will pay a stipend in the amount of $2,500 plus the SASLI program fee (including segregated fees). SASLI FLAS are not available for study outside of SASLI.

Students from any field and any U.S. university are encouraged to apply. Eligibility is limited to students who are currently enrolled in graduate or professional (business, journalism, law, or medicine) programs. In some cases, professional elementary and secondary teachers, and post-secondary faculty may be considered. Recipients must be U.S. Citizens or U.S. Permanent Residents. Priority will be given to applicants with good academic records who can best demonstrate the need for intensive language study in the summer as a part of their total program. No outside employment is allowed during the period of the intensive language course.

ELIGIBILITY

METHOD FOR RANKINGS

SASLI FLAS applications are evaluated by a faculty Review and Ranking Committee, comprised of one faculty member from each SASLI Consortium NRC member. The following application materials will be given equal weight:

PRIORITIES FOR RANKINGS

Applications are not ranked with preference for language or disciplinary study. All applicants, regardless of the language of the application or discipline of study are evaluated based on the criteria noted above.

LANGUAGE OF APPLICATION

Applicants must demonstrate that the language of application is significant to their degree and career goals. Please use the one-page statement of purpose to articulate the need for language study. FLAS recipients may not change the language of study after awards are announced.

STUDENT FINANCIAL STATUS WITH REGARD TO RANKINGS

A student's financial situation is not an allowable consideration for FLAS Fellowships.

INFORMATION ON STUDENT RANKINGS

FLAS rankings are private information and are not posted or conveyed in any way as public information. To protect applicant privacy, an individual may inquire from the FLAS Coordinator as to his or her rank, but will not be given additional information such as total number of applicants or the rank of any other individual. The FLAS coordinator may be able to give a general idea as to the competitiveness of an annual competition and the likeliness of an award to an individual applicant who requests that information.

*Clicking the application link verifies that you have read and understand the instructions.

Apply to FLAS

November 2007
SASLI FLAS Coordinator: Laura Hammond