Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship | 2025-2026

FLAS Fellowships support graduate and undergraduate study in modern foreign languages in combination with area studies, international studies, or international or area aspects of professional studies. Funding for these fellowships is provided by the U.S. Department of Education’s Title VI Program.

Academic Year FLAS

• Graduate students: may receive up to $18,000 to cover tuition and fees, and a stipend of $20,000 payable over the academic year. Eligibility for tuition waiver varies by home department and school.
• Undergraduate students: may receive $10,000 towards tuition and fees to study at the University of Illinois and a stipend of $5,000.

Summer FLAS

• Graduate and undergraduate students: The awards carry a stipend of $3,500 plus tuition and fees of $5,000 to study a language.

Applications and Letters of Recommendation are due Friday, January 31, 2025 (11:59 p.m. CT)

Click here for more information and to apply.