Boren Awards and Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships Info-Session

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Latin American and Iberian Institute

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Boren Awards

-Boren Awards provide funds up to $25,000 to undergraduate students and up to $30,000 to graduate students who study languages considered essential for U.S. national security by the federal government, including Arabic, Hindi, Mandarin, Portuguese, Russian, and Swahili.

-Fellows must commit to working in the U.S. federal government for at least one year. Preferred candidates are those who have an interest in working in the federal government long-term. Graduate applications are due January 25, 2023. Undergraduate applications are due February 1, 2023.

Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships

-Summer and Academic Year (AY) FLAS Fellowships are awarded to undergraduate and graduate students to study less-commonly taught languages, including Nahuatl, Quechua, Portuguese, and Yucatec Maya, in combination with area-studies, international studies or international aspects of professional studies. Funds are provided by the Latin American and Iberian Institute (LAII) through a generous Title VI grant from the U.S. Department of Education.

-The Summer FLAS Fellowship provides up to $5,000 in tuition and fees and a $2,500 stipend to both undergraduate and graduate students for intensive language training in the U.S. or abroad. The AY FLAS Fellowship provides up to $18,000 in tuition and fees and a $20,000 stipend to graduate students and up to $10,000 in tuition and fees and a $5,000 stipend to undergraduate students to study at UNM or in a UNM-approved study abroad program.

-Applications for both Summer 2023 and 2023-2024 AY FLAS competitions are due February 22, 2023.

Publication Date

11-15-2022

City

Albuquerque

Recommended Citation

Latin American and Iberian Institute. "Boren Awards and Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships Info-Session." (2022). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/laii_events/355