Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Awards

Description
FLAS fellowships are funded by the U.S. Department of Education and administered by the UW’s National Resource Centers to assist students in acquiring foreign language and area/international studies competencies. FLAS awards are only available for specific languages.

Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents of the United States. Applications by students in professional fields are encouraged. Preference will be given to applicants with a high level of academic ability and with previous language training. Academic year and summer FLAS awards are two separate competitions requiring separate and complete applications.

Students receiving academic year awards must be enrolled in full-time study for the duration of the FLAS award . Academic year awardees must be admitted to or enrolled in undergraduate, graduate, or professional programs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and must take one language course and one related area or international studies course each semester. FLAS awards may be used in some cases for undergraduates participating in official IAP programs and in very limited cases for dissertators. Please see the FLAS FAQs page or contact the relevant FLAS coordinator.

Summer awards are for intensive language programs either domestically or abroad. Summer FLAS awards may be used for study at UW-Madison by non-UW students.

Award Amounts
Award amounts vary. For the academic year, undergraduates receive up to $5,000 in tuition support each semester and a stipend of $2,500/semester. Graduate student AY FLAS recipients receive full tuition remission and a stipend of $20,000/year. Summer award recipients receive up to $5,000 in tuition support and a $2,500 stipend.

Additional Information
Complete details about FLAS at UW-Madison are available on the FLAS FAQs page (your first stop), by contacting awards@iris.wisc.edu, and from the appropriate FLAS coordinator.

Numerous information sessions are offered every year, both in-person and virtual. See the UW-Madison’s FLAS homepage for complete details.

Application deadline for summer 2023 and academic year 2023-2024 awards: February 14, 2022