Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): International Foreign Language Education (IFLE): Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS) Program, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.015B

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1. Eligible Applicants: IHEs (as defined in section 101 of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 1001)) or consortia of IHEs.2. Eligible Participants: A student is eligible to receive a fellowship if the student—(a)(1) Is a citizen or national of the United States; or (2) Is a permanent resident of the United States;(b) Is accepted for enrollment or is enrolled-(1) In an institution receiving an allocation of fellowships; and(2) In a program that combines modern foreign language training with (i) area or international studies; or (ii) research and training in the international aspects of professional and other fields of study;(c) Shows potential for high academic achievement based on such indices as grade point average, class ranking, or similar measures that the institution may determine;(d) Is enrolled in a program of modern foreign language training in a language for which the institution has developed or is developing performance-based instruction;(e) In the case of an undergraduate student, is in the intermediate or advanced study of a less commonly taught language; and(f) In the case of a graduate student, is engaged in-(1) Predissertation-level study;(2) Preparation for dissertation research;(3) Dissertation research abroad; or(4) Dissertation writing.

Julius C Cotton ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin. Phone 202-245-6288 julius.cotton@ed.gov Program Manager: Timothy Duvall, U.S. Department of Education, International and Foreign Language Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 2B225, Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: (202) 453-7521. Email: NRC-FLAS@ed.gov.