FLAS Fellowships

The Center for Middle Eastern Studies offers a limited number of Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships (FLAS) for the study of Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Tajiki, or Turkish. These highly competitive graduate fellowships are funded by the Department of Education and are available for both summer and academic year studies.

Academic Year FLAS

The academic-year FLAS provides a nine-month stipend of $15,000 plus tuition for up to eleven (11) hours of course credit per semester. The fellowship offers financial support for students studying a Middle Eastern language and taking area studies coursework at UT.

Graduate students from all fields of study who are in good standing at UT or who have been recently accepted for admission to the Graduate School at UT are eligible to apply.

CMES typically awards nine academic-year fellowships each year.

Summer FLAS

The summer FLAS provides a stipend of $2,500 plus tuition and course-related fees for an organized, intensive language study program. Beginning students usually attend domestic programs, while intermediate and advanced students are expected to study overseas. Exceptions can be made to these conventions when required by program availability.

CMES awards five to ten summer FLAS fellowships each year.

Application Instructions

The application for 2012-13 will be available starting Aug. 1, 2012

Complete the MES Common Funding Application, available for download in the menu to the right. See Support Overview for further details.

Deadline: December 01, 2012.