Arabic Studies

Financial Aid

Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships

The Center for Middle Eastern Studies offers a limited number of FLAS Fellowships for the study of Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, or Turkish. These graduate fellowships, funded by the U.S. Department of Education, are available for both the summer and the academic year. Learn more about FLAS Fellowships

Bailey R. Collins/Ellene Collins Ward/Mary Sue Collins Hibbs Scholarship

 Undergraduate students who are eligible are encouraged to apply. Eligibility is based on the following criteria:

• Student is officially declared as a major in one of the MELC programs.
• Student has completed at least sixty semester hours of undergraduate work.
• Student has at least thirty hours in residence.
• Student has a GPA of at least 3.7.

 Please pick up the application form at the departmental office, WMB 5.120. Additional information about the scholarships can be found in the Undergraduate Catalog (p. 236 in the 2000-2002 catalog; please ignore the deadlines indicated in the catalog).

The deadline for application is generally early November. Please contact the Department for further information on deadlines.