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ED-GRANTS-121621-002: Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): International Foreign Language Education (IFLE): Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS) Program, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.015B

Closed Closed February 14, 2022 Opportunity ED-GRANTS-121621-002 ☆ Save

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• Total funding$31.2 million
• Expected awards100
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeGrant

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Who can apply

This opportunity was open to colleges and universities.

• Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
• Private institutions of higher education
• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

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.

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Most of the program's money (97% over five years) went to colleges and universities.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application notice. The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html. Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information. For the addresses for obtaining and submitting an application, please refer to our Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on February 13, 2019 (84 FR 3768), or at www.govinfo.gov/​content/​pkg/​FR-2019-02-13/​pdf/​2019-02206.pdf. Purpose of Program: The FLAS Program allocates academic year and summer fellowships to institutions of higher education (IHEs) and consortia of such institutions to assist meritorious undergraduate and graduate students receiving modern foreign language training in combination with area studies, international studies, or the international aspects of professional studies. FLAS fellowships may also assist graduate students engaged in predissertation-level study, preparation for dissertation research, dissertation research abroad, or dissertation writing. Assistance Listing Number (ALN): 84.015B.

Category: Education.

Applying now

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