Financial Aid Each year the Center selects a limited number of deserving graduate students (in any field of study) for Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) and Center fellowships. Applicants must demonstrate their commitment to the study of a Southeast Asian language and area studies, and applicants for FLAS fellowships must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States. Applications and supporting materials for these fellowships must be submitted by the beginning of February each year. The FLAS and the Center fellowship applications for the 2008-2009 academic year are now available: you may contact the Center to request the hard-copy applications or download the FLAS fellowship, the Center fellowships, and the Center Field Research Awards applications. See below for more information about these fellowship opportunities. The Center may also nominate outstanding in-coming graduate students in its MA program for two university-wide competitions: Advanced Opportunity Fellowships and University Fellowships. There are also a limited number of teaching assistantships in some departments offering high-enrollment courses on Southeast Asia. Information and application materials regarding these fellowships can be obtained directly from the Center. In addition to these opportunities, other fellowships and financial assistance are available outside the Center. For further information about Funding Resources from outside the Center, in-coming graduate students should contact the Graduate Fellowships Office and Student Financial Services.

2008-2009 FLAS

FLAS APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
ACADEMIC YEAR 2008-2009
Filipino, Indonesian, Thai, and Vietnamese Language Study

For information regarding the Summer 2008 FLAS application visit the SEASSI website at seassi.wisc.edu.

All materials must be sent to the appropriate Area Studies Office by Monday, February 11, 2008.

Only applications that fulfill the following requirements will be considered:

• Applicants must be citizens, nationals, or permanent residents of the US.
• Students from any field are encouraged to apply. Eligibility is limited to graduate and professional school students. Priority will be given to applicants with good academic records who can best demonstrate the need for language study as a part of their total program.
• Submit the following to the appropriate area or international studies program:
• one copy of the Official Application form (Sections A-E, see instructions below);
• one transcript copy from each undergraduate and graduate institution, including a copy of a grade slip from Semester I, 2007-2008, if available. Unofficial copies of transcripts are acceptable, as long as they are fully legible;
• one copy of test scores (not required by all offices);
• at least two letters of recommendation (see Section C below);
• one language reference form (last page of Official Application form).
• Please note that area studies offices do not have files with letters, transcripts, GRE scores, etc. It is your responsibility to see that your program gets the necessary copies of materials required by its stated deadline.
• Academic Year Applicants: If you are NOT currently a graduate student at UW-Madison, you MUST apply to the graduate school for admission to a specific department. Please note that this process is entirely separate from your application for a FLAS fellowship. You may obtain applications for admission and order a bulletin by writing to the department you wish to enter. You may also choose to apply via the web using the UW-Madison Graduate School online application.
• Limited employment is allowed during academic year awards. Please check with the relevant area or international studies office to request approval.

SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE APPLICATION FORM
(See links below for Summer and Academic Year Applications)

Section A: IDENTIFYING INFORMATION

• All applicants must complete items 1-12
• Item #10: Indicate the Area or International Studies Center to which you are applying.
• Item #13: Complete if applicable.

Section B: EDUCATION

• All applicants must complete items 1-4.
• Item #4: Other graduate-level exams (LSAT, MCAT, etc) may be substituted for GRE scores. Please consult the appropriate area or international studies office.
• Graduate Record Exam scores. If they have been sent to Wisconsin, but your department does not have them in your file, you must request them from the GRE organization. If you are in a professional school and do not have GRE scores, consult with the Area Studies program through which you are applying for possible alternatives to the GRE. A copy of the test score report must be submitted to most programs.

Section C: REFERENCES

• All applicants must submit two letters of recommendation relating to the applicant's qualifications for this award. If you are already a graduate student at UW-Madison, at least one of these letters must be current; if you are an advanced graduate student, one is needed from your major professor.
• Language reference: Please use the attached HEA Title VI Language Reference form. If you have had previous training in the language for which you are applying, submit the reference for that language. If you have not had training in the language for which you are applying, submit a reference for a language in which you are most fluent. You may duplicate the form if you wish to submit more than one language reference. If you have not had any prior college-level language training, submit a third academic reference. The referee who completes this form may also submit one of the two other letters of recommendation.

Section D: PLAN OF STUDY

• Specific course numbers are not required.
• All awardees must take 1 language course and 1 related area studies course each semester. All awardees must be enrolled as full-time students and remain in good academic standing for the duration of the award.
• Applicants who are or will be at dissertation stage must provide two copies of a description of the dissertation project, not to exceed two pages, including the following information: (a) title of the project and signature of your graduate advisor; (b) statement of purpose; (c) description of topic and of methodology used to obtain research goals; (d) statement of the use of language of the award as a major research tool; (e) description of any proposed travel within the U.S. or overseas considered to be research related. Indicate why the topic and research necessitates travel. Include a timetable and proposed itinerary of overseas research; (f) statement of progress to date; (g) specific information on work or research to be accomplished during award period (AY2008-2009).
• If you are or will be at dissertation stage and eligible for 3 credits, but must take additional course work, indicate the reason(s).

Section E: ESSAY QUESTIONS

• Answer Questions 1-4. Please type.
• Take the time to carefully consider your responses to questions 1-4. Use an additional sheet if necessary. FLAS fellowships are highly competitive.

Please see our Frequently Asked Questions at
http://www.uw-madison-ces.org/FLAS_FAQs.htm
if you have additional questions.

*You will only be able to save this application locally if you are using Adobe Professional. If you are using Adobe Reader, you will only be able to fill out and print, but not save, the application. Most campus computers have Adobe Professional.

Other Financial Resources

Freeman-ASIA Award Program

The Institute of International Education is pleased to announce the opening of the application periods for the Summer 2008 and Fall 2008 & Academic Year 2008-09 Freeman-ASIA Awards.

- Summer 2008 Awards -
Opens January 23, 2008 and deadline is: March 5, 2008

- Fall 2008 & Academic Year 2008-09 Awards -
Opens on February 20, 2008 and deadline is: April 2, 2008

As most of you know, the Freeman-ASIA Awards were designed to encourage more American undergraduate students to pursue study abroad in East and Southeast Asia. The program began in 2001 and has supported approximately 2,200 students in study abroad programs in 15 countries since then. The funding comes from the generous support of the Freeman Foundation, and the Institute of International Education (IIE) administers the scholarship program.

The Freeman-ASIA Award Program has an online application, and all of the scholarship information is available at: http://www.iie.org/freeman-asia.

For those that are interested, IIE has Freeman-ASIA Award Program posters and brochures that are available upon request.

Please reply to this e-mail with any questions or requests for further information you may have on the Freeman-ASIA Award Program, and we will be happy to assist you.

Sincerely,
Karen Chu - Program Officer
Jonathan Akeley - Program Officer

Freeman-Asia Award Program
Institute of International Education
U.S. Student Programs Division
809 United Nations Plaza
New York, NY 10017

Blakemore Freeman Fellowships for Advanced Asian Language Study

The Blakemore Foundation plans to make around 30 grants for the advanced study of modern Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Southeast Asian languages during the 2008-2009 academic year. Blakemore Freeman grants are intended for those pursuing professional, academic, or business careers that involve the regular use of an Asian language.The grants fund a year of advanced language study at an institution in Asia such as the Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies in Yokohama, the Inter-University Program for Chinese Language Studies at Tsinghua University in Beijing, the International Chinese Language Program at National Taiwan University in Taipei, or similar structured programs in Asia. Where there is no structured advanced-level language program at an educational institution in the country, the grant may provide for the financing of private tutorials under terms set forth in the application instructions.The grants cover tuition and a stipend for related educational expenses, basic living costs and transportation, but do not include dependent expenses.
For application forms and further information see http://www.blakemorefoundation.org

Eligibility
An applicant should: