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FLAS and Seidensticker fellowships

FLAS (Foreign Language and Area Studies) Fellowships

Fellowships available for CU Boulder Graduate and Undergraduate Students

Application Deadline: February 15, 2025

Program Description

FLAS fellowships administered by the Center for Asian Studies (CAS) are awarded competitively to students studying modern Asian languages. The U.S. Department of Education (ED) funds and oversees these awards, under the provisions of Title VI of the Higher Education Act. Funding is contingent upon annual ED program approval, Federal regulations, and continued Congressional funding, all of which may change from year to year. FLAS awards cannot be deferred.

CAS is offering summer and academic year fellowships to CU-Boulder graduate and professional school students for summer 2025 and academic year 2025-26.

CAS is also offering summer fellowships for CU-Boulder undergraduate students who can demonstrate financial need beginning in summer 2025.

Eligible Languages
All modern Asia languages offered on the CU-Boulder campus; additional Asian languages can be considered for summer awards pending additional approval.

  • Arabic
  • Chinese
  • Hindi/Urdu
  • Indonesian*
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Tibetan*

* Additional approval required after selection; consult with CAS for information.

Award Benefits

2025 Summer FLAS Fellowship (Graduate and Undergraduate Awards)

  • Tuition: FLAS will cover up to $5,000 of tuition and fees.
  • Stipend: FLAS will provide a stipend of $3,500.

2025-26 Academic Year FLAS Fellowship (Graduate Awards Only)

  • Tuition: FLAS will cover up to $18,000 of tuition and fees ($9,000/semester).
  • Stipend: FLAS will provide a stipend of $20,000 ($10,000/semester).

FLAS Fellows may receive additional funding from other sources to support their study as long as they do not duplicate what is covered by FLAS. For example, a student who receives funding from other sources to cover 100% of tuition and fees costs will not receive the tuition portion of the FLAS award, but may still receive the full associated stipend. FLAS Fellows will be required to report all other awards to the FLAS Coordinator.

Check out this video about why to apply for FLAS

Edward G. Seidensticker Japan Summer Research Grant

The Center for Asian Studies invites CU Boulder graduate students working on Japan to apply for the Edward G. Seidensticker Japan Summer Research Grant. The Center will offer several grants of up to a maximum of $1200 each to help fund graduate-level research on Japan, Japanese language study in a formal program, or a combination of research and language study during Summer 2025.

All graduate students in good standing as of Spring 2025 are invited to apply. Applicants will be required to submit:

  • A two-page statement of purpose showing how grant funding would support their Japan-related research project or language study
  • ​An application form (available here)
  • ​C.V.
  • Unofficial transcripts for all higher education institutions attended
  • An itemized budget detailing anticipated expenses for the research project/language program

  • A letter of recommendation

    Funding is limited, so applicants are encouraged to submit reasonable and realistic budgets.

Application Information:

Send application materials via email to cas@colorado.edu. Write “Seidensticker Grant Application” in the subject line.

Applications due February 15, 2025 at 5 p.m. MST

Award recipients will be required to submit a report in Fall 2025 detailing the nature of their research/linguistic progress and the impact of the Seidensticker funding for CAS marketing and program development use.  

If you have questions about this opportunity, please direct them to CAS Executive Director Danielle Rocheleau Salaz.