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Call for 2009-2010 FLAS Fellowship Applications - University of Kansas

  All qualified graduate students are invited to apply for Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships in the Russian, East European & Eurasian world area for Summer 2009 and Academic Year 2009-2010. Award of fellowships is contingent upon availability of federal funding.
  The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, January 30, 2009. The FLAS Selection Committee will examine all applications and take final action in accordance with Department of Education guidelines.
  Any student doing graduate work in "a program that combines modern foreign language and training with area or international studies, or with the international aspects of professional and other fields of study" is eligible to apply. KU is approved for Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian, Slovene, and Turkish. These fellowships support language study at the intermediate and advanced levels. Students from all disciplines and professional schools are eligible. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
  To apply, students should pick up application packets from Mr. Bill London in the Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies office in 320 Bailey Hall or download the forms from www.ku.edu (See "Funding"). Submit completed application packets and all supporting materials to the Center office. It is the student's responsibility to make certain that the application is complete; incomplete applications will not be considered.
  The Academic Year FLAS Fellowship provides a stipend of $15,000 and pays all KU tuition and fees. If you have questions about eligibility, language level, status, or any aspect of the application process, please contact:

                                                         Prof. Edith Clowes
                                                         Director, KU CREES
                                                         1440 Jayhawk Blvd., Suite 320
                                                         Lawrence, KS 66045-7574
                                                         Phone: 785-864-4236
                                                         E-mail: crees at ku.edu

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