Foreign Language & Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship Info Sessions and application info

UPCOMING FLAS INFORMATION SESSIONS:
-Thomson Hall Rm 317: Th Dec 4, 3:30-4:30
-Denny Hall Rm 205: Th Dec 11, 12:30-1:20
-Online Web Chat: Wed Dec 17, 3:30-4:30
-Thomson Hall Rm 317: Wed Jan 7, 12:30-1:30
-Online Web Chat: Tue January 13, 12-1 PM

Applications now open! Due January 30, 2015. Questions: email rldavis@uw.edu

For more information and to apply, visit http://www.jsis.washington.edu/advise/flas/

Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowships (FLAS) available to undergraduate, graduate and professional students
FLAS fellowships award tuition and a living stipend as follows:

Academic Year Graduate: $18,000 tuition, $15,000 living stipend
Academic Year Undergraduate: $10,000 tuition, $5,000 living stipend
Summer Graduate/Undergraduate: $5,000 tuition, $2,500 living stipend

The FLAS Fellowship is available to U.S. citizens and permanent residents. FLAS Fellowships support study of the following languages and their world regions:
-Arabic -Bangla -Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian -Bulgarian -Burmese -Canadian First Nations -Chinese -Czech -Danish -Estonian -Filipino/Tagalog -Finnish -French -German -Hebrew -Hindi -Indonesian/Malay -Italian -Japanese -Kazakh -Khmer -Korean -Latvian -Lithuanian -Norwegian -Persian -Polish -Portuguese -Russian -Slovenian -Spanish -Swahili -Swedish -Tajik -Thai -Turkish -Uighur -Urdu -Uzbek -Vietnamese

Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowships available, DEADLINE Jan. 20

Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowships (FLAS) available to undergraduate, graduate and professional students. The FLAS Fellowship is available to U.S. citizens and permanent residents. FLAS Fellowships support study of the following languages and their world regions:
-Arabic -Bangla -Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian -Bulgarian -Burmese -Canadian First Nations -Chinese -Czech -Danish -Estonian -Filipino/Tagalog -Finnish -French -German -Hebrew -Hindi -Indonesian/Malay -Italian -Japanese -Kazakh -Khmer -Korean -Latvian -Lithuanian -Norwegian -Persian -Polish -Portuguese -Russian -Slovenian -Spanish -Swahili -Swedish -Tajik -Thai -Turkish -Uighur -Urdu -Uzbek -Vietnamese

FLAS fellowships award tuition and a living stipend as follows:

Academic Year Graduate: $18,000 tuition, $15,000 livi! ng stipend
Academic Year Undergraduate: $10,000 tuition, $5,000 living stipend
Summer Graduate/Undergraduate: $5,000 tuition, $2,500 living stipend

UPCOMING FLAS INFORMATION SESSIONS:
-Smith Hall Rm 309: Wed Nov 12, 3:30-4:30
-UW Tacoma International Week, CP 331 (Cherry Parkes), Nov 19, 12:30 PM
-Thomson Hall Rm 317: Th Nov 20, 2:30-3:30
-Thomson Hall Rm 317: Th Dec 4, 3:30-4:30

Applications now open! Due January 30, 2015. Questions: email rldavis@uw.edu

For more information and to apply, visit http://www.jsis.washington.edu/advise/flas/

Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowships (FLAS) Info Sessions Autumn 2014

Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowships (FLAS) available to undergraduate, graduate and professional students 

FLAS fellowships award tuition and a living stipend as follows:

Academic Year Graduate: $18,000 tuition, $15,000 living stipend
Academic Year Undergraduate: $10,000 tuition, $5,000 living stipend
Summer Graduate/Undergraduate: $5,000 tuition, $2,500 living stipend

The FLAS Fellowship is available to U.S. citizens and permanent residents. FLAS Fellowships support study of the following languages and their world regions:
-Arabic -Bangla -Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian -Bulgarian -Burmese -Canadian First Nations -Chinese -Czech -Danish -Estonian -Filipino/Tagalog -Finnish -French -German -Hebrew -Hindi -Indonesian/Malay -Italian -Japanese -Kazakh -Khmer -Korean -Latvian -Lithuanian -Norwegian -Persian -Polish -Portuguese -Russian -Slovenian -Spanish -Swahili -Swedish -Tajik -Thai -Turkish -Uighur -Urdu -Uzbek -Vietnamese

FLAS Information Sessions, covering FLAS benefits and requirements, the application process, and the use of FLAS award! s abroad, will be held at the following dates and times:
-Undergraduate Fellowships Fair, Oct 30, 10-2, Mary Gates Hall, FLAS Session 3:30-4:30 MGH 171
-Thomson Hall Rm 317: Tu Nov 04, 3:30-4:30
-Smith Hall Rm 309: Wed Nov 12, 3:30-4:30
-UW Tacoma International Week, CP 331 (Cherry Parkes), Nov 19, 12:30 PM
-Thomson Hall Rm 317: Th Nov 20, 2:30-3:30
-Thomson Hall Rm 317: Th Dec 4, 3:30-4:30


Applications due January 30, 2015. Questions: email rldavis@uw.edu

For more information, visit http://www.jsis.washington.edu/advise/flas/

Boren Scholarships & Fellowships for language study abroad - UW information sessions

Boren Scholarships and Fellowships are available for undergrad & grad students in all fields planning to study languages abroad during 2015-16 and who are interested in government work. 

Boren Awards for International Study

UW Information Sessions:

·       Tues., Oct. 14, 2014, 2:30pm, 171 MGH -- This session will be hosted by Hannah Grossblatt, Boren Program Coordinator, and will cover both Undergraduate Scholarships & Graduate Fellowships.

·         Wed., Nov. 12, 2014, 3:30pm, MGH 173R (covering Undergraduate Scholarships only)

·         Tues, Dec. 2, 2014, 4:30pm, MGH 173R (covering Undergraduate Scholarships only)

·         RSVP at https://expo.uw.edu/expo/rsvp/event/239, though drop-ins are always welcome

Boren Scholarships provide up to $20,000 to U.S. undergraduate students to study abroad in areas of the world that are critical to U.S. interests and underrepresented in study abroad, including Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East. The countries of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are excluded. For a complete list of countries, click here.

Boren Scholars represent a variety of academic backgrounds, but all are interested in studying less commonly taught languages, including but not limited to Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, and Swahili. For a complete list of languages, click here.

Boren Scholarships are funded by the National Security Education Program (NSEP), which focuses on geographic areas, languages, and fields of study deemed critical to U.S. national security. Applicants should identify how their study abroad program, as well as their future academic and career goals, will contribute to U.S. national security, broadly defined.  NSEP draws on a broad definition of national security, recognizing that the scope of national security has expanded to include not only the traditional concerns of protecting and promoting American well-being, but also the challenges of global society, including sustainable development, environmental degradation, global disease and hunger, population growth and migration, and economic competitiveness. To view the Program Basics for the Boren Scholarship, click here.

Undergraduate applicants must apply through UW to be considered for the Boren Undergraduate Scholarship Program. UW Seattle's deadline for undergraduate applicants is January 8, 2015 for study abroad programs during the 2015-16 academic year. Interested students are welcomed to contact: Robin Chang, robinc@uw.edu, Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships & Awards.

UW Bothell undergraduate and graduate students interested in these opportunities can contact Natalia Dyba (NDyba@uwb.edu) for campus deadlines and application support. UW Tacoma undergraduate and graduate students can contact Cindy Schaarschmidt (cs65@uw.edu) for campus deadlines and application support.

The Boren program also offers Graduate Fellowships for graduate students, details are at http://borenawards.org/boren_fellowship. There is no Boren campus application process at the graduate level; the national deadline for the Boren Graduate Fellowship is January 27, 2015. Marilyn Gray (megray@uw.edu) in the Graduate School Office of Fellowships & Awards is the point of contact for graduate students interested in this program.

http://expd.washington.edu/scholarships

Boren Scholarships & Fellowships for language study abroad - UW information sessions

A representative from the Boren Awards program will be visiting UW on Oct. 14 to provide information to students, faculty and staff. 

Boren Awards for International Study

UW Information Sessions:

·         Tues., Oct. 14, 2014, 2:30pm, 171 MGH -- This session will be hosted by Hannah Grossblatt, Boren Program Coordinator, and will cover both Undergraduate Scholarships & Graduate Fellowships.

·         Wed., Nov. 12, 2014, 3:30pm, MGH 173R (covering Undergraduate Scholarships only)

·         Tues, Dec. 2, 2014, 4:30pm, MGH 173R (covering Undergraduate Scholarships only)

·         RSVP at https://expo.uw.edu/expo/rsvp/event/239, though drop-ins are always welcome

Boren Scholarships provide up to $20,000 to U.S. undergraduate students to study abroad in areas of the world that are critical to U.S. interests and underrepresented in study abroad, including Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East. The countries of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are excluded. For a complete list of countries, click here.

Boren Scholars represent a variety of academic backgrounds, but all are interested in studying less commonly taught languages, including but not limited to Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, and Swahili. For a complete list of languages, click here.

Boren Scholarships are funded by the National Security Education Program (NSEP), which focuses on geographic areas, languages, and fields of study deemed critical to U.S. national security. Applicants should identify how their study abroad program, as well as their future academic and career goals, will contribute to U.S. national security, broadly defined.  NSEP draws on a broad definition of national security, recognizing that the scope of national security has expanded to include not only the traditional concerns of protecting and promoting American well-being, but also the challenges of global society, including sustainable development, environmental degradation, global disease and hunger, population growth and migration, and economic competitiveness. To view the Program Basics for the Boren Scholarship, click here.

Undergraduate applicants must apply through UW to be considered for the Boren Undergraduate Scholarship Program. UW Seattle's deadline for undergraduate applicants is January 8, 2015 for study abroad programs during the 2015-16 academic year. Interested students are welcomed to contact me: Robin Chang, robinc@uw.edu, Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships & Awards.

UW Bothell undergraduate and graduate students interested in these opportunities can contact Natalia Dyba (NDyba@uwb.edu) for campus deadlines and application support. UW Tacoma undergraduate and graduate students can contact Cindy Schaarschmidt (cs65@uw.edu) for campus deadlines and application support.

BCS 401 - Beginning foreign language course

BCS 401 - First-Year Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian (SLN 11123)
MTWThF 11:30-12:20

Comprehensive introduction to spoken and written literary Bosnian,Croatian, and Serbian. First in a sequence of three.


Here's what students say about the instructor, Dr. Bojan Belić:

Dynamic, charismatic, passionate & committed, great sense of humor. Great at teaching difficult concepts with clear explanations. Gives us sufficient work to learn the concept, but not "busy work." Tests very challenging but push us to use everything we have learned.

Best language instructor I've ever had. I don't agree with the other raters who said he's difficult. The languages are difficult, but Bojan makes them very approachable and is a relatively easy grader. Probably the most efficient use of classroom time I've ever seen from any instructor I've seen across disciplines.

Bojan is absolutely one of the best language teachers out there. He's extremely helpful and thorough, but works hard to make class entertaining, humorous, and clear. For a language as challenging as BCS, this is essential! Can't recommend enough. Just make sure you're on time - the one thing there's no joke about is punctuality!

Hellenic Studies & Jackson School Now Offer Modern Greek Language Course Online

UW students who take this course online begin and end this course at the same time as in-person students. The course may have an in-person midterm and/or final exam. In addition to regular UW tuition, a $350 supplemental fee is charged for this course.

This course will be offered Autumn 2014 and continuously after that. The course can be found through the Jackson School JSIS E 111.

JSIS E 111
Modern Greek Language (On Line)
Instructor: Heracles Panagiotides

Info: hercp@uw.edu                                                      

International Studies in Business Info Sessions

Are you interested in foreign language and international business and planning to apply to the Foster School of Business?   If so, consider applying to the nationally-ranked undergraduate Certificate of International Studies in Business Program (CISB) and get the competitive edge you need to succeed in this interconnected business world!  CISB, an intensive supplement to the Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration, gives you the academic and real-world preparation you need for a global business career through immersion in a foreign culture, study/work abroad, language study, practical experience and leadership skill development. 

Attend an upcoming info session to learn more:

Wednesday, July 16, 2014, 12:30 pm, Paccar 292

Thursday, August 7, 12:30 pm, Paccar 292

Questions?  Contact CISB at cisb@uw.edu or 206-543-5985.

2014 IU Summer Language Workshop

The Indiana University Summer Language Workshop (June 9 - August 1, 2014) is accepting applications for intensive Hungarian, Mongolian, Persian, Tatar, Turkish, and Uzbek language study on the Bloomington campus.

The program features 20 contact hours weekly, twice-weekly language table, films, food tastings, and other culturally rich extracurricular programming.

* All participants pay in-state tuition

* Students earn 6-10 credits

* FLAS and ROTC Project GO funding available to qualified students in select languages — Priority deadline for funding is February 1, 2014. Funding requests received after this date will be reviewed contingent upon availability of remaining funds.

In 2014, the Workshop will also offer intensive language courses in Arabic (begins June 2), Hindi-Urdu, Polish, Romanian, Russian, and Swahili.

See http://www.indiana.edu/~swseel/ for more information and to apply.