Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship in South Asian Languages

Open to US Citizens & non-US Citizens

The Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships program provides allocations of academic year and summer fellowships to institutions of higher education to assist meritorious undergraduate students and graduate students undergoing training in modern foreign languages and related area or international studies or with the international aspects of professional or other fields of study. FLAS awards are available only for specific languages, and are contingent on federal funding.

The FLAS Fellowship in South Asian Languages is for Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Pashto, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Tibetan, and Urdu.

Penn’s Application Process

Penn’s FLAS application process is not managed by CURF. Please visit https://www.sas.upenn.edu/flas/instructions.html for application instructions and FAQs, and direct questions to Penn's appropriate FLAS Coordinator.