EASC is seeking applications for fellowships for summer 2017 and academic year 2017-18 under the U.S. Department of Education's Title VI Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship program. Fellowships are available for Ohio State graduate and professional school students pursuing a course of study requiring advanced foreign language and area studies training, as well as undergraduate students of junior or senior standing in a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) field who have successfully completed two years of East Asian language study at the college level. Subject to approval, FLAS fellowships may also be used for foreign language and area studies at other U.S. or foreign institutions.

Applications are available in fillable pdf format and are due February 1, 2017.

Students are also invited to attend one of EASC's FLAS information sessions, to be held in 100 Enarson Classroom Building (2009 Millikin Road), as follows:

• Monday, November 7, 2016, 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
• Thursday, November 10, 2016, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
• Wednesday, November 16, 2016, 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
• Friday, November 18, 2016, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
• Tuesday, November 29, 2016, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
• Monday, December 5, 2016, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
• Wednesday, December 7, 2016, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
• Tuesday, January 10, 2017, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.