EASC is seeking applications for fellowships for summer 2018 and academic year 2018-19 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 will be submitted online this year and are due by Thursday, February 1, 2018, 4:30 p.m. EST. Detailed application instructions can be found at https://easc.osu.edu/summer-2018-and-academic-year-2018-2019-flas-fellowship-competition.

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 20, 2017, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
• Tuesday, November 28, 2017, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
• Thursday, November 30, 2017, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
• Friday, December 1, 2017, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
• Monday, December 4, 2017, 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
• Wednesday, December 6, 2017, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.

Please RSVP to easc@osu.edu with your name and the date of the session you plan to attend.

Any questions about the East Asian Studies Center FLAS Fellowship program should be directed to Amy Carey at easc@osu.edu.