Funding & AIships :: Graduate Programs
Foreign Language Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships - Each year the United States Department of Education (US/DE) awards FLAS Fellowships to universities in order to promote the graduate training of students who intend to make their careers in employment where knowledge of foreign cultures is a prerequisite for success. The site contains information about the languages supported by the various area studies programs on campus.
Hungarian Fellowship - Indiana University signed a five-year cooperation agreement (2002-2007) with the Department of Education of the Republic of Hungary that provides a scholarship of fee remission plus a $15,000 stipend for one entering or continuing student in the Hungarian Studies doctoral program in the Department of Central Eurasian Studies. Entering and current MA students are eligible to apply and should include a statement of intention to continue into the CEUS doctoral program in Hungarian Studies. Recipients are eligible to compete for renewal of this award. In addition, the possibility exists for a second, highly qualified CEUS Hungarian Studies Ph.D student to receive a fee remission only. Applications must be submitted by February 15, 2005. To apply, students should submit a letter of application, a statement of purpose regarding their academic goals and plans, undergraduate and graduate transcripts, a CV, and three letters of recommendation to Elliot Sperling, CEUS Chair, Goodbody Hall 157, 1011 East Third Street, Bloomington, IN 47405-7005.
CEUS currently offers one Recruitment Fellowship pending funding from the University Graduate School. All incoming applications for admission completed by February 1 are automatically considered for the following academic year. This one year fellowship provides a scholarship of fee remission plus a $15,000 stipend.
CEUS utilizes native speakers for most language instruction, including a few student academic positions as Associate Instructors. Contact the Department about possible openings and application requirements. Language AIs receive a salary of at least $9,000 plus tuition remission.
There is one Graduate Work-Study position in CEUS. The position requires 20 hours work per week. Responsibilities include performance of general office tasks, preparation of course publicity, and assistance with conferences, receptions, and other events. Applicants must be US citizens. Applicants submit to the CEUS department chair a letter outlining their qualifications, a writing sample, and two letters of recommendation. Preference in hiring is given to graduate students in the Department, in the area study, and/or with familiarity in a language of the area and publishing experience. Salary is $9,000 per academic year plus tuition remission. Applications accepted late spring after FLAS awards have been determined. Watch the main page of this website for more information as a link will be provided late spring.
Other Grants and Fellowships listed on the Inner Asian and Uralic National Resources Center website
