Funding Opportunities
For Graduate Students
We provide support for IU graduate students whose work focuses on China, Japan, or Korea through fellowships and travel grants.
IU’s Office of the Vice President for International Affairs and the Association for Asian Studies (AAS) also offer grant programs and exchange opportunities for graduate students. The Grad Grants Center, located on the 10th floor (room 1052E) of the Herman B Wells Library, also provides free, centralized information on fellowships, internships, and grants, as well as consultants to assist students with online grant database searches and writing grant proposals.
Additional fellowship information is posted outside our main office at Memorial Hall West 207 and at the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures in Goodbody Hall 255.
Fellowships
We offer two types of fellowships for graduate students:
Title VI Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships
Summer and Academic Year
Application deadline: February 1, 2009
These fellowships include:
- Tuition fee remission
- Academic-year stipend of $15,000 (estimated) and/or summer stipend of $2,500 (estimated)
- Enrollment in graduate student health insurance program (academic-year recipients only)
These fellowships support graduate training of students who plan to pursue careers in college or university teaching, government service, or other fields in which knowledge of foreign languages and cultures is required. The availability of FLAS awards in academic year 2009-10 is contingent upon receipt of grant funding from the U.S. Department of Education.
Summer 2009 and 2009-10 academic-year FLAS Fellowships for the study of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean are potentially available through our center as well as the IU Center for the Study of Global Change. FLAS awards from the Center for the Study of Global Change will be awarded only to students whose academic program or career objectives are inter-regional or international in perspective. Applicants whose field of study or career goals have this global component should apply for fellowships through both centers.
Applicants must demonstrate academic excellence and a commitment to using the language as part of long-term academic or professional career goals.
To apply for both an academic-year FLAS fellowship and a summer FLAS fellowship, students must submit a separate application to each program.
Eligibility Requirements
- U.S. citizens and permanent residents
- Eligible modern East Asian languages: Chinese, Japanese, and Korean (priority for those studying at 3rd- or 4th-year level)
- For the academic-year fellowship: Must take one language course and one East Asian studies course each semester
- For the summer fellowship: Program of study must be at least eight weeks long and provide at least 120 contact hours at the 4th-year level and at least 140 contact hours at lower levels.
- Please note: Additional requirements apply to the use of a FLAS at an overseas institution. If applying to use a FLAS overseas, easc [at] indiana [dot] edu (contact us).
easc@indiana.edu (E-mail us) for more information about FLAS fellowships through the East Asian Studies Center, or contact us at: Memorial Hall West 207, 1021 E. Third St., Bloomington, IN 47405, (812) 855-3765.
Applicants are encouraged to contact EASC and speak to the FLAS advisor before submitting the application. See detailed information and apply online.
Society of Friends of Korean Studies (SOFOKS) Graduate Fellowship for Korean Studies
Application deadline: February 1, 2009
This fellowship supports graduate training in Korean studies at IU. The fellowship is funded by the Society of Friends of Korean Studies, a private fundraising organization based in Indianapolis. It is awarded annually to a Korean studies graduate student with an excellent academic record or to someone applying to pursue graduate studies in Korean language and culture at IU. Award amounts vary depending on availability of funds. To be eligible for the SOFOKS Fellowship, the applicant must:
- Be enrolled in or have applied to a graduate program at IU.
- Be pursuing a career in a field in which knowledge of Korean language and culture is a prerequisite for success.
All applications must include:
- Application form
- Three letters of reference
- Statement of Language Training & Proposed Program of Study
- Transcripts for all post-secondary education
Applications should be submitted to:
Indiana University
East Asian Studies Center
Memorial Hall West 207
1021 East Third Street
Bloomington IN 47405-7005
