Student Funding
ACADEMIC YEAR 2012-2013:
Foreign Language & Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships
Each year the Center for Southeast Asian Studies selects a number of qualified undergraduate and graduate students for FLAS fellowships funded by the U.S. Department of Education Title VI Program.
FLAS Academic Year 2012-2013: Undergraduate Students
Deadline for applying is February 6, 2012.
FLAS Academic Year 2012-2013: Graduate Students
Deadline for applying is February 6. 2012.
The Academic Year FLAS fellowships provide for the study of the following Southeast Asian languages at NIU during fall and spring semesters:
- Burmese
- Indonesian
- Khmer (Cambodia)
- Malay (Malaysia/Brunei/Singapore)
- Tagalog (Philippines)
- Thai
Clark and Arlene Neher Graduate Fellowship
for the Study of Southeast Asia
Application deadline is February 1 of each year
(or the first business day thereafter)
Through an endowment established by Clark and Arlene Neher, this fellowship will pay $5,200 toward educational expenses in addition to a tuition waiver from the graduate school. This award competition is open to any person regardless of their national origin. This award shall also be granted without regard to citizenship, race, ethnicity, religion, age, gender, or sexual orientation.
Applicants must be in good standing at NIU, at an advanced stage in their program, either master's and/or doctoral, and be planning field and/or archival research in Southeast Asian studies. The fellowship may be used to support research related expenses with funds obtained through the mechanism of refund on Bursar accounts with zero balance.
The NIU Foundation no longer processes any check requests to be paid directly to students. Therefore, this award will be routed through the Office of Student Financial Aid and applied directly to the student's Bursar account.
Application for Clark and Arlene Neher Graduate Fellowship
Deadline for applying is February 1, 2012.
SUMMER 2012:
Foreign Language & Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships
Deadline to apply is closed.
The Summer FLAS fellowships provide for the study of Southeast Asian languages at any educational institution, including those in Southeast Asia, during the summer semester. Top priority will be given to students planning to study a language in a Southeast Asian country.
Any qualified undergraduate or graduate student from any accredited U.S. higher education institution is encouraged to apply for the Summer 2011 FLAS award.
Summer Fellowship details - Undergraduate and Graduates
2012 list of approved overseas summer language programs eligible for FLAS fellowship funding (pdf)
2011-2012 FLAS and Neher Fellowship Recipients
Steps to FLAS Funding (undergraduates) (poster)
> NOTE: Please also visit the CSEAS Study Abroad page for related funding opportunities.
Additional scholarships
and fellowships
- The Blakemore Foundation
- Boren Awards for International Study
- Center for Khmer Studies, American Overseas Research Center in Cambodia
- Columbia University Weatherhead East Asian Institute
- Critical Language Scholarship Program
- Florence Tan Moesan Fellowship Program, Library of Congress
- Freeman-Asia Awards 2011 (IIE)
- Fulbright U.S. Student Program & English Teaching Assistant Program
- Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
- Graduate Homeland Security Scholarships
- Institute of International Education Fellowships
- KITLV (Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies at Leiden)
- National Science Foundation Grants and Fellowships
- NIU Scholarship Information
- National Security Education Program
- Summer Language Study at SEASSI
- Undergraduate Homeland Security Scholarships
- United Nations Development Programme
- United States Department of Education Scholarships
- United States-Indonesia Society (USINDO)