OpportunityTitle: Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): International Foreign Language Education (IFLE): Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS) Program, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.015B
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: 1.  Eligible Applicants:  IHEs (as defined in section 101 of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 1001)) or consortia of IHEs.2.  Eligible Participants:  A student is eligible to receive a fellowship if the student&#8212;(a)(1) Is a citizen or national of the United States; or (2) Is a permanent resident of the United States;(b) Is accepted for enrollment or is enrolled-(1) In an institution receiving an allocation of fellowships; and(2) In a program that combines modern foreign language training with (i) area or international studies; or (ii) research and training in the international aspects of professional and other fields of study;(c) Shows potential for high academic achievement based on such indices as grade point average, class ranking, or similar measures that the institution may determine;(d) Is enrolled in a program of modern foreign language training in a language for which the institution has developed or is developing performance-based instruction;(e) In the case of an undergraduate student, is in the intermediate or advanced study of a less commonly taught language; and(f) In the case of a graduate student, is engaged in-(1) Predissertation-level study;(2) Preparation for dissertation research;(3) Dissertation research abroad; or(4) Dissertation writing.
Description: Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application notice. The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html. Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information. For the addresses for obtaining and submitting an application, please refer to our Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on February 13, 2019 (84 FR 3768), or at www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-02-13/pdf/2019-02206.pdf. Purpose of Program: The FLAS Program allocates academic year and summer fellowships to institutions of higher education (IHEs) and consortia of such institutions to assist meritorious undergraduate and graduate students receiving modern foreign language training in combination with area studies, international studies, or the international aspects of professional studies. FLAS fellowships may also assist graduate students engaged in predissertation-level study, preparation for dissertation research, dissertation research abroad, or dissertation writing. Assistance Listing Number (ALN): 84.015B.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Program Mailbox
GrantorContactText: Julius C Cotton &lt;br/&gt;ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin. &lt;br/&gt;Phone 202-245-6288 &lt;br/&gt;julius.cotton@ed.gov &lt;br/&gt;Program Manager: &lt;br/&gt;Timothy Duvall,  &lt;br/&gt;U.S. Department of Education,  &lt;br/&gt;International and Foreign Language Education, &lt;br/&gt;400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 2B225, &lt;br/&gt;Washington, DC 20202.   &lt;br/&gt;Telephone:  (202) 453-7521.   &lt;br/&gt;Email:  NRC-FLAS@ed.gov.
CloseDateExplanation: Applications Available:  Dec. 16, 2021.       Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: Feb. 14, 2022.       Deadline for Intergovernmental Review:  April 15, 2022.       Pre-Application Webinar information:  The Department held a pre-application meeting via webinar for prospective applicants on November 10, 2021.  The link for the webinar is located on the International and Foreign Language Education website at https://www2.ed.gov/programs/iegpsnrc/applicant.html.     Additionally, for new potential grantees unfamiliar with grantmaking at the Department, please consult our funding basics resources at https://www2.ed.gov/documents/funding-101/funding-101-basics.pdf.       FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Timothy Duvall, U.S. Department of Education, International and Foreign Language Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 2B225, Washington, DC 20202.  Telephone:  (202) 453-7521.  Email:  NRC-FLAS@ed.gov.