Financial Aid
Graduate
For application forms and information for all scholarships except FLASF, which requires a separate application, please click on APPLICATION PROCESS on the sidebar at right.
Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships (FLASFs)
Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships are authorized under Title VI of the Higher Education Act and are administered by the U.S. Department of Education. The purpose of the FLASF program is "to assist in the development of knowledge, resources, and trained personnel for modern foreign language and area studies, to stimulate the attainment of foreign language acquisition and fluency, and to develop a pool of international experts to meet national needs." The FLAS Fellowship is a prestigious award that enables the recipient to devote full time to graduate study.
- Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent U.S. residents;
- Be admitted for graduate study in the department/school in which they will register as full-time students at the University of Pittsburgh;
- Enroll in one language course (in Chinese, Japanese, or Korean) or language-intensive dissertation research abroad during each term of the award;
- Enroll in at least one East Asian area course during each term of the award.
The annual competition (which opens in January) is announced via a flyer sent to all ASC graduate students, core faculty, department chairpersons, and deans. Incoming applicants are also encouraged to apply. The FLASF provides tuition and fees for two terms and a stipend of approximately $16,000. FLASF requires a separate application, available below. Students must be nominated by their departments. FLASF applications are submitted to departments, not to the Asian Studies Center. Application instructions are included on the application. Nomination deadline is Monday, February 8, 2008, but departments set their own deadlines to consider applicants for nomination. CHECK WITH YOUR DEPARTMENT ABOUT THEIR APPLICATION DEADLINE.
Summer FLASF Application
Deadline March 2009 (Deadline to be announced)
Summer FLAS Fellowships are available for intensive language study. If you are interested in applying for a summer FLASF from the Asian Studies Center you must use the separate application below.
CHINESE STUDIES
Chancellor's Graduate Fellowship in Chinese Studies
These awards support PhD students in any field of Chinese studies. Each provides tuition, fees, and a $16,000 stipend covering two terms of graduate study, and may be renewable for up to two additional years. Applicants should have completed at least two years of Chinese language study or the equivalent by the inception of the award period.
China Studies Tuition Remission Scholarships
These awards cover tuition expenses for all or part of one or two terms of full-time study at the University of Pittsburgh for: (1) graduate students, of any nationality, in any field of China studies; or (2) graduate students, in any field, from Greater China, which includes the People's Republic of China, the Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong, and Taiwan.
Chinese Summer Language Study Abroad Scholarships
These awards provide partial support for Chinese language study in an approved program in China, Taiwan, or Hong Kong. They are intended primarily as summer awards for graduate students. Students must be able to demonstrate some competency in the Chinese language at the time of application.
Taiwan Ministry of Education (MOE) Scholarship for Chinese Summer Language Study
These scholarships, open to undergraduate and graduate students, provide approximately $2,500 toward the cost of Chinese language study at an approved program in Taiwan . To be eligible, applicants must have completed one year of Chinese language study by the inception of the award period. This scholarship requires a separate application from Taiwan MOE. To obtain application forms and further information, please contact Katherine Carlitz in the Asian Studies Center
(see “Financial Aid” page) by February 10, 2009.
JAPANESE STUDIES
Japan Iron and Steel Federation/Mitsubishi Graduate Fellowship in Japanese Studies
Funded through the Japan Iron and Steel Federation and Mitsubishi Endowment Funds and graduate and professional schools of the University of Pittsburgh , these awards provide tuition, fees, and a $16,000 stipend for the academic year to support the study of Japan by graduate students in the social sciences or humanities. Applicants must have completed at least two years of Japanese language study or the equivalent by the inception of the award period.
Japan Studies Graduate Research Development Grants
Funded through the Japan Iron and Steel Federation Endowment Fund, these grants are intended to support advanced PhD students in Japanese studies at the University of Pittsburgh. Awards can range up to a maximum of $2500, subject to availability of funding, and must be used in conjunction with a specific research project. A detailed research project proposal and research budget must be included with applications for this award. Letters of recommendation should include at least one from faculty supervising the project.
The Japanese Summer Language Study Scholarship
These scholarships provide $2,000 tuition awards to undergraduate or graduate students for an approved program of study in the United States or Japan. Summer Intensive Japanese at the University of Pittsburgh is not included in this award. (See “Intensive Summer Japanese Program Scholarships” at right for financial aid for Summer Intensive Japanese at Pitt.) Preference is given to applicants who will have completed at least one year of Japanese language study or the equivalent by the inception of the award period.
KOREAN STUDIES
The Korean Summer Language Study Scholarship
These scholarships cover tuition for full-time study of Korean language at Konkuk University in Seoul. Contact Katherine Carlitz in ASC (see “Financial Aid” page) for details of this program.
CHINA / JAPAN / KOREA STUDIES
Graduate Student Pre-Dissertation and Conference Participation Grants for China, Japan and Korea Studies
These grants provide partial support for travel related to pre-dissertation research and presentation of conference papers. Preference is given to first-time applicants.
- For China and Korea studies, the maximum amount is $600 for international travel, and $300 for domestic travel.
- For Japan studies, the maximum amount is $1,000 for international travel, and $500 for domestic travel, subject to the availability of funding.
Follow the link below to download the separate application form, including deadline information, for these grants. Note that a budget is now required.
SOUTH ASIA, SOUTHEAST ASIA, & PACIFIC ISLAND STUDIES
Graduate Student Conference Participation Grant in South Asian, Southeast Asian, and Pacific Island Studies
These grants provide partial support for travel related to pre-dissertation research and presentation of conference papers. Preference is given to first-t
ime applicants. Follow the link below to download the separate application form for these grants.
Indo-Pacific Area Studies Student Awards
Deadline: March 2009 (deadline to be announced). Follow the link below to download the separate application form for this grant.
In special cases, candidates may apply early if the circumstances of their projects warrant it.
