UCIS     University Center for International Studies
Graduate Students
Internal Financial Aid Opportunities for Graduate Students

A number of sources of financial assistance are available at the University of Pittsburgh for graduate students in Russian and East European Studies. These include:

Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships
Awarded by REES with funding from the US Department of Education, FLAS Fellowships provide full graduate tuition and a living stipend. Only US citizens and permanent residents are eligible to receive FLAS Fellowships. To apply for Academic Year FLAS, you must submit a FLAS application to the department or professional school in which you are currently enrolled or to which you are seeking admission. FLAS awards are also available for summer language study; please contact the REES graduate advisor for further information.

Tuition Remission Fellowships
Awarded by REES on a competitive basis.

Departmental Fellowships and Assistantships
Awarded on a competitive basis by the Arts and Sciences departments or the University's professional schools; these provide tuition remission and a stipend.

Nationality Rooms Scholarships
Awarded on a competitive basis; three scholarships per year are awarded for field work in the recipients' country of choice; and three are awarded for field work in the Czech or Slovak republics, Hungary, or Ukraine.

Andrew Mellon Pre-doctoral Fellowships
Awarded by the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on a competitive basis.

Provost Development Fund Scholarships
(for women and minorities, advanced doctoral work, or new study programs)
Administered by the Provost's Office.

Owens Fellowships, loans, and work-study programs
Administered by the Office of Admissions and Financial Aid.