Foreign Language and Area Studies
Contingent upon US Department of Education funding, the Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies offers academic year Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships. The undergraduate FLAS Fellowship is a prestigious award that provides recipients up to $10,000 toward Pitt tuition in addition to a stipend of $5,000. Only US citizens and permanent residents are eligible to receive FLAS Fellowships. Currently, academic year FLAS-eligible languages include: Russian, Bosnian / Croatian / Montenegrin / Serbian (BCMS), Hungarian, Polish, Slovak, Turkish, and Ukrainian. Fellowship competitions are held annually. Applications for AY 2025-26 must be submitted to REEES in InfoReady by February 17, 2025.
FLAS awards are also available for summer language study through Pitt’s Summer Language Institute (SLI), or for intensive summer programs external to Pitt in REEES regional languages and/or levels that are not offered at the SLI. For Summer 2025, applications must be submitted to REEES in InfoReady by February 17, 2025.
Please see the University Center for International Studies (UCIS) FLAS site or contact REESAdvising@pitt.edu for more information.
Study Abroad Scholarships
REEES offers summer study abroad awards, including scholarships from the Susan M. Hicks Memorial Fund and the Bob Donnorummo Scholarship Fund, for Pitt undergraduates to support study in East/Central Europe or the countries of the former Soviet Union. Grants are awarded on a competitive basis. Students may combine REEES awards with study-abroad funding from sources internal or external to the University. Preference will be given to applicants whose projects include language training along with the study program or internship abroad.
Internships
REEES offers paid internship awards for undergraduates to support a non-credit internship in Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies. Students receiving these awards are required to work 130 hours per semester. Students are encouraged to meet with the REEES advisor to apply for an appropriate internship placement. Please note that you may pursue an internship opportunity either at the University of Pittsburgh or in the community.
Project GO (Global Officers) Scholarships
The University of Pittsburgh is one of a select few US universities offering language and cultural training opportunities through Project GO: the ROTC Language and Culture Project. Summer intensive courses provide ROTC students throughout the country with opportunities to fit up to four years of Russian language training into their schedules. Scholarships provide 100% funding (tuition, travel, housing, meals, etc.) for 8-week summer Russian language training programs in Pittsburgh and abroad.
Nationality Rooms Scholarships
The Nationality Rooms have awarded scholarships for summer study abroad annually since 1948. The purpose of the awards is to enable University of Pittsburgh students to have an in-depth immersion in another culture for at least five weeks. It is important that applicants choose a program that will maximize their contact with the populace abroad and be accepted by the University for credit.
Other Financial Assistance
Other scholarships, loans, and work-study programs for Pitt undergraduates are administered by the Office of Admissions and Financial Aid. For information about other possible assistance contact the REES advisor.