The Center for Latin American Studies is accepting applications for the Summer 2025 and Academic Year 2025-2026 Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowship competition. The deadline is to submit applications is February 1st, 2025.
Exceptionally, this competition will accept applications for Beginning Portuguese/Quechua/Haitian Creole at the undergraduate level, advanced Spanish at the graduate/professional level, dissertation research abroad, and dissertation writing at home.
Students interested in applying should review the information on this page and contact CLAS Assistant Director, Leila Vieira.
Applications and supporting materials will be submitted online through Microsoft Forms. The online form should take approximately 20-30 minutes to complete and should be completed at one time.
A complete application includes the following:
- 1. The completed Online Application Form. (Students not currently enrolled in Ohio State should use access this Application Form).
- An up‐to‐date OSU Advising Report of all courses taken and grades received, and unofficial transcripts from any other previous non-OSU graduate work and undergraduate work.
- A one‐page single‐spaced Statement of Intent.
- A Resume or CV (two pages maximum);
- A Budget Estimate section in your online application.
- Two Letters of Reference from faculty members familiar with your work, including language capability. Referees should send letters via email to clas@osu.edu by Saturday, February 1st, 2025 no later than 11:59 PM EST.
Before beginning an application, students should consult the relevant information sheet for specific information on eligibility requirements and application instructions for each competition: