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grants, opportunities, scholarships, Summer study

Department of Dance Summer project awards

Please consider applying for the Department of Dance Summer project awards. Applications for all of the awards are open now and due no later than March 22, 2024 at 5pm. 
 
  • For Undergraduate Students
 
Dance Partners Dance Project Award: 
https://forms.illinois.edu/sec/4186984
 
  • For Graduate Students
 
Mary Elizabeth Hamstrom / Patricia Knowles Graduate Travel Award
Please click on the form to view more detailed criteria for each award. Previous recipients may apply again, even though priority is given to students who have not received an award in prior years.
Best,
Ell
Elliot Reza Emadian, B.S., M.F.A.
grants, opportunities, scholarships, Study Abroad

Foreign Language & Area Studies (FLAS) fellowship for summer 2024

Undergraduate and graduate students studying less commonly taught languages (any language other than French, German, and Spanish) are encouraged to apply for a Foreign Language & Area Studies (FLAS) fellowship for summer 2024 and/or academic year 2024-25. Applicants need to be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. To learn more, attend one of the upcoming info sessions. There will be a Zoom info session on Tuesday, Nov. 28 at 4 P.M. (register here) and an in-person info session on Monday, Dec. 4 at 4 P.M. in Gregory Hall 205 (no registration required).

How much are the tuition support and stipend amounts?

  • Undergraduate academic year FLAS fellows receive $10,000 towards tuition and a $5,000 stipend.  
  • Graduate academic year FLAS fellows receive a tuition waiver or $18,000 towards tuition (depending on the program) and a $20,000 stipend.  
  • Summer FLAS fellows (both undergraduate and graduate) receive $5,000 towards tuition and fees and a $3,500 stipend.

What do I need to apply? 

First, you will need to decide which language you would like to apply for. Please note that undergraduate applicants are required to have studied the language for at least one year by the time their fellowship period starts. For example, if you are currently taking first-year Arabic, you are eligible to apply now for a summer 2024 or academic-year 2024-25 FLAS to study second-year Arabic. Graduate students may apply for FLAS to study a language at the first-year level. The application requires a brief statement of purpose, two recommendation letters, and a transcript, in addition to an application form, which will be available starting Nov. 28. 

When is the application due? 

Applications are due Friday, January 26, 2024.

What is required from FLAS fellows? 

Academic year FLAS fellows are required to be enrolled full-time and to take a language course and an area studies course each semester. Summer FLAS fellows are required to enroll in a language program that provides the equivalent of one year of language study.  

Can I use FLAS to study abroad? 

Yes!

For more information, visit the FLAS website.     

grants, opportunities, scholarships, Study Abroad, Summer study

Freshmen and sophomores: Do you want to study in the United Kingdom this summer for free?

Freshmen and sophomores,

Do you want to study in the United Kingdom this summer for free? The Fulbright UK Summer Institutes offer five programs for this upcoming summer:

  • Interested in climate change? Explore how STEM can support sustainability at the University of Exeter.
  • Interested in identity and nationhood? Join the Aberstwyth University and its Center for Welsh Politics and Society.
  • Interested in arts as activism? Consider how literature, music, visual arts, poetry and storytelling, dance, philosophy, and critical social theories have shaped movements for social justice across the globe at the University of Bristol.
  • Interested in technology and innovation? Explore Scotland’s creative and technological industries through study at the University of Strathclyde and the Glasgow School of Art.
  • Interested in Northern Ireland’s historical, cultural, and political, environment? Engage with local people and visit a range of cultural sites with the Queen’s University Belfast program.

The Summer Institutes cover the majority of the participant costs (round-trip airfare from the US to the UK, tuition and fees at the university, room and board, and social programs).  Students must be US citizen freshmen or sophomores with a GPA of 3.7 or above.

The National and International Scholarship Program will be hosting an information session for high-achieving freshman and sophomore students to learn about the Fulbright UK Summer Institutes. The information session will take place Thursday, January 12th from 3:30 – 4:30 pm. Use this link to register in advance.

Please direct any questions to topscholars@illinois.edu.