Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellows
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The FLAS is pretty rad.
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Remember the original reasons why you wanted to study your language and think about how studying this language will help out your personal and professional development.
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The FLAS has opened up a lot of opportunities for me this year, and I am excited to see what I can do with this support!
The FLAS Fellowship provided me with the financial support to pursue the life changing experience of studying Mandarin Chinese in Taiwan.
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FLAS is more than just a scholarship. It is an investment in your future, and an opportunity that you should not pass up. The world is waiting, and the carpet is rolled out for you.
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FLAS will help me to pursue my passion for the Korean language and culture!
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Through learning another language, you open so many pathways and opportunities to meet people and have experiences that you might not have been able to previously.
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With the FLAS Fellowship, I will be able to focus my efforts on diligently studying Korean in an intensive way that will ensure I don't become overwhelmed by the fast pace that comes with learning a language.
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It is never too late to learn a new language, and you will appreciate how many meaningful connections you will make.
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The FLAS Fellowship has allowed me to finance studying abroad in Japan for a full year. I am so excited at the opportunity to meet new people and improve my Japanese!
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FLAS provides an opportunity for people to pursue their passions in language and involve themselves in something important.
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Receiving FLAS enables me to continue my language study and presents me with opportunities to be a part of something larger.
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The FLAS fellowship has enabled me to pursue further study in a language that I’m passionate about and provided opportunities to further enrich my academic career.
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My FLAS fellowship helped add a second major to my degree plan because of the Korean credit I earned from my summer in South Korea.