Blakemore Freeman Fellowships (for east or southeast Asian language study)

06 October 2010
Blakemore Freeman Fellowships (for east or southeast Asian language study)
Deadline: 30 December 2010

Blakemore Freeman Fellowships are awarded for one year of advanced level language study in East or Southeast Asia in approved language programs.

To be eligible for a Blakemore Freeman Fellowship, an applicant must:

* Be pursuing an academic, professional or business career that involves the regular use of a modern East or Southeast Asian language
* Have a college undergraduate degree
* Be at or near an advanced level in the language as defined in the grant guidelines (Minimum requirement is 3 years of study of the language at college level or equivalent fluency)
* Able to devote oneself exclusively to full-time language study during the term of the grant. Grants are not made for part-time study or research.
* Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident of the United States

FAQ: What is a "professional" career? Law, medicine, journalism, science, engineering, architecture, social work, NGO or government service, etc. are all eligible.

Eligible Languages & Programs

Blakemore language grants are awarded for study of the principal modern languages of East and Southeast Asia: Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Khmer, and Burmese.

Consideration will be given to other East or Southeast Asian languages on an individual basis. Grants will not be made for the study of Asian languages not in current use.

The Blakemore Foundation makes grants for study only at specific language programs. Please refer to the Grant Guidelines for a current list of approved programs.

More information here.
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