Application for the Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship Program (1894-0001)

This information collection (OMB 1840-0867) includes application instructions and forms for the Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship Program (ALN Number 84.015B), authorized under Title VI of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. Section 1122). The FLAS Fellowship Program awards allocations of fellowships, through institutions of higher education and consortia of institutions of higher education, to meritorious students enrolled in programs that offer performance-based instruction in world languages in combination with area studies, international studies, or the international aspects of professional studies. With the National Resource Centers (NRC) program, the FLAS program responds to the ongoing national need for individuals with expertise and competence in world languages and area or international studies; advance national security by developing a pipeline of highly proficient linguists and experts in critical world regions; and contribute to developing a globally competent workforce able to engage with a multilingual/multicultural clientele at home and abroad. This new collection is the result of the division of 1840-0807 into two separate applications: one for NRC and one for FLAS, which is how the applications appear in Grants.gov. Previously, both applications were combined into one information collection: the Application for the NRC and FLAS Fellowships Programs. The NRC application will maintain the OMB control number of 1840-0807, while the FLAS application will get a new OMB control (1840-0867). This new collection is related to a Final Rule to amend the regulations of the NRC and FLAS programs. The FLAS application and technical review forms will include the changes to the FLAS selection criteria (CFR §§ 657.21), which clarify interpretations of statutory language and redesign the selection criteria. The regulations remove ambiguity and redundancy in the selection criteria and definitions of key terms, improve the application process, and align the administration of the FLAS program with the developments in modern foreign languages and area studies education.

The latest form for Application for the Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship Program (1894-0001) expires 2027-10-31 and can be found here.