La

atin Amerrican and Caribbean

n Studies Institute
Foreiign Language and Area
a Studies Feellowships iin QUECHU
UA and POR
RTUGUESE
Academic
A
Year
Y
2015-16 Undergraaduate Com
mpetition
The Latin American
A
and
d Caribbean Studies Insttitute is pleassed to annouunce its 20155-16 Academ
mic
Year compeetition for FL
LAS Fellowsships. FLAS
S Fellowship s are authoriized under T
Title VI of thhe
Higher Educcation Act an
nd are admin
nistered by the
t United S
States Departtment of Eduucation. Thee
purpose of the
t FLAS Feellowship pro
ogram is: T
To assist in thhe developm
ment of know
wledge, resouurces,
and trained personnel
p
fo
or modern fo
oreign languaage and areaa studies, to sstimulate thee attainmentt of
foreign lang
guage acquissition and flu
uency, and to
o develop a ppool of interrnational expperts to meett
national neeeds.
Applications will be acccepted from students fro
om any UGA
A college orr school whoo demonstratte
superior acaademic achieevement and
d have an inteerest in Latinn American languages aand area studdies
related topiccs. Academiic Year awarrdees are exp
pected to maaintain high academic peerformance aand take
a full underg
graduate cou
urse load thaat includes on
ne language course and one area stuudies course for each
semester thaat they receiv
ve the award
d.
LACSI will award FLA
AS Fellowships to a limited number oof undergradduate studentts for an inteensive
udy in Quechua at the intermediat
i
e level and Portuguese at the
program of language stu
anced levelss (2000 levell and abovee). Academicc Year FLAS
S fellows maay
intermediatte, and adva
receive up to
o $10,000 fo
or tuition and
d/or fees and
d a $5,000 sttipend.
Awards willl not be mad
de to native speakers
s
of the
t languagee or to those who possesss fluency equuivalent
to educated native speak
kers in the laanguage for which
w
the aw
ward is sougght.
Applicattion Proced
dures
APPLICAT
TION DEAD
DLINE: FE
EBRUARY 6,
6 2015
Eligibility
E
1. Applicant must be
b a United States citizen or permannent resident.
2. Applicant must be
b enrolled as
a a full-timee UGA studeent and mainntain satisfacctory academ
mic
prog
gress as defin
ned by the University.
U

National Resource Cennter

Latin
n American and
d Caribbean Sttudies Institutee
290 South
h Hull Street Athens, GA 300620 lacsi.ugga.org

Applica
ation Materrials
1. Undergraduate FLAS
F
Appliccation Form (Below)
2. A staatement of purpose,
p
inclluded in the application
a
((a 2-page staatement that addresses thhe
Selection Criteriia listed belo
ow and explaains how thee FLAS Felloowship will aid you in reeaching
yourr program an
nd career goaals). Statem
ment should bbe double-sppaced, 1 maargins, Timess New
Rom
man, 12 pointt font.
3. A resume or CV
V (two page maximum)
m
ks report forr undergraduuate degree
4. Unofficial transccripts and/orr Degreework
ompleted Freee Applicatio
on for Federral Student A
Aid form, succh that their expected family
5. A co
contribution can
n be calculateed, as indicaated by Part F of Title VII of the Highher Educatioon Act.
Please include Confirmation
C
n Page. Pleasse also fill ouut and returnn Authorizattion for the O
Office of
Stud
dent Financiaal Aid to Rellease Inform
mation form, http://osfa.uuga.edu/form
ms/153.pdf
6. One letter of refe
ference from a faculty meember who ccan evaluatee the applicannts academ
mic
credentials and potential
p
to learn
l
a foreig
gn language .
Selecction Criteriia
Applicants will
w be evalu
uated and baased upon thee following ccriteria:
1. Evid
dence that laanguage train
ning is need
ded to furtheer the appliccants careerr goals and study of
glob
bal issues/pro
oblems.
2. Exteent to which the applican
nts current planned acaademic proggram is focussed on globaal issues
and problems.
p
3. Applicants acad
demic perforrmance to daate.
4. Persuasiveness of
o the applicants letter of
o recommenndation.
ons.
5. Otheer merit and need-based consideratio

Submisssion Instruc tions

ll applicatio
on materialss must be reeceived elecctronically b
by 5 PM, F
February 6,, 2015. Appplicants
should emaiil (1) the ap
pplication form, (2) stateement of puurpose, (3) C
CV or resum
me, (4) Degrreeworks
report and/o
or unofficiall transcripts for underg
graduate studdies, and (55) Free Appplication for Federal
Student Aid
d form as a single PDF
F to lacsiug
ga@gmail.coom. Referennces should be emailed directly
from professsor to lacssiuga@gmail.com. Pleaase contact LACSI Asssistant Direector Steve Lownes
(lownes@ug
ga.edu) if yo
ou have quesstions or requ
uire additionnal informatiion.

National Resource Cennter

Latin
n American and
d Caribbean Sttudies Institutee
290 South
h Hull Street Athens, GA 300620 lacsi.ugga.org

Foreign Language and

a Area Stuudies Fellow
wship

UND
DERGRAD
DUATE STUDENT
S
T APPLIC
CATION F
FORM A
AY 2015-16
Genera
al Informattion
All fields are required
r

Name: Mr / Ms _______
__________
________
Local Addreess: _______
__________
________
__________
___________
___________
________
Local Phonee: ________
__________
________
Email: ____
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________
Career Goals (check all that apply)
__ Federal Go
overnment
__ US Milittary
__ Intl organiization (in US) __ Foreign government
__ Intl org. (fforeign)
__ Elem./seecondary Ed.

Citizzenship: __ U
US Citizen
__ Permanent Resident
Perm
m. Address: ________________________
________________________
810//811# : _____________________________
__ State//local governm
ment
__ Higheer education
__ Privaate sectorfor pprofit

__ Prrivate sectornoon-profit
__ Otther: _________
__ Unnknown

Academ
mic Informaatio
Undergraduatte Informatio
on
Major(s): ___
___________
____________
__________
GPA: ______
__________

Lan
nguage Inforrmation
FLA
ASF Target Laanguage:
_____________________________________________

Will you livee on campus during

d
award semester?
Yes ____ No
o _____

Langguage Level: __ Beginner __ Inter.

__ A
Advanced

Will you receeive HOPE? Yes

Y ___ No ____
_

Otheer languages iin which you are fluent:

_____________________________________________
Do yyou consider yyourself a herritage speakerr of the
propposed languagge of study (m
mother or fathher is a
nativve speaker)? [ ] Yes [ ] Noo

Will you receeive ZELL? Yes____

Y
No_
____

Additional Reequirements: FLAS scholarss must agree to

o take one langguage course annd one area stuudies course each
semester they carry this awarrd (an area stud
dies course is defined
d
as haviing 25% or moore Latin Amerrican or Caribbbean
Studies conten
nt). You should
d contact Stevee Lownes (lown
nes@uga.edu) to ensure eligiibility of area sstudy course. F
FLAS
recipients will have to compllete Departmen
nt of Education
n required repoorts and oral prroficiency interrviews at the beginning
and end of the award period. Awardees willl also be required to complette periodic testting/surveys, prrogram evaluattion
/assessment, and other data collection
c
regarrding post-awaard academic an
and professionaal plans and achhievements. Soome of
that testing will be a regular part of your class grading. In
n addition, thesse data will be used for reseaarch approved bby UGAs
Institutional Research
R
Board
d. Participation
n in LACS outrreach events duuring the term of the award m
may also be reqquested.
Electronically
y sign (type your
y
name) annd date below to
t indicate youur acknowledgeement of these requirements:

Student Sign
nature: ____
___________
__________
______________ Date: _______________________
National Resource Cennter
Latin
n American and
d Caribbean Sttudies Institutee
290 South
h Hull Street Athens, GA 300620 lacsi.ugga.org