Academic Year Graduate FLAS Fellowships are awarded to UM-Ann Arbor graduate and professional students at the master’s and doctoral level to study modern foreign languages and related area studies, international studies, and/or international aspects of professional studies. Academic Year FLAS Fellows receive support for tuition, mandatory fees, and living expenses during the fall and winter terms.
Tuition support is $18,000 with a stipend of $20,000.
The number of each type of fellowship to be awarded by each Center and the amount of each fellowship are determined annually by US/ED according to federal regulations and budgetary authorization from the US Congress. Summer fellowship fund allocation for Summer 2025 are yet to be confirmed. Academic year fellowship nominations are contingent and awards are not finalized until the University of Michigan receives official Grant Award Notices from US/ED for AY2025-26.