Preference is given to applicants who will have completed at least one year of Japanese language study or the equivalent by the inception of the award period. A detailed research project proposal and research budget must be included with applications for this award. Letters of recommendation should include at least one from faculty supervising the project. Applicants must have completed at least two years of Japanese language study or the equivalent by the inception of the award period. Current as well as prospective full-time students at the University of Pittsburgh are encouraged to apply.
Study abroad is supported at only the advanced level .
Summer FLAS awards are only available to applicants currently enrolled as graduate students at the University of Pittsburgh. Undergraduates are not eligible for these awards. Preference will be given to students who will have completed at least two years of language training in Japanese or Chinese by the inception of the award period. Applicants who intend to use one of these awards to support overseas study or dissertation research should contact the Asian Studies Program office for information on additional restrictions. All programs of study must be approved by the Associate Director of Asian Studies.