November 4, 2010
Official notices
Board of Regents
The Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 18, in the Allen Center, Room CSE 691.
Blood Drives
Thursday, Nov. 4, 11 a.m. — 5, Haggett Hall (Gray Lounge)
Institute for Ethnic Studies in the United States open for applications
The Institute for Ethnic Studies in the United States (IESUS) invites applications from University of Washington faculty members who are engaged in or are beginning projects on ethnic issues in the United States. The deadline for applications is Monday, Nov. 15. For more information on application guidelines, please see the IESUS website at http://depts.washington.edu/iesus/ or direct questions to Kelly Koo at 206-616-6610 or via e-mail at iesus@u.washington.edu.
Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship Information Sessions in November and December
- Monday, November 8, 3:30-4:20 p.m., 216 Denny
- Tuesday, November 9, 2:30-3:20 p.m., 317 Thomson
- Wednesday, November 10, 3:30-4:20 p.m., 258 Mary Gates
- Monday, November 15, 3:30-4:20 p.m., 216 Denny
- Tuesday, November 16, 1:30-2:20 p.m., 258 Mary Gates
- Wednesday, November 17, 3:30-4:20 p.m., 317 Thomson
- Tuesday, November 30, 2:30-3:20 p.m., 258 Mary Gates
- Wednesday, December 1, 3:30-4:20 p.m., 317 Thomson
Undergraduate, graduate and professional school students* planning to take intensive foreign language** courses during Summer 2011 and/or intending to study foreign language and area or international studies during Academic Year 2011-12, mark your calendars for one of the above sessions and R.S.V.P. to macurtis@uw.edu.
Each workshop will cover FLAS fellowship benefits and requirements, the application process, and how awards may be used for study in the U.S. or abroad.
Summer awards for all fellows pay tuition up to $5,000, plus a $2,500 stipend. Travel money up to $1,000 is usually available, but is not guaranteed.
Academic year awards grant tuition up to $10,000 for undergraduates, plus a $5,000 stipend. Graduate students receive tuition up to $18,000 and a stipend of $15,000.
For undergraduate guidelines visit: https://www.washington.edu/students/ugrad/scholar/scholarships/s/flasundergrad
Contact: Robin Chang, Assistant Director, Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships and Awards, robinc@uw.edu or 206-543-2603.
For graduate student information visit: http://www.jsis.washington.edu/advise/flas Contact: Mary Ann Curtis, FLAS Fellowship Coordinator, macurtis@uw.edu or 206-616-8679.
Applications will be available from the above websites after November 15. All applications and supporting materials are to be submitted online by January 15, 2011.
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*To qualify for the awards, students must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
**2011-12 FLAS award languages: Arabic, Bengali, Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, Bulgarian, Burmese, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Estonian, Filipino/Tagalog, Finnish, French (graduate students only), German (graduate students only), Hebrew, Hindi, Indonesian/Malay, Italian, Japanese, Kazakh, Kirgiz, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovenian, Spanish (graduate students only), Swahili, Swedish, Tajik, Thai, Turkish, Uighur, Urdu, Uzbek, and Vietnamese.
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