Middle Eastern Scholarships

FLAS Middle East Language Scholarships, 2010-11

The Portland State University Middle East Studies Center (MESC), in cooperation with the World Languages and Literatures Department, is seeking applications for fellowships for Academic Year 2010-2011 under the U.S. Department of Education’s Title VI Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship program.  Generous scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students who are studying Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, and Turkish are available beginning this term. There are 4 undergraduate awards of $10,000 plus $5,000 living allowance, and 2 graduate awards for $18,000 and $15,000 living allowance.

These fellowships are available to undergraduate and graduate students in any department who are pursuing a course of academic study which requires Middle East-related advanced foreign language and area studies training and who plan to use the training and language skills for graduate study or a career in an international field. We are especially interested in reaching students focused on Middle East language and area studies from a wide range of majors and professional schools. Please help by encouraging well-qualified students to apply.

For more information contact Middle East Studies Center FLAS coordinator, Tam Rankin, tam.rankin@pdx.edu or (503)725-5811

Visit the FLAS Website at: http://oia.pdx.edu/mesc/middle_east_scholarships/

• FLAS Application Form
• FLAS Eligibility and Procedures
• FLAS Recommendation Form

Name:Patricia and Gary Leiser Scholarship
Sponsor: College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Available To: Undergraduate
Number of Awards: 1 or 2
Amount: $500
Renewable: No
Available: Available year-round
Deadline: April 15

Criteria: Two partial scholarships granted by the Middle East Studies Center for the study of Middle Eastern languages. Current enrollment in Arabic, Persian, or Turkish language is required. Minimum GPA is 3.25. Applicants must be U.S. citizens. Applications available year round.

Contact:
Middle East Studies Center
322 East Hall
(503) 725-4074

Name:Noury and Lamia al-Khaledy Scholarship for Arabic
Sponsor: College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Available To: Undergraduate, Graduate
Number of Awards: 3-4 annually
Amount: Varies
Available: Applications available last week of March
Deadline: Mid-April

Criteria: This renewable scholarship is open to all full-time PSU students of all majors who have formally studied Arabic for at least two years; had an outstanding performance in previous Arabic studies; have a cumulative GPA of 3.4 or higher; and a commitment to successfully complete third-year Arabic and spoken Arabic, major or minor in Arabic at PSU. School performance and financial need are a major consideration.