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Blakemore Freeman Fellowships for Advanced Asian Language Study
- Sponsor
- The Blakemore Foundation
- Deadline
- Dec 30, 2009
- Amount
- Blakemore Freeman Fellowships are intended to cover basic expenses at a graduate student level necessary to pursue a year of full-time language study in Asia.
Blakemore Freeman Fellowships cover:- Tuition or tutoring fees
- Stipend for travel, living and study expenses
- Description
- Blakemore Freeman Fellowships fund a year of advanced study of an Asian language in Asia for American citizens and permanent residents of the United States who have a college degree and who plan to use an Asian language in their careers.
Japanese, Chinese, and Korean are some of the many East amd Southeast Asian languages a fellow can chose to study for.
Blakemore Freeman Fellowships are made for one year of full-time language study. This may include study in the summer preceding or following an academic year program. The Foundation encourages applicants who are applying for an academic year program to include a summer term. - Eligibility Requirements
- To be eligible for a grant, an applicant must:
- Be pursuing an academic, professional or business career that involves the regular use of a modern East or Southeast Asian language
- Have a college undergraduate degree
- Be at or near an advanced level in the language as defined below
- Be able to devote oneself exclusively to language study during the term of the grant; grants are not made for part-time study
- Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident of the United States
- Homepage
- http://www.blakemorefoundation.org/language.htm
- Application
- http://www.blakemorefoundation.org/Application.htm
- Contact
- The Blakemore Foundation
1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4800
Seattle, Washington 98101-3266
Phone: (206) 359-8778
Fax: (206) 359-9778
Email: blakemore@perkinscoie.com
