Graduate Degree Program Description

Master Of Arts, Near Eastern Languages and Cultures

Master of Arts Graduate Handbook

Graduate Fellowships

The Graduate School Fellowship competition is part of Ohio State’s recruitment of outstanding students who plan to enter a graduate program at Ohio State for the first time in the upcoming academic year. These fellowships are awarded to deserving candidates through a highly competitive process that focuses on academic records, letters of recommendation, statement of purpose, GRE scores, and potential to be successful in a graduate program. These award decisions are not based on financial need. Please see the Graduate School's Fellowship Announcement at http://www.gradsch.ohio-state.edu/Depo/PDF/Fell_Announce.pdf [PDF].

Graduate students cannot directly apply for a Graduate School Fellowship. Graduate students interested in being considered for a Graduate School Fellowship must check the appropriate box on their Admission Application. Candidates are then reviewed and nominated by their graduate program. Prospective graduate students may want to contact the graduate program you are interested in to learn more about the expectations the program has for its fellowship nominees. Prospective graduate students' completed applications and materials required for admission must be received in the Ohio State Admissions Office by January 15. International students must submit their materials no later than November 30.

Ohio State University annually offers Title VI Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships to graduate students and professional school students who enroll in foreign language instruction at OSU or abroad. As the purpose of these fellowships is to promote the creation of world area specialists, students for whom international area specialization is an integral part of their course of study and/or their career aspirations are especially encouraged to apply. FLAS Fellowships are available for both the academic year and summer quarter. ACADEMIC YEAR FLAS Fellows enroll in one foreign language class each quarter (15 credit hours total), in addition to their degree-related courses. The academic year FLAS fellowships provide a three-quarter tuition and fee authorization along with a stipend of at least $14,000. SUMMER FLAS Fellows study a foreign language in a full-time intensive summer course (receiving the equivalent of a full year's instruction), typically for 5 or 6 weeks. Instruction can be at OSU, at another US university, or abroad (preferably in a country where the foreign language is spoken). Summer FLAS fellowships provide a tuition and fee authorization and a stipend of at least $2,400.

Applicants must be full-time graduate or professional students and either US citizens or permanent residents.

The FLAS Fellowships are administered by the Ohio State University's area studies centers. Each center offers FLAS Fellowships for a limited number of foreign languages as indicated below.