Fellowships
UVa provides a limited number of scholarships for SLI appilcants. See below for details. Aside from these programs, UVa does not offer any additional scholarship support. Financial aid is only available for currently enrolled, degree seeking students. See Summer Session Financial Aid. For visiting students, it may be possible to apply for a FLAS through your home institution. UVa graduate students should consult the Director of Graduate Studies in their department to inquire about the availability of GSAS funds for summer language study.
UVa Project Go
Project GO is funded by the Defense Language Office, working through the National Security Education Program. Federal funds pass from NSEP to the Institute of International Education, which administers the Project GO institutional grants. On behalf of the federal government, IIE has awarded Project GO grants to 20 U.S. institutions of higher learning, including the University of Virginia. Project GO funding is used to provide scholarships for ROTC cadets who wish to study one of the “critical languages” offered through the SLI. A portion of the funds is also allocated to support the instructional costs of the SLI.
"Critical" languages offered through the SLI
Arabic, Chinese, and Russian. (Persian, Swahili, and Korean are offered outside the Institute)
Eligibility
All ROTC students (Army, Air Force, Navy/Marines), contracted or not contracted, at any year of undergraduate study and enrolled in any US university are eligible to apply for a Project GO scholarship.
How to apply
Submit the Project GO Application form and supporting documents to Dr. Richard Cohen by email rjc8s@virginia.edu by January 30, 2013. Successful applicants will be notified around February 10.
Please note: In addition to the Project Go application, you must also submit the online application for admission to the Summer Language Institute.
For more information:
Contact Rich Cohen: 434-924-3690. Additional information can also be found on the National Project Go website: http://www.rotcprojectgo.org/.
The SLI-HBCU Fellowship
Graduate Student Diversity Programs initiated the Summer Language Institute Virginia Historically Black Colleges and Universities (SLI-HBCU) Fellowship in 2007. The fellowship program is supported by the Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement to cover the costs of SLI tuition, housing and a living stipend for undergraduates from the Commonwealth’s five HBCUs. The goal of the program is to increase the number of underrepresented students participating in the SLI.
HBCUs in the State of Virginia:
Hampton University, Norfolk State University, Saint Paul’s College, Virginia State University, Virginia Union University
Eligibility:
To qualify for an HBCU-SLI Fellowship, students must be a Virginia resident attending a Virginia HBCU with a minimum overall grade point average of 3.0. Applicants must submit one letter of nomination from a faculty member or administrator from their home institution in addition to submitting the online SLI application.
For more information:
Please contact Cheryl Burgan Apprey, Director of Graduate Student Diversity Programs or William McDonald, Director of the SLI German program.
SUMMER FLAS for East Asian Language Study
UVa has a limited number of Summer FLAS awards which can be used to study Chinese or Tibetan through the SLI. The award includes payment of tuition and fees up to $5,000 and a stipend of $2,500.
Eligibility: Graduate and undergraduate students (UVa and visiting) are eligible to apply. Undergraduates must have intermediate language level status when the award begins.
For more information: Please see the attached form (pp. 7-8) for additional details and to apply. The deadline for applying for funds for summer 2012 is March 2. The application is available on the UVA East Asia Center website (www.virginia.edu/eastasia). Questions about FLAS should be directed to Richard J. Cohen (rjc8s@virginia.edu).