{"id":3073,"date":"2010-12-20T11:35:28","date_gmt":"2010-12-20T16:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/canam\/?p=3073"},"modified":"2023-10-24T11:11:09","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T15:11:09","slug":"competition-for-2011-summer-flas-awards-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/canam\/2010\/12\/competition-for-2011-summer-flas-awards-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"Competition for 2011 Summer FLAS awards announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Summer FLAS (Foreign Language and Area Studies) Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>at 91¸£Àû<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Canadian-American Center at the University of Maine is designated by the U.S. Department of Education as a National Resource Center on Canada. As part of its mission, the Center provides federally-funded, Academic Year and Summer FLAS (Foreign Language and Areas Studies) Awards to support the bilingual research (English\/French) of M.A. and Ph.D. candidates whose focus is on Canada.<\/p>\n<p>Summer FLAS Awards are specifically aimed at developing language skills. These awards are open, on a competitive basis, to students wishing to improve their proficiency in French as a tool for graduate research. See below for details.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Features of the program:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Candidates must be willing to commit to six-weeks of intensive French study. Programs suitable for the goals of a Summer FLAS Award are generally more available in Canada than in the United States.<\/li>\n<li>A $2,500 subsistence allowance is provided to pay for room and board.<\/li>\n<li>Tuition is covered up to $4,000.<\/li>\n<li>Travel expenses can be defrayed up to $250 if funds are available.<\/li>\n<li>FLAS Awards are available only to US citizens and permanent residents.<\/li>\n<li>Graduate students who are not matriculating at the University of Maine can be considered for a Summer FLAS if their home institution receives FLAS support, regardless of the language of the award.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The application process:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Applicants must complete the attached application form(click below) and send it, along with a copy of their\u00a0 graduate transcript and a letter of support from their major (thesis) advisor by April 15th to:<\/p>\n<address>Prof. Raymond J. Pelletier<\/address>\n<address>Associate Director, Canadian-American Center<\/address>\n<address>154 College Avenue<\/address>\n<address>Orono, ME 04473<\/address>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/canam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/149\/2010\/12\/Summer-FLAS-Application.pdf\">Click here to download the Summer FLAS Application<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summer FLAS (Foreign Language and Area Studies) Awards at 91¸£Àû The Canadian-American Center at the University of Maine is designated by the U.S. Department of Education as a National Resource Center on Canada. 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