the FLAS

[happygolucky]

Who applied? For what language? If you were granted it, what do you think helped you stand out?

Any pointers?

I'm going to be an anthro student with particular interests in Latin America. I applied for the FLAS and was not successful. As a guess, I'd say it was because I didn't mesh my intended use of the language (Portuguese) to both my future and career. I also think many researchers are moving "on" from Latin America and turning more attention to Africa and the Middle East, so people wanting to focus on those areas and the languages from them might be getting preferential treatment.

How about others?

[happygolucky]

did anyone apply for the FLAS this year? i mean, it seemed like a competitive award and it's interesting if no one on the board applied.

[ChrisC]

I got a FLAS this year. To be honest, I'm still not sure what they were looking for. I didn't think that I would win because I want to go into academia, and not, say, national security or something like that. I believe that each department has a set number of FLASs that they can award each year, but I'm not sure how they are distributed among different languages.