FLAS

[EbolaZaire]

My top choice school contacted me saying I was admitted and that they "recommended" me for the FLAS fellowship. They said they wrote a strong LOR in my favor, and that I should find out in a few months. Does anybody have a clue about how competitive it is to get the fellowship after you've been recommended from the department? I couldn't get a read as to whether this was just a preliminary step in the fellowship application process or if only administrative stuff was left.

[Leafytea]

It's still competitive. Sometimes they also put you on a waitlist for it, because sometimes people who get it also receive better funding packages last min and decide to not take it. You have a better chance of getting it, too, if your language is less studied, ie the government wants more speakers of that language.