blackmore foundation scholarships for US citizens for learning languages

The deadline for submittal of online applications is 9 p.m. PST on December 30, 2014.

 

Eligible Languages & Programs

Language scholarships are awarded for study of the following modern languages of East and Southeast Asia.

Chinese	Japanese
Korean	Thai
Vietnamese	Indonesian
Khmer	Burmese

The Blakemore Foundation makes grants for study only at specific language programs. Please refer to the current list of approved programs.

Application Information

Now you can apply online at                    https://blakemorefoundation.communityforce.com

The deadline for submittal of online applications is 9 p.m. PST on December 30, 2014.

If you choose to send in your applications via by mail or delivery services such as UPS/FedEx, the postmark deadline for applications is December 30, 2014.

Grants are highly competitive. In recent years, we were able to fund less than 10% of applicants.

Application materials are printed from this website through the links below.

Blakemore Freeman Fellowships

• 2015 Application Form & Instructions
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  Click here to download in Word format


• 2015 Grant Guidelines: Blakemore Freeman Fellowships
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Blakemore Refresher Grants

• 2015 Application Form & Instructions
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• 2015 Grant Guidelines: Blakemore Refresher Grants
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Advertising Flyer/Poster

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Blakemore Freeman Fellowships

Blakemore Freeman Fellowships are awarded for one academic year of advanced level language study in East or Southeast Asia in approved language programs.

To be eligible for a Blakemore Freeman Fellowship, an applicant must:

• Be pursuing a professional, business, technical or academic career that involves the regular use of a modern East or Southeast Asian language


• Have a college undergraduate degree


• Be at or near an advanced level in the language as defined in the grant guidelines (Minimum requirement is 3 years of study of the language at college level or equivalent fluency)


• Able to devote oneself exclusively to full-time intensive language study during the term of the grant. Grants are not made for part-time study or research.


• Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident of the United States

Superior candidates pursuing careers in fields such as STEM (science, technology, engineering, math), international business, accounting, law, medicine, journalism, architecture, teaching, social or NGO work, government service, and academia are encouraged to apply.

Blakemore Refresher Grants

Blakemore Refresher Grants provide individuals in mid-career an opportunity to refresh their advanced Asian language skills by attending a full-time language program for a summer or semester. Refresher Grants are not a post-doctoral program; recent PhD graduates are not appropriate candidates for a Blakemore Refresher Grant.

An applicant for a Refresher Grant must be an individual in mid-career, established in academia, public service or the private sector, and a member of one of the following groups:

• Former Blakemore Freeman Fellows;


• Professors who are teaching in an Asian field at a university or college in the United States;


• Individuals working in an Asian field.

See the Refresher Grant application materials for complete eligibility requirements.

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blackmore foundation scholarships for US citizens for learning languages