Deadline: December 30, 2017.

Blakemore Freeman Fellowships are awarded for one academic year of full-time, intensive language study at the advanced level in East or Southeast Asia in approved language programs. For grants to be awarded in spring 2017, study must start between June 2017 and May 2018. Grants are highly competitive. In recent years we have been able to fund less than 10% of applicants.

Selection Criteria

• A focused, well-defined career objective involving Asia in which regular use of the language is an important aspect
• The potential to make a significant contribution to a field of study or area of professional or business activity in an Asian country
• Prior experience in the Asian country or involvement or participation in activities related to the country
• Good academic, professional or business background, appropriate to the career program

For more information:

http://www.blakemorefoundation.org/language.html

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