Funding for the Arabic Flagship
At this time, the Arabic Overseas Flagship Program does not offer financial support to Capstone students. However, students enrolled in the Arabic Flagship program are highly encouraged to apply for additional funding opportunities from their universities and other sources such as the Boren Scholarship, Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship, and the Foreign Language and Areas Studies (FLAS) Fellowship.
1) Boren Scholarship:
- The Boren Scholarship can provide funds up to $25,000 to undergraduate students who study languages considered essential for U.S. national security by the federal government, including Arabic.
- Scholars must commit to working in the U.S. federal government for at least one year.
- Preferred candidates are those who have an interest in working in the federal government long-term.
- Undergraduate applications were due January 29, 2025 at 5pm ET.
- More information can be found on the Boren Website.
2) Gilman Scholarship:
- Applicants who are studying a critical need language while abroad can apply for a supplemental award of up to $8,000.
- Students must be receiving a Federal Pell Grant during the time of application or provide proof that they will be receiving a Pell Grant during the term of their study abroad program.
- Undergraduate applications are due March 6, 2025 at 11:59 PT.
- More information can be found on the Gilman website.
3) Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship:
- The Summer FLAS Fellowship provides up to $5,000 in tuition and fees and a $3,500 stipend to undergraduate students for intensive language training in the U.S. or abroad.
- During the academic year, FLAS Fellowship provides up to $10,000 in tuition and fees and a $5,000 stipend to undergraduate students at applicable universities.
- Applications for both Summer 2025 and 2025-2026 academic year FLAS competitions were due February 17, 2025 at 5pm AZ.
- More information can be found on the Department of Education's website.
Home Institution-Specific Funding
Please see below to find out what funding resources are available at your university.
The Arabic Flagship Program provides scholarship and other funding opportunities to offset the cost of your domestic summer study, summer study abroad, and Capstone year. While not guaranteed, scholarships can cover much of the cost of your study abroad experiences. Flagship funding applies only to these programs and cannot be applied to the cost of the Arabic Flagship throughout the academic year on IU Bloomington’s campus.
Other Funding Opportunities:
Much of the Flagship experience takes place on the IU Bloomington campus during the regular academic year and includes both credit-bearing classes and free extracurricular activities. Although no funding is provided from the Flagship program for academic years on campus, students are encouraged to apply for the wide variety of scholarships and financial aid available through IU and other sources to help fund both their academic years and summer study.
Flagship students who are also ROTC cadets may be eligible for additional funding opportunities through partnerships between the Defense Language and National Security Education Office (DLNSEO), Army Cadet Command, and Air Force ROTC. More information about these opportunities is available here: Army ROTC and Air Force ROTC.
More information can be found here: https://arabic.indiana.edu/admissions/funding/index.html
The Capstone year abroad costs around $24,000 (this includes tuition, fees, housing, utilities, and estimated meals, transportation, and stipend).
All UA Flagship students are able to receive a tuition scholarship from the UA scholarship office for the summer only. These funds are only applied to tuition and will not disburse to students as a stipend.
- Up to $4,000 for their summer abroad
Flagship students are also eligible to apply for scholarships (if approved for one of these scholarships, student Flagship amounts may change)
- Boren (up to $25,000. Requires a year of government service after graduation)
- Gilman (up to $8,000. Requires Pell Grant)
- FLAS (up to $10,000 for tuition and $5000 stipend for the academic year)
UM and The Language Flagship partner to provide extensive funding to Arabic Flagship students for all study abroad experiences. Students are also encouraged to apply for additional scholarships from outside sources. Funding from The Language Flagship is not guaranteed and is based on annual funding availability.
Other Funding Opportunities:
- Exclusively for Honors College students
- Awards typically range from $1,500 to $3,000 but may reach $5,000.
- Applications are typically due in April.
- Merit-based award up to $25,000 for a year-long study abroad program with a one-year federal service requirement
- For students interested in government service in the security sector
- Flagship students must be sure to indicate their status as a Flagship applicant. Read more about the Boren Flagship Scholarship.
- Applications are typically due in February.
Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship
- Need-based award of up to $8,000 for critical-need language study abroad programs of at least three weeks
- For students who are eligible for the Pell grant
- Applications are typically due in March.
Critical Language Scholarship (CLS)
- Merit-based scholarship for the full cost of attendance of CLS summer Arabic program in one of four locations: Amman, Jordan; Meknes, Morocco; Tangier, Morocco; or Ibri, Oman
- Applications are typically due in November.
More information can be found here: https://arabic.olemiss.edu/study-abroad/