Varies
Avg. Amount Awarded
25
Days
December 30 2023
Application Deadline
N/A
Renewable
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What you'll need:
  • Checkmark Other - List of all study-abroad language programs and summer intensive language programs attended; List of all language of study classes/training taken; List of academic and professional honors
  • Checkmark Application Form
  • Checkmark Essay
  • Checkmark Recommendations Or References
  • Checkmark Resume
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Blakemore Freeman Fellowships

Description

Blakemore Freeman Fellowships are awarded for one academic year (two semesters or three quarters) of advanced level language study in East or Southeast Asia. Eligible languages are Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indonesian, Khmer, Thai, and Vietnamese. Fellowships cover tuition, and a stipend for related educational expenses, basic living costs and transportation. The Blakemore Foundation makes grants for study only at specific language programs. Please refer to the current list of approved programs available on the fellowship's website. The Foundation is looking for individuals who will make significant contributions to their field. The ideal candidate is someone with stellar grades, outstanding recommendations, and a demonstrated commitment to the Asian country and language. Superior candidates committed to careers in fields such as academia, STEM, international business, accounting, law, medicine, journalism, architecture, teaching, social or NGO work, and government service that will require professional fluency in that modern Asian language throughout that individual's life are encouraged to apply. By the start of the grant, applicants must have at least a bachelor's degree. They must be at or near an advanced level in the language. By the start of the grant, applicants must have completed (at minimum) the third year of language classes at the college level, through formal classroom study at a college or university and/or in rigorous college-level language programs. Two letters of recommendation are required.Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.

Eligibility Requirements

  • CheckmarkMust attend a university
  • CheckmarkMust not be attending high school currently
  • CheckmarkMust study full-time
  • CheckmarkRestricted to students studying Foreign Language

How to Apply

What you'll need:

  • Checkmark Other - List of all study-abroad language programs and summer intensive language programs attended; List of all language of study classes/training taken; List of academic and professional honors
  • Checkmark Application Form
  • Checkmark Essay
  • Checkmark Recommendations Or References
  • Checkmark Resume
  • Checkmark Transcript
For more info, please visit our site
Contact contactus@blakemorefoundation.org
Tel: 206-427-4838 Address P.O. Box 50347
Bellevue, WA 98015