Funding for CLI Students

Funding application deadline: FEBRUARY 1, 2013

DEPARTMENT OF STATE TITLE VIII FELLOWSHIPS
Department of State Title VIII fellowships support language training for the study of Eastern Europe and Eurasia. Fellowships can be used for:
  • Study in 7-week programs in Arizona (up to full support)
  • Study in 4- and 8-week CLI overseas programs (up to full support)
These fellowships are open to U.S. graduate students only, on a competitive basis. Priority goes to students of Tatar, Armenian, Uzbek, Albanian, or BCS (in that order), then to students at advanced levels of Russian.

Funding varies but can be as high as full support for study in Arizona (fees, room, board) and full support for study-abroad (fees, room, board, travel).

Students may apply for support for both the domestic and overseas components of CLI hybrid courses.

To apply for Title VIII support, fill out the Title VIII section of the CLI Application Form.

MELIKIAN SCHOLARS AWARDS
Melikian Scholars Awards honor students who have demonstrated academic excellence and who show a commitment to pursuing careers in the Foreign Service, international public sector service, or academic fields related to their language.
    Melikian Scholars Award for Tatar or Russian: 1 award of $3,600 for a superior undergraduate studying Tatar or advanced Russian in CLI's 8-week overseas programs. To apply, fill out the appropriate section of the CLI application form.
    Melikian Scholars Award for Armenian, Uzbek, or Persian (11-week program): 2 awards of $3,600 each for superior undergraduates studying any level of Armenian, Uzbek, or Persian. Requires participation in both the 7-week Arizona and the 4-week overseas course. Priority goes to students of Armenian, then Uzbek, then Persian. To apply, fill out the appropriate section of the CLI application form.
    Melikian Scholarships for Domestic Study: 5 awards of $850 each for students studying in any 7-week course in Arizona. Preference goes to students of Armenian, Uzbek, Albanian, Polish, BCS, Persian, and Russian, in that order. To apply, fill out the appropriate section of the CLI application form.
ROTC PROJECT GO PROGRAM
Project GO is a nation-wide, 25-university effort to improve language and culture training for promising ROTC students. Project GO at ASU offers full tuition, room, board, books, and funds study-abroad for students from any ROTC unit to study Persian (Farsi), Uzbek, or Russian. Admission is limited and competitive. See the Project GO at ASU page for details.
INTERNATIONAL DISTINGUISHED ENGAGEMENT AWARDS (IDEAs)
The CLI International Distinguished Engagement Awards honor CLI students who:
  • distinguish themselves academically at CLI
  • plan to pursue the study of their language overseas within the next year
  • plan careers that require mastery of their CLI language

Individual IDEAs may have additional conditions.

Awards range from $500 to $3000.

IDEA recipients are nominated by CLI faculty and selected by a panel of ASU representatives, donors, and CLI alumni.

IDEA recipients are announced at the CLI closing ceremony.

2012 IDEA RECIPIENTS:

Doris Hastings IDEA for international public service
Corinne King, First-Year Albanian
Sarah Kotlar, First-Year Armenian
Gregory and Emma Melikian IDEA
Melisa Frost, Arizona State University, Second-Year Tajik
Amy Stidger, University of Texas Austin, First-Year Armenian
Emmanuil and Sarra Senderov IDEA for Hebrew or Russian and international public service
Isabella Cigarroa, University of Notre Dame, Third-Year Russian
Imre Sandor IDEA
Nicholas Collins, University of Pittsburgh, Second-Year Persian
Linda Lederman IDEA
Mina Madani, Tulane University, First-Year Persian
Friends of the Melikian Center IDEA for international studies
Nicholas Lambson, Brigham Young University, First-Year Uzbek