The Blakemore Foundation supports an academic year of intensive study of an Asian language at an advanced level.

• 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.
• Blakemore Fellowships are awarded for one academic year (two semesters) of advanced level language study at the IUP-Chinese Center at Tsinghua University in Beijing.
• Candidates must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident with a bachelor’s degree.

Application deadline is in December.

The Boren Awards, an initiative of the National Security Education Program (NSEP), fund opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students in world regions critical to U.S. interests.

• The Boren Scholarship funds study abroad by U.S. undergrads.
• The Boren Fellowship funds research and language study proposals by U.S. graduate students.
• Applications deadline is in January.

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program offers fellowships for U.S. graduating college seniors, graduate students, young professionals and artists to study, conduct research, and/or teach English abroad. In addition, Critical Language Enhancement Awards are available to grantees for study of critical need foreign languages before or during their grant period. Fulbright is a program of the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA).

Each year, through the James C. Gaither Junior Fellows Program, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace offers approximately 15 one-year fellowships to work as research assistants in Washington, D.C. to Carnegie’s senior scholars.

• Candidates need not be U.S. citizens, but must be eligible to work in the U.S.
• Candidates must be graduating seniors or students who have graduated during the last academic year. 
• Applications must be received by the CIS no later than December 15.

MIT candidates must be nominated by the CIS. Contact usto learn more and apply.

The Gilman Scholarship, sponsored by the US Department of State, enables students of limited financial means to study or intern abroad, providing them with skills critical to U.S. national security and economic prosperity. To be eligible for the Gilman Program, applicants 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 or internship.

• Candidates must be U.S. undergraduates with a Federal Pell Grant.
• Application deadline is in October.

The Luce Scholars Program, offered by the Henry Luce Foundation, is a competitive leadership development fellowship that provides emerging leaders with immersive professional experiences in Asia.

• Candidates must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
• Candidates may be graduating seniors, recent graduates, or young professionals under the age of 32.
• Application deadline is in October.