Blakemore Foundation Language Fellowships

Academic Discipline

STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math), Social Sciences, Health, Medicine & Life Sciences, Business, Management & Finance, Education & Human Development, Law, Policy & Governance, International & Global Studies, Arts & Humanities

Award Type

Language Study

Award Location

Asia

Eligibility: Citizenship

U.S. Citizen

Sponsoring Foundation Site

https://www.blakemorefoundation.org/fellowships

For the 2027/2028 academic year, the Blakemore Foundation will award fellowships for one academic year of full-time, intensive language study of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian, or Khmer at the advanced level in approved language programs in East or Southeast Asia.

The Blakemore Foundation is looking for high-achieving 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. Beyond commitment, we are looking for purpose: a career path that will benefit from professional fluency in that modern Asian language throughout that individual's life. Superior candidates pursuing careers in fields such as international business, law, STEM (science, technology, engineering, math), accounting, medicine, journalism, architecture, environmental studies, teaching, social or NGO work, academia, and government service are encouraged to apply.

Eligibility:

Be an American citizen or permanent resident of the United States.
Be pursuing a professional, business, or academic career that involves the regular use of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian, or Khmer.
By the start of the grant, have (at minimum) a bachelor's degree.
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.
Be able to devote oneself exclusively to full-time intensive language study during the term of the grant; grants are not made for part-time study or research.