Financial Aid
Financial aid is available to both undergraduate and graduate students through the African Studies Center. The application deadline annually for all types of center-provided financial aid (Academic Year and Summer) is February 15.
Department of Education Title VI Foreign Language Area Studies (FLAS) fellowships are available to qualified candidates at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. FLAS awards can be made for summer or academic year language study. See the pdf below for requirements:
For more information about Summer language study and the Summer FLAS application go to http://www.bu.edu/africa/alp/summer-language-study/.
Undergraduate Financial Aid
Undergraduate financial aid from the African Studies Center is provided in the form of the Foreign Language Area Studies (FLAS) fellowships. FLAS fellowships are available to undergraduates who are currently or will be at the intermediate or advanced level of study of an African language taught through the African Studies Center. Only U.S. citizens and permanent residents are eligible. Recipients are required to enroll in one African language course and one area studies course each semester of the award period. The undergraduate fellowship is equal to a $10,000 tuition waiver and a $5,000 living stipend for the award year.
Undergraduate Financial Aid Application
Graduate Student Financial Aid
The application process for center-provided financial aid is wholly separate from the Graduate School’s admission procedures and financial aid decisions. Once a student has been admitted to the Graduate School, he or she may qualify for one of three types of financial assistance: departmental support, African Studies graduate student financial aid, and Foreign Language Area Studies (FLAS) fellowships.
Departmental Aid
The African Studies Center will be informed of any aid package offered to a prospective graduate school candidate.
African Studies
The African Studies Center has a limited number of scholarships available to any graduate student. A number of factors will be considered in assessing the financial application, but foremost will be students’ level of engagement with African and African language studies as a part of their graduate coursework.
Foreign Language Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships
The African Studies Center awards a limited number of Foreign Language Area Studies fellowships for graduate study of African languages. These awards are available to U.S. citizens or permanent residents only.