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The Flagship Fellowship provides support for post-baccalaureate study of Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Persian, and Russian. Most institutions award a Master’s degree or a Certificate to students who successfully complete the requirements of their Flagship program. 

There are domestic and overseas components for each Flagship program. The domestic programs are structured to feed directly into the overseas programs. Applicants who are awarded Flagship Fellowships are required to participate in both components.

Arabic

Domestic: University of Maryland, College Park
Overseas: Damascus University in Damascus, Syria (administered by American Councils for International Education)

Chinese

Domestic: Brigham Young University or Ohio State University
Overseas: Nanjing University in Nanjing, China (administered by Brigham Young University); Qingdao University in Qingdao, China (administered by Ohio State University)

Korean

Domestic: University of Hawaii, Manoa
Overseas: Korea University in Seoul, Korea (administered by the University of Hawaii, Manoa)

Mandarin

Domestic: Brigham Young University or Ohio State University
Overseas: Nanjing University in Nanjing, China (administered by Brigham Young University); Qingdao University in Qingdao, China (administered by Ohio State University)

Persian

Domestic: University of Maryland, College Park
Overseas: Dushanbe Language Center and Tajik State National University in Dushanbe, Tajikistan (administered by American Councils for International Education)

Russian

Overseas: St. Petersburg State University (administered by American Councils for International Education.)

Contact

National Security Education Program
The Language Flagship
Institute of International Education
1400 K Street, NW
6th Floor
Washington, DC 20005-2403
Telephone: 1-800-618-NSEP
Fax: 202-326-7672
Email: flagship@iie.org