Foreign Language Acquisition Grant (FLAG)

The FLAG program offers awards of $7,000 to support the costs of intermediate or advanced language study abroad for University of Chicago undergraduate students. Study programs must be at least 8 weeks in duration of intensive language study (at least 15 hours per week) and located in a setting where the target language is predominantly spoken. Applicants must have completed or tested out of the 103 level of the target language by the program start date, though if a language is not offered on campus, applicants may apply at any level. For French and Spanish language applications, preference will be given to students who have completed some intermediate language study. Special awards for East Asian languages are also available through partnerships with the Center for East Asian Studies, which funds study in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean through specific committees. The program is part of the Summer International Travel Grant (SITG) initiative and is designed to support immersive language learning experiences that complement coursework at UChicago.