Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States.
To be eligible for FLAS fellowships, students who apply must be willing to comply with the U.S. Department of Education requirements including to be part of a FLAS fellows group surveyed every other year for a period of eight years after graduation, regarding their career tracks. Therefore, FLAS fellows must inform the MacMillan Center immediately whenever changes occur in their e-mail addresses.
The US Department of Education must approve the award in writing before it is final.
The chosen program must be a formal, intensive language course that provides at least 140 credit 60-minute hours for intermediate courses or 120 credit 60-minute hours for advanced courses. All programs must last a minimum of 6 weeks. Programs must be graded, with a final exam, and provide transferable credit.
If the tuition at an applicant’s chosen language program exceeds $5,000, applicants must receive additional funding to fill the gap. If additional funding is not available applicants should select an alternative language program whose tuition does not exceed $5,000. There is no definitive list of approved international programs.