Freeman Fellowship
Are you a bachelor’s degree holder pursuing a career that involves the use of an East or Southeast Asian language? If so, consider applying for the Freeman Fellowship! The Freeman Fellowship is open to college graduates pursuing a professional, business, or ac…
12.30.26
120 days left
award worth $10,000
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Jul 17, 2026
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120 days left
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- In order to be eligible for this scholarship, you must be a bachelor's degree holder pursuing a professional, business, or academic career that will require the regular use of an East or Southeast Asian language. Applicants should have already formally studied their target language for at least three years and be willing to partake in extensive language study during the term of the grant (you must apply to your language program separately). Lastly, applicants must meet the below eligibility r… Citizenship Status: U.S. Citizens, Permanent Residents Grade Level: Graduate Students
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High school junior, High school senior, Graduate student
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Architecture and Related Services, Business Management and Marketing, Communication and Journalism, Education, Engineering, Foreign Languages Literature and Linguistics, Health Professions and Clinical Sciences, Legal Professions and Law Studies, Social Sciences, Transportation and Materials Moving, Visual and Performing Arts
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- In order to be eligible for this scholarship, you must be a bachelor's degree holder pursuing a professional, business, or academic career that will require the regular use of an East or Southeast Asian language.….
- Citizenship Status: U.S. Citizens, Permanent Residents.
- To apply for this scholarship, students must submit an online application, a list of all study-abroad language programs and summer intensive language programs attended, a list of all classes/training taken in the chosen language of study, in addition to the below application m….
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demic career that will require the regular use of East or Southeast Asian languages. Applicants should have already formally studied their target language for at least three years and be willing to partake in extensive language study in an eligible program during the term of the grant. The scholarship is offered by the , a Washington-based charitable trust dedicated to encouraging the use of Asian languages and increasing the understanding of Asian art within the United States. Every year, the f…
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