Blakemore Freeman Fellowships are awarded for one year of advanced level language study in East or Southeast Asia in approved language programs.
To be eligible for a Blakemore Freeman Fellowship, an applicant must:
Blakemore language grants are awarded for study of the principal modern languages of East and Southeast Asia.
Consideration will be given to other East or Southeast Asian languages on an individual basis. Grants will not be made for the study of Asian languages not in current use.
Grants are highly competitive. In recent years, we were able to fund less than 10% of applicants.
The next deadline for applications is December 30, 2012 for study starting between June 2013 and May 2014.
Application materials are available on the Blakemore Foundation website.