East Department
 

MANSFIELD FREEMAN CENTER FOR EAST ASIAN STUDIES

GUIDELINES FOR 2012 SUMMER LANGUAGE SUPPORT APPLICATION

Limited funds from the Mansfield Freeman Center for East Asian Studies (FEAS) are available to assist students with expnses, who wish to accelerate their language training by taking an intensive summer course.

Please print out the application form, and deliver the following to Ann Gertz in the FEAS Center by Monday, Febrary 13

  • Completed application
  • Up-to-date "unofficial" copy of your transcript

The following prerequisites and priorities have been established:

1.   The summer course must be intensive, equivalent to two Wesleyan semesters.  Please consult with Prof. Etsuko Takahashi for Japanese programs, and Prof. Xiaomiao Zhu for Chinese programs. See also http://www.wesleyan.edu/east/studyabroad.html for examples of summer programs.

2.   We regret that we will not be able to fund all requests this year. Our determination of who shall receive the grants will be based on over-all academic record and specific performance in language classes. Our determination of the level of support to award will be based on several criteria. If you receive an award, the amount will be determined as follows:

Category                Description                                                                   Award

One                        Major or first-year and receiving financial aid                    90%

Two                       Major or first-year, non-financial aid                                 75%

Three                     Not major or first year                                                   $2500

"Financial aid "does not include those on need-blind scholarships like the Freeman Asia Scholarships.

For these purposes, a major is a junior East Asian Studies major or a sophomore planning on declaring the major who is enrolled in EAST 201, the Sophomore Colloquium. “Financial aid” does not include those on need-blind scholarships like the Freeman Asia Scholarships.

3.   Please note that neither graduating seniors, nor students who have previously received funding from FEAS for summer language study, are eligible to receive funds this year.

4.   Students cannot receive money from both this grant program, and the Freeman-Asia grant program. However, you can apply for both, and choose whichever option seems best. For more information on grants, see the Fellowships page on the FEAS website.

5.   After the summer study, recipients must continue their study of Chinese, Japanese, or Korean (if available) at Wesleyan or in a Wesleyan approved program.

6.   Finally, you are required to provide a one-page report to the Director, Mansfield Freeman Center for East Asian Studies, upon completion of summer study program.