2025 Blakemore Foundation Language Fellowships

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The Blakemore Foundation is now accepting applications for our
fellowships for an academic year of full-time advanced language study
at approved language programs in Asia during the 2025/2026 academic
year. All fellowships provide full tuition and a stipend for living,
travel and study expenses. We would appreciate your sharing this
opportunity with your students and other potential applicants.

Blakemore Freeman Fellowships are awarded to graduating seniors,
college graduates, graduate students and young/mid-career
professionals for advanced study of Chinese (in Taiwan), Japanese,
Korean, Indonesian, Khmer, Thai, or Vietnamese in Asia. Study of
Chinese in Beijing is available as a Blakemore Fellowship. Applicants
must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the United States,
have completed (at minimum) the third year of study of the Asian
language, and are ready to advance to professional fluency.

Blakemore Kingfisher Art History Language Fellowships will be awarded
for study of Chinese or Korean in East Asia, with expanded eligibility
for the 2025 grants. These grants are open to citizens and permanent
residents of the United States and Canada, and to foreign nationals
studying in colleges or universities in the United States or Canada,
who have a well-demonstrated intent to study the pre-twentieth century
history of Chinese or Korean art at the doctoral level. Applicants
must have received a bachelor’s degree by the start of a grant and
have completed (at minimum) two years of classroom study of the
language in rigorous college-level language programs.

Who should apply? The Blakemore Foundation is looking for exceptional
candidates who will make significant contributions to their career
field. The ideal candidate is someone with stellar grades, outstanding
recommendations, and a demonstrated commitment to the Asian country
and language. Beyond commitment, we are looking for a mature purpose:
a career path that will require and benefit from fluency in that Asian
language throughout that individual’s life.

Applications for all fellowship programs may be submitted at
https://blakemorefoundation.communityforce.com  with a deadline of
December 30, 2024.  More detailed information on our fellowship
programs is available on our website at www.blakemorefoundation.org .
Candidates are welcome to contact us directly by email or phone with
questions or concerns.

ContactUs@blakemorefoundation.org
www.blakemorefoundation.org