In conjunction with The Language Flagship, the Arabic Flagship Program is thrilled to announce that AFP students Dylan Clement and George Kimson have been selected to represent our program at the Language Flagship National Student Meeting at UMD, March 5-6. Congratulations! The purpose of the meeting is to bring together critical stakeholders of The Language Read More...
Middle Eastern Studies congratulates five MES and ARA majors, all members of the Arabic Flagship Program, who were recently elected to Phi Beta Kappa. Upon joining, they will be inducted into the National Honor Society on Sunday, December 4, at a ceremony in the Ballroom of the Student Activity Center. Founded in 1776 at the Read More...
The United States Department of State is pleased to announce the scholarship competition for the 2012 Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program for overseas intensive summer language institutes in thirteen critical need foreign languages. CLS institutes provide fully-funded group-based intensive language instruction and structured cultural enrichment experiences for seven to ten weeks for U.S. citizen undergraduate Read More...
The AFP at UT is now offering high school students a unique opportunity to study Arabic before entering college. Through an Arabic correspondence course led by an experienced and talented tutor, students will undertake guided self-study, submit coursework electronically, attend in-person or virtual conversation practice sessions, and join other Austin students once a week for Read More...
Arabic Flagship Program student, Dana Reichman, was recently awarded the Hibbs and UEPS Scholarship – both for the 2011-2012 academic year. Dana was nominated for the Hibbs Scholarship by the Department of Middle Eastern Studies, and for the UEPS by Plan II. The Hibbs Scholarship is made available through the Mary Sue Hibbs Estate, and Read More...
The UT Arabic Flagship Program is accepting applications for Fall 2011 with a submission deadline of Monday, August 1st. The AFP provides training in Arabic language and cultures at the undergraduate level. AFP students are given the opportunity to reach Superior level proficiency in Arabic while pursuing the undergraduate major of their choice. Visit the Read More...
The Liberal Arts Honors (LAH) Program awards scholarships in varying amounts to support LAH students and Humanities majors who will be studying abroad during the spring, summer, and/or fall academic semesters. An LAH student may apply for these scholarships by writing a one-page statement of his or her study abroad plans. The statement presents where Read More...
by Kristen Brustad The University of Texas at Austin is currently home to the premier Arabic Studies program in the nation. Our Arabic Language Flagship is a federally funded mandate to produce the professionals the United States needs to understand political currents in the Arab world, including revolutions in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Syria and Yemen. Read More...
Arabic Flagship Program students Aynur Hodge and Muna Rehman have both been awarded the Gilman Scholarship to fund their overseas study. The Gilman Scholarship Program offers awards for undergraduate study abroad and was established by the International Academic Opportunity Act of 2000. This scholarship provides awards for U.S. undergraduate students who are receiving Federal Pell Grant funding Read More...
Arabic Flagship Program student Jeff Abadie has been awarded the prestigious Boren Scholarship to support his upcoming overseas studies. The highly competitive award offers full funding for Jeff to complete one year of intensive Arabic study and an internship in the Arab world with sixteen of his colleagues from UT’s AFP. The experience will push Read More...
