East and Southeast Asian Language Fellowships - The Blakemore Foundation
Since 1990, the Blakemore Foundation has awarded over $22 million in grants for an academic year of advanced language study in Asia to individuals pursuing careers which require the regular use of an East or Southeast Asian language.
Applications for language fellowships from the Blakemore Foundation opened on July 1, 2025. These grants provide full tuition and a stipend for living, travel and study expenses at approved language programs in Asia for an academic year of full-time intensive language study during the 2026/2027 academic year.
Blakemore Freeman Fellowships are awarded for advanced study of Chinese in Taiwan, Japanese, Korean, Indonesian, Khmer, Thai, and Vietnamese. Blakemore Fellowships are awarded for advanced study of Chinese in Beijing. Graduating seniors, college graduates, graduate students and early career professionals who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the United States, and who have completed (at minimum) the third year of study of the Asian language, and ready to advance to professional fluency, are welcome to apply.
Blakemore Kingfisher Art History Language Fellowships will be awarded for study of Chinese or Korean in East Asia. These grants are open to citizens and permanent residents of the United States and Canada, and 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 may be submitted at https://blakemorefoundation.communityforce.com with a deadline of December 30, 2025.
Blakemore Foundation ● P.O. Box 50347 ● Bellevue, Washington 98015
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