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.
Blakemore Fellowships
Blakemore Fellowships are awarded for one academic year of advanced language study of Chinese in Beijing at the IUP-Chinese Center at Tsinghua University, Japanese at the IUC Program in Yokohama, Japan and for study of Korean, Indonesian, Khmer, Thai, and Vietnamese in approved language programs in East and SE Asia.
Blakemore Freeman Fellowships
Blakemore Freeman Fellowships are awarded for one academic year of advanced language study of Chinese in Taiwan, Japanese at the IUC Program in Yokohama, Japan and study of Korean, Indonesian, Khmer, Thai, and Vietnamese in approved language programs in East and SE Asia.
The Blakemore Foundation makes grants for study only at specific language programs. Please refer to the current list of approved programs.
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All fellowships cover tuition, and a stipend for related educational expenses, basic living costs and transportation.
Applications for grants for study starting in the 2027/2028 academic year open on July 1, 2026 with an application deadline of December 30, 2026. Grants will be awarded in March 2027.
Grants are highly competitive. In recent years we have only been able to fund less than 10% of applicants.
Language Evaluation Form
If you have been instructed to submit our Language Evaluation form, please click here to download the form and instructions. This form is due no later than December 30.
How to Apply For a Fellowship
Application forms are filled out online at our application site https://blakemorefoundation.communityforce.com.
The grant application period for language grants for the 2027/2028 academic year is open from July 1, 2026 with a submission deadline of 11 p.m. Pacific Time on December 30, 2026.
If you are unable to access or log on to our application site, or have problems using the application program, please email us at contactus@blakemorefoundation.org so we can assist you.
If you are applying from overseas, you may need to use a VPN or as a last resort, submit a paper application, which is available below.
And don’t forget - you must also apply to the language program you plan to attend by its own separate application deadline. We do not apply for you.
Use of Artificial Intelligence tools or assistance: Applicants must attest to their application being their own work. The Blakemore Foundation understands that candidates may wish to utilize Artificial Intelligence tools or assistance in researching the Blakemore Foundation fellowships and application but requires that no AI tools or assistance are utilized to construct or write the essay and answers submitted in their grant application, in part or in full.
