Resources and Scholarships in Chinese Language Flagship
We are committed to student success by providing a variety of support and resources to achieve your goals.
"I wanted to study another language so that I could have more exciting and diverse job opportunities after graduation, and I chose Chinese because I wanted the challenge of learning a language that is completely different from English."
Anna Hailey Rubinstein
Chief of Responsible AI, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
The Tools for Success
Find out about the generous scholarship opportunities for Chinese majors and student success resources available at the department, college, and university levels.
Student Success Resources
Chinese Language Flagship Program
Chinese Flagship students have access to many academic support systems for success.
- personalized academic support outside of class, including peer tutoring and domain mentoring
- Chinese cultural events to create a close community for fun and engagement
- dedicated Chinese Language Flagship lounge that provides a space for students to meet to study and have community events
- project coordinator who supporting student success in the program
College of Liberal Arts
The Department of Modern Languages is one of many outstanding departments in the College of Liberal Arts at UM. Therefore, students receive support from the CLA Office of Student Services, located nearby in George Hall.
University-Wide Resources
Our university supports students and encourages them to be involved on campus and beyond.
- Arts and culture experiences
- Get involved on campus and grow your leadership
- Opportunities to learn beyond the classroom
- Health and wellness resources
- Registration and Financial Aid assistance
- Student advocacy and support
- Technology and learning resources
Online Resources
The Chairman's Bao: Reading and listening resources from beginner to advanced levels
GLOSS: Reading and listening resources from beginner to advanced levels
Skritter: Digital flashcard system for learning Chinese characters
JUZI汉语: Multi-functional comprehensive app for learning Chinese
Undergraduate Scholarships
- Exclusively for Honors College students
- Awards typically range from $500 – $1,500.
- Applications are due in April for summer programs.
Boren Awards are an initiative of the Defense Language and National Security Education Office. They are prestigious, national scholarships for studying critical languages, including Arabic. The University of Mississippi is a top university in the nation for the number of Boren award recipients.
- Merit-based award up to $25,000 for a year-long study abroad program with a one-year federal service requirement
- For students interested in government service in the security sector
- Flagship students must be sure to indicate their status as a Flagship applicant. Read more about the Boren Flagship Scholarship.
- Applications are due in February.
The U.S. Department of State's Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program enables students with financial need to study or intern abroad.
- Need-based award of up to $8,000 for critical-need language study abroad programs of at least three weeks
- For students who are eligible for the Pell grant
- Applications are due in March for Summer programs.
Students who are accepted as participants in a UM Study Abroad program may apply for financial assistance through the UM Office of Financial Aid. Most study abroad programs qualify for some type of financial aid (grants, scholarships, loans), but the availability of aid is based on a number of factors, including (but not limited to):
- the student's current financial aid status,
- the specific costs charged by the program,
- the student's remaining financial aid eligibility for the term(s) and
- the particular academic term(s) of the program.
Air Force and Army ROTC students who are also accepted into a Language Flagship Program are eligible for a ROTC-Flagship scholarship, which has the following benefits:
- Army:
- Up to 4 years of full tuition (including non-resident fees)*
- or up to 4 years of room and board
- Air Force:
- Up to $18k / year, usually starting no earlier than spring of freshman year
Flagship students in ROTC also receive
- Scholarships to cover the full programmatic cost for the Flagship overseas summer, including tuition, housing, airfare, etc., plus a meal stipend**
- Scholarships to cover the full programmatic cost for the Chinese Flagship Capstone year, including tuition, housing, airfare, etc., plus a meal stipend**
Flagship ROTC students, as with all ROTC students, are also eligible for the applicable opportunities described in the Project GO section below.
* To receive a full 8 semesters of scholarship funding, you must apply and be accepted into Flagship directly out of high school and complete the necessary paperwork through ROTC early in fall semester of your freshman year.
** Flagship scholarships are always dependent on federal budgeting and are never guaranteed in advance