Education Dept Updates Survey on Language Fellowship Job Outcomes
Published Date: 4/22/2026
Notice
Summary
The Department of Education wants to update a survey that checks where students who got Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowships work after graduation. This affects FLAS fellows and helps the Department understand how well the program prepares them for jobs. People can share their thoughts by June 22, 2026, and there’s no new cost for participants—just a quick survey update!
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FLAS Fellows Will Face Biennial Survey
If you received a Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowship and completed the program, the Department of Education will survey you about your postgraduate employment, education, or training. The Department estimates 10,000 annual responses and 1,300 annual burden hours, and notes grantees must administer the survey once every two years under 20 U.S.C. 1121(d); comments on this revised collection are due June 22, 2026.
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