In recent years, CREES has awarded Graduate Academic Year and Summer FLAS Fellowships to the following University of Michigan Students:
Graduate Academic Year Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships
Awarded to U-M graduate and professional school students for study of modern languages and related area studies with support from the U.S. Department of Education and U-M.
2024-25
Genni Driker, MIRS-REEES (Polish)
Isabelle Kinney, MIRS-REEES (Russian)
Lisandri Kola, Master of Science in Information (Croatian)
Aristea Kola, PhD Slavic (Croatian)
Mara Kuhne, MIRS-REEES/MPP Public Policy (Russian)
Hana Manjusak, PhD Environment and Sustainability (Bosnian)
Ekaterina Olson Shipyatsky, PhD Political Science (Polish)
Sophia Tonnessen, PhD Slavic (Ukrainian)
2023-24
Samantha Farmer, PhD Slavic (Ukrainian)
Aristea Kola, PhD Slavic (Croatian)
Lisandri Kola, Master of Science in Information (Croatian)
Mara Kuhne, MIRS-REEES/MPP Public Policy (Russian)
Alexandra Luckau, MIRS-REEES (Russian)
Timothy Olson, MIRS-REEES (Russian)
Thomas Pazik, MIRS-REEES (Polish)
Ekaterina Shipyatsky, PhD Political Science (Polish)
2022-23
Elaina Karpenko, MIRS-REEES (Russian)
Katelyn Kasperian, PhD Slavic Languages and Literatures (Croatian)
Mara Kuhne, MIRS-REEES/MPP Public Policy (Russian)
Alexandra Luckau, MIRS-REEES (Russian)
A'Yanna Solomon, PhD Slavic Languages and Literatures (Russian)
2021-22
Albert Cavallaro, PhD History (Uzbek)
Christopher Chorzepa, JD Law (Polish)
Asher Dvir-Djerassi, PhD Sociology (Serbian)
Samantha Farmer, PhD Slavic Languages and Literatures (Serbian)
Reynolds Hahamovitch, PhD History (Russian)
Ryan Hoagland, PhD Slavic Languages and Literatures (Bosnian)
Aristea Kola, MIRS-REEES (Russian)
Max Shpilband, MIRS-REEES/MPP Public Policy (Russian)
Alexandria Spofford, MIRS-REEES/MA Urban & Regional Planning (Czech)
Anna Tanalski, MIRS-REEES (Russian)
2020-21
Samuel Breazeale, MIRS-REEES (Russian)
Amanda Hardy, MIRS-REEES (Ukrainian)
Ryan Hoaglund, PhD Slavic Languages and Literatures (Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian)
Katelyn Kasperian, PhD Slavic Languages and Literatures (Russian)
Emma Lerman, MIRS-REEES (Ukrainian)
Ashley McDermott, PhD Anthropology (Kyrgyz)
Max Shpilband, MIRS-REEES/MPP Public Policy (Russian)
Anna Tanalski, MIRS-REEES (Russian)
Faith Vuciterna, PhD Anthropology (Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian)
2019-20
Albert Cavallaro, PhD History (Russian)
Elizabeth Compton, MA REES (Russian)
Kaley Hanenkrat, MA REES/JD Law (Ukrainian)
Amanda Hardy, MIRS-REEES (Russian)
Ryan Hoaglund, PhD Slavic Languages and Literatures (Russian)
Emma Lerman, MIRS-REEES (Russian)
Arakel Minassian, MA REES (Russian)
Alexandria Spofford, MIRS-REEES (Russian)
2018-19
Anthony Castaneda, MA REES/MPP Public Policy (Russian)
Elizabeth Compton, MA REES (Russian)
Nora Dolliver, MA REES/MSI Information Science (Polish)
Mark Dovich, MA REES (Russian)
Arakel Minassian, MA REES (Armenian)
Carrie Ann Morgan, PhD Anthropology/Linguistics (Turkish)
Jonathan Poser, MA REES/MPP Public Policy (Ukrainian)
Kimberly Sanchez, PhD Anthropology (Russian)
2017-18
Brian Cusack, MA REES (Russian)
Nora Dolliver, MA REES/MIS Information Science (Polish)
Carrie Ann Morgan, PhD Anthropology (Turkish)
Tyler Paige, MA REES (Russian)
Jonathan Poser, MA REES/MPP Public Policy (Ukrainian)
Graduate Summer Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships
Awarded to U-M graduate and professional school students for intensive language study with support from the U.S. Department of Education.
2024
Genni Driker, MIRS-REEES (Polish)
Brett Wolff, Master of Business Administration (Russian)
Fiona Wu, PhD History (Yiddish)
2023
Asher Dvir-Djerassi, PhD Sociology (Bulgarian)
Reynolds Hahamovitch, PhD History (Russian)
Aristea Kola, PhD Slavic (Croatian)
Timothy Olson, MIRS-REEES (Russian)
Tanya Silverman, PhD Slavic Languages and Literatures (Czech)
A'Yanna Solomon, PhD Slavic Languages and Literatures (Russian)
2022
Asher Dvir-Djerassi, PhD Sociology (Bulgarian)
Tanya Silverman, PhD Slavic Languages and Literatures (Czech)
2021
Asher Djerassi, PhD Sociology (Bulgarian)
Reynolds Hahamovitch, PhD History (Russian)
Katie Kasperian, PhD Slavic Languages and Literatures (Russian)
Aristea Kola, MIRS-REEES (Russian)
Ashley McDermott, PhD Anthropology (Kirghiz)
Tanya Silverman, PhD Slavic Languages and Literatures (Czech)
Alexandria Spofford, MIRS-REEES (Czech)
2020
Asher Dvir-Djerassi, PhD Sociology/Public Policy (Bulgarian)
Cassandra Euphrat Weston, PhD History (Yiddish)
Ashley McDermott, PhD Anthropology (Kyrgyz) *deferred to 2021
2019
Elizabeth Compton, MA REES (Russian)
Michaela Franzen, PhD Musicology (Russian)
James Meador, PhD Anthropology (Russian)
Jovana Paripovic, MSI Information (Serbian)
2018
Anthony Castaneda, MA/MPP Public Policy/REES (Russian)
Jamie Clegg, PhD Comparative Literature (Serbian)
