Fellowship Fund for Colorado Applicants

If you are a college student or academic professional residing in Colorado, you may be eligible for 50 percent off the cost of Institute registration through the Colorado Fellowship Fund.

Eligibility is established by filling out the registration application at the student or affiliate registration page, and emailing LSA2011@colorado.edu with a request for funding. Please include the following information in your email:
  - number of credit hours you are registering for
  - total amount of tuition you are responsible for BEFORE the fund

Please note there is no separate application form for the Fellowship.

 Registration F.A.Q. 

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1. When will registration open?

Student and Affiliate registrations are open. July 5th will be the last day of registration. However, please note that the housing registration deadline is on June 13th.

2. What are the different categories of registrant?

Student participants enrolled in institute courses are classified as 'Enrolled Participants', and all non-student participants are classified as 'Affiliates'. If you plan to be enrolled in the fall of 2011 in a degree program, or are currently enrolled in a degree program, you qualify as a student regardless of whether you need the credit from the course for your home institution program.

Enrolled participants will pay tuition and receive a transcript from The University of Colorado, Linguistics Department for a total of 4 credit hours (full Institute course load). You should be able to transfer these credit hours to your home university within the constraints it imposes on transfer credits from other universities. If you are hoping to use any of your Institute courses towards requirements at your home university, you should check in advance with your department to make sure the Institute credit meets their transfer requirements. Be sure to find out at that time what documentation your home university needs to process a transfer of credit. Institute courses are significantly shorter than typical quarter- or semester- length courses and, thus, may fall short of what your home department and university might require in a course with overlapping content. However, 2 or 3 Institute courses put together might satisfy an elective requirement.

Affiliates pay an affiliate fee, which is a primary source of funding for student fellowships. It will be the same as the student registration fee. Affiliates supported by companies are Corporate Affiliates; those supported through non-profit higher education institution funds, or private funds, are Individual Affiliates.

As an Affiliate, you will be required to provide information for the following questions to qualify as an Affiliate:

1. Current employer
2. Last degree, school and the dates of the program
3. A statement that you are not currently, or about to be, enrolled in a degree program. You will be disqualified as an Affiliate (and will have to enroll as a student) if you plan to be in a degree program during the 2011 calendar year.

3. Must I be an LSA (Linguistic Society of America) member to attend?

Yes, you must be an LSA member and your membership must be current. (See here for other reasons to join and benefits of membership.)

4. How do I become an LSA member or renew my membership?

Please go to the LSA web site at http://www.lsadc.org.

5. What are the fees for attending the Institute?

Students are expected to take a full course load of 4 courses, the equivalent of 4 credit hours. The total amount for 4 credit hours is $1500. Any student that is awarded a Fellowship from the LSA is required to take a full course load of 4 courses. Affiliate cost is also $1500.

Housing and dining costs are additional. There is also an optional student fee which includes a city bus pass, recreation services, and additional services. The cost of this bundled package is well below the cost of the services purchased individually.

6. What are the costs for housing and dining?

Student Housing and dining costs are $1205 for shared double room and mandatory meal plan. The meal plan and linen package included in the housing cost are not optional.

7. Are my payments for tuition or fees and housing refundable if I have to cancel?

You may receive a full refund of registration through July 5. You may receive a refund of housing fees, minus a $45 administration fee, until June 13.

8. Do I really have to register as an Affiliate and pay fees if I simply want to audit courses?

Anyone attending the Institute must register and pay the appropriate fee. Affiliate fees are a principal source of student tuition fellowship support; these fellowships allow students to receive the many benefits of participation in an Institute, including exposure to a wide range of classes taught by experts in the field, many of which would not be available at their home institutions, plus the opportunity to make contact with their peers from other universities. Student tuition, from both fellowship and non-fellowship sources, in turn, helps pay for the costs of putting on the Institute, including paying the costs of the instructors. As an affiliate, you will also have the same access to the Internet and The University of Colorado at Boulder Libraries as students as well as other tools necessary to attend classes.

9. Can I attend a workshop or lecture without being enrolled in the Institute?

Yes, you can. We will have workshops and lectures scheduled for Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays during the Institute. There are also plenary lectures on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. There may be a reasonable cost for attending these events if you are not enrolled in the Institute but that price has not yet been determined. Details can be found on the website starting in March 2011.

10. I have applied for admission into one of the controlled enrollment courses (i.e. LING 7800-017 (Rice) and LING 7800-017 (Evans)). But I have not yet heard back on the application. Can I register for 4 credit hours in the event that I am not accepted for the course?

Yes. We recommend that if you are applying for one of these classes, you register for 4 other classes. If you are then selected for the field method class you will need to drop one of the others.