Foreign Languages Scholarships
The department of Foreign Languages is committed to providing students with meaningful academic as well as experiential learning opportunities. The scholarships below provide funds to successful applicants (both current and incoming) who are majoring and/or minoring in a foreign language. Please click on the different scholarships to learn more.
Vance Ross Foreign Languages Current Use Scholarship
The scholarship is to be awarded to an incoming freshman at the University of North Alabama. Recipients must have a minimum overall high school GPA of 3.5 and be majoring in a foreign language. Preference shall be given to applicants who have demonstrated academic excellence in a foreign language and financial need based on the current and future need-based guidelines of the University. Selections shall be made by the Office of Admissions in consultation with the Office of Student Financial Aid. Awards shall be made in scholarship amounts based on funds available and number of students selected. The scholarship may be renewable for up to four years of a recipient’s undergraduate education provided the recipient maintains a minimum cumulative UNA GPA of 3.5 and continues to major in a foreign language. Apply here with Student Financial Aid
Dr. Craig Christy 4-Year German Current Use Scholarship
This scholarship will provide scholarship support to an incoming freshman who has declared a major, minor, or concentration in German. Apply here with Student Financial Aid
Three separate scholarship opportunities available:
Harriet R. King Hufstedler Endowed Scholarship |
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Eligibility Requirements: Students majoring or minoring in Foreign Languages, French, German or Spanish are eligible to apply. Four or more awards will be available per year, depending on the merit of applications received. |
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| German Scholarship |
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Eligibility Requirements: This scholarship will provide support to a sophomore, junior, or senior with a major, minor, or concentration in German. If no students apply who have declared a major, minor, or concentration in German, the scholarship will be given to a student who has declared a major, minor, or concentration in French. |
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| Polo Family Endowed Scholarship in Honor of Alicia and Jorge Polo |
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Eligibility Requirements: This scholarship will provide students whose enrollment enhances the diversity of the University's student population. Priority of consideration is given to students who are majoring or minoring in Spanish and self-identify with Hispanic heritage. Second priority of consideration will be given to students majoring or minoring in any foreign language and self-identify with Hispanic heritage. Third priority of consideration will be given to students who major or minor in Foreign Languages who have an interest in Hispanic heritage. Scholarships may be renewable for up to 4 years. Recipients of this scholarship will be selected by the Department of Foreign Languages with the Office of Student Financial Aid. |
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All criteria will be interpreted according to the discretion of the Department Scholarship Committee. In judging a scholarship candidate, the Committee will consider a student's potential for making a contribution in the area of Foreign Languages as well as evidence of academic achievement, responsible character, sense of purpose, growth, and participation in departmental activities. Significant contribution to foreign languages or the department may be a deciding factor, if all other criteria are judged equal.
Two separate scholarship opportunities available:
| Ross Family in Memory of Marcia Ross Study Abroad Endowed Scholarship |
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Students eligible for a Ross Scholarship include those majoring or minoring in Foreign Languages, French, German or Spanish who will participate in a study abroad trip in the Department of Foreign Languages during the current academic year. One or more awards will be available per year, depending on the merit of applications received. |
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Jessica Piper Education Abroad Scholarship |
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This scholarship will be awarded by the Foreign Languages Department to a student who is a Foreign Languages Major or Minor and who has financial need, to assist with their education abroad. One or more awards will be available per year, depending on the merit of applications received. |
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All criteria will be interpreted according to the discretion of the Department Scholarship Committee. In judging a scholarship candidate, the Committee will consider a student's potential for making a contribution in the area of Foreign Languages as well as evidence of academic achievement, responsible character, sense of purpose, growth, and participation in departmental activities. Significant contribution to foreign languages or the department may be a deciding factor, if all other criteria are judged equal.
UNA Education Abroad Scholarship
UNA students are eligible for up to a $1,000 scholarship towards airfare and/or tuition and fees for a faculty-led trip or semester or year abroad at a partner school. UNA Education Abroad Scholarship Application.