Grants for Language Education

Critical Language Scholarship Program

• The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, a division of the U.S. State Department, offers scholarship assistance for language education through the Critical Language Scholarship Program. Critical Language Scholarships pay for the entire cost of up to a year of intensive language study in another country, including travel costs, room and board, visa fees, and tuition. To be eligible, a student must be a U.S. citizen, and must be enrolled in college as either a graduate or undergraduate. A student may use a Critical Language Scholarship to pursue the study of one of 13 languages, including Arabic, Persian, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. Interested students should visit the CLSP website for more information.

  Council of American Overseas Research Centers

  P.O. Box 37012

  MRC 178

  Washington, DC 20013-7012

  clscholarship.org

Foreign Language and Area Studies Program

• The United States Department of Education makes scholarship funds available for the study of language through the Foreign Language and Area Studies Program. Grants provided under the Foreign Language and Area Studies Program vary in amount by institution, though the average estimated allowance for a graduate student is $18,000 and the average estimated allowance for an undergraduate student is $10,000. To be eligible, a student must be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States, and must be pursuing a program of study combining language and area studies at a participating institution. The annual deadline for application is March 23.

  International Education Programs Service

  U.S. Department of Education

  1990 K Street, N.W., suite 6000

  Washington, DC 20006-8521

  202-502-7631

  ed.gov

Texas Tech University Language Scholarships

• The Department of Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, offers a variety of educational grants and scholarships to its students. The Beatrice W. Alexander Scholarship In French is awarded in the amount of $500 to a French major with a grade point average of 3.0 or higher. The Theodor W. Alexander Scholarship In German is awarded in the amount of $1,000 to a German major or minor who has a grade point average of 3.0 or better in their German classes. The Leonid A. Jirgensons Scholarship in Latin is awarded in the amount of $400 to a student majoring or pursuing a teaching certification in Latin. Interested students should visit the Texas Tech University website for more information.

  The Department of Classical & Modern Languages

  Texas Tech University

  P.O. Box 42071

  Lubbock, Texas 79409-2071

  806-742-3145

  ttu.edu