The Rosemary Patterson Memorial Grant goes to Spanish students who display high proficiency in foreign languages. The Texas Foreign Language Association confers this scholarship and grants students immersion opportunities to improve linguistic aptitudes. The association also sponsors the Foreign Languages in Elementary Schools (FLES) Scholarship where elementary school teachers and members of administration can earn qualification in foreign language learning at the Hockaday School in Dallas.
T. Earle Hamilton was the founder of the Texas Foreign Language Association. To his homage, the T. Earle Hamilton Scholarship has been established for high school students in pursuit of college foreign language education. Award sums vary.
The Texas Foreign Language Association collaborates with the Cemenahuac Educational Community Scholarship fund to award Spanish language teachers with two weeks of intensive Spanish language classes in Cuernavaca, Mexico.
Dr. Ples Harper was a cultural exchange director for the U.S government in Peru, and the scholarship named for him goes to Spanish majors who intend either to teach or to pursue graduate study. Awardees must be juniors or seniors studying foreign languages.
The Texas A&M University offers the Marie D. Tarrab Memorial Scholarship to juniors, seniors and graduate students in Spanish studies. Awards vary.
Wanda Katherine Reardon Litsey established the Tony Litsey Scholarship Fund in 1973 for the benefit of undergraduates and graduates majoring in Spanish. Texas A&M University and University of Texas at Arlington offer the Tony Litsey Scholarship.
The Faye LaVerne Bumpass Scholarship, at Texas Tech University, grants scholarships to two deserving Spanish students who perform well academically, demonstrate need and show the potential to be Spanish teachers.
The Beatrice W. Alexander Scholarship annually confers scholarship prizes on Texas Tech University undergraduate students who major in French. Scholars must have earned a 3.0 GPA and be active in the Foreign Language Department.
The French Alliance (Alliance Française de Houston) grants scholarships to undergraduate students, graduate students and high school teachers who pursue French. Winners receive the opportunity to sharpen language skills through cultural immersion.
The French American Chamber of Commerce in Houston awards a French-American scholarship to college students who major in French or do well in French. Scholars study abroad for a certain period in France and are exposed to a wealth of Francophone culture.
Other French language scholarships are the Christine de Pizan Scholarship and the Wendell E. McClendon Scholarship.
Chinese study-abroad scholarships are available to Chinese studies students of the Confucius Institute at Texas A&M University. The winners can choose among the following options: a one-year study scholarship to a Chinese university, a semester-long immersion in Chinese or a master's degree in teaching Chinese to foreigners. The Hanban Confucius Institute Headquarters sponsors this program based in Houston.
Texas A&M University
3371 TAMU
College Station, Texas 77843-3371
979-845-3099
http://ipa.tamu.edu/confucius/index.html
The Huayu Learning program offers a one-year scholarship to Chinese language students. The winner obtains a monthly stipend for living expenses.
The Taiwan Scholarship program is another scholarship open to Texas students. The award is a monthly stipend for living expenses. This scholarship can last up to four years.
The University of Texas at Tyler
3900 University Blvd.
Tyler, Texas 75799
903-566-7000
http://cecs.uttyler.edu/scholarships.htm
The Theodor W. Alexander Scholarship in German aims to honor high performing students in German with at least 3.0 GPA. The scholarship must be used for tuition and fees. Other notable German-oriented scholarships are the Charles B. and Jeanne Qualia Memorial Scholarship and the Hank Smith Memorial Scholarship.