San Jose State University in California has a student population of roughly 30,000. In the Spanish program, San Jose offers yearly scholarships of $300 to students majoring or minoring in Spanish. Students must have at least a 3.0 grade point average in their Spanish classes and also need to hand in a short essay on why they chose this course of study. This scholarship is awarded to students at the end of the Spanish 160C course, so students must be enrolled in it to apply.
The Meta Marion Goldsmith Scholarship is also available at San Jose State University; this is a scholarship for up to $1,250 for students who have finished one semester or more of any foreign language. For this scholarship, students need a recommendation from their language professor and a GPA in languages of 3.5 or higher. Students may also need to provide a financial needs certificate available through the Office of Financial Aid.
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation was established from the Canadian entrepreneur's estate in 2000. Its aim is to provide scholarships for students at all academic levels around the world. In the U.S. there are many scholarships available. For students who want to major in Spanish at a university but do not have the funds, there is the Undergraduate Transfers Scholarship. Students who are currently studying Spanish in a community college can apply. Within California, students must be nominated by a Jack Kent Cooke representative from their community college. According to the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, applicants will be assessed by a panel of judges on such things as financial need, ambition, test scores, grades and their reason for wishing to study this major. If applicants are accepted, they can receive up to $30,000 a year. Fifty students are accepted annually.
California State University, located in the San Fernando Valley, is the third largest University in the State of California. The humanities department offers scholarships to undergraduate students who are majoring or minoring in Spanish so long as their GPA is 3.0 or above. The amount available is $2,000 a year for the entirety of the degree. Applicants must submit an essay detailing their goals in the program, two letters of recommendation from professors and transcripts.