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The department administers several scholarships
for undergraduate as well as graduate students of French, Italian and Spanish
languages. Applications are available during the first week of winter term,
and will be awarded for the following academic year sometime in spring term.
The following are examples of scholarships available, subject to change
each year based on available funding:
Françoise Calin Scholarship
Limited to juniors, seniors, and graduate students who are majors or minors
in the Romance Languages department, with consideration given to those with preparation in French.
Emmanuel Hatzantonis Scholarship
Scholarship to carry out Italian studies in
Italy with the University's foreign studies program. Limited to majors or
minors in the Romance Languages department, with consideration given those
with preparation in Italian.
Helen Fe Jones Scholarship
Scholarship to study Spanish in a Spanish
speaking country for undergraduate and graduate students) Limited to juniors,
seniors and graduate students who are majors or minors in the Romance Languages
department, with consideration given those with preparation in Spanish.
Perry J. Powers Scholarship
Scholarship for the study in the Romance Languages
department. Limited to undergraduate majors and minors in the Romance Languages
department.
Perugia Summer Program Scholarship
Usually two scholarships of 850,000 lire each
(approximately $500) for study on the Summer Program to be received in Perugia.
Students applying to the Perugia Program may use the same two letters, both
for application to the program and for application for the scholarships.
They must, however, submit a separate statement of purpose in applying for
the scholarship.
Stickels Scholarship
Scholarship to study in a Spanish speaking
country. Limited to graduate students of Romance Languages with a concentration
in Spanish expressing an intention to become language teachers. In the absence
of graduate student applicants, undergraduates intending to become language
teachers will be considered.
James T. Wetzel Scholarship
Scholarship limited to graduate students in
Romance Languages to support a specific research project.
Students
who make satisfactory progress toward the M.A. degree typically receive
two years of support in the form of graduate teaching fellowships (GTFs)
and tuition waivers. Students who make satisfactory progress toward the
Ph.D. typically are eligible for three years of support in the form of graduate
teaching fellowships and tuition waivers if they enter the program after
earning the M.A.
The department has a well-endowed fund it
uses to supplement the basic GTF stipend. Besides competitive grants from
the Graduate School, the Center for the Study of Women in Society, and the
Oregon Humanities Center, graduates may apply for a variety of departmental
awards and scholarships. These include awards for travel to conferences
and research trips as well as fellowships for Ph.D. candidates who are writing
their dissertations.
The COFLT ELIZABETH BARICEVIC/JOSEFINA BOTTA MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS recognize
outstanding commitment to the study of a second language. The Confederation in Oregon for Language Teaching (COFLT) awards four (4) scholarships of $500 each under this program: one for a student at a high school with 500 students or less, two for students at high schools of any size, and one for a student at the college/university level.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
1. Applicants must attend an Oregon secondary school or a post-secondary institution.
2. High school applicants must have completed or be currently enrolled in the 3rd year of language study.
3. High school applicants must rank in the upper one third of the senior class.
4. Applicants must have earned a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 in the second language.
5. College/university applicants must be currently enrolled, at least, in the 2nd year of language study. Children of members of the selection committee are not eligible for these scholarships.
APPLICANTS: Five complete copies of the application packet must be submitted. This packet includes:
1) completed application page (reverse of this letter);
2) a 300 word personal statement by the applicant explaining: a) purpose of application, b) why the study of second languages is important to the applicant and to the country, c) an elaboration of the applicants
second language involvement outside of the classroom;
3) two letters of recommendation: a) applicants second language instructor, who must be a current COFLT member, and b) an individual who is familiar with the applicants involvement with a second language outside the classroom;
4) an unofficial copy of applicants transcript.
TO RECOMMENDING TEACHER: The named candidate for a COFLT Elizabeth Barecevic/ Josefina Botta Memorial Scholarship has chosen you as a reference who knows his/her second language ability well. In
your recommendation, please address the following questions:
1) How long have you known the student? What courses have you taught this student?
2) Please tell us about this students ability, motivation, imagination, and dedication to second language study. To what extent has this candidate made use of his/her academic potential?
3) Give your impressions of the students integrity, aims, and values. How is the student regarded by peers and adults? Include any additional information which might assist the selection committee in its task.
4) If your COFLT membership has lapsed or if you are unsure of your status, write COFLT; email <coflt@willamette.edu>; or by USPS to PO Box 111, Salem, OR 97308.
SELECTION PROCESS: Financial need is not a consideration for this scholarship. Applications will be rated according to the following categories: a) Second language GPA [5 pts]; b) Letters of Recommendation
[10 pts]; c) Language related activities [15 pts]; d) Personal interests, motivation, goals [10 pts]. SUBMISSION: Send completed application packet to:to:Ms. Catherine Wahl, COFLT Scholarship Committee
Chair, Dufur School, 802 NE Fifth Street, Dufur OR 97021. Applications postmarked after March 1, 2005 cannot be considered. If you have questions, please send them by email to: <cwahl@dufur.k12.or.us>.
APPLICANT CHECKLIST: The application packet includes: 5 sets, each one containing the following documents in this order: 1) completed application sheet; 2) personal statement; 3) letters of recommendation;
4) transcript.
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