Critical Languages Program Scholarships
FOR SPRING 2025
Scholarships will open on January 27 and close February 28, 2025. Awardees will be announced in March. To apply go to Scholarship Universe and search for Critical Languages. More details on how to apply for (and win) a scholarship in this video.
Six of the following scholarships are available. Any student enrolled in a CRL qualified language (qualified languages vary by scholarship, see details below) is welcome to apply. Each scholarship award is $500, unless otherwise noted.
- 9-11 Memorial Scholarship (Under-enrolled languages only, list of qualified languages varies semester to semester)
- Muriel Fisher Memorial Scholarship
- Dennis Evans Memorial Scholarship
- Esther Chepchumba Machibya Memorial Scholarship (Swahili only)
- Julie Reitan Memorial Scholarship (Swahili only)
- Gerd Bonner Memorial Scholarship (Under-enrolled languages only, list of qualified languages varies semester to semester)
- Roy A. Johnson Memorial Scholarship (Under-enrolled languages only, list of qualified languages varies semester to semester)
Special (extra) this semester:
- CEAS Scholarship (Cantonese or Vietnamese only, award of $360)
Other Scholarships
- SILLC Global Award Fund
- U.S. Department of State - Critical Language Scholarship Program
- Foreign Language and Area Studies Awards for Arabic, Hebrew, Turkish, and Persian
- Study Abroad Scholarships
- Hellenic Cultural Foundation Scholarship
- Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program
- Boren Scholarships and Fellowships
- NFMLTA/NCOLCTL Graduate Students Research Support Award
- Arizona State University Critical Languages Institute (Summer) due Jan 31
Students can apply for scholarships on Scholarship Universe, a service provided by the UA Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid (OSFA) where University of Arizona students can get matched and apply for scholarships. Students will get matched based on their profiles to available COH Scholarships and other scholarships they may be eligible for. Each scholarship may be found by searching for the scholarship name using the search feature in the top left corner of SU:
Required application materials typically include:
- A personal statement.
- A list of any honors, extracurricular or volunteer activities.
- One letter of recommendation (uploaded by the recommender). Students are encouraged to apply well in advance so that the person writing the recommendation has ample time to provide their letter. If a recommendation letter is not uploaded to the system by the deadline, the application will not be eligible for consideration.
Apply via Scholarship Universe