Scholarships
SLLC annually awards scholarships to language majors or minors. Applications are due February 5, 2025.
See below for eligibility requirements for each award.
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SLLC Scholarships
Dr. Anna Bartsch-Dunne Language House Scholarship (3 awards of $1,500)
The purpose of this award is to provide annual need-based scholarships for students from the Metropolitan Washington, DC area accepted into Language House.
Eligibility
- Current or admitted Language House Program participants
- Originally from the Metropolitan Washington DC and Baltimore County area (Northern Virginia, DC, Prince George’s, Montgomery, Howard counties, in Maryland)
Valerie Van Mach Choudhury Endowed Scholarship for Romance Languages (1 award of $1500)
Established in 2015 to support merit-based scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students majoring in French, Italian, Spanish or Romance Languages.
Eligibility
- Undergraduate Majors in French, Italian, Spanish, or Romance Languages
- Minimum GPA of 3.2
Donald Hirsch Scholarship (1 award of $600)
Established in December 2000 to support scholarships for students studying foreign language who have a long-term vocational desire to apply their language skills to a field such as architecture, law, business, translation, public policy, or government service.
Eligibility
- Majors in French, German, and Japanese
- Minimum GPA of 3.5
David N. & Mary Magruder Foreign Language Scholarship (2 awards of $1500)
A merit-based scholarship for undergraduate and graduate SLLC students who graduated from a public high school in Maryland.
Number of Awards:
- 2 awards of $1500
Eligibility
- Undergraduate language major in SLLC
- Graduated from a public high school in Maryland
- Minimum GPA 3.0
- Priority to students from high schools in Washington, Garrett, or Allegany counties.
- Priority to previous recipients (for up to eight semesters)
Languages Scholarship Fund (1 award of $200)
A merit-based scholarship for undergraduate SLLC students.
Number of Awards:
- 1 award of $200
Eligibility
- Undergraduate language major or minor in SLLC
Program-Specific Scholarships
Arabic
- UMD Summer Language Institute Scholarships of up to $1500 for intensive summer study of Arabic at the Summer Institute.
- Boren Scholarships of up to $25,000 for overseas study of Arabic.
- Critical Language Scholarships for overseas summer study of Arabic.
Chinese
- Adele Austin Rickett Scholarship
- Tsung Chin Calligraphy Scholarship
French
- American Association of Teachers of French (AATF) Outstanding Senior
- AATF Excellence in French - Senior
- Outstanding Senior French Minor
- Excellence in Intermediate French
- French Cluster Language House Scholarship for Returning Resident
- French Cluster Language House Scholarship for New Resident
- Summer Study Abroad with Maryland-in-Montpellier Department Scholarship
- Semester Study Abroad with Maryland-in-Nice Department Scholarship
- Gilman Scholarship for overseas study of French
- Valerie Van Mach Choudhury Endowed Scholarship for Romance Languages
- Pi Delta Phi National French Honorary scholarships for summer study in Québec or Paris
German
- The Annaliese and Alfred Strauch Scholarship for Language Study
- German Major Award (German Society of Maryland)
- German Minor Award (German Society of Maryland)
- Gerald E. and Martha M. Kightlinger Award
- Study Abroad Scholarship (National German Honorary Society, Delta Phi Alpha)
Italian
- Certificate of Distinction for the study of Italian Language and Culture
- Gloria Friedgen Scholarship
- Cesarina Horing Award (Italian Cultural Society of Washington, DC)
- Valerie Van Mach Choudhury Endowed Scholarship for Romance Languages
Japanese
- Japanese American Society of Washington, DC Internship, 2021-22
- Japanese National Honors Society Recognition of Excellence
Persian
- Ulrike and Jamshid Amouzegar Undergraduate Scholarship in Persian Studies
- The Persian Studies Essay Award
- Persian Flagship scholarship : Up to $20,000 for intensive summer study ($5,000) and the Persian Flagship Simulated Immersion Capstone year ($15,000) on campus.
- UMD Summer Language Institute Scholarship : Up to $1,500 for intensive summer study of Persian at the UMD Summer Language Institute.
- Critical Language Scholarships for overseas summer study of Persian in Tajikistan.
- Gilman Scholarship for overseas summer study of Persian in Tajikistan.
Russian
- The Maya Brin Scholarship in Cultural Competency (multiple awards each year, variable, usually a minimum of $5,000 each)
- The Maya Brin Price for Excellence in the Study of Russian Award ($500)
- ACTR Post-Secondary Russian Scholar Laureate Award
Spanish
- José Emilio Pacheco Award for Best Essay in SPAN301/306
- Graciela Nemes Outstanding Student Award 2021-2022
- Sandra Cypess and Roberta Lavine Award for Best Essay in SPAN303
SLLC Boren Scholars 2023
ARHU Scholarships
The college offers several scholarships to its students. Each scholarship has eligibility criteria. Scholarship information and applications are made available each spring semester. Applications are available in 1120 Francis Scott Key Hall. Annual scholarship deadlines are the last day of March of any given year, unless otherwise noted.
National Scholarships Office
The National Scholarships Office at UMD aims to provide undergraduates with the best possible information, for guidance and support as they learn about and apply for national scholarships. Please visit this site to search for scholarships based on specific criteria (class status, field of study, etc).
Study Abroad Scholarships
Comprehensive list of scholarships available specifically for language students who want to study abroad.
Scholarships for Minority Students
Scholarships database where you can search by specific language, region, ethnicity, or minority group, as well as by scholarship title.
Erik B. Young, M.D. International Travel-Study Awards
Alumnus Dr. Erik B. Young wishes to support international travel-study for a group of University of Maryland College Park undergraduates each year. There will be five (5) International Travel-Study Abroad Awards with stipends of $2,500 each awarded for the year. The application process will open in early spring each year.