Scholarship Resources

A. Doak Barnett Memorial Essay Contest

Awards for graduate students of Sino-American relations.

Alliance Française

Awards for Summer Intensive Language Program French students to help offset costs. Details can be found here:

Deadline to apply: March 14, 2019

AmeriCorps Education Award (Segal)

Summer scholarships for those who have completed a term of national service in approved AmeriCorps programs.

Boren Scholarship/Fellowship Domestic Funding

Recipients of the Boren Fellowship are eligible for domestic funding for summer intensive language study. The funding is limited to the summer immediately before the applicant's proposed program overseas.

California Language Teachers' Associations (CLTA) Scholarships and Awards

Awards for language teachers in California who are CLTA members.

Davis Fellows for Peace

Full tuition, room, and board scholarships for 10 qualified Summer Intensive Language Program students. Deadline was February 15, 2019. The deadline for this scholarship has now passed. 

Gap Year Scholarships

Information on a number of different scholarships for youth on a gap year.

Hispanic Scholarship Fund

• The HSF Scholarship helps students of Hispanic heritage obtain a college degree.
• Various scholarships for Hispanic students award up to $7,000 in funding.

National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS) Scholarships

Many different scholarships and awards for a variety of students.

NEA Learning and Leadership Grants

Professional development grants for educators.

"Inspire Our Future" Scholarship

Scholarship from Teacher.org for students enrolled in an education-related degree.

QFI Arabic Study Awards

Awards for high school and undergraduate students who intend to study Arabic.

Qatar Foundation International Teacher Fellowships

Teacher Fellowship grants for current or prospective K–12 teachers to become certified in Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language.