COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH
FOREIGN STUDY SCHOLARSHIPS
ANNOUNCEMENT FOR 2009-10
The Department is fortunate to have four scholarship programs to support its students in study abroad. This announcement covers study abroad for 2009 and/or Spring 2010.
The Jonathan B. Conant Scholarship in German Studies - for declared majors in German Studies. The Conant award carries a stipend of $1,000.
The Angela Marinelli Scholarship - for students of French and/or Spanish. The Marinelli award (up to 2 awards this year) carries a stipend of $1500 and requires that a student spend at least six weeks in a country where the language being studied is the native language.
The Stephanie Imholte Hagelberg Scholarship - for students of French, German Studies, and/or Spanish. The Hagelberg award carries a stipend of $600 (2 awards this year), and requires that the student study abroad in a country where the language being studied is the native language.
The Frances A. Knobloch Scholarship - for students of French, German Studies, and/or Spanish. This award (up to 3 awards this year) carries a stipend of $1,000, and requires that the student study abroad in a country where the language being studied is the native language.
Deadline for application: Monday, February 2, 2009, in H 457.
To Apply:
For the Jonathan B. Conant Scholarship in German Studies:
Declared German Studies majors who wish to study abroad shall submit a letter in German describing what they plan to do to pursue formal academic study abroad in a German-speaking area. The committee, comprised of faculty in the German Studies program, will select the student who will derive the most benefit from this foreign study, based on the quality of the letter and the faculty’s knowledge of the student and his/her work.
For the Angela Marinelli Scholarship, the Stephanie Imholte Hagelberg Scholarship, and the Frances A. Knobloch Scholarship:
Students in Spanish, French and German Studies shall write a 750-word essay in the language being studied, the purpose of which is to justify the program of study abroad in the applicant’s intellectual development. The essay ought to explain the applicant’s background, how he or she became a student of the language and its culture, why this is the appropriate time for studying abroad, precisely (as possible) how the time abroad will be spent and what contribution the experience is expected to make towards the applicant’s progress, and finally, where the overall program of study is expected to lead in the applicant’s future.
Applications will be judged first on how complete, how convincing, and how detailed they are. Are all of the issues cited above actually addressed? Then they will be judged on the quality of the language, both its accuracy and its style. If an applicant is eligible for financial aid, that should be mentioned in a footnote.
All applications will be considered for all three scholarships, as appropriate.
For all four Scholarships:
Applicants may discuss the content with anyone they wish, but they may not have the essay or parts or drafts thereof reviewed or adjusted by anyone. The essay is to be the applicant’s own work entirely.
The Department reserves the right to withhold an award in any year if it deems the applications inadequate.
Deadline for application: Monday, February 2, 2009, in H 457.