Scholarships and Awards

Our department offers or sponsors several different scholarships around an array of criteria to enable more opportunities and more experiences to be available to our students. Most of these scholarships are housed on the UA's Scholarship Universe and can be found by searching for the scholarship name using the search feature in the top lest corner of the Scholarship Universe homepage.

 

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Arizona in Paris and Cultural Immersion in Paris: From Graffiti to Gruyère (Study Abroad)

The French Faculty in the Department of French and Italian are pleased to announce the call for applications for the competitive Arizona in Paris and Cultural Immersion in Paris Award. This award supports UA students enrolled in French courses with the UA study abroad program in Paris, France. While preference is given to UA French majors, all students enrolled in a French course (prefix FREN) are eligible to apply.

Value of Scholarship: Varies

Eligibility:

  1. Fully completed application for the UA Study Abroad Program "Arizona in Paris" and "Cultural Immersion in Paris"
  2. Enrollment in a French course (FREN prefix) in Paris, France
  3. Current Undergraduate UA Student 

Preferred qualifications - UA French Major in good standing 

Application Due Date: February 16, 2026

Please fill out the application and submit to Nina VanAlstine at nvanalstine@arizona.edu

Download Application for Arizona in Paris 

Download Application for Cultural Immersion in Paris

 


SILLC Global Award Fund

The competitive SILLC Global Award Fund benefits UA undergraduate students in good standing who are declared majors in any of the SILLC disciplines. Recipients must use the award the summer, fall, and/or spring immediately following the date of the award. 

Value of Scholarship: $1,500.00-$5,000.00

Eligibility:

  • The applicant must be a UA undergraduate student
  • Must be a declared major in any of the following SILLC disciplines (minors are not eligible)"
    • Africana Studies
    • Classics (Classical Civilization, Greek, or Latin)
    • East Asian Studies (includes Japanese and Chinese)
    • French and Francophone Studies
    • German Studies
    • Italian Studies
    • Religious Studies
    • Russian and Slavic Studies
  • Minimum Cumulative GPA of 3.0
  • No less than one academic year in residency left at UA before graduation at the time of application. 

Application due date: February 16, 2026

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College of Humanities Scholarships:

Numerous scholarships are available for College of Humanities majors, including a brand new one: "Fearless Inquiries Abroad!" Click on the button below for more information and a list of additional scholarships you might be eligible for and how to apply.

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Scholarship Universe

Interested in finding additional scholarships you may be eligible for? If so, please check out Scholarship Universe:

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Boren Fellowships

The African Flagship Languages Initiative (AFLI) offers Boren Fellowship applicants the opportunity for language study through domestic and overseas language programs in Akan/Twi, French, Portuguese, Swahili, Wolof, or Zulu. 

https://www.borenawards.org