Foreign Languages

This small, one-time scholarship is awarded each year to a Foreign Language major chosen by our faculty, based on college GPA and other academic accomplishments. Students must have and maintain a 3.0 GPA to be considered for this award.

This scholarship is funded by DFL faculty, both active and retired, and our graduates from years past. It is administered by the Department.

 

These scholarships are awarded each year to incoming freshmen and transfer students who have declared a French, German or Spanish major and who meet certain minimum qualifications. Amounts vary. The College of Arts and Sciences administers this scholarship, and recipients are chosen by Department of Foreign Languages faculty.

This annual scholarship rotates between the Departments of Foreign Languages, History and English; each Department awards it once every three years. It will next be awarded to a Foreign Languages major for the 2021-2022 academic year. It is usually given to an upper-division (junior or senior) major.

This scholarship is administered by the College of Arts and Sciences.

This small, one-time scholarship is awarded each year to a Foreign Language major chosen by our faculty, based on college GPA and other academic accomplishments. Students must have and maintain a 3.0 GPA to be considered for this award.

This scholarship was established in memory of the mother of long-time German professor and chair of Tennessee Tech’s Department of Foreign Languages, Dr. Phillip Campana. It is administered by the Department.

This small, one-time scholarship is awarded each year to a Foreign Language major chosen by our faculty, based on college GPA and other academic accomplishments. Students must have and maintain a 3.0 GPA to be considered for this award.

This scholarship was established in memory of Dr. Fredrick Heina, who taught German at Tennessee Tech for many years. It is administered by the Department of Foreign Languages.

Scholarship opportunities are available through the National Scholarship Committee of Alpha Mu Gamma, on a competitive basis. All FULL MEMBERS (undergraduates & graduates) of Alpha Mu Gamma are eligible to apply. The scholarships must be used for continued study of a foreign language and may be applied to study at any accredited academic institution.

Awards Include: 

$1,000 Goddard, Indovina & Krakowski Scholarship. [3 awards are available].

$500 James Fonseca Scholarship for the study of Spanish or Esperanto.

$500 Sister Eloise-Thérése Scholarship for the study of languages other than Spanish or Esperanto.

For more information, visit www.amgnational.org/scholarships.

The U.S. Department of State’s Gilman International Scholarship Program broadens the U.S. student population that studies and interns abroad by providing scholarships to outstanding who, due to financial constraints, might not otherwise participate. Since the program’s establishment in 2001, over 1,300 U.S. institutions have sent over 30,000 Gilman Scholars to 151 countries around the globe. Recipients are awarded up to $5,000 or $8,000 for the Gilman Critical Need Language Award. Funds are used toward the costs of study abroad or international internship programs.  

For more information, visit www.gilmanscholarship.org.

The Virtual Student Federal Service is the world's longest-running remote internship program! Since 2009, more than 10,000 U.S. citizen college students have worked on projects for more than 70 federal agencies during their academic year.

Students develop apps, design graphics, manage social media, conduct research, and more. The time commitment is about 10 hours per week from September through May. These internships are unpaid.

For more information, visit www.vsfs.state.gov.