Valparaiso University Foreign Language Scholarships

Deadline: January 30, 2009 postmark -- early applications encouraged
Valparaiso University announces its annual competition for $1000 scholarships for freshman students who will major in Classics, French, German, or Spanish. These merit awards are renewable three times for a total of $4,000 if the student remains a foreign language major and makes satisfactory academic progress. Scholarship holders may have two majors.
Scholarship winners are selected on the basis of this application, an essay of 200 words, a teacher's letter or recommendation, and a foreign language exam which must be taken before January 30, 2009. German and Spanish students will take the exam on-line (step 4 below). Latin and French students may take the exam during a campus visit; if that is not convenient the exam will be mailed to the applicant's high school teacher for administration at the high school. The exam is approximately one hour in length.

We invite you to be considered for one of these scholarships.
 

Application
 

Step 1: Please complete the form below.

Name
Language
Street Address
City, State, Zip
Telephone
 E-mail Address

SAT scores:
 Verbal:
 Mathematics:



ACT composite score:
 

Number of years (and which years) enrolled in language courses
Experience abroad
Have you taken a second or third foreign language?
Which one(s) and for how long?
Overall grade average

AP course in your language?

If so, when?

yes no

Academic Awards

To be eligible to receive a scholarship you must have applied to VU by January 30, 2009.
 Have you applied for admission to Valparaiso University? yes no
 Do you plan to visit campus before January 30, 2009? yes no

 
Step 2: Please have your high school foreign language teacher write a letter of recommendation on your behalf. Your teacher should mail or e-mail the letter to:
Professor Zamora-Breckenridge
123 Meier Hall
Valparaiso University
Valparaiso, IN 46383
Nelly.Zamora-Breckenridge@valpo.edu

Foreign Language Teacher's Name
Teacher's E-mail Address
Teacher's Telephone
High School Name
High School Address
High School City, State, Zip

Step 3: Please describe in about 200 words your academic and career goals (how did you become interested in foreign languages and what would you like to do with your language skills in the future?). A successful essay will be well-organized and thoughtful; you may wish to compose and edit it before entering it here.
 
Deadline: January 30, 2009 postmark
Early applications are encouraged.


Step 4: Take the scholarship exam

German Students of German will take the scholarship exam on-line. Carefully follow the instructions for taking the GERMAN exam.
Spanish Students of Spanish will take the scholarship exam on-line. Carefully follow the instructions for taking the SPANISH exam.
French
Classics (Latin)		 Students of French and Classics will take the scholarship exam on campus during a Campus Visit Day, or at their high school if students do not plan to attend a Campus Visit Day. All students should contact Timothy.Tomasik@valpo.edu to make arrangements for taking the exam either on the VU campus or at their high school.

Contact:
 
Professor Zamora-Breckenridge
123 Meier Hall
Valparaiso University
Valparaiso, IN 46383
Nelly.Zamora-Breckenridge@valpo.edu