Awards and scholarships on campus

Óscar Fernández Scholarship

Awards up to $1,300

Awarded to currently enrolled juniors or seniors in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences majoring in Spanish. Students must demonstrate academic excellence and financial need (students may submit a letter of award notification from the UI Office of Student Financial Aid, or a copy of the most recent FAFSA filed by their parents).

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Spanish Student Aid Scholarship

Awards $500

Awarded to a deserving student majoring or minoring in Spanish who demonstrates financial need and merit. 

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Genevieve Davis Searle Scholarship

Awards up to $10,000 for two consecutive semesters

Awarded to currently enrolled native English-speaking undergraduate students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences majoring in Spanish in their junior and senior year when the award begins. A UI cumulative GPA of 3.6 or higher is required. Students must be studying two consecutive semesters (may include winter/summer terms) spent at the college or university in a Spanish-speaking foreign country taking courses resulting in a total of at least 18 s.h. that will be accepted by the University of Iowa.

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Stephen Lynn Smith Memorial Scholarship

Gilman International Scholarship

Awarded to students who are receiving Federal Pell Grant funding to participate in study or intern abroad programs worldwide. Visit the website for more information.  

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International Programs scholarships

Explore the many funding opportunities open to UI students and alumni, available from the International Programs Student Grants and Fellowships page.

Undergraduate students who are committed to developing advanced language proficiency should investigate the Naomi Gunderson Scholarship for Foreign Language Study Abroad. 

Undergraduate students who have completed at least one year of Spanish or Portuguese and are looking to study abroad in Spain and Latin America can look into the Carol A. Snodgrass Scholarship.

Students majoring in a world language who are participating in a study abroad program or an international internship program through International Programs should investigate the Richard J. Tyner International Programs Scholarship. 

Undergraduate students who study abroad in countries including sub-Saharan Africa, Asia (including Central Asia), Latin America, and the Middle East (including North Africa) should investigate the Joel D. and Sandra Barkan Scholarship. 

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences scholarships

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences also awards scholarships to students continuing coursework in a major within the college. Some scholarships are open to all liberal arts and sciences students and others are for select liberal arts and sciences majors.