Awards and Scholarships

Many awards and scholarships are available to undergraduate students in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, including the following.

Awards

Doris Mandell Memorial Award

To a graduating senior with demonstrated excellence in Spanish who has participated in extracurricular activities in this field and has been most active in fostering interest in it.

Dorothy Lascher-Schlitt Award

To be used to enable students who might not otherwise do so to attend noteworthy performances of works related to the studies of modern languages by visiting foreign or domestic dramatic or musical companies.

Julia Schwabe Award

To meritorious students as determined by the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, with preference given to students studying German.

Moliere Award

To a non-native French-speaking student who is outstanding on the advanced level.

Paul J. & Angela H. Salvatore Award

Three $100 awards to undergraduate students for proficiency in a Romance language (one in French, one in Italian and one in Spanish).

Renee G. Geen Memorial Award

To a graduating senior who has demonstrated academic excellence and financial need, and who has been accepted into an accredited graduate program in Romance languages, as demonstrated by an acceptance letter from that graduate school. Preference shall be given to students majoring in French.

Scholarships

J. Robert Loy Memorial Scholarship

To be used for undergraduate scholarships in the humanities.

Julian E. and Margaret R. Miranda Scholarship for the Pursuit of Italian Studies

To students born of Italian parents who demonstrate financial need and are interested in the study of the language, literature, history and culture of Italy.