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Spanish Advancement Scholarship Application

Deadline: March 5, 2021

1) Please review the following miminum requirements for the Spanish Advancement Scholarship. If you meet these minimum requirements and want to be considered for a scholarship, carefully read the instructions and submit this completely filled out application form and your essay (described below) to the Department of Spanish by the deadline listed above. The application each spring is for an award at the start of the following fall semester, pending fall class registration. Minimum requirements:

Student must demonstrate financial need.
Student must be an undergraduate Spanish major or minor.
Student must be in university academic good standing.
Student must be a sophomore level or above at time of award disbursement. First year students are invited to apply in spring for the following fall.

2) The application requires some basic information, including your overall GPA and grades in any classes taken in Spanish. You will also be asked for the names and department of at least one and up to two WMU faculty members or administrators who are willing to recommend you for this scholarship. There is no need to ask for written letters of recommendation; the committee will contact your reference(s) directly as necessary.

3) Please prepare a one page, typed essay (approximately 250-300 words in English) to attach and submit with this application. It must be a text file in Word, pdf, or rtf format. In your essay, explain your financial need and how receiving this scholarship would support your continued studies at WMU, including your study of Spanish.

4) You can save and return to this application. Once you submit your completed application, you will be notified by phone or email to arrange an interview with the scholarship committee if your application is accepted. If you have questions concerning the application, please contact the chair of the scholarship committee: Professor Mike Millar, email: michael.millar@wmich.edu; phone: (269) 387-3026.

Name (required)

Add your complete first and last name.

WIN (required)

Your nine-digit WMU Identification Number.

WMU email (required)

This should be the email @wmich.edu.

Phone (required)

Please provide the best phone number to reach you.

Local address (required)

Please provide your full current address, with city, state, and zip code.

Permanent address

Please provide your permanent address, if different from your current address.

Major(s)/Minor(s) (required)

Please list your declared or intended major(s) and minor(s). Note that a Spanish major or minor is required for this scholarship.

Current and recent Spanish class(es) (required)

Please list any Spanish class(es) you are currently taking and have recently taken (this academic year). For each completed class, please note your final grade. If none, please list the most recent Spanish class(es) you took, when, where (if not WMU), and with what final grade(s).

Expected graduation date (required)

Please write in your anticipated graduation date, such as "Spring 2023."

Overall GPA (required)

Please indicate your overall grade point average at WMU.

Have you previously received any scholarships or awards? (required)

Please indicate yes or no. If yes, please list the scholarships/awards previously received and what entity or department awarded them.

WMU recommender (required)

Please provide the name, department, and if possible, phone number of a WMU faculty member, teaching assistant, or administrator who is willing to recommend you for this scholarship. There is no need for written letters of recommendation; the committee will contact these references directly as necessary.

Optional additional WMU recommender

Please provide the name, department, and if possible, phone number of an additional WMU faculty member, teaching assistant, or administrator who is willing to recommend you for this scholarship. There is no need for written letters of recommendation; the committee will contact these references directly as necessary.

Essay (required)

Please submit a one page, typed essay (approximately 250-300 words in English) explaining your financial need and how receiving this scholarship would support your continued studies at WMU, including your study of Spanish.
One file only.
2 MB limit.
Allowed types: txt, rtf, pdf, doc, docx, xml.

Department of Spanish
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5338 USA
(269) 387-3023