Scholarships
Scholarships Offered by the
Department of World Languages and Cultures
The William D. Cocorinis Scholarship has been established in the Department of World Languages & Cultures to provide educational assistance through scholarships to deserving students engaged in the study of modern or ancient Greek language, history or culture.
Scholarship: $ 1,000.00 - Tuition | Target: Modern or ancient Greek language, history or culture | Type: Merit
Eligibility: University of Utah students in good standing with an academic emphasis in modern or
ancient Greek language, history or culture. Preference will be given first, to students
of merit who are engaged in the study of Modern Greek and second, to students of merit
who are otherwise engaged in Hellenic Studies.
How to Apply: Follow the link below to apply in Academic Works
- Completed application
- Current university transcript(s)
- Two letters of recommendation (may be delivered directly by the recommenders)
The William D. Cocorinis Scholarship is not available for the 2023-2024 Academic Year, please check back again later!
Open to all full-time (defined as 12 credit hours) resident, junior, senior or graduate students who have attended the University of Utah for at least one year and have declared a major in one of the following modern foreign languages: French, German, Russian, or Spanish.
Scholarship: One-year full (12 credit hours) resident tuition and fees. | Target: Declared Modern Foreign Language Majors | Type: Merit
Eligibility: Recipient must maintain the language major and hold no other scholarships. One-year
full resident tuition and fees.
Required application materials:
- Completed application;
- Current transcripts from all colleges/universities attended;
- Three letters of recommendation sent directly to the department -two of these letters must be written by Department of World Languages & Cultures faculty. If you are also applying for a University of Utah Departmental Scholarship, you may use the same letters of recommendation.
Deadline: February 9, 2024 (Your application will be complete if both the application questions and the references are submitted by this date. Please contact your references in advance.)
The scholarship has been established to provide scholarships to deserving students in the Department of World Languages & Cultures majoring in the Classics, which includes the study of Greek language and literature.
Scholarship: $1,000 - 2,000 (varies) - Tuition | Target: Classics Majors | Type: Merit
Eligibility: University of Utah students in good standing with a major in Classics. Preference will be given to students in Classical Greek and those with financial need.
Required application materials:
- Completed application;
- Transcripts
- Current students/transfer students: Submit current transcripts from all colleges/universities attended;
- High school applicants: Submit a copy of your high school transcripts showing grades through the fall semester of your senior year;
- Two letters of recommendation, one of which should be from a foreign language professor or teacher.
Deadline: February 9, 2024 (Your application will be complete if both the application questions and the references are submitted by this date. Please contact your references in advance)
The Edward Rivas Endowed Scholarship has been established in honor of Edward Rivas, Mercedes Grimes’ son to provide scholarships to deserving students in the Department of World Languages & Cultures majoring in Spanish. Preference for scholarship awards shall be given to eligible candidates who have demonstrated financial need and who are among the first generation in their family to attend college. Additionally, preference may be given to students who have demonstrated a commitment to or experience in supporting the Latin/Hispanic communities. Examples of demonstrated commitment or experience may include volunteer activities, involvement in student organizations, or participation in community organizations or events.
Scholarship: $1,000 towards tuition | Target: Spanish Majors | Type: Merit
Eligibility: University of Utah first generation college students in good standing working towards a degree in Spanish. Preference will be given to students who have demonstrated a commitment to or experience in supporting the Latin/Hispanic communities. Examples of demonstrated commitment or experience may include volunteer activities, involvement in student organizations, or participation in community organizations or events.
Required application materials:
- Completed application (including an essay which illustrates a commitment to or experience in supporting the Latin/Hispanic communities.)
- University transcript.
- Two letters of recommendation, one of which should be from a foreign language instructor (Please contact your references in advance, your application will not be considered complete without references being submitted by January 31)
Deadline: February 9, 2024 (Your application will be complete if both the application questions and the references are submitted by this date)
The Department of World Languages & Cultures offers one-year scholarships to outstanding, resident first-year, continuing and transfer students, who have declared and intend to complete a major in the department.
Scholarship: Varies | Target: Resident Students with Declared Majors | Type: Merit
Eligibility: Nominees must be Utah residents, entering freshman, transfer, or continuing (undergraduate) students, and all candidates must have been admitted to the University. Students seeking a second Bachelor’s are not eligible to receive this waiver. Minimum GPA requirement is 3.5.
Required application materials:
- Completed application
- Transcripts
- Current students/transfer students: Submit current transcripts from all colleges/universities attended
- High school applicants: Submit a copy of your high school transcripts showing grades through the fall semester of your senior year
- Two letters of recommendation, one of which should be from a foreign language professor or teacher (Please contact your references timely, the letters should be submitted by January 31, 2024)
The Departmental Scholarship is not available for the 2023-2024 Academic Year, please check back again later!
Zachery Thiede, Departmental Scholarship 2022 Recipient
"My name is Zachery Thiede, I am a double major in Classics and German, and I am overwhelmingly delighted to be a transfer student and member of the class of 2024 at the University of Utah. I would be remiss to not first thank the scholarship committee for providing me with both economic assistance for this academic school year and also for believing in my dreams and aspirations that I presented to them. I am humbled and immensely honored to be granted the opportunity to further my studies and this scholarship will allow me to do that by providing me with the most precious of all gifts ... the gift of time! The ability to intensely focus on my studies, produce and (hopefully) publish academic work in journals and other mediums, and further my mastery of the German, Latin, and Ancient Greek languages. All of this helps me accomplish my ultimate goal of attending graduate school in pursuit of a Ph.D. so that I may have the opportunity to teach students these things that I hold so dearly. I would also like to thank my wonderful professors in the foreign languages and cultures department, without whom my burning love and passion for education and languages may have been extinguished by the hardships intrinsic to human life. Finally, the first language that caught by interest and has continually found ways to challenge me in the best ways possible was Latin and I was fortunate to spend the last semester translating the ageless poetry of Horace. In Ode 1.11, which he is most famous for writing the carpe diem line in, he begins with a dialogue about the meaning of life. He writes "Tu ne quaesieris, scire nefas, quem mihi, quem tibi finem di dederint... Ut melius, quidquid erit, pati..." which translates roughly into English as "You mustn't ask, to know is a divine crime, which end to me, which to you the gods have given us... How much better it is to endure what will be...". Oh, how glad I am to have endured struggles that feel as though they happened a lifetime ago, for had I not, I would not have the blessed opportunity to be where I am today."
Olga Savenkova, Departmental Scholarship 2021 Recipient
"I anticipate getting Ph. D. in Comparative Literary and Cultural Studies in Summer 2022. I love my department dearly and appreciate all help and rewards I have been given as a graduate student. It has been hard for me to combine conducting my research withbeing a working mom and dealing with my family's health issues. My scholarship helped me to pay for daycare and buy a new laptop after my kids accidentally smashed my previous one. My scholarship gave me more than financial support –it encouraged me to pursue my academic goal and resume working on my dissertation when I was going to give up. Thank you for your help and faith in me as a scholar!"
Zitong (Terri) Diao, 2022 Study Abroad Scholarship Recipient, Italy
