For current Portuguese Flagship students. Portuguese Flagship students may receive competitive Flagship scholarship funding, which is intended to offset a large portion of the costs for overseas summer program and the Capstone year. The Flagship scholarship is merit-based, and students must achieve specified language proficiency requirements and demonstrate a strong record of program attendance in order to be considered for the Flagship scholarship.
Please note, Flagship scholarship must be used for approved Flagship programs. Students who have not submitted a completed FAFSA or registered in the Flagship Student Certification System will not be eligible to receive funding.
Funding Opportunities
Portuguese Flagship Students are strongly encouraged to seek out funding opportunities from their universities and other sources such as the Boren Scholarship, Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship, and the Foreign Language and Areas Studies (FLAS) Fellowship.
Boren Scholarship
The Boren Scholarship can provide funds up to $25,000 to undergraduate students who study languages considered essential for U.S. national security by the federal government, including Portuguese.
- Scholars must commit to working in the U.S. federal government for at least one year.
- Preferred candidates are those who have an interest in working in the federal government long-term.
More information can be found on the Boren website.
Gilman Scholarship
Applicants who are studying a critical need language while abroad can apply for a supplemental award of up to $8,000. Students must be receiving a Federal Pell Grant during the time of application or provide proof that they will be receiving a Pell Grant during the term of their study abroad program.
More information can be found on the Gilman website.
Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship
The Summer FLAS Fellowship provides up to $5,000 in tuition and fees and a $3,500 stipend to undergraduate students for intensive language training in the U.S. or abroad. During the academic year, FLAS Fellowship provides up to $10,000 in tuition and fees and a $5,000 stipend to undergraduate students at applicable universities. More information can be found on the University of Arizona Center for Latin American Studies website.
ROTC Student Funding
A Flagship cadet on any ROTC scholarship is eligible to receive FULL funding for the Flagship summer intensive and Capstone overseas programs from the Defense Language and National Security Education Office.
Flagship cadets on ROTC scholarships must also submit letters from their Commanders as proof of their ROTC scholarships in order to be eligible to receive FULL funding for Flagship overseas programs. This letter should include the student’s name, field of study, type of ROTC scholarship, the semester the scholarship went into effect, and the expected length of the scholarship.
University of Arizona Scholarships
The College of Humanities (COH) offers a significant number of scholarships:
- Fearless Inquires Study Abroad Scholarship: $2,000 for COH majors
- McMillan Scholarship: $2,875 for COH majors who volunteer in the community
- Stephen D. Todd Interdisciplinary Humanities Scholarship: $6,000 for COH majors who are also pursuing minors or majors in the College of Agriculture
- Donna Swaim Study Abroad Award for Double Majors: $ 2,000 for undergraduate students enrolled in BOTH a major in the College of Humanities and a major in any of the following colleges at the University of Arizona: College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Engineering, Medicine, Nursing, Optical Science, Pharmacy, Public Health, Science, Veterinary Medicine
The Department of Spanish and Portuguese (DSP) also offers many student scholarships:
- Aguirre Scholarship: two scholarships of $2,500/year to students in extreme financial need
- Parsons Scholarship: $500 for students of Portuguese studying abroad in Brazil
- Elizabeth H. Gad Memorial Study Abroad Awards: $1,200 for DSP majors