Sponsor: Grand Rapids Community Foundation
185 Oakes Street SW
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Eligibility: Applicants must be Kent County residents (3-year minimum) who are pursuing an undergraduate degree in Foreign Language or Education. Students must have financial need and must have a minimum 3.0 GPA.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: April
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: https://www.grfoundation.org
Sponsor: Blue Mountain Community Foundation
22 East Poplar Street
Suite 206
P.O. Box 603
Walla Walla, WA 99362
Eligibility: Applicants must be pursuing their first undergraduate degree. Students must submit a statement of interests, employment and community service in addition to the FAFSA and their academic transcript. Selection is based on the overall strength of the application.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: March 6
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: http://www.bluemountainfoundation.org
Sponsor: National Security Agency (NSA)
Attn.: MB3, Stokes Program
9800 Savage Road
Suite 6272
Ft. George G. Meade, MD 20755-6000
Eligibility: Applicants must be U.S. citizens who are eligible to be granted security clearance. Students must be second-semester college freshmen or college sophomores with a GPA of 3.0 or higher. Applicants must be majoring in language-focused majors including Chinese and Russian.
Amount: $36,893-$50,643
Deadline: October 31
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: https://www.intelligencecareers.gov/nsa/students-and-internships
Sponsor: Paso Del Norte Community Foundation
221 N. Kansas Street
Suite 1900
El Paso, TX 79901
Eligibility: Applicants must be El Paso Independent School District students who are considering majoring in a foreign language or culture.
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: April 7
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: https://pdnfoundation.org/grants-and-scholarships/scholarships
Sponsor: Decatur County Community Foundation
101 East Main Street
Suite 1
Greensburg, IN 47240
Eligibility: Students must be residents of Indiana and must at least a 2.5 GPA. Selection is based on the overall strength of the application.
Amount: $250
Deadline: February 1
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: http://www.dccfound.org
Sponsor: National Security Agency (NSA)
Attn.: MB3, Stokes Program
9800 Savage Road
Suite 6272
Ft. George G. Meade, MD 20755-6000
Eligibility: Applicants must be U.S. citizens eligible to be granted security clearance. Students must be high school seniors who will have completed an AP language course, in Chinese and/or Russian by the completion of their senior year. Applicants must have a GPA of 3.5 or higher, and at least 1200 SAT or 25 ACT scores. Students must be at least 16 years of age at the time of hire and plan to pursue language studies after graduation. Applicants must reside in the area to which they are applying to.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: October 31
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: https://www.intelligencecareers.gov/nsa/students-and-internships
Sponsor: National Security Agency (NSA)
Attn.: MB3, Stokes Program
9800 Savage Road
Suite 6272
Ft. George G. Meade, MD 20755-6000
Eligibility: Applicants must be U.S. citizens eligible to be granted security clearance. Students must be high school seniors who will have completed an AP language course, in Chinese and/or Russian by the completion of their senior year. Applicants must have a GPA of 3.5 or higher, and at least 1200 SAT or 25 ACT scores. Students must be at least 16 years of age at the time of hire and plan to pursue language studies after graduation. Applicants must reside in the area to which they are applying to.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: October 31
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: https://www.intelligencecareers.gov/nsa/students-and-internships
Sponsor: National Security Agency (NSA)
Attn.: MB3, Stokes Program
9800 Savage Road
Suite 6272
Ft. George G. Meade, MD 20755-6000
Eligibility: Applicants must be U.S. citizens eligible to be granted security clearance. Students must be high school seniors who will have completed an AP language course, in Chinese and/or Russian by the completion of their senior year. Applicants must have a GPA of 3.5 or higher, and at least 1200 SAT or 25 ACT scores. Students must be at least 16 years of age at the time of hire and plan to pursue language studies after graduation. Applicants must reside in the area to which they are applying to.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: October 31
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: https://www.intelligencecareers.gov/nsa/students-and-internships
Sponsor: Greater Lowell Community Foundation
100 Merrimack Street
Suite 202
Lowell, MA 01852
Eligibility: Applicants must be Lowell High School students who plan to continue to study the French language, literature or culture.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: March 20
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: https://www.glcfoundation.org/scholarships/donate-to-a-scholarship/
Sponsor: Grand Rapids Community Foundation
185 Oakes Street SW
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Eligibility: Applicants must be residents of Kent, Ottawa, Muskegon, Allegan, Montcalm or Barry County who are majoring in Literary Arts at any accredited Michigan college or university. Students must demonstrate financial need and must have a minimum 3.0 GPA.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: April
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: https://www.grfoundation.org
Sponsor: Middletown Community Foundation
300 N. Main Street
Suite 300
Middletown, OH 45042
Eligibility: Applicants must be incoming freshmen who are graduating from Edgewood, Middletown, or Monroe High School and are willing to attend an accredited four-year college or university in order to major in English or a Foreign Language. Students will be required to fill out financial information and upload the FAFSA and must have a minimum 3.5 GPA.
Amount: $600
Deadline: February 14
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: http://www.mcfoundation.org/
Sponsor: Community Foundation of Central Wisconsin
2801 Hoover Road
Unit 1B
Stevens Point, WI 54481
Eligibility: Applicants must be graduating seniors of Stevens Point Area Senior High who have studied at least four years of one foreign language while in middle school and/or high school and have a minimum GPA of 3.3. Special consideration may be given to students who are interested in Chinese or Arabic. Selection is based on the strength of the overall application.
Amount: $500
Deadline: February 15
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: https://cfcwi.org/scholarships/
Sponsor: Minnesota Office of Higher Education Services
1450 Energy Park Drive
Suite 350
Saint Paul, MN 55108-5227
Eligibility: Applicants must be Minnesota residents who have been admitted to a full-time program in an approved Minnesota college or university. Applicants must have demonstrated achievement in one of the following subjects: English or creative writing, fine arts, foreign language, math, science or social science.
Amount: Up to full tuition
Deadline: Contact sponsor to confirm deadline
How to apply: For information about the status of this program, applicants should contact the schools they wish to attend.
Website: http://www.ohe.state.mn.us/
Sponsor: Community Foundation of Howard County
215 W. Sycamore
Kokomo, IN 46901
Eligibility: Applicants must be Kokomo High School students who are pursuing a bachelor's degree in the language arts or a degree in the arts or music field. Students must have a minimum 3.0 GPA, demonstrated superior work ethic, high moral character, excellent mental attitude and financial need.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: January 31
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: https://www.cfhoward.org/scholarship_funds.html
Sponsor: Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties
700 South Dixie Highway
Suite 200
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Eligibility: Applicants must be African-American students attending high school in Palm Beach or Martin Counties pursuing a major or minor in any foreign language or foreign culture study, with preference for French, Portuguese or Spanish.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: May 22
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: https://www.yourcommunityfoundation.org
Sponsor: American Translators Association
225 Reinekers Lane
Suite 590
Alexandria, VA 22314
Eligibility: Applicants must be graduate or undergraduate students or a group of students attending an accredited U.S. college or university. The project should have post-grant results such as a publication, conference presentation or teaching material. Computer-assisted translations, dissertations and theses are not eligible, and students who are already published translators are not eligible. Translations must be from a foreign language into English. Preference is given to students who have been or are currently enrolled in translator training programs. There is a limit of one entry per student. Applicants should submit entry forms, statements of purpose, letter of recommendation, translation sample with corresponding source-language text, proof of permission to publish from copyright holder and sample outline or other material demonstrating the nature of the work (if the project is not a translation).
Amount: $500 plus $500 for conference
Deadline: July 31
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: http://www.atanet.org
Sponsor: American-Scandinavian Foundation
58 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10016
Eligibility: The American-Scandinavian Foundation annually awards the following three translation prizes for outstanding translations of poetry, fiction, drama, or literary prose written by a twentieth or twenty-first-century Nordic author: 1. The Nadia Christensen Prize includes a $2,500 award, publication of an excerpt in Scandinavian Review, and a commemorative bronze medallion. 2. The Leif and Inger Sjöberg Award, given to an individual whose literature translations from a Nordic language have not previously been published, includes a $2,000 award, publication of an excerpt in Scandinavian Review, and a commemorative bronze medallion. 3. The Wigeland Prize, given to the best translation from Norwegian by a resident of Norway, includes a $2,000 award, publication of an excerpt in Scandinavian Review, and a commemorative bronze medallion.
Amount: Up to $2,500
Deadline: September 1
How to apply: There is no application form. Please see website for submission details.
Website: http://www.amscan.org
Sponsor: Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation
33 East Main Street
P.O. Box 2244
Torrington, CT 06790
Eligibility: Applicants must be current high school students who will enroll in an accredited two or four-year undergraduate institution and who demonstrate academic excellence, a clear commitment to engagement in international issues, participate in Model UN or similar program and study a foreign language. Scholarships will be awarded to students whose primary residence is within the state of Connecticut, excluding those whose primary residence is in Hartford County.
Amount: $3,000
Deadline: April 1
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: https://www.yournccf.org/
