Dr. Luis F. Clay-Mendez Scholarship

For Spanish majors with Teacher Certification. Requires 3.0 GPA, 75 credit hours, essay on personal qualities, goal statement.

Full description:
The following criteria must be met:

  1. The recipient must have a declared major in Spanish with Teacher Certification.
  2. The recipient must have completed at least 75 hours of coursework.
  3. The recipient must have an overall 3.0 GPA as well as a 3.0 GPA in the major.
  4. The recipient must provide an essay on why you deserve the award and how you exemplify the qualities and attributes of Dr. Luis Clay-Mendez such as positive attitude, outgoing spirit, and willingness to go beyond average expectations.
    This award is announced in the Spring and disbursed in the Fall.

Keywords: Spanish, Foreign Languages, World Languages

Donor
Dr. Luis F. Clay-Mendez Scholarship
Award
Varies
Department
Eastern Illinois University - General, Foreign Languages
Deadline
03/15/2025
Supplemental Questions
  1. Do you have a GPA equal to or greater than a 3.00 in your major?
  2. Please provide an essay on why you deserve the award and how you exemplify the qualities and attributes of Dr. Luis Clay-Mendez such as positive attitude, outgoing spirit, and willingness to go beyond average expectations.
  3. Please upload a document with your name and the following information:

    A) a list of upper-division courses (beyond 2202G/2292G) you have taken.

    B) A list of upper-division courses (beyond 2202G/2292G) you are currently taking in your language.

    C) An annotated list of activities (the name of the activity and an explanation of your role) in which you have participated that promote the study of World Languages and Culture (such as language clubs, volunteer tutoring, French Week, German Table, language honor societies, LASO, etc.).

    D) A brief description of your plans for the future to study your language of concentration, your professional goals, and the role world languages has in these goals.