Don and Pam Sundheim Study Abroad Scholarship

For juniors/seniors in French/German/Spanish; preferably w/ teacher certification, financial need. Requires 3.0 GPA, essay, recommendation.

Full description:
The following criteria must be met:

  1. Past recipients are not eligible to apply for or receive the Sundheim Study Abroad Scholarship a second time.
  2. Candidates are generally not eligilbe if they have already earned 12 semester hours or more in their target language view study abroad. Candidates should detail any previous foreign travel and/or study programs in which they have participated.
  3. Candidates must be US citizens, enrolled in good standing as full-time students at EIU and must be majoring in World Languages and Culture.
  4. Candidates must have attained junior or senior status by the time the scholarship is paid out and have at least one semester remaining at EIU.
  5. Teacher certification candidates will be given additional preference.
  6. One upper-division course in the target language should have been successfully completed with at least a C or better. Additional upper-division courses will be given some weight in scoring.
  7. Candidates should have at least a 3.0 GPA overall and in their language major.

Keywords: French, German, Spanish, Foreign Languages, World Languages

Donor
Don & Pam Sundheim Study Abroad Scholarship
Award
Varies
Department
Eastern Illinois University - General, Foreign Languages
Deadline
03/15/2026
Supplemental Questions
  1. Have you earned 12 semester hours or more in your target language via study abroad?
  2. Have you received the Sundheim Study Abroad Scholarship prior to this application?
  3. Are you a US citizen?
  4. Have you completed at least one upper-division course and earned a "C" or greater in the target language?
  5. Do you have at least a 3.0 GPA in your language of concentration?
  6. Please give the name and email of a World Languages and Cultures faculty member that is willing to write a letter of recommendation.
  7. 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.
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