St. John's News
Office of Global Studies Announces the Global Language Fellowship for Students with Majors or Minors in French, Italian, or Spanish
October 30, 2007
If you’re a student who majors or minors in French, Italian, or
Spanish, you’re in luck! You are now eligible for a new $1000
scholarship for study abroad in St. John’s Discover
the World: Europe program next spring. Or, if you’re a Spanish
major, you can choose to apply your scholarship to Discover
the World: Latin America instead.
You can spend the spring semester in Rome, Paris and either
Dublin or Salamanca, Spain or in San Juan, Puerto Rico, San
Jose, Costa Rica and Cholula, Mexico—and save $1000 on the already
very reasonable program fee of $6950!
Fellowship
Application (PDF)
St. John’s Office of Global Studies in introducing a new Global
Language Scholarship for use in select study-abroad programs. The
new fellowship recipients, who will be know as “Global Language
Fellows,” must maintain a cumulative index of 3.0, will serve as
tutors for students taking language classes, and provide
translation and other assistance—in restaurants, bookstores,
markets and banks, for example--to their cohorts as needed during
their time abroad. Once returned to New York, they will be expected
to become involved in recruitment efforts for the Office of Global
Studies, and apply for the Global Ambassadors program, spreading
the good news about study- abroad programs.
Those who wish to apply for the scholarship must currently be
enrolled and have completed a minimum of 30 credits; must
participate in a St. John’s-organized global studies program that
spends at least five weeks in a city where their major/minor
language is dominant; have a cumulative index of 3.0 or higher and
3.2 in their major or minor; and is required to write a 250-word
statement explaining how study in the particular country will
further his or her academic goals. In addition upon completion of
the semester abroad, the student will furnish an essay addressing
the impact that studying abroad has had on his or her academic
experience.
Interested students should apply now for Spring 2008 Discover the
World. Applications are available online at www.stjohns.edu/studyabroad. They can also
call (718) 990-6105/1951, email intled@stjohns.edu or visit
the Office of Global Studies in Marillac Terrace to discuss these
opportunities in greater detail.
It’s a big world. Let us introduce
you!