Scholarships & Funding

Have completed GER 123 (or the equivalent) or higher by the time of departure. Be admitted or intend to apply to an approved credit-bearing study abroad program. Have a minimum GPA of 2.0. Demonstrate financial need as certified by the University of Louisville's Office of Financial Aid

The German Study Abroad Scholarship is made possible by a generous gift from the German-American Club Gesangverein (GAC) of Louisville, KY and honors the memory and service of James Boeckmann, longtime GAC member and president. This scholarship will provide up to $5,000 of support to a UofL student seeking to study German abroad.

Additional Requirements:

You must meet with a Study Abroad Advisor at the International Center several weeks before your departure to arrange for special overseas course enrollment status. For more information, please visit the Study Abroad website or contact them at edabroad@louisville.edu or call 502-852-0374

Recipient will attend an event at the German-American Club of Louisville to publicly accept the award

After returning, recipient will attend an event at the German-American Club of Louisville to discuss experiences abroad

The competition is open to all approved French majors who have completed more than 60 hours at the time of application. French majors should have completed at least 9 hours of French at the 300 level or higher at UofL by the end of the semester of application. Applications should have a GPA of 3.5 in French and an overall grade-point average of 3.0

The Mary Jo Fink Award is presented annually to French majors on a competitive basis and is a purely merit-based scholarship. This scholarship can be used toward tuition, housing or other education-related expenses.

The competition is open to undergraduates who have completed 12 credit hours of study in their target language (or the equivalent) by the time of their departure.

The Modern Languages Fund Award was established by Betty and David A. Jones in 1984. The award is meant to help students enhance their foreign language learning by subsidizing overseas travel and residency in locations where students will benefit from total immersion in the language they are studying. The award can be utilized for the following summer (funds awarded after July 1st), fall, and spring semester, but must be used before June 30 of the current academic year.

Additional Requirements:

Submit an Acceptance Form upon receipt of the award notice (Instructions for this will be provided via email). 

Submit a 350-500 word report within 30 days of the project's completion describing how the funds were used and how you benefited from the experience (Instructions for this will be provided via email).

Awards must be used by the June 30th 2026 and may ONLY be used for the project described in the application. 

The scholarship is open to undergraduate students with a declared major or minor in the Department of Classical and Modern Languages (preference is given to students studying German and French). Applicants must have a minimum 2.0 GPA. The scholarship is open to students who demonstrate financial need as certified by the University of Louisville's Office of Financial Aid.

The Endowed Whitaker Language Studies Scholarship was established by Odile and Robert Whitaker in 2020 to support students in the Department of Classical and Modern Languages with educational expenses including but not limited to tuition, books, room and board, or study abroad expenses. The Scholarship offers a minimum award of $500 and a maximum award of $1000 and is presented annually to one or more full-time students.

Applicants should have finished 12 credits (or the equivalent) of their target language by the time they commence their trip. 

Scholarship Application Period: October 1 - November 1

Student Travel Awards are awarded annually to students who have late-breaking opportunities to study foreign languages abroad The award may be used for new travel or to supplement funding already received from other sources such as the Modern Languages Fund. Students enrolled in language programs are given preference, and the applicant’s GPA and language grades are important factors.

Additional Requirements:

Meet with a Study Abroad Advisor at the International Center several weeks before your departure to arrange for special overseas course enrollment status. For more information, please visit the Study Abroad website or contact them at edabroad@louisville.edu or 502-852-0374. A grant cannot be distributed if you are not an enrolled UofL student during your trip.

The competition is open to Spanish undergraduate students with a declared major or minor in Spanish. Applicants must be enrolled in the current semester as a full-time student (at least 6 credits for graduate students; at least 12 credits for undergraduates)

The Richard B. & Constance L. Lewis Educational Scholarship is presented to full-time students pursuing an undergraduate with a declared major or minor in Spanish on a competitive basis. This scholarship can be used to assist with educational expenses including, but not limited to tuition, room and board, books or study abroad expenses (pending funding availability). Preference will be given to students who have NOT previously been awarded the Lewis Award.