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Through its various programs, the College of Humanities helps students become both concerned citizens and employable graduates. Our first-rate faculty educate students in the most important skills needed in today’s global workforce: critical thinking, communication, collaboration, leadership, adaptability and intercultural competence.

College of Humanities Scholarships

Provides critical scholarship support to deserving students enrolled in disciplines across our college.

By selecting a department below, you will be supporting its students as they gain the valuable skillset that only a world-class humanities education can offer. Beyond our degree-awarding departments, several of our centers—including the Center for English as a Second Language (CESL), the National Center for Interpretation (NCI), and the Writing Skills Improvement Program (WSIP)—offer programs and services not covered by tuition and fees to a wide range of high school students, nontraditional students, and more. Impact the life of a student by making a gift to your chosen fund from the list below.

Africana Studies Scholarships

Classics Scholarships 

Critical Languages: Alexander and Mary Tsien Dunkel Endowment

East Asian Studies Scholarships

French Scholarships 

German Studies Scholarship Endowment

Interdisciplinary Studies Global Award

Italian Scholarships

Public and Applied Humanities Scholarships

Religious Studies Scholarships

Russian and Slavic Studies: Teresa Polowy Memorial Scholarship 

Spanish and Portuguese Scholarships

School of International Languages, Literatures and Cultures: SILLC Global Award

Center for English as a Second Language: Dr. Frank P. Pialorsi Student Scholarship Endowment

Friends of the National Center for Interpretation

Friends of the Writing Skills Improvement Program

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Africana Studies Scholarships Challenge
Support students in the Department of Africana Studies, and gifts will be matched up to $2,000 by donor Daisy Jenkins (J.D. ’96). Please give today and double your impact!
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College of Humanities Scholarships Challenge
Support students across the College of Humanities, and gifts will be matched up to $1,000 by Director of Development Michele Murphy (B.A. ’91). Please give today and double your impact!
$1,000 MATCHED
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French Scholarships Challenge
Support students of French Studies, and gifts will be matched up to $1,000 by donor Michelle Durham (B.A. ’02 French). Please give today and double your impact!
$360 MATCHED
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Italian Scholarships Challenge
Support students of Italian Studies, and gifts will be matched up to $1,000 by donors Harry (B.A. ’66) and Pat Kieling. Please give today and double your impact!
$100 MATCHED
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SILLC Global Award Challenge
Support study abroad for students in the School of International Languages, Literatures and Cultures, and gifts will be matched up to $500 by Dorrance Dean Alain-Philippe Durand. Please give today and double your impact!
$50 MATCHED
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Arizona in Paris Challenge
Support study abroad for students enrolling in Arizona in Paris summer program in France, and gifts will be matched up to $1,000 by Deborah Kaye (Ph.D. ’04). Please give today and double your impact!
$100 MATCHED
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Classics Scholarships Challenge
Support students of Classics, and gifts will be matched up to $500 by donor Jim Hensley (B.A. ’86 General Studies). Please give today and double your impact!
$240 MATCHED
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Alexander and Mary Tsien Dunkel Endowment Challenge
Support students of the Critical Languages Program (CLP), and gifts will be matched up to $1,000 by generous donors. Please give today and double your impact!
$25 MATCHED
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German Studies Scholarship Endowment Challenge
Support students in the Department of German Studies, and gifts will be matched up to $1,000 by donors Richard and Candace Gardner. Please give today and double your impact!
$10 MATCHED
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Spanish and Portuguese Scholarships Challenge
Support students in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, and gifts will be matched up to $1,000 by 2022–23 COH Alumna of the Year Dolores Durán-Cerda (M.A. ’93 and Ph.D. ’99 Spanish). Please give today and double your impact!
$50 MATCHED
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Religious Studies Scholarships Challenge
Support students of Religious Studies, and gifts will be matched up to $1,000 by generous donors. Please give today and double your impact!
$125 MATCHED
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Donna Swaim International Award Endowment Challenge
Support study abroad for students of Religious Studies, and gifts will be matched up to $1,000 by donors Ernie and Rebecca Grijalva (B.F.A. ’75), students and friends of Dr. Donna Swaim. Please give today and double your impact!
$420 MATCHED
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