If you wish to be considered for a language scholarship at Centre College, please review the following information and then complete the application below by February 1, 2022:
The language scholarship recognizes students with a strong background in Arabic*, French, German, Latin, Mandarin, or Spanish who wish to continue their study of language and culture at Centre. Majoring or minoring in a language is not required.
*students who wish to apply for the Arabic Language Scholarship do not need to have a strong background in Arabic, just an interest to study the language in college.
Students may apply for a language scholarship in more than one target language by submitting additional applications; however, students are only eligible for one scholarship in one target language. Students may apply for a language scholarship in their native language. International and domestic students are eligible for this opportunity.
Benefits include a scholarship in the amount of $3,000 to $5,000 per year. This scholarship may be combined with another general merit scholarship.
Successful candidates should exhibit the following credentials:
• Proficiency in French, German, Latin, Mandarin, or Spanish. Or a desire to learn Arabic.
• The desire to study foreign languages and cultures
Language scholarship recipients who enroll at Centre College must:
• take two courses of their target language at Centre and maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA in these courses;
• take two courses of another foreign language or one course of another foreign language in addition to Linguistics 210, and maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA in these courses;
• pursue a study abroad opportunity.
Upon review of all application materials, selected finalists will be invited to complete a virtual interview with a Centre College faculty member in late February or early March 2022. All language scholarship applicants will be notified of their status by mid-March.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Centre College Admission Office at admission@centre.edu or +1.859.238.5350.