University of Arizona
School of International Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (SILLC)
Global Award Fund

Thanks to our 2011/2012 Generous Donors: Africana Studies, Alain-Philippe Durand, Amy Jane (Anderson) Clashman, aftucson.org, Classics, Critical Languages, East Asian Studies, French and Italian, German Studies, Jovan Ruvalcaba, moustachebooks.com French Books, Kim Jones, Lehman Benson, Mary Wildner-Bassett, Religious Studies, Russian and Slavic Studies!

Description

The competitive SILLC Global Award Fund benefits UA undergraduate students in good standing who are declared majors in any of the SILLC disciplines (Africana Studies, Chinese, Classics, East Asian Studies, French, German Studies, Italian, Japanese, Religious Studies, Russian) and who have declared a second major or degree offered by one of the following colleges: Agriculture and Life Sciences, Architecture & Landscape Architecture, Education, Engineering, Fine Arts, Management (Eller), Medicine, Nursing, Optical Sciences, Science, Social and Behavioral Sciences. It also benefits UA undergraduate students in good standing who pursue a thematic minor in the Critical Languages Program and another major or degree offered by one of the colleges listed above. 

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS 2012
 
Up to two awards of $1,500.00 each may be awarded in the spring 2012.
 
Required: 1 statement of intent (1-2 pages) including current cumulative GPA; 1 letter of recommendation from supporting faculty member; photocopy of complete application for a UA approved study or internship abroad program; no less than one academic year in residency left at UA before graduation at time of application; must be a declared major in a SILLC discipline (Africana Studies, Chinese, Classics, East Asian Studies, French, German Studies, Italian, Japanese, Religious Studies, Russian) or a declared thematic minor in the Critical Languages Program and have declared a second major or degree offered by one of the following colleges: Agriculture and Life Sciences, Architecture & Landscape Architecture, Education, Engineering, Fine Arts, Management (Eller), Medicine, Nursing, Optical Sciences, Science, Social and Behavioral Sciences; recipients must use the award the summer, fall, and/or spring immediately following date of the award. Please submit statement of intent, letter of recommendation and application for study or internship abroad program no later than February 15, 2012, 5pm, to Ms. Kim Largey (largey [at] email [dot] arizona [dot] edu).
 
Process and Selection
 
The SILLC Global Award Fund Selection Committee includes the heads and directors of the SILLC departments and programs.
 
The Selection Committee announces a call for applications every academic year in late November, early December. The Selection Committee reviews applications and meets in person once, no later than February 28, to make a final selection. The Selection Committee decides on the final number of awards based on the Fund’s balance and on the quality of applications. The Selection Committee may not award more than one award to a same SILLC major or thematic minor in Critical Languages in a given year. On any given year, the Selection Committee may decide not to give any award.  Awards are announced in early March.

Contributions
 
Dr. Lehman Benson (Associate Professor of Management at the UA Eller College of Management) and Dr. Alain-Philippe Durand (SILLC Director, Interim Director of Africana Studies and Professor of French) created the SILLC Global Award Fund by each pledging $500.00 annually. Other UA faculty members and members of the community, and organizations regularly contribute to the fund.
 
All SILLC departments and programs each contributed $500.00 to jump start the program in 2011-2012: Africana Studies, Classics, Critical Languages, East Asian Studies, French and Italian, German Studies, Religious Studies, Russian and Slavic Studies.
 
Donors from the community (including beyond Tucson and Arizona) may contribute. Contact Info: adurand [at] email [dot] arizona [dot] edu or bfinley [at] email [dot] arizona [dot] edu
 
or
 
Dr. Alain-Philippe Durand

SILLC

PO Box 210105

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ 85721-0105