experience life-changing opportunities
in Humanities study abroad programs!
In academic year 2023-2024, the College of Humanities launched the new Fearless Inquiries Abroad Scholarships, with support for 30 College of Humanities students to participate in transformative study abroad programs. The scholarships are part of the Fearless Inquiries Project, made possible by alumni Jacquelynn and Bennett Dorrance’s generous support of the College. The Fearless Inquiries Project is a long-term, flagship effort specifically aimed at catalyzing a national culture that prizes open discussion, independent judgment and the questioning of stubborn assumptions.
2024 Fearless Inquiries Abroad Awardees
Award
Thirty $2,000 awards will be made each year. Award funds may be used to cover expenses related to study abroad, including tuition, fees and other educational expenses.
Applicants must be full-time undergraduate or graduate students enrolled in majors offered by the College of Humanities at the University of Arizona. Applicants must be participating in a College of Humanities faculty-led study abroad program (see question below).
Students participating in the following programs are eligible for the Fearless Inquiries Abroad scholarship:
| COH DEPARTMENT(S) | PROGRAM | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|
| East Asian Studies | Study in Japan at Konan | Kobe, Japan |
| Arizona in Kyoto: Experience Japanese Culture | Kyoto, Japan | |
| New eligible program! Arizona in Taiwan: Tech and Tradition in Taiwan |
Taipei, Taiwan | |
| French & Italian | Arizona in Paris | Paris, France |
| Immersive Italian in Orvieto | Orvieto, Italy | |
| German Studies | Arizona Summer Study in Leipzig | Leipzig, Germany |
| Medieval Europe Study Tour | Multi-city | |
| Spanish & Portuguese | New eligible program! Spanish in Buenos Aires |
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Portuguese in Brazil | Salvador da Bahia, Brazil | |
| Spanish in Costa Rica | Guanacaste, Costa Rica | |
| Spanish in Alcalá de Henares, Spain - Semester | Alcalá de Henares, Spain | |
| Spanish in Alcalá de Henares, Spain - Summer | Alcalá de Henares, Spain | |
| Religious Studies & Classics; East Asian Studies |
New eligible program! |
Thimphu, Bhutan |
| Religious Studies & Classics | Arizona in Orvieto - Summer | Orvieto, Italy |
| Explore Italy - Spring Break | Venice, Florence, Sorrento, Pompeii, Rome | |
| New eligible program! Greek Life in Greece |
Multi-city, Greece | |
| Russian & Slavic Studies | School of Russian and Eurasian Studies in Kazakhstan | Astana, Kazakhstan |
| School of Russian and Eurasian Studies in Uzbekistan (Alternates years with Kazakhstan program) | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
Application Process and Deadline
Applicants must fill out a short application form on Scholarship Universe. No personal statements or letters of recommendation are required.
Applications will be due on Monday, February 17, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. and should be submitted via Scholarship Universe. The application will be available in early January.
Questions about the Fearless Inquiries Abroad scholarship or the application process can be directed to coh-deans-office@arizona.edu.
Notification
Awardees will be notified via email in early March.
Awardee Obligations
Awardees will be expected to:
- Use the scholarship for study abroad related expenses incurred in summer 2025 or academic year 2025-2026. Should your study abroad plans change, notify coh-deans-office@arizona.edu as soon as possible.
- Provide a brief thank you letter via Scholarship Universe.
Alumni Jacquelynn and Bennett Dorrance have made a gift commitment of $5.4 million to endow the deanship of the University of Arizona College of Humanities in support of efforts to integrate traditional and cutting-edge approaches into humanities teaching and learning.