Fearless Inquiries Abroad Scholarship

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.

2025 FEARLESS INQUIRIES ABROAD AWARDEES

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)PROGRAMLOCATION
East Asian StudiesStudy in Japan at KonanKobe, Japan
Arizona in Kyoto: Experience Japanese CultureKyoto, Japan
Arizona in Taiwan: Tech and Tradition in TaiwanTaipei, Taiwan
French & ItalianArizona in ParisParis, France
New eligible program!
Cultural Immersion in Paris: From Graffiti to Gruyère
Paris, France
Immersive Italian in OrvietoOrvieto, Italy
German StudiesArizona Summer Study in LeipzigLeipzig, Germany
Medieval Europe Study TourMulti-city
Spanish & PortugueseSpanish in Buenos AiresBuenos Aires, Argentina
Portuguese in BrazilSalvador da Bahia, Brazil
Spanish in Costa RicaGuanacaste, Costa Rica
Spanish in Alcalá de Henares, Spain - SemesterAlcalá de Henares, Spain
Spanish in Alcalá de Henares, Spain - SummerAlcalá de Henares, Spain
Religious Studies & Classics; East Asian StudiesArizona in Bhutan: Spiritual Ecology & Himalayan BuddhismThimphu, Bhutan
Religious Studies & ClassicsArizona in Orvieto - SummerOrvieto, Italy
Explore Italy - Spring BreakVenice, Florence, Sorrento, Pompeii, Rome
Greek Life in GreeceMulti-city, Greece
Russian & Slavic StudiesSchool of Russian and Eurasian Studies in KazakhstanAstana, 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.
Fearless Inquiries Project

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.

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