Students enrolled in the Concentration or the Minor in Arab and Islamic Studies are eligible to apply for a grant of between $500 and $1,000 for the following purposes:

1. to assist them to continue their Arabic training in a summer program, preferably overseas but also in an intensive language program in the United States.
    
2. to provide them with travel funds to help them to undertake a research project related to Arab and Islamic studies either overseas or in the United States, during the summer or the academic year.
    
3. to help to support an internship in the United States or overseas with an NGO or other appropriate organization related to Middle East issues, during the summer or the academic year.
    
4. under certain limited circumstances, to assist with paying tuition during the academic year at Villanova.

Application Requirements

Applicants must submit to the office of the Center for Arab and Islamic Studies (SAC 486, x 4610) a two-page plan for the language study, research, internship, or program of academic studies to be supported by the scholarship, including a specific budget. This application should be submitted by December 1 for a project in the spring semester and by March 15 for a project in the summer or fall.

Applications are reviewed by a three-person faculty committee from the Center. Students who are selected for the scholarship must complete a three-page report at the conclusion of their project. This report covers the use of the monies, the benefits of the scholarship, and recommendations for future grantees.

Please print out and submit the PDF application form with your study plan or use the MS Word application form.