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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:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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