Spanish Program Scholarships

James M. Smith, Jr. Endowed Scholarship in Romance Languages

If you have questions regarding this scholarship, you may contact Director of Hispanic Studies, Dr. Christian Fernandez at cferna2@lsu.edu. The applicaton deadline is March 15, 2025.

JAMES m. sMITH, Jr. SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

Eligibility Requirements

Full time undergraduate student at Louisiana State University & Agricultural and Mechanical College
Majoring in a Romance language (French, Spanish, Italian)
Minimum overall LSU 3.00 GPA
Minimum 3.5 GPA in the major

Selection

The recipient will be selected by the faculty or appropriate committee in the Department of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures and the Department of French Studies.

Amount of Scholarship

Up to $1700 per academic year to be credited to the student’s account for the payment of tuition
One-half of the award for the fall semester and one-half of the award for the spring semester

Retention of Scholarship

Upon recommendation of the faculty, recipient may retain this scholarship for additional years. The scholarship shall terminate when the recipient receives the undergraduate degree.

Withdrawal of Scholarship

The scholarship shall be withdrawn for any of the following reasons:

Disciplinary action or probation
Failing to maintain the required GPA
Resigning or dropping out of the university
Failure to maintain full time status majoring in a Romance language

Corrine L. Saucier Endowed Scholarship in Romance Languages

If you have questions regarding this scholarship, you may contact Director of Hispanic Studies, Dr. Christian Fernandez at cferna2@lsu.edu. The application deadline is March 15, 2025.

CORriNE l. SAUCIER SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

Eligibility Requirements

Full time undergraduate student at Louisiana State University & Agricultural and Mechanical College
Full time graduating senior majoring in a Romance language (French, Spanish, Italian)
Minimum overall LSU 3.00 GPA
Minimum 3.5 GPA in the major

Selection

The recipient will be selected by the faculty or appropriate committee in the Department of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures and the Department of French Studies.

Amount of Scholarship

Up to $1000 per academic year to be credited to the student’s account.

Retention of Scholarship

Upon recommendation of the faculty, recipient may retain scholarship for additional years. The scholarship shall terminate when recipient receives the undergraduate degree.

Withdrawal of Scholarship

The scholarship shall be withdrawn for any of the following reasons:

Disciplinary probation
Failure to maintain the required GPA
Resigning or dropping out of the university
Failure to maintain full time status majoring in a Romance language

Maria I. Duke Dos-Santos Hispanic Studies at LSU or Graduate Study Abroad Scholarship

Eligible students must apply for this scholarship through Blackbaud. If you have questions regarding this scholarship, you may contact Director of Hispanic Studies, Dr. Christian Fernandez at cferna2@lsu.edu. The application deadline is March 15, 2025.

Eligibility Requirements

Full time graduate student at Louisiana State University & Agricultural and Mechanical College
Majoring in Hispanic Studies
Minimum 3.5 GPA in Hispanic Studies graduate program

Selection

The recipient will be selected by the faculty or appropriate committee in the Department of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Amount of Scholarship

Up to $1000 to be credited to the student's account
Award may be provided for overseas summer study

Withdrawal of Scholarship

The scholarship shall be withdrawn for any of the following reasons:

Academic probation
Failure to maintain required GPA
Resigning or dropping out of the university
Failure to maintain full-time status in graduate Hispanic Studies program
Withdrawal from study abroad program

Maria I. Duke Dos-Santos Spanish Undergraduate Study at LSU or Study Abroad Scholarship

Eligibility Requirements

Full time undergraduate student at Louisiana State University & Agricultural and Mechanical College
Majoring or minoring Spanish
Overall LSU GPA or at least 3.00 and minimum 3.5 GPA in the Spanish major/minor

Selection

The recipient will be selected by the faculty or appropriate committee in the Department of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures.

Amount of Scholarship

Up to $1000 per academic year to be credited to the student's account
Award may be provided for overseas summer study

Withdrawal of Scholarship

The scholarship shall be withdrawn for any of the following reasons:

Academic probation
Failure to maintain required GPA
Resigning or dropping out of the university
Failure to maintain full-time status majoring or minoring in Spanish
Withdrawal from study abroad program

LSU in Spain Award

Eligibility Requirements

Full time undergraduate student at Louisiana State University & Agricultural and Mechanical College
Majoring in Spanish
Must have completed at least 17 credit hours or equivalent hours in Spanish
Must maintain a 3.5 GPA
Preference will be given to a Louisiana resident

Selection

The recipient will be selected each Spring by the Spanish Undergraduate Study Committee

Amount of Scholarship

Up to $500 per academic year to be credited to the student's account
Award will be provided for overseas summer study

Withdrawal from Scholarship

The scholarship shall be withdrawn for any of the following reasons:

The recipient being placed in disciplinary probation
Failing to maintain the required GPA
Resigning or "dropping out" of the university
Failing to maintain enrollment as a full time student in the College of Humanities & Social Sciences