Scholarships
The Campoamor Scholarship for Study Abroad
The Campoamor Scholarships are named in honor of Dr. Joseph A. Campoamor, former professor and chairman of Modern Languages, who provided in his will for a trust fund “to provide loans and scholarships for worthy students of Georgia Tech.”
In 1986 the Department of Modern Languages received the original authorization to use these Campoamor funds in the form of grants, to be known as the Campoamor Scholarships, which would underwrite a portion of the costs for qualified Georgia Tech students studying abroad. At that time the University System of Georgia was administering a cluster of foreignstudy programs (USG Studies Abroad), which later became the International Intercultural Studies Program (IISP). Georgia Tech students in these programs were the first to receive Campoamor Scholarships.
A few years later the IISP program was discontinued, and its study-abroad programs were handed over to individual units of the University System, to administered separately. Georgia Tech students in these programs continue to be eligible for Campoamor Scholarships. In addition, Modern Languages initiated its own summer institutes in Language for Business and Technology (LBAT) in several languages, each of which contains a travelabroad component. In 1993 the Department received further permission to award Campoamor Scholarships to students in these LBAT study-abroad programs, as well as the university system programs.
The Campoamor Scholarships are awarded in the Spring Semester by the School of Modern Languages, Amounts vary from year to year. Students seeking to qualify must meet certain academic criteria and must be accepted by an approved study-abroad program. Applications are available from Modern Language faculty during Spring Semester. Deadline for submitting completed applications is April 1.
Britta Kallin is the Coordinator for the Campoamor Scholarship.
Scholarship Guidelines for LBAT Participants
If you are applying for an LBAT program administered by Georgia Tech you do not need a separate recommendation form as your acceptance by the program director into the LBAT program serves that purpose. If you are applying for another study-abroad program administered by the University System of Georgia, please ask a professor, teacher, or advisor who can comment on your language skills or other skills to fill out the recommendation form on the Modern Languages website.
For your Proposal in Part I of the application form please use the following guidelines according to the language/country of the program to which you are applying:
Chinese:
1. Produce power point and/or video as LBAT recruitment tool
2. Help with recruitment in classes during fall semester
3. Help with recruitment during study abroad fair
4. Help with updating FAQ files on the LBAT Website.
French:
1. Produce power point and/or video as LBAT recruitment tool
2. Help with recruitment in classes during fall semester
3. Help with recruitment during study abroad fair
4. Be a photographer/video shooter and compile a record of photos/videos on CD/DVD.
German:
1. Do 20 hours of service activities while in Germany
2. Help with program organization while in Germany (approx. 20 hours)
3. Help with editing of LBAT newspaper
4. Produce power point and/or video as LBAT recruitment tool
5. Create and maintain LBAT website; example: on Buzzport
6. Help with recruitment in classes during fall semester
7. Help with recruitment during study abroad fair
Japanese:
1. Attend Study Abroad Fairs and answer questions/advertise the program.
2. Attend LBAT meetings (Information meeting, orientation meetings) and make presentations/Answer questions during the meetings.
3. Be a photographer/video shooter and compile a record of photos/videos on CD/DVD.
4. Keep a blog on LBAT trip and organize FAQ discussion group.
5. Help with updating FAQ files on the LBAT Website.
Spanish:
1. Help with program coordination while in Spain (approx. 20 hours)
2. Produce power point and/or video as LBAT recruitment tool
3. Create and maintain LBAT website; example: on Buzzport
4. Be a photographer/video shooter and compile a record of photos/videos on CD/DVD
Russian:
1. Be a photographer/video shooter and compile a record of photos/videos on CD/DVD
2. Produce power point and/or video as program recruitment tool
3. Help create FAQ files for the program Website.
4. Attend Study Abroad Fairs and answer questions/advertise the program.
5. Visit classes and attend pre-departure meeting. Make presentations and answer questions.
Campoamor Scholarship Application
Campoamor Scholarship Recommender's Form
|
The School of Modern Languages