Italian Scholarship

Amount: $1,000 - $5,000 Per Year

Eligibility: High School Seniors and Transfer Students

Application available: August 1
Deadline to apply: December 15
Last day to interview (in person or online): January 15 

Although many applicants may be qualified in multiple subject areas, each student may only apply for one departmental scholarship award.

To Apply for the Italian Scholarship, you must:

1. 1. Apply for admission to University of Dallas.
   2. Complete the Italian Departmental Scholarship Application and submit at least two weeks prior to your campus visit and interview. Attach any supplemental material to the online application OR email to admissions@udallas.edu.
      1. Submit a letter of recommendation from your high school or college Italian teacher (if applicable).
      2. Submit a letter of interest that also states prior experience with the Italian language. 
      3. Your high school transcript will be pulled from your general admission application. 
   3. Once you have completed your application you will be instructed on how to schedule an on-campus interview with the Italian Department.
      
      1. Although it is not required for this scholarship, if applicants have studied Italian, they should be prepared to demonstrate their reading and speaking ability in Italian. 

Apply for Scholarship

Renewability Criteria:

The Italian Departmental Scholarship is renewable annually for four consecutive school years, dependent upon the student's academic performance and the criteria stated below:

1. Fulfill general scholarship renewal criteria.
2. Complete at least four upper-division Italian courses and thus, at minimum, a Concentration.
3. Begin Italian courses during the first semester freshman year and take at least one course each semester until the minimum is reached.
4. Meet with the Italian advisor each semester for approval of your course schedule until you have achieved the minimum course completion requirements.
5. Help organize at least one extra-curricular activity per semester that is of interest to students of Italian.

Click here to learn more about the Italian Department at University of Dallas.