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Financial Aid

Scholarships Available Through the Center for Language Studies

Center for Language Studies Director's Scholarships

Competitive scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $1,500 are available to high school students, undergraduates, graduate students, professionals, and other applicants who apply for the eight-week program in Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, or Russian. The CLS Director's Scholarship may only be used to cover the cost of tuition and may not be used to cover the cost of room and board. These scholarships are not available to four-week participants. ESL participants are not eligible for scholarship assistance.

Providing an immersive language experience is central to the mission of CLS.  To this end, our scholarship funding is reserved for students who take full advantage of this experience by living on campus in the residence halls.  Students who choose to live off-campus will not be considered for scholarship assistance

Please note: Those applying for the CLS Director's Scholarships must submit an additional two-page essay in which they describe their qualifications and explain how their study of the language in the summer will benefit them academically, professionally, and personally. This essay needs to be submitted in addition to the one-page essay required by the general application.

Download the CLS Director's Scholarship Flyer in PDF format.

Scholarship Assistance Through Other Sources

Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships Program

The Center for Language Studies eight-week programs meet the minimum of 100-120 contact hours required by the FLAS program for summer intensive language programs. The FLAS scholarships are available for currently enrolled undergraduate and graduate students who are citizens of the United States. More information on the FLAS program is available online at the Department of Education website.

NSEP Boren Fellowships (Deadline: January 31, 2012)

Boren Fellowships provide up to $30,000 to U.S. graduate students to add an important international and language component to their graduate education through specialization in area study, language study, or increased language proficiency. Boren Fellowships support study and research in areas of the world that are critical to U.S. interest. You can find more information about eligibility requirements for the Boren Fellowships at their website or their page on Facebook.

There are a number of steps applicants must take to have complete applications for both awards. Please take a look at the Boren December newsletter, which includes articles explaining the requirements for the Boren Fellowships and Boren Scholarships. Campus representatives should also complete the online review form for each Boren Scholarship applicant from their institutions.

Federal and Private Loans

CLS students are also eligible for financial aid in the form of federal loans through the Stafford, Federal Direct, Perkins, and PLUS loan programs provided the college or university in which you are currently enrolled is willing to do a Consortium Agreement on your behalf.

You may apply for a private alternative loan through Sallie Mae or Wells Fargo. If you currently use this type of loan and a different lender, you should continue to use that same lender.

Private Alternate Loans

The following private loans may be available to credit-worthy students or a credit-worthy co-signer:

  • Sallie Mae Smart Options Loan
  • Wells Fargo Collegiate Loan (Keyword: Collegiate)

These educational loans are the preferred loan option available to CLS students and are available through private institutions to credit-worthy students and and students who have a credit-worthy co-signer. Students should read the information below entitled "Procedures for Applying for Educational Loan Assistance." Students should contact Ms. Jane Hessian, the Director of Financial Aid at Beloit College, at 608.363.2663 for details.

Federal Direct, Stafford, and Perkins Loans

These federal loans are available to eligible students to help pay for post-secondary education. Your home institution must be willing to do a Consortium Agreement in order to borrow through these programs. Students should read the information below entitled "Procedures for Applying for Educational Loan Assistance." Students should also contact the Financial Aid Office of their current institution for details.

Federal PLUS Loans

These federal loans are available to eligible parents to help pay for post-secondary education of their children. Students should read the information below entitled "Procedures for Applying for Educational Loan Assistance." Students should also contact the Financial Aid Office of their current institution for details.

Applying for Educational Loan Assistance

You should first contact the financial aid office of the college or university in which you are currently enrolled to ask if an aid officer will process a loan request to cover summer language study at the Beloit College Center for Language Studies. Though it generally is within its authority to process such a request (if you are eligible), the decision to assist you in attending the CLS program depends on the policies of that office. Please inform the officer that the Beloit College Center for Language Studies will reimburse processing expenses up to $50 per application of students who complete the CLS program.

The college or university in which you are currently enrolled must have institutional policies or willingness to do a Consortium Agreement in order for you to be considered for the various types of federal financial aid to help with your program costs.

The preferred loan option for CLS students whose home institution is willing to do a Consortium Agreement is a commercially-funded loan program. Loan applications are available online through the Sallie Mae Smart Options and Wells Fargo Collegiate Loan programs. Current interest rate information is available at their respective websites.

Please feel free to contact Thomas P. Kreiser, Director of the Center for Language Studies 608.363.2277 or cls@beloit.edu, or Ms. Jane Hessian, the Director of Financial Aid at Beloit College 608.363.2663 or hessianj@beloit.edu, with any questions that you may have regarding financial aid for the CLS programs. If you are planning on obtaining a loan for the Center for Language Studies summer program, we strongly encourage you to start this process as soon as possible.