Scholarships
 Scholarship Resources (pdf 201kb)
Undergraduate Students:
Meta Steinfort Scholarship
Each year the Department of Spanish and Portuguese awards the Meta Steinfort Scholarship in the amount of $300. The Scholarship is to be offered to a junior or senior of high academic standing at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee who is majoring in Spanish, either in the College of Letters and Science or in the School of Education. Students planning to pursue a professional career in teaching are specially considered for this award. Candidates are nominated by the faculty and teaching staff of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, and nominees are invited to submit a formal application to the Spanish and Portuguese Scholarship Committee. This Committee selects one awardee. Nominees for the Meta Steinfort Scholarship may also apply for other Departmental awards, such as the Outstanding Undergraduate Scholarships (below).
The Scholarship has been made possible by a provision in the will of Meta Mary Steinfort, Emeritus Professor of Spanish at the Milwaukee Extension of the University of Wisconsin, one of the predecessor institutions of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Outstanding Undergraduate Achievement Scholarships
Thanks to a generous bequest from an anonymous donor, the Department awards scholarships of $1000 to two successful applicants each academic year. In order to be considered for an Outstanding Undergraduate Achievement Scholarship applicants must (1) be Spanish majors at UWM; (2) have a total University GPA of 3.5 or higher; (3) have taken at least two 300-level (or higher) courses in Spanish and/or Portuguese at UWM.
To complete the application process, all applicants must: (1) fill out and submit an application form (available at the Spanish and Portuguese Main Office, Curtin 733); (2) submit 1-2 letters of recommendation (sent separately) from instructors in Spanish and Portuguese at UWM; (3) write and submit a two-page, typed, and double-spaced essay in Spanish (essay topic provided on application form); (4) provide an unofficial copy of undergraduate transcripts from all colleges and universities attended.
In addition, the Scholarship Committee may decide to request an interview with the applicants.
The recipients of these scholarships must remain Spanish majors and must be enrolled in Spanish classes at UWM (including UWM-sponsored study abroad) during the award period. The scholarships are not renewable, and recipients may not reapply for the scholarships.
Announcements and further details regarding these scholarships are posted each year, several weeks before the application deadline.
Donald R. Shea Undergraduate Scholarship in Latin American and Caribbean Studies
The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies annually offers up to two scholarships in the amount of $500.00 to undergraduates pursuing academic work in Latin American and/or Caribbean studies. These scholarships may be used for UWM Study Abroad programs (such as the semester in Santiago, Chile), UWM winterim study tour courses (such as Mexico, Peru), for other study abroad opportunities that can be accepted for UWM credit (including Mexico, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic), or for research related travel.
Sigma Delta Pi
The Department of Spanish and Portuguese, once or twice a year, initiates outstanding students into Sigma Delta Pi, a national honor society dedicated to fostering the dissemination of Hispanic culture. The society sponsors social and cultural activities and the national organization offers scholarships which may be applied toward the costs of studying in Spain, Ecuador, or Mexico. For more information, see: www.citadel.edu/sigmadeltapi/.
Graduate Students:
Teaching Assistantships
Qualified graduate students admitted into the MAFLL program may apply for a departmental Teaching Assistantship in Spanish or Portuguese. The application is available online on the MAFLL website. The deadline for submission is March 1st for the following academic year. Recipients teach between one and two courses per semester and receive a stipend plus full tuition remission. Summer Teaching Assistantships are available on a limited basis and are not guaranteed.
Advanced Opportunity Program Fellowships
Approximately 40 new Advanced Opportunity Program Diversity Fellowships are awarded annually to disadvantaged members of groups under represented in graduate study. Fellowship stipend for the 2001-2002 academic (9-month) year is $15,000. Summer session Fellowship is $3,000.
For more information, contact the Graduate Recruitment and Fellowship Office, at 414-229-6267, or e-mail at fellowship@uwm.edu.
Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies Scholarships
 FLAS Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship
Graduate Student Travel Award Competition
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