Department of Foreign Languages

Financial Aid & Scholarships

The University offers a comprehensive program of financial aid which includes grants, scholarships, assistantships, and loans. There are numerous scholarships targeted at select groups of students (for example, there is one limited to students from Liberty County). Be sure to review them all--you might qualify! For more information, contact:

Financial Aid Office
P.O. Box 8093
Statesboro, GA 30460-8063
(912) 478-5413

Regents Study Abroad Scholarship

The University System of Georgia awards scholarships to System students who wish to participate in any study abroad program. Applications can be obtained from the International Coordinator on each campus.

Dr. Nancy W. Shumaker
Director, Center for International Studies
P.O. Box 8106
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, GA 30460-8106
Tel: (912) 478-5668
Fax: (912) 478-0824
Email: shumaker@georgiasouthern.edu
912-478-0570 (main office)

Zoltan Farkas Studies Abroad Scholarship

Farkas Studies Abroad scholarships will be awarded to Georgia Southern University students enrolled in any of the Studies Abroad Programs that the Foreign Language Department is associated with (Erlangen, Costa Rica, Saumur, France, Segovia). For current program details and applications materials, contact the department chair.

Dr. Zoltan Farkas (1918-2002), a native of Hungary who emigrated to the United States, was the first head of the Department of Foreign Languages, established in 1955. His son, Dr. Stephen Farkas, established a scholarship to honor the "father" of foreign languages at Georgia Southern. If you wish to make a contribution to the Zoltan Farkas Student Abroad Scholarship, contact the University Foundation (478-5163). The appropriate account number is 3360.

Spanish Travel Scholarship

A Spanish Travel scholarship will be awarded to a student enrolled in the Department of Foreign Language Studies Abroad Program in Segovia, Spain. Contact the department chair for more information.

If you wish to make a contribution to the Spanish Travel Scholarship, contact the University Foundation (478-5163). The appropriate account number is 3350.

Graduate Assistantship

Graduate Assistantships are available for French or Spanish. Students may pursue a Master of Education (M.Ed.) with financial aid from this assistantship.

For more information, please contact:

Dr. Donnie Richards, Chair Department of Foreign Languages Georgia Southern University P.O. Box 8081 Statesboro, GA 30460-8081

Phone: (912) 478-5281 Fax: (912) 478-0652 E-Mail: dondean@georgiasouthern.edu