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Patricia and Gary Leiser Scholarship Middle Eastern Languages
Frank & Margaret Bitar Scholarship for Arabic/Middle Eastern Studies Middle Eastern Languages
Noury and Lamia al-Khaledy Scholarship for Arabic Studies Arabic
Additional PSU Scholarships for Arabic Studies Arabic
Aspen Mitzvah Fund Scholarship Hebrew


Name: Patricia and Gary Leiser Scholarship
Sponsor: College of Liberal Arts and Science
Available To: Undergraduate
Number of Awards: 1 or 2
Amount: $500
Renewable: No
Available: Available year-round
Deadline: April 15

Criteria: Two partial scholarships granted by the Middle East Studies Center for the study of Middle Eastern languages. Current enrollment in Arabic, Persian, or Turkish language is required. Minimum GPA is 3.25. Applicants must be U.S. citizens. Applications available year round.

Contact:
Middle East Studies Center
322 East Hall
(503) 725-4074

Name: Noury and Lamia al-Khaledy Scholarship for Arabic
Sponsor: College of Liberal Arts and Science
Available To: Undergraduate, Graduate
Number of Awards: 3-4 annually
Amount: Varies
Available: Applications available last week of March
Deadline: Mid-April

Criteria: This renewable scholarship is open to all full-time PSU students of all majors who have formally studied Arabic for at least two years; had an outstanding performance in previous Arabic studies; have a cumulative GPA of 3.40 or higher; and a commitment to successfully complete third-year Arabic and spoken Arabic, or minor in Arabic at PSU. School performance and financial need are a major consideration.


Contact:
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
(503) 725-5295


Name: Frank & Margaret Bitar Scholarship for Arabic/Middle Eastern Studies
Sponsor: College of Liberal Arts
Available: To Undergraduates and Graduates
Number of Awards: 2 per year
Amount: $2,000 per scholarship
Renewable: Yes
Available: Year-round
Deadline: January 15

Criteria: This renewable scholarship is open to all full-time PSU students of all majors
who formally studied Arabic/Middle Eastern Studies for at least two years; had an
outstanding performance in previous Arabic/Middle Eastern Studies; have a cumulative GPA
of 3.4 or higher; and a commitment to successfully complete third-year Arabic, obtain a
Minor in Arabic Studies, and/or a Certificate in Middle Eastern Studies at PSU.  School
performance and financial need are a major consideration.


Contact:
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
(503) 725-5295

Name: Aspen Mitzvah Fund Scholarship
Sponsor: College of Liberal Arts
Available: To Undergraduates and Graduates
Number of Awards: 1 per year
Amount: $1,000 per scholarship
Renewable: Yes
Available: Year-round
Deadline: January 15

Criteria: The Department of Foreign Languages & Literatures offers renewable scholarships of up to $1000 to students enrolling in and completing second- and third-year modern Hebrew sequences.  The award will be used to meet tuition costs and related educational expenses at Portland State University.  Preference will be given to students in the more advanced (300-level) sequence, and to students undertaking the Minor Degree in Judaic Studies.  Full-time PSU students and high school students may apply.  Academic performance and financial need are also major considerations.

The scholarship was established by Steven Rosenberg and Ellen Lippman to encourage academically talented university and high school students in their study of modern Hebrew.


Contact:
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
(503) 725-5295


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