Awards and Scholarships

Adelante! is a one-year scholarship/momentum program designed to help improve academic standing as well as support, challenge and celebrate students along the path to graduation.

The primary goals of Adelante! are the inclusion, retention and well-being of all students. The program features academic advising, professional mentoring, scholarship support, extracurricular programming and interactive peer communities to support students as they navigate the academic experience.

Adelante! offers $500 of scholarship support for successful completion. We want to help you Cross the Cistern!

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The Public Service Internship Award supports student interest and participation in public service, especially Foreign Service and/or globally focused civil service internships. The awards will be given to students who secure experiential learning opportunities during summer or semester abroad programs.

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Founded in 1919, AUC is a leading English language, American-accredited institution of higher education and a center of intellectual, social and cultural life of the Arab world.

A select number of competitive awards will be available for the exchange program with the American University in Cairo.

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The Graeser Award is given in honor of the late Professor Clarence Augustus Graeser, an alumnus of the College of Charleston and the first honors graduate in the class of 1888. It is a cash award to the student in the graduating class who.

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The School of Languages, Cultures, and World Affairs has scholarship money available for study abroad. In order to qualify for scholarship funding, you must have either a declared major or minor in a program in LCWA as specified.

LCWA and John Edwin Mroz Global Leadership Study Abroad Scholarships (multiple recipients)

For students who major or minor in an LCWA program, you may apply for these scholarships.

• Apply for the Mroz Study Abroad Scholarship

Sheffield Scholarship 

This scholarship was created by Stephanie Sheffield and her family as part of her commitment to help the College of Charleston internationalize its curriculum. The scholarship is designed to promote travel abroad and the overseas study of business practices. Visit The Hub to learn more. 

• Apply for the Scheffield Scholarship 

Wells Fargo Excellence Scholarship for Study Abroad

If you're a South Carolina resident with demonstrated financial need, this scholarship may be for you. Visit The Hub to learn more.

• Apply for the Wells Fargo Excellence Scholarships

David J. Cohen Endowed Scholarship for Study Abroad 

If you've declared your major in LCWA and want to participate in a faculty-led study abroad program, explore this scholarship opportunity. Visit The Hub to learn more.

• Apply for the Cohen Endowed Scholarship

Please contact Associate Dean Shawn Morrison with any questions.

The Department of Calssics offers a First-year Classics Scholarship to an incoming student interested in studying Classics at the College of Charleston.

In addition, current students in classics have the opportunity to be considered for a number of scholarships as awarded by the department faculty.

Learn more on Classics Scholarships

The Department of French, Francophone and Italian Studies offers a number of scholarships for both French and Italian Studies. The value of each scholarship varies depending on the availability of funds for the given year.

Learn more about FFIS Scholarships

The Department of German and Russian Studies offers a several scholarships for German study and travel.

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As a Hispanic Studies student, you may qualify for scholarships to help pay for the place you live (Casa Hispana) or the places you travel, study and explore (study abroad, Trujillo, Spain).

View Hispanic Studies Scholarships