Flad

Scholarship

Italian Majors: Planning to Study Abroad in 2012?

You are invited to apply for a brand new scholarship made possible by the Tom and Karen Flad Fund in Italian in Memory of Giovanna Jennie Sanquedolce Barbera and Sarah Barbera Flad The $1,000 Scholarship is for an Italian Major planning to participate in a Penn State summer program (Todi or Reggio Calabria) or the Italian embedded travel course (IT 110 Italian for Travel and Business, which will include for the rst time internship explorations in Italy) during Spring/Summer 2012. in previous Italian classes, creativity, and an explanation of scal need, if applicable.

Deadline: Applications, along with a current copy of the students audit, must be received by Wednesday, November 30, 2011, via email attachment to Prof. Sherry Roush at Criteria: slr21@psu.edu. Notication of the winner will be made In order to be considered, students should submit an in December. Up to two alternates will also be named. application in written or spoken Italian. The application can take the form of an essay of approximately 3-5 As part of the scholarship, the winning recipient agrees pages, or a video or multimedia presentation of to post a blog or video diary of some kind describing comparable length. The application will be judged by a his/her experience abroad during Summer 2012. This 3-member committee comprised of Penn State Italian account must be accessible minimally by the PSU faculty members on the basis of the students community and the scholarship donors, Mr. & Mrs. knowledge of the Italian language, enthusiasm for Flad. further study of Italian culture, academic performance