Liz Allred and JP Spicer-Escalante Global Scholarship

The Liz Allred and JP Spicer-Escalante Global Scholarship supports students who challenge themselves by pursuing an international internship, internationally-based field studies, an internationally-based creative project, a faculty-led program, or a semester abroad, that immerses them in their chosen global location and requires them to develop depth in their discipline.

Enrolling in a credit-based experience is not required, but if students pursue a non-credit based experience, they will be required to do their work under the mentorship of a professor connected to their field of study, and deliver a written paper at the end of the experience.

Criteria

1. USU Student with Spanish or Business Majors or Minors
2. Applicants shall have a minimum GPA of 3.0 and be in good academic standing
   (Students wishing to participate in a structured experience offered through a global program provider must meet specific GPA requirement.)
3. Applicants must be participating in a confirmed Global Learning Experience 

Application

Students wishing to apply for this scholarship will be asked to provide the following information on their application. 

1. Details about the Global Learning Experience they are participating in, including dates of program.
   1. Verification of your experience participation.
2. Applicants shall submit a short essay of 500 words, responding to the following questions:
   1. How does this experience relate to your growth? Academically? Personally?
   2. What personal financial resources will you use to help you undertake this
      global experience?
3. Applicants shall provide one academic reference. If the applicant will be doing an
   independent project, the reference must be from the faculty mentor in charge of
   said project.
4. Applicants shall provide an unofficial copy of their USU academic transcript.

Begin Application

Students who meet the eligibility criteria listed above will be able to access and submit the application for this scholarship using the link below.  If you believe you are eligible for this scholarship and can’t access it, contact us at huntmanscholarships@usu.edu.

The current application is closed, but will re-open Fall 2024 for students to apply!

Review and Awarding Process

Applicants will be reviewed as they are recieved but a final decision will not be made until the deadline for each awarding period. Applicants will be notified within two weeks of the deadline (see dates below) if they have received or not received an award.

Award recipients are required to: 

1. Award recipients shall be required to enroll in USU’s international medical/evacuation insurance, with travel assistance provider International SOS (ISOS). The cost is currently $4/day and provides up to $100,000 of coverage. In addition, recipients will be required to sign a USU Travel Liability Waiver.
2. If doing an independent experience, applicants should plan on working with their professor the semester prior to going out on their experience. If a student participates in a structured experience, e.g., faculty-led program or semester abroad, then mentoring in those experiences will occur naturally during the program.

Questions

Contact: Liz Allred liz.allred@usu.edu or 435.797.7621