Department of
Modern Languages

Roberto A. Galván Scholarship
Department of Modern Languages Texas State University

The Department of Modern Languages annually offers the Roberto A. Galván/San Marcos Lions Club scholarship to the most highly qualified student majoring or minoring in Spanish. The scholarship is applied to tuition and fees at Texas State University or to a Spanish study abroad program sponsored by Texas State University. Recipients of the scholarship are not excluded from applying in following years.

The Roberto A. Galván scholarship committee has established the following policies and procedures.

I. Selection Criteria
Eligible students
1. must be a declared major or minor in Spanish;
2. must have junior or senior standing (i.e., have earned at least 60 hours at the college level)
3. must have earned at least 30 hours at Texas State at the time of application, including the current semester;
4. must have completed or be enrolled in an upper division course in Spanish;
5. must have at least a 2.75 overall GPA on SWT hours and at least a 3.25 GPA in Spanish;
6. must have a documented financial need (see confidential financial declaration);
7. should be an active participant in departmental activities or present evidence of other academic honors.

II. Application Procedures
Applicants submit
1. a cover letter and a 500 word essay describing the role their major/minor in Spanish has played or will play in their academic career;
Applicants must include a statement whether they are related by blood or marriage to any member of the Texas State System Board of Regents (see list at http://www.tsus.edu/regents/index.html). A student who is related to a current member of the Board of Regents is prohibited from receiving scholarships unless the scholarship is awarded exclusively on academic merit or is an athletic scholarship. It is a Class B misdemeanor to file a false statement.
2. a résumé;
3. an unofficial current Texas State transcript;
4. a confidential financial declaration;
5. two letters of recommendation from faculty familiar with their academic work.

The top two or three candidates will have an 15-30 minute interview with the Roberto A. Galván Scholarship Committee.
The application package is to be submitted to the
Department of Modern Languages
214 Centennial Hall
Texas State University
601 University Drive
San Marcos, TX 78666.

Competition officially opens on February 1 of each year, and the deadline for submission is March 10.