Genevieve Davis Searle Scholarship

Awarded to currently enrolled native English-speaking undergraduate students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences majoring in Spanish in their junior and senior year when the award begins. A UI cumulative GPA of 3.6 or higher is required. Students must be studying two consecutive semesters (may include winter/summer terms) spent at the college or university in a Spanish-speaking foreign country taking courses resulting in a total of at least 18 s.h. that will be accepted by the University of Iowa.

Award
Up to $10,000
Scopes
Division of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Deadline
12/03/2025
Supplemental Questions
  1. Are you a native speaker of English?
  2. Essay Question

    Please provide a one-page statement explaining how your career goals involve the use of the Spanish language and engagement with Hispanic cultures.
  3. Upload Transcript

    All applicants must upload a copy of their current informal transcript in PDF format.

    How do I do this?

    Login into MyUI and click on the GRADE REPORT button on your home page. Once you’ve done so, right click on your online transcript document and then choose PRINT. When the Print Menu comes up, you may choose to print the document and then rescan the document to upload for submission or you may opt to PRINT TO FILE, which will allow you to save your document to your desktop as a PDF file.

    Once you’ve saved your informal transcript information as a PDF, you are ready to upload the file for inclusion in your application materials.