Karpat Center Turkish Language Scholarship

The Karpat Turkish Language Scholarship provides awards to selected students who take Turkish Language courses. The scholarship offers $500 to each recipient in their first year of Turkish Language instruction at UW-Madison, and $1,000 to each recipient in their second year of Turkish Language instruction. Typically, two new recipients of this award are selected annually. These awards are funded by the Kemal H. Karpat Center for Turkish Studies.

The Karpat Language Scholarship award selection committee consists of faculty and staff teaching in the German+ unit of the department of German, Nordic, and Slavic+ and members of the Kemal H. Karpat Center for Turkish Studies. The committee will consider all the information in the application dossier and may contact references. The committee will give preference, among undergraduate and graduate applicants, to those with a demonstrated commitment to Turkish Studies in their academic or career plans. Awards will be announced by August 1 annually via e-mail.

For additional questions about this scholarship please contact the Karpat Language Scholarship Coordinator Joanna Schuth.

Award
Varies.
Deadline
07/01/2025
Supplemental Questions
  1. Name and Contact Information
    • 1. Name:
    • 2. Preferred Name:
    • 3. Pronouns:
    • 4. Permanent Address:
    • 5. UW Email:
    • 6. UW Student ID Number:
    • 7. Level in fall:
    • 8. If international, age of residence in US:
  2. Language Background
    • Describe an aspect of the Turkish culture that you find most interesting and why.
    • Have you ever learned Turkish? If yes, where, what level, and for how long?
    • How long do you intend to take Turkish?
    • How much can you understand and speak Turkish?
    • How much Turkish exposure do you currently have?
    • What is your present Turkish language proficiency level? 0 is none, 4 is very good. Listening:
    • What is your present Turkish language proficiency level? 0 is none, 4 is very good. Reading:
    • What is your present Turkish language proficiency level? 0 is none, 4 is very good. Speaking:
    • What is your present Turkish language proficiency level? 0 is none, 4 is very good. Writing:
    • What kinds of exposure to Turkish do you have (eg native speakers, movies, music, newspapers, etc)?
    • What languages do you use with others?
    • What languages do you use with your grandparents?
    • What languages do you use with your parents?
    • What languages do you use with your relatives/friends?
    • What languages have you studies in grade school, middle school, high school, and college? Please be specific.
    • Why are you interested in taking Turkish?
  3. Statement of Purpose: This is a Word essay in English of 800 to 1000 words in length. The essay should be in 12 point font and should be double-spaced. In your essay, explain (i) your experience in learning languages, (ii) purpose(s) for studying Turkish language and (iii) how the Turkish program fits into your intellectual interests, academic plans and plans for life after graduation.
  4. UW-Madison transcript (unofficial campus copy is acceptable), transcripts from any other colleges or universities attended after high school graduation (official copies for transcripts from other institutions), and high school transcripts (for incoming freshmen only).
  5. Karpat Reference Request #1
  6. Karpat Reference Request #2
  7. (L&S) I understand that in order to receive this scholarship I must have completed the financial aid process (FAFSA submission) including the submission of all requested forms of information.
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