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Current Students Funding

Funding Your Education

Helping you find ways to afford your Penn State Liberal Arts education is one of Dean Lang’s highest priorities. Thanks to the generosity of our alumni and friends, the college offers a variety of scholarships and funding sources to help you afford tuition and out-of-classroom experiences like internships, education abroad, and research. 

Michael Garza (left) and Haley Parker (right) do coursework on their laptops and notebooks while sitting in a lounge in Moore Building.
Michael Garza (left) and Haley Parker (right) do coursework while sitting in a lounge in Moore Building.
The scholarship I received from the College of the Liberal Arts was immensely important because it allowed me to focus entirely on my studies without having to devote time and energy to a part-time job. Before having been awarded this scholarship, I held a part-time job at FedEx, where I would lift and load boxes for five hours a day, three days a week. Needless to say, this scholarship also alleviated much mental and physical stress.
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Academic Scholarships

Eligible students can reduce the cost of tuition by applying for one or more need-based academic scholarships. One application through the Office of the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies is all it takes to get started. 

In addition to general scholarships offered through the college, several departments offer academic scholarships. Visit your department’s website to learn about additional scholarship opportunities.

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Enrichment Funding

Out-of-classroom experiences such as internships, education abroad, and research can be cost-prohibitive for many students. Luckily, the college offers several funding sources to help you take advantage of the full Penn State experience. 

I was really grateful and lucky to get the Chapel Internship funding. It covered all of my housing this summer, so I’ve been able to be a little more financially-stress free.
Benjamin Burlovic
Benjamin Burlovic
Sarah Paterno
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Sarah Paterno

’22
Anthropology
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Psychology
Anthropology
Psychology
Sarah received enrichment funding to spend two months on an archaeological excavation in Bolivia. “This project has taught me how archaeological research is carried out, and I believe it has prepared me for continuing research at a graduate level,” she said.
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Daniel Zahn

’20
English
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Philosophy
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Communication Arts and Sciences
English
Philosophy
Communication Arts and Sciences
As a student, Daniel, a Paterno Fellow alumnus, participated in a linguistics research project in Bassila, Benin made possible by the Career Enrichment Network, where his research focused on everyday language use.
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Kiara Smith

Letters, Arts, and Sciences
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Nutritional Sciences
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German minor
Letters, Arts, and Sciences
Nutritional Sciences
German minor
Kiara spent a summer in Berlin earning credits towards her German minor. “The Paterno Fellows Program and the College of the Liberal Arts helped to fund my trip, which meant that while I was in Berlin I was able to focus more on my experiences and learning than on calculating and worrying about the cost of everything. Instead of staying in my room to save money, I went out and took day trips to places just outside of Berlin and a weekend trip out of Poland; I went to museums and cafes and bars where I got to meet Germans and make German friends.”
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Dan Risser

’23
Political Science
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Labor and Human Resources
Political Science
Labor and Human Resources
Dan, a York, Pennsylvania native, had the opportunity to blend his two majors through a summer internship at Southwest Airlines, thanks to funding he received through the Virginia Todd Chapel Executive Internship Program in the College of the Liberal Arts.
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Luisina Kemanian-Leites

’23
International Politics
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Arabic minor
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Middle East Studies minor
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Spanish minor
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Latin American Studies minor
International Politics
Arabic minor
Middle East Studies minor
Spanish minor
Latin American Studies minor
Luisina received funding from the Career Enrichment Network and Paterno Fellows Program to complete research in the Children, Media, and Conflict Zones Lab at Penn State. She plans to study human rights law after graduation.
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Stevens Gustafson

’24
Spanish
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Marketing
Spanish
Marketing
Stevens spent nearly three months of his summer in Spain through two faculty-led study abroad programs offered through the College of the Liberal Arts. He received enrichment funding through the Career Enrichment Network to participate in both experiences.

Emergency Funding

When you encounter an unexpected financial hardship—loss of a job or family illness, for example—you can find temporary but immediate help through the college’s Emergency Scholarship Fund. 

Schwartz Fellows Program

Graduating students interested in pursuing service related to social change, the environment, disaster relief, youth development, or other causes after graduation have an amazing opportunity to earn a full year’s funding thanks to the Schwartz Fellows Program, made possible through the generosity of alumna Rhea Schwartz and her husband, Paul Wolff. 

Josie Krieger, third from left, during a UServeUtah retreat she attended in the fall with other AmeriCorps volunteers working in Utah.
Josie Krieger, third from left, during a UServeUtah retreat she attended with other AmeriCorps volunteers working in Utah
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EconomicsHistoryJewish StudiesMiddle East StudiesSchwartz Fellows

Josie Krieger

’22
History
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Economics
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Jewish Studies minor
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Middle East Studies minor
History
Economics
Jewish Studies minor
Middle East Studies minor
Josie is the inaugural Rhea S. Schwartz Fellow in the College of the Liberal Arts. She started her fellowship in August 2022 working with AmeriCorps VISTA on refugee case management and economic empowerment in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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