The Tammy E. Schaffer Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Scholarship for Spanish Majors and Minors who plan to study abroad in a
Spanish-speaking country
summer 2009, fall 2009 or the following spring 2010
The Tammy E. Schaeffer Memorial Endowed Scholarship was established by her family to honor Tammy Schaeffer who passed away in August of 2005. Tammy was a 1990 Eastern graduate with a life passion for the Spanish language and culture. Tammy, a customs and border protection officer with the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Service, developed an intensive mandatory program that trains border patrol officers to speak Spanish before they are sent to the country’s southern border. This program allowed this young woman to combine her two loves, Spanish language and teaching. To honor her memory and commitment, her classroom at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Georgia, now bears her name.
This $2,500 award will be given to one deserving student each year to help defray the cost of studying abroad in a Spanish-speaking country.
The recipient (along with two guests) will attend the Scholarship Reception held in the spring where he/she will meet the family
whose generosity made their trip possible.
To be eligible, you must be taking or have taken third-year level Spanish and have a ‘B’ average in your Spanish courses. Please fill out an ECSU Foundation Competitive Scholarship Application and write an additional essay discussing your commitment to the Spanish language and culture (also attached). The Competitive Scholarship Application must be typed or you can use the fillable pdf form found at http://www.easternct.edu/depts/finaid/pdf/0708compapp.pdf, complete it online and then print it out.
Additional essay: Please type a one-page, essay in English describing what your commitment to Spanish will lead to socially and /or personally.
Deadline for all applications is December 21.
Please submit all paperwork to:
Mrs. Kim Renaud
Eastern Connecticut State University
Modern and Classical Languages Department
Webb Hall, Room 223
83 Windham Street
Willimantic, CT 06226
¡Buena Suerte!