Area Studies
Area studies (also regional studies) are interdisciplinary fields of research and scholarship pertaining to particular geographical, national/federal, or cultural regions. The term exists primarily as a general description for what are, in the practice of scholarship, many heterogeneous fields of research, encompassing both the social sciences and the humanities. Typical area study programs involve history, political science, sociology, cultural studies, languages, geography, literature, and related disciplines. In contrast to cultural studies, area studies often include diaspora and emigration from the area.
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Scholarships for Area Studies Majors
Marjorie Skiff Rose ScholarshipUniversity of Colorado Boulder |
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award $6,640 |
deadline March 15, 2023 |
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Shoe-Smith ScholarshipUniversity of Colorado Boulder |
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award $4,000 |
deadline March 15, 2023 |
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Wollitzer Merit Scholarship for Area or Competitive StudiesCouncil on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) |
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award $2,500 |
deadline Varies |
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Myrna Lee Sprengler Memorial ScholarshipUniversity of Iowa, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences |
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award $2,500 |
deadline Varies |
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William and Effa McMeans ScholarshipUniversity of Iowa, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences |
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award $2,000 |
deadline Varies |
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Sven Peterson Memorial Scholarship - UCSDUniversity of California, San Diego |
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award $2,000 |
deadline Varies |
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Arts and Science Alumni Affiliate Scholarship - Oakland UniversityOakland University |
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award $2,000 |
deadline Varies |
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Asa Iokepa de Neeve Aloha Memorial ScholarshipUniversity of Colorado Boulder |
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award $1,500 |
deadline March 15, 2023 |
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SJSU Alumni Association ScholarshipSan Jose State University, College of Social Sciences |
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award $1,250 |
deadline Varies |
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Junior Year in Munich ScholarshipWayne State University, Junior Year in Munich |
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award Up to $4,000 |
deadline Varies |
Area Studies Related Majors
- Women's Studies
- African-American/Black Studies
- French Studies
- Japanese Studies
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
- Latin American Studies
- Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies
- East Asian Studies
- Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender and Group Studies
- African Studies
- Asian Studies/Civilization
- German Studies
- Chinese Studies
- Near and Middle Eastern Studies
- American Indian/Native American Studies
- Gay/Lesbian Studies
- Spanish and Iberian Studies
- Russian Studies
- Korean Studies
- Italian Studies