Merit Awards: Spanish language courses in Spain

For distinguished achievement and consistency in studying Spanish during a.y. 2019-2020, the Language Center will award the best attending students who would like to improve their language skills through a language course in Spain.

Awards

The language courses given as a reward are organized by schools/institutions with Instituto Cervantes’ accredited recognition in Spain.

 In particular, the awards are:

• Scholarship awarded by the Tia Tula Colegio de Español in Salamanca for a one-week general language course (20h, initial placement test and certificate of attendance) + six-night accommodation in private room with half-board (in shared flats or families)
• Scholarships awarded by the Fundación para la difusión de la Lengua y la Cultura Española in Valladolid for a two-week general language course (20h per week), which includes theoretical classes, practical conversation and cultural guided tours

Awards target

Students enrolled in Bachelors, Law and MSc programs are eligible to enter for the award if they meet the following requirements:

Bachelors and Law

• Students enrolled in the 2^nd year of Bachelors and in the 3^rd year of Law programs for the a.y. 2019-20, who have Spanish in their study plan
• Attendance of the annual Spanish language course (September 2019-May 2020), minimum 75%
• Completion of the teacher’s assignments, minimum 75%
• Bocconi exam passed during the exam session of May 2020

MSc Programs

• Students enrolled in the 1^st year for the a.y. 2019-20, who have Spanish in their study plan
• Attendance of 2^nd semester of the Spanish language course (February-May 2020), minimum 75%
• Completion of the teacher’s assignments, minimum 75%
• Bocconi first partial exam passed during the exam session of June 2020

Courses given as a reward are accessible only between July and December 2020.

Students who want to apply to get the scholarship for these courses must be free from other academic commitments (participation in exchange programs, internships etc.) during the period mentioned above.

Selection of the awarded student

In order to assign the merit awards, the Language Center will work out a ranking list of students based on the aforementioned criteria (course attendance, assignments completion, exam result).

The scholarships available will be divided as follows:

Programs	Course at Tia Tula Colegio de Español, Salamanca	Course at Fundación de la Lengua Española, Valladolid
Bachelors	1	5
Law	1	1
MSc	--	4

How to apply for the merit award

Detailed information for applications will be available soon.