{"id":11,"date":"2022-11-02T18:17:51","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T18:17:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/mdes\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2026-03-24T09:31:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T16:31:31","slug":"content","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/mdes\/content\/","title":{"rendered":"Awards &amp; Fellowships"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-889\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/mdes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2023\/02\/DSCF1519-min-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n      \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--accordions \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--accordions\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Awards &amp; Fellowships\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n  \n      <ul>\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-1-vrYmE7XzB7\" aria-controls=\"section-1-1-vrYmE7XzB7\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">There are many ways to get involved with the Department of Middle East Studies and pursue your research goals.<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-1-vrYmE7XzB7\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-1-vrYmE7XzB7\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>For more information, contact Director of Undergraduate Studies Ramzi Rouighi (rouighi@usc.edu).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-2-vrYmE7XzB7\" aria-controls=\"section-1-2-vrYmE7XzB7\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Every year, the department, as well as Dornsife College and the University, offer competitive awards for all students.<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-2-vrYmE7XzB7\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-2-vrYmE7XzB7\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>See below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-3-vrYmE7XzB7\" aria-controls=\"section-1-3-vrYmE7XzB7\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Look at previous student experience with the Foreign Language\/Travel and Research Summer Scholarship<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-3-vrYmE7XzB7\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-3-vrYmE7XzB7\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1709 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/mdes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-12-135903-300x224.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/mdes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-12-135903-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/mdes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-12-135903-768x573.png 768w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/mdes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-12-135903.png 820w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Skyler Korkowski &#8211; 2024<br \/>\nThis summer, I had the opportunity to travel to Rabat, Morocco to study Arabic and Darija through Amideast with the Department of Middle East Studies\u2019 Summer Foreign Language Scholarship. Throughout my time in Morocco, I not only developed my language<br \/>\nskills but also expanded my cultural awareness and personal understanding as I navigated new situations and interacted with diverse perspectives.<br \/>\nThrough the Amideast program, I attended daily language classes where I was the only student, allowing me to receive extremely personalized instruction and develop my conversational skills at a new level. Beyond the classroom, I was placed with an incredible host<br \/>\nfamily and paired with language partners who immediately welcomed me into Moroccan culture and immersed me in the language, traditions, and lifestyle of the region. With my host family, I<br \/>\nlearned about Moroccan foods, politics, holidays, history, and celebrations as we ate dinner and talked together each night. While with my language partners, I explored the city, shopped in the<br \/>\nold Medina, traveled to Tangier, and shared great conversations over Moroccan tea and sweets.<br \/>\nIn addition to getting to know each of these individuals and exchanging our stories and culture with one another, one of my other favorite aspects of my experience in Morocco was becoming an English tutor for a local family. Through my Amideast professor, I was introduced to a family in Bousznika with three kids who were learning English in school and wanted a tutor over the summer. During my last few weeks of the program, I took the train to their house a few<br \/>\ntimes each week and conducted English lessons that always ended in Darija lessons for me and more Moroccan tea times.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1710 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/mdes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-12-135749-223x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"223\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/mdes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-12-135749-223x300.png 223w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/mdes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-12-135749.png 457w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 223px) 100vw, 223px\" \/><br \/>\nThroughout my experience, I was continuously struck by Moroccans\u2019 emphasis on creating welcoming atmospheres, prioritizing community, and enjoying quality time with others whether it be while strolling along the coast, playing soccer, sharing a huge meal, or conversing over a small glass of tea. When I returned to the US at the beginning of August, I was sad to \u00a0 \u00a0leave this part of Moroccan culture and the many amazing new people I met while being a part of<br \/>\nit. To any students considering studying in Morocco, I would highly recommend an Amideast summer program!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1711\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/mdes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-12-140523-300x224.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/mdes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-12-140523-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/mdes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-12-140523.png 532w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Wendy Wang &#8211; 2024<\/p>\n<p>This summer, thanks to the immense generosity of the department, I was able to spend approximately three months in Paris studying French at the Cours de civilisation fran\u00e7aise de la Sorbonne (CCFS). What I love the most about learning any foreign language is that it is an extremely humbling experience, and studying French is no exception. I could certainly feel myself making progress; however, to accurately understand the arguments of French scholars, to read secondary sources without a dictionary, to communicate my ideas effectively in speech and in writing \u2013 these are skills that I have to spend many more years, if not a lifetime, to master. But there was something else that I gained in Paris, something perhaps more valuable than the improvement of language skills. What I saw and heard for the past three months has made me more determined to become a historian despite the potentially grim career prospects (in Paris, with only 79 euros, one can hire a historian as a tour guide for one day), and I now have a clearer idea of for whom and what type of history I hope to write in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Let me start with an anecdote. Not long after I arrived in Paris, my phone broke down. Unable to use online maps, and having lost all contact with my landlord, I had no idea where I was in the city. To get to the room that I rented, I had to rely on my poor French speaking skills to ask kind-hearted passers-by for directions. Once, after I asked a Parisian how to go around \u201cthe big building over there,\u201d he looked at where I pointed and laughed. \u201cBig building? That\u2019s the Louvre!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Embarrassed by my ignorance, I spent quite some time memorizing the map of Paris. In the following weeks, I discovered that, not unlike what I experienced on the first day, exploring the city was a process of constantly attaching names to the urban landscape. Before I learned their names, I thought the Louvre was just a particularly large palace; the Seine appeared no more than an ordinary river, and l\u2019Acad\u00e9mie Fran\u00e7aise was simply a building pleasing to the eyes. When I passed through the Louvre for the first time, I thought the exterior statues in the Cour Napol\u00e9on were random characters serving purely decorative purposes; it was only when I saw their name tags up close that I recognized so many famous figures. Standing next to Rousseau, Turgot, and Montesquieu were Gr\u00e9goire de Tours, Bernard de Clairvaux, Ab\u00e9lard, Froissart, and Rabelais; as someone with a deep passion for medieval history, I was shivering out of sheer excitement upon seeing these intellectuals whose words and ideas I have contemplated over time and again. In fact, the same kind of shock proved a common experience for me in Paris. On my way to the school, taking a stroll in the Latin Quarter, I would occasionally find stone plaques attached to unimpressive buildings that say, \u201cVoltaire passed away in this house,\u201d \u201cLakan practiced psychoanalysis here until his death,\u201d or that some prominent artist or politician inhabited the place for decades.<\/p>\n<p>In a way, living in Paris was an education in itself. Every single day was a lesson that the names mean something, that these meanings matter, and that they sometimes matter much more than I was previously aware of. Whenever I walked past l\u2019Acad\u00e9mie Fran\u00e7aise, the ultimate authority for setting official rules and standards for the French language, I thought about the prevalent anxiety among native speakers that their language might be \u201ccorrupted\u201d by street slang and the dialects of immigrants. Every morning, the sight of Restaurant Voltaire reminded me of the words of my professor at CCFS, who encouraged and expected French learners to write in the elegant style of this Enlightenment giant.<\/p>\n<p>Almost all the artists, philosophers, and politicians whose names attach such signification to various places have long passed away. However, in some sense, they are kept alive by certain economic, political, and social mechanisms. The more time I spent in Paris, the more I realized that there is an entire system of power behind these great names. Montaigne, Rousseau, and Turgot were extraordinary thinkers of their time, for sure, but someone after them had to commission their statues to be made, put on pedestals, and maintained for nearly two hundred years, so that a 21-century tourist to the Louvre like me can strain my neck looking up at them in admiration. In this process, the ideas, styles, and aesthetics that these figures developed have been constantly appropriated and reproduced. And such reproduction had profound consequences not just in France, but around the world as well.<\/p>\n<p>One day, as I was strolling down the banks of the Seine, I took a picture of the street and sent it to an old friend of mine in China. Five seconds later, before I could explain what it was, she responded, \u201cSo you came back to Nanjing? When?\u201d (Nanjing is my hometown, a medium-sized city near the east coast of China.) My friend\u2019s confusion was perfectly understandable. In fact, during my stay in Paris, there were multiple times that I felt a strange familiarity; the cobblestone patterns of the streets, the layout of the alleys, the way plane trees were planted, and the appearance of buildings, shops, and riverbanks all reminded me of my hometown. Intrigued by this resemblance, I did some research on Nanjing\u2019s urban history. I found that it was the French that introduced plane trees to the city, and that French architects, endorsing the Beaux-Arts style, were deeply involved in formulating the first masterplan of Nanjing. It turns out that some of the most iconic buildings of my hometown were actually modeled after those in Paris, and for my fellow citizens today, they have become the standard for good architecture. Perhaps Nanjing, a city that always prides itself on being the embodiment of traditional Chinese culture, has been a version of Paris \u201cwith Chinese characteristics\u201d all along.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1712 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/mdes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-12-140428-300x224.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/mdes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-12-140428-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/mdes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-12-140428.png 532w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Of course, the impact of French power extends far beyond the construction of a few Beaux-Arts-style buildings at the opposite end of Eurasia. I hope to finish recounting my experience in Paris with the most unforgettable conversation that I had there. When I had lunch with Muhammad, a Moroccan worker who was painting a building near CCFS, I was thrilled to find out that he worked in the Bouregreg Valley megaproject \u2013 a project that my classmates and I in MDES 301 had just learned about in April. Muhammad described megaprojects like this as \u201ccultural projects,\u201d expressing his gratitude to the king for bringing European culture into Morocco, so that Moroccans nowadays are becoming more and more civilized. I later learned that he also worked in the solar power plant in Agadir. As I wrote about this power plant in the final paper for my Arabic course last semester, I asked him out of curiosity about his work conditions, and why he left his job in Agadir to come to Paris. \u201cI couldn\u2019t earn enough money to survive,\u201d he told me. \u201c250 euros a month \u2013 that was all I got.\u201d When he said the number, he spoke slowly, using hand gestures to signal \u201c2\u201d \u201c5\u201d and \u201c0\u201d so that I would understand. \u201cThere is a curious coincidence,\u201d I replied. \u201cI have relatives who work in construction fields in Nanjing. Could you guess how much they make?\u201d Muhammad shook his head. \u201cExactly this number,\u201d I said, using the same hand gestures that he did a minute ago. \u201c250 euros.\u201d We both fell silent. It takes at least thirty hours to fly from Nanjing to Agadir, yet two cities as distant and different from each other as these have witnessed a similar participation of French capital in launching urban megaprojects. I read quite a few social science papers about the solar power plant in Agadir, but none produced the same degree of emotional shock that I felt upon hearing \u201c250 euros\u201d; among the various implications of French or European \u201ccivilization,\u201d it is this \u201cglobalization\u201d of wages that I have so far found most striking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n          <\/ul>\n  \n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n        \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--accordions \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--accordions\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Department Fellowships, Awards, and Prizes\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n  \n      <ul>\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-1-txqdSBq1la\" aria-controls=\"section-1-1-txqdSBq1la\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">El Beih Paper Prize<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-1-txqdSBq1la\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-1-txqdSBq1la\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>The El Beih Paper Prize was established by USC alumnus Mohamed El Beih to recognize the best undergraduate student paper in Middle East Studies. Submissions for the 2024 prize will be accepted between September 1 and October 24, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The awardee will be announced at the department\u2019s holiday party at the end of the fall semester. For more information, contact Professor Ramzi Rouighi (rouighi@usc.edu).<\/p>\n<p><em>2025\u00a0<\/em><i>Recipients &#8211; Joseph Ruszkowski and Wendy Wang<\/i><\/p>\n<p><em>No recipient granted in 2024<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>2023 Recipient &#8211; Stella Horns<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>2022 Recipient &#8211; John Klopotowski<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>2021 Recipient &#8211; Coco Zhang<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>2020 Recipient &#8211; Zachary Hrenko<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>2020 Honorable Mention &#8211; Sofia Cortes<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>2019 Recipient &#8211; Emily Wulf<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>2018 Recipient &#8211; Paxton Lambright<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>2018 Honorable Mention &#8211; Ciara Taylor<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-2-txqdSBq1la\" aria-controls=\"section-1-2-txqdSBq1la\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Arabic Language Award<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-2-txqdSBq1la\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-2-txqdSBq1la\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>The Department of Middle East Studies recognizes students who have demonstrated academic excellence in the study of the Arabic language. Nominations are made by Arabic language faculty to the MDES Awards Committee.<\/p>\n<p>The awardees will be announced at a departmental ceremony in May 2025. For more information, contact Professor Ramzi Rouighi.<\/p>\n<p><em>2025 Awardees &#8211; Giovanny Riad and Sudeepta Murthy<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>2024 Awardees &#8211; Skyler Korkowski and Anne Chen<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>2021 Awardees &#8211; Hana Ayoub, Domenic Camicia, and John Klopotowski<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>2020 Awardees &#8211; Hannah Kang and Jamie Schlegel<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>2019 Awardees &#8211; Paxton Lambright and Rawan Masri<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>2018 Awardees &#8211; Monica Leung and Nickolas Wrobleski<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-3-txqdSBq1la\" aria-controls=\"section-1-3-txqdSBq1la\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Persian Language Award<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-3-txqdSBq1la\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-3-txqdSBq1la\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p align=\"left\">The Department of Middle East Studies recognizes students who have demonstrated academic excellence in the study of the Persian language. Nominations are made by Persian language faculty to the MDES Awards Committee.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">The awardees will be announced at a departmental ceremony in May 2025. This award is partly funded by a generous contribution by the Gramian-Emrani Foundation. For more information, contact Professor Ramzi Rouighi.<em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><em>2025 Awardess &#8211; Wendy Wang and Ilia Morshed<\/em><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><em>2024 Awardees &#8211; <span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Cyrus Shirangi and Romina Nazari<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><em>2021 Awardees &#8211; Danial Hashemi and Melody Jebraili<\/em><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><em>2020 Awardees &#8211; Bijan Hosseini and Kaveh Mahdavi<\/em><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><em>2019 Awardees &#8211; Nastaran Far and Keon Ghodrati<\/em><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><em>2018 Awardees &#8211; Campbell Mattix and Bardia Soltani<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-4-txqdSBq1la\" aria-controls=\"section-1-4-txqdSBq1la\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Foreign Language\/Travel and Research Summer Scholarship<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-4-txqdSBq1la\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-4-txqdSBq1la\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>The Department of Middle East Studies will be accepting applications for a Summer 2026 Foreign Language Scholarship. Applicants must be either a major or minor in our department or currently enrolled in Arabic or Persian language classes, have a minimum GPA of 3.3, and may not be graduating seniors.<\/p>\n<p>Please submit a one page description of your summer plans to MDES@usc.edu by April 1, 2026 to be considered for Summer 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n          <\/ul>\n  \n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n            \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--accordions \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--accordions\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n  \n      <ul>\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-1-pVe49AY24l\" aria-controls=\"section-1-1-pVe49AY24l\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Center for Languages and Cultures Certificate of Proficiency in Two or More Foreign\u00a0Languages<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-1-pVe49AY24l\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-1-pVe49AY24l\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>This certificate attests to students&#8217; linguistic competency in at least two foreign languages. To qualify, students must meet foreign langauge requirement in two or more foreign languages and at least two courses counting toward the certificate must be taken at USC with a grade of B or better. For more information, go to <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/center-for-languages-and-cultures\/clc-certificate\/\">https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/center-for-languages-and-cultures\/clc-certificate<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-2-pVe49AY24l\" aria-controls=\"section-1-2-pVe49AY24l\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Dornsife Scholars Program<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-2-pVe49AY24l\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-2-pVe49AY24l\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>Dornsife Scholars are students whose academic achievements underscore the relationship between excellence in the core disciplines of Letters, Arts, and Sciences (either in the Humanities, Social Sciences or Natural Sciences) and the aspiration to have a positive impact on the world. Dana and David Dornsife are internationally renowned philanthropists with the highest regard for education. Dornsife Scholars will be expected to demonstrate a comparable commitment to educational excellence and the advances that allow for improving the lives of people and addressing pressing global challenges. For more information, go to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/dornsife-scholars-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/dornsife-scholars-program.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-3-pVe49AY24l\" aria-controls=\"section-1-3-pVe49AY24l\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Fisher Fellows Program<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-3-pVe49AY24l\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-3-pVe49AY24l\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>The Fisher Fellowship Program is the first program at USC Dornsife that enables students with financial needs to fully participate in the enrichment opportunities that are at the heart of the college. Students selected for this program will receive funding which may be used over a three-year period to participate in academic programs that involve international travel, field research, and service to various communities. For more information, go to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/fisher-fellows-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/fisher-fellows-program.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-4-pVe49AY24l\" aria-controls=\"section-1-4-pVe49AY24l\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Harry A. Miller Endowed Scholarship<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-4-pVe49AY24l\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-4-pVe49AY24l\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>Established to provide scholarship assistance to undergraduate middle-income students majoring or minoring in foreign languages. For more information, go to<a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/scholarship-descriptions\/\">https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/scholarship-descriptions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\/scholarship-descriptions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/scholarship-descriptions\/\">.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-5-pVe49AY24l\" aria-controls=\"section-1-5-pVe49AY24l\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">SOAR (Student Opportunities for Academic Research) <\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-5-pVe49AY24l\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-5-pVe49AY24l\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>The SOAR program provides funding to Dornsife undergraduates for participation as a research assistant in a faculty member\u2019s project. The purpose of SOAR is to connect students with faculty members and their research; it allows all students to be mentored one-on-one by USC faculty, introduces students early in their academic careers to the process of serious scholarly inquiry, and fosters valuable relationships between students and faculty. For more information, go to <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/soar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/soar<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-6-pVe49AY24l\" aria-controls=\"section-1-6-pVe49AY24l\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">SURF (Summer Undergraduate Research Fund)\u00a0and SHURE (Summer Humanities Undergraduate Research Experience)<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-6-pVe49AY24l\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-6-pVe49AY24l\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>SURF and SHURE are opportunities for USC Dornsife students to pursue research in conjunction with\u00a0Dornsife faculty members, either on or off campus, during the summer semester. The purpose of SURF\/SHURE is to connect students with faculty members and their research; it allows all students to be mentored one-on-one by USC faculty, introduces students early in their academic careers to the process of serious scholarly inquiry, and fosters valuable relationships between students and faculty. For more information, go to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/surf-shure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/surf-shure<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n          <\/ul>\n  \n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n                    \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--accordions \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--accordions\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          University-Wide Fellowships, Awards, and Prizes\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n  \n      <ul>\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-1-w4cCAZyTJW\" aria-controls=\"section-1-1-w4cCAZyTJW\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">USC\u00a0Academic Achievement Award\u00a0<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-1-w4cCAZyTJW\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-1-w4cCAZyTJW\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>The Academic Achievement Award\u00a0(AAA) provides a tuition benefit to students who are pursuing multiple undergraduate degree objectives, have at least sophomore standing, and have earned a cumulative USC GPA of at least 3.750. AAA allows Fall or Spring registration of\u00a0up to 21 units at the standard full-time tuition rate.<\/p>\n<p>The purpose of the award is to allow highly motivated students with excellent academic records to complete multiple undergraduate degree objectives without adding to their time-to-degree. For more information, go to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ahf.usc.edu\/awards\/aaa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/ahf.usc.edu\/awards\/aaa\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-2-w4cCAZyTJW\" aria-controls=\"section-1-2-w4cCAZyTJW\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Warren Bennis Scholars Program<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-2-w4cCAZyTJW\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-2-w4cCAZyTJW\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>The Warren Bennis Scholars Program is a university-wide initiative offered by the Office of the Provost through the Brittingham Social Enterprise Lab at the Marshall School. Each year, twenty students across academic disciplines are selected at the end of their sophomore year to participate in the two-year leadership program. Scholars receive intensive leadership training and access to top USC professors. For more information, go to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ahf.usc.edu\/awards\/bennis-scholars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/ahf.usc.edu\/awards\/bennis-scholars\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-3-w4cCAZyTJW\" aria-controls=\"section-1-3-w4cCAZyTJW\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">USC Libraries Research Award\u00a0<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-3-w4cCAZyTJW\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-3-w4cCAZyTJW\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>The annual USC Libraries Research Award recognizes excellence and creativity in the use of USC Libraries\u2019 research collections and services. Undergraduate and graduate students are invited to submit papers or projects they have completed at USC in a for-credit class or through independent study during the spring, summer, or fall semesters of the current academic year. In addition to their papers, a Reflective Essay of 500-1000 words is required. For more information, go to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/libguides.usc.edu\/researchaward\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/libguides.usc.edu\/researchaward<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-4-w4cCAZyTJW\" aria-controls=\"section-1-4-w4cCAZyTJW\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">USC Provost\u2019s Undergrad Research Fellowships<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-4-w4cCAZyTJW\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-4-w4cCAZyTJW\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>The Office of the Provost will provide a limited number of fellowships for undergraduate research each academic year in the fall, spring and summer terms. Each undergraduate student funded by the program will receive a stipend in the amount of $3,000 to support research in any academic field for a period of not less than eight weeks at 20 hours per week during the awarded term. All full-time USC faculty engaged in research are eligible to serve as faculty supervisors. For more information, go to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/undergrad.usc.edu\/experience\/research\/undergrad_research\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/undergrad.usc.edu\/experience\/research\/undergrad_research\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-5-w4cCAZyTJW\" aria-controls=\"section-1-5-w4cCAZyTJW\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">USG (Undergraduate Student Government) Academic Research Fund<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-5-w4cCAZyTJW\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-5-w4cCAZyTJW\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>The purpose of the Academic Research Fund is to provide support for undergraduate students who conduct research projects, attend academic conferences, and pursue other research-oriented academic interests. For more information, go to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/usg.usc.edu\/funding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/usg.usc.edu\/funding\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-6-w4cCAZyTJW\" aria-controls=\"section-1-6-w4cCAZyTJW\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">USC Africa\u00a0Student Fund<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-6-w4cCAZyTJW\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-6-w4cCAZyTJW\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>The USC Africa Student Fund is a scholarship intended to support undergraduate student travel to African countries for study, research, service-based learning and internships. Students who have identified a project or program are invited to apply with this funding in mind. Winners may receive full or partial funding to help cover airfare costs associated with their proposed project or program. For more information, go to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ahf.usc.edu\/awards\/africa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/ahf.usc.edu\/awards\/africa\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-7-w4cCAZyTJW\" aria-controls=\"section-1-7-w4cCAZyTJW\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Schaeffer Fellows in Government Service<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-7-w4cCAZyTJW\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-7-w4cCAZyTJW\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>The Leonard D. Schaeffer Fellows Program provides a unique undergraduate government service experience. The Program\u2019s mission is to expose students to government work and its impact.\u00a0While not all Schaeffer Fellows will pursue a career in government, the Program creates the opportunity for participants to become engaged citizens and develop an informed view of government service and operations.\u00a0Schaeffer Fellows are selected from four elite universities \u2013 Harvard, Princeton, UC Berkeley, and USC. For more information, go to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ahf.usc.edu\/awards\/schaeffer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/ahf.usc.edu\/awards\/schaeffer\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-8-w4cCAZyTJW\" aria-controls=\"section-1-8-w4cCAZyTJW\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Discovery Scholars\u00a0<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-8-w4cCAZyTJW\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-8-w4cCAZyTJW\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>A commencement honor, the Discovery Scholar distinction\u00a0honors students who excel in the classroom while demonstrating the ability to create exceptional new scholarship or artistic works. Like sailors on an unexplored sea, Discovery Scholars blaze new paths, rather than simply following the course charted by others. For more information, go to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ahf.usc.edu\/commencement-honors\/discovery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/ahf.usc.edu\/commencement-honors\/discovery\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-9-w4cCAZyTJW\" aria-controls=\"section-1-9-w4cCAZyTJW\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Global Scholars<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-9-w4cCAZyTJW\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-9-w4cCAZyTJW\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>A commencement honor, USC Global Scholars extend their learning by spending at least ten weeks in other countries around the world. No matter what you are studying at USC, these Global Learning Outcomes can help you get the most from your time abroad by encouraging you to see the global impact of your education. For more information, go to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ahf.usc.edu\/commencement-honors\/global\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/ahf.usc.edu\/commencement-honors\/global\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-10-w4cCAZyTJW\" aria-controls=\"section-1-10-w4cCAZyTJW\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Renaissance Scholars\u00a0<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-10-w4cCAZyTJW\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-10-w4cCAZyTJW\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>A commencement honor, the Renaissance Scholar distinction honors students whose broad interests help them excel academically. 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