Scholarships and Awards
Linguistics Scholarships & Awards
Scholarship Application Open Now - closes February 15th
Most College of Humanities scholarships for the 26-27 academic year will be routed through a single application posted here: Liberal Arts and Sciences Scholarship Application. Through this application, you will be reviewed for up to 250 scholarships across the Colleges of Liberal Arts and Sciences for the 26-27 academic year. If you have any questions, please reach out to LASscholarships@utah.edu
Click below to learn more about these scholarships.
College of Humanities Scholarships University & External Scholarship Links
Due February 15, 2026
The Steven C. and Mercy Grimes Endowed Scholarship in Linguistics honors the late Steven Grimes and Mercy Grimes, whom the family describes as "wonderful parents to Edward and Rebecca and wonderful grandparents to Quinn." The scholarship will be awarded to students majoring in Linguistics with a preference given toward students coming from single parent households or students who are single parents themselves.
Required materials include the following:
- A degree audit. For freshmen, who are entering the University directly from high school, and for transfer students, please submit a copy of your transcripts.
- A personal statement (what should the scholarship committee know about you?)
Steven & Mercy Grimes Scholarship Application
The late Steven Grimes and
Mercedes Grimes
Steven and Mercy’s
granddaughter, Quinn
Mercy and Steven’s children, Rebecca
Rivas and the late Edward Rivas
The Department of Linguistics supports graduate students attending conferences to present research with this award. Funding is subject to availability and will be reviewed annually.
For the 2026-2027 fiscal year (July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027), graduate students may apply for up to $600 to help cover conference-related expenses, including registration fees, lodging and travel.
To qualify for this award, Linguistics graduate students must present a paper or poster at a linguistics-related conference and provide proof of acceptance.
Please note: If your conference is international, you must apply at least 5 weeks before the trip begins.
Graduate students can also apply for travel funding through the Graduate School. Graduate students can receive the Graduate Student Travel Assistance Award once during their graduate career.
The College of Humanities also has an opportunity for grad student conference/research travel.
If you have questions, please contact Kacey Campbell at kacey.campbell@utah.edu.
