Daily Archives: February 25, 2021

Exciting Essay Contest

Apply for UT’s annual Free Speech Essay Contest! The contest is open exclusively to UT undergraduates, and all undergraduates are eligible.

Prizes for the top three essays range from $700-$1500.

Deadline for submission is March 12, 2021.

The topics that students may choose between this year concern:

  • The rights of listeners
  • The difference between government restrictions on speech and private restrictions on speech

The specific questions and all further details about length, etc., can be found at our website – freespeechessay.com 

Feel free to contact Roxy Becker (roxybecker@austin.utexas.edu) if you have any questions.

LAH 102H Writing Fellow Applications

Please put in writing: “What you think a good Writing Fellow does and what a student needs from a good tutor.” Please submit your application in by Monday, March 22 as an attachment in an email to this address: Writing.dsbaji45xvy3gg6w@u.box.com

Any text in the email will not come through.

Writing Fellow are expected to attend LAH 102H every Monday from 4 – 4:50pm and attend the Writing Fellow meeting immediately after class until 5:15 pm.

Study Abroad Scholarships

The Liberal Arts Honors Program will award scholarships in varying amounts to support LAH students and Humanities majors who will be studying abroad in the Spring, Summer, and/or Fall.  An LAH student may apply for this scholarship by writing a one-page statement of his or her study abroad plans. The statement should include where and what the student will be studying, the projected cost involved, and the role that study abroad and the mastery of a foreign language plays in the student’s academic and career goals.

Please submit your application online through the study abroad online scholarship application, Global Assist and select “Get Started”. The website will prompt you to set up an online profile and show you a list of scholarships which criteria you meet. If you are applying for a study abroad program not affiliated with UT, please enter program code 300999.

Both LAH students and Humanities majors are eligible to apply for the LAH Study Abroad scholarship. Please contact the LAH office with any questions.