Scholarships

Thanks to a generous grant from Qatar Foundation, Intl., villagers from the greater Midwest may apply for need-based, partial-tuition scholarships for Arabic programs. Apply via the Passport Fund.

Den Norske Torske Klubben (The Norwegian Cod Club) is a longtime friend and partner of our Scandinavian programs, supporting scholarships for Scandinavian Language Villages.

Skovøen's founding auxiliary organization, Skovøen, Inc., generously donated their remaining funds upon ceasing operations in 2019. A portion of these funds are dedicated each year to supporting Danish villagers.

Download the Scholarship Information Guide to apply.

We offer a variety of scholarship opportunities for Finnish villagers through partnerships with the Salolampi Foundation, the Finlandia Foundation and more. Download the Scholarship Information Guide to learn more.

Each year, the Max Kade Foundation generously provides scholarships for villager attending both our two-week long (semester)and four-week long (1 year) high school credit programs at Waldsee. Apply through our standard Passport Fund application at registration.

The Korean Language Village invites motivated students to apply for The Korea Foundation Fellow Scholarship, a new, merit-based award. Successful applicants will receive a $900 scholarship towards tuition, as well as a certificate acknowledging their merit award. Click HERE to apply.

Several scholarships are available to our Norwegian villagers including the Journey Scholarship Endowed Funds, Sons of Norway funding, Den Norske Torske Klubben and more. Download the Scholarship Information Guide to learn more.

The Russian Language Village offers Global Excellence Awards up to $1,000 for youth interested in attending overnight or virtual programs. Click HERE to apply. Download the Scholarship Information Guide to learn more.

Den Norske Torske Klubben (The Norwegian Cod Club) is a longtime friend and partner of our Scandinavian programs, supporting scholarships for Scandinavian Language Villages. Download the Scholarship Information Guide to apply.

Read and follow the application guidelines carefully. Consider languages with smaller programs or more funding, such as Arabic, Finnish, German, Korean, Norwegian or Swedish. If you received a scholarship last year, make sure you've sent us a thank you letter!

The Concordia Language Villages scholarship committee reviews scholarship applications. Information provided with your application will be kept entirely confidential. Passport Fund scholarships are based on financial need, determined by family size and adjusted gross income. Special circumstances are also noted. Typically, families with an AGI of $60,000 or less are considered first.

A typical scholarship covers no more than 30% of the cost of tuition. For more detailed information, please contact clvregister@cord.edu.

No. It is our policy to award no more than 90% of the cost of the tuition.

Scholarships are non-transferable. This includes transferring scholarships between languages, between years and between family members. Some scholarships can be transferred between sessions in the same language during the same summer. Please contact clvregister@cord.edu to discuss your options if you must change sessions.

We hope you are still able to join us at camp! If you cannot attend due to financial reasons, please see if there are additional scholarship opportunities for the language you are attending, or you could consider switching to a language with more scholarship funding available. Generally speaking, we have the most scholarship funding in Arabic, Finnish, German, Korean, Norwegian and Swedish. If a shorter camp session would be more affordable, you can contact our Registration office at clvregister@cord.edu to discuss changing sessions. The money you have already paid is transferable to a different session within the same summer or an immediate family member if that person is attending during the same summer. We offer monthly payment plans through our Finance department. The final option would be to cancel your registration. If you cancel within two weeks of notification of your scholarship award, your registration fee, and any payments you have made, will be fully refunded. Any cancellations after the deadline are subject to our cancellation policies.

We will send out award letters approximately 2-3 weeks after submitting a complete application. The letter will include the following information: 1) if you have or have not been awarded a gift, 2) the amount of the gift and 3) a return form to accept or decline the award.

For scholarship questions, please email clvregister@cord.edu. For payment questions, please email clvfinance@cord.edu.

You will need to register for a session and then complete the application linked in the Scholarship Guide. The Scholarship Guide is available on this page and in the Forms and Documents Section of the Parent Portal.

Scholarships are available for youth overnight and Virtual Village sessions. We prioritize awarding to families with Adjusted Gross Incomes of $60,000 or less. Sometimes our volume of applications is high enough that we are not able to award to everyone who would otherwise qualify for a scholarship. It never hurts to apply, as the funds available vary based on the language program chosen. We have a limited number of scholarships available for Norwegian and German adult overnight sessions. Family and Day Camp sessions are not eligible for Passport Fund scholarships.

The deadline for first-round consideration is February 4, 2026;  recipients will be notified by late February. Applications for second-round consideration are due March 4, 2026; recipients will be notified by late March. We will continue accepting applications until funding is exhausted. More funds are available for some languages than others. We will provide information about where funding is still available on the website and in relevant forms.