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<P><FONT size=2>New Program to Provide Language Scholarships for Up to 50 Incoming<BR>Students Each Year<BR><BR>September 20, 2010<BR><BR>Middlebury College and the Monterey Institute of International Studies<BR>have announced a new three-year scholarship program designed to<BR>strengthen the linguistic competency of incoming Monterey Institute<BR>students.<BR><BR>The Betty and David Jones Language Scholarships, named in honor of two<BR>of Middlebury and Monterey’s most engaged and generous benefactors,<BR>will offer up to 50 scholarships each year in seven languages —<BR>Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Japanese, Russian and Spanish — at<BR>the Middlebury College Language Schools, at the Monterey Institute<BR>Summer Intensive Language Program (SILP), or in Monterey’s Intensive<BR>English Program. The program will award the scholarships to highly<BR>qualified applicants to the Monterey Institute to help these students<BR>enhance their language skills prior to enrolling in graduate programs<BR>at Monterey.<BR><BR>A range of scholarships will be available, from full tuition for<BR>students who attend the SILP or English Program at the Monterey<BR>Institute, to full tuition, room, and board for those who enroll in<BR>the Middlebury Language Schools. “It’s not surprising that Betty and<BR>David, two of our most creative donors, have provided an innovative<BR>way to improve access to Monterey’s programs,” said Middlebury<BR>President Ronald D. Liebowitz. “They were among the earliest<BR>supporters of the Middlebury-Monterey partnership, and we thank them<BR>for making this new scholarship program possible through their<BR>consistent philanthropy.”<BR><BR>“Betty and David have always viewed language study as a cornerstone of<BR>greater cultural and international understanding,” added Monterey<BR>Institute President Sunder Ramaswamy. “We know this cause is near and<BR>dear to their hearts, and are excited that these new scholarships will<BR>help a significant number of future Monterey Institute students.”<BR>Betty Jones, an alumna of Middlebury’s School of French, served on the<BR>Middlebury board of trustees for 15 years and is now a trustee<BR>emerita. She and her husband David Jones, a member of the Monterey<BR>Institute board of governors, have been strong supporters of<BR>collaborative efforts between the two institutions since they first<BR>contemplated an affiliation in 2005.<BR><BR>The Betty and David Jones Language Scholarships complement the Kathryn<BR>Davis Fellowships for Peace, another initiative designed to support<BR>the aspirations of future Monterey Institute students through a<BR>program of scholarships supporting attendance at Middlebury’s Language<BR>Schools. On July 1, 2010, the Monterey Institute became a graduate<BR>school of Middlebury College. The resulting partnership brought<BR>together two institutions with renowned undergraduate and graduate<BR>programs in language learning and teaching, international policy, and<BR>environmental policy. The Betty and David Jones Language Scholarships<BR>illustrate how the institutions’ combined resources complement one<BR>another and create new educational opportunities for students at both<BR>schools.<BR><BR>Additional details and application materials for the Betty and David<BR>Jones Language Scholarships will be forthcoming on the Monterey<BR>Institute’s Web site in the weeks ahead.<BR><BR>--<A href="http://www.miis.edu/about/newsroom/stories/node/21479">http://www.miis.edu/about/newsroom/stories/node/21479</A><BR></FONT></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>