Welcome to the opportunity to widen your horizons!
The John Speak Languages Scholarship can provide you with complementary funding to assist you to travel overseas to study a language.
Case Studies
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Geoffrey Padgett – Case Study, France 1953
In 1953 at age 22, I was fortunate to receive a Scholarship from the John Speak Trust to assist with…
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Anthony Kassapian – Case Study,
The year was 1960, I was nineteen years old, working in the wool trade for the family business, Kassapians (Combers)…
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Emily Martin – Case Study: China 2014 – 2015
I’ve just finished my third year of studying Chinese at Cambridge University, spending my year abroad studying at Peking University…
Monthly Reports
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Chloe Salmon: Seville, Spain – November 2025
¡Este mes ha sido una locura y muy ocupado! Mi trabajo de la universidad ha aumentado muchísimo, y he tenido…
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Natalie Smith: November in Spain
A highlight of my month was celebrating Halloween with some friends. To celebrate, we dressed up, prepared Halloween-themed food, and…
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Alexandra Spencer – Spain:November time!
November truly solidified the seasonal transition in Madrid. The beautiful, intense sunshine of early autumn disappeared, replaced by shorter days…