Where are some good places to get scholarships to study spanish abroad?  

I'm planning on a full year of study in Costa Rica through ISA
(International Studies Abroad, www.studiesabroad.com) and need to come
up with at least 12,000 to cover the cost.  I plan on applying for
their scholarship on their site, also.

At one point in time I was a member of the Spanish Honor Society.  The
certificate says: "Es miembro del capitulo El Aguila y la Serpiente de
dicha Sociedad," butit expired in April 24, 2003.

The following factors should be taken into consideration for any
possible scholarships:
*4.0 GPA
*3.5 years of high school spanish (one semester of Spanish IV
completed).. Got entirely A's and B's, never less.
*NOT self supporting
*1 year of college completion before going

Basically, I need the scholarships designed for people studying
abroad, most of the ones i've looked at i have not qualified for for
one reason or another.  I've tried places like fastweb (monster's
version of scholarship searches) and other sites and had not too much
luck.

Thanks,
Kevin

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Clarification of Question by kevin071586-ga on 16 Nov 2004 22:56 PST

Also, FAFSA is not really an option because my father's income is too
high.  My parents are divorced, and I live with him, but with three
other siblings it is simply not possible to ride his salary through
college (nor do I want to), but it is significant enough to eliminate
any possible opportunity for Government Financial Aid.  If I lived
with my mother, who makes substantially less, Government Financial Aid
would be substantially increased but this scenario is not possible.

I am also not _PLANNING_ on majoring in anything like Spanish
Teaching, Foreign Languages, or anything like that, in fact i'm not
sure what I'd like to major in.  What I do know is i'm very interested
in learning the Spanish language and culture, as it is increasingly
becoming a necessity in the workplace and the world in general.

I am a dedicated student and would like this opportunity to be
possible.  I do work, but I live from paycheck to paycheck as I
provide most of my own necessities (minus housing and food), so saving
up is quite improbable, especially $12,000.

On top of that, I'll need another $4000 I assume for optional expenses
like my Cell phone and other day to day activities throughout the
year.  That is a completely rough guess, maybe i'll only need an extra
$2000, but i'd assume that would not be available through any kind of
financial aid or scholarship.

Thanks,
Kevin