Departmental Scholarships for Graduate Students
The English Department offers a variety of awards to graduate students in all areas of English Studies.
The application deadline for all English department awards and scholarships is April 1.
Finding For Scholarships
Across Campus
Many scholarships are available from across campus based on a wide variety of criteria for eligibility. Exploring the many opportunities that exist can open up new possibilities for funding a student's career at ISU.
To help make the process of finding scholarships easier, the Financial Aid Office has developed a tool called Scholarship Finder that allows students to search for awards.
English Department Scholarships
All entries must be typed and submitted with a cover page stating your name, university identification number,major, e-mail address, local phone number, and address. Applications and detailed information are available for all awards and scholarships below.
Publications Unit Publishing Award
Applicants must be English Department graduate students and have a focus in Publishing Studies.
Publications Unit Publishing Award
George R. Canning Scholarship
Applicants must be English Department graduate students focusing in Literary and Cultural Studies.
George R. Canning Scholarship Application
Maurice Scharton Scholarship
Applicants must be English Department Graduate Students.
Maurice Scharton Scholarship Application
Taimi Maria Ranta Children’s and Young Adult Literature Scholarship
Applicants must be enrolled in or intend to focus on Children's Literary and Cultural studies.
Taimi Maria Ranta Scholarship Application
Anna Keaton English Scholarship
Applicants must be enrolled in a graduate program in the English Department.
Anna Keaton English Scholarship Application
Excellence in ESL Award
Applicants must be enrolled in a graduate program in the English Department. Further Information is available from the English Language Institute.
Phone: (309) 438-2072
Tom Kuster Creative Writing Award
Applicants must be enrolled in a graduate program in the English Department.
Tom Kuster Creative Writing Award Application
William Morgan Poetry Award
Applicants must be enrolled in a graduate program in the English Department.
William Morgan Poetry Award Application