Application deadline for all awards and scholarships is April 1.
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 by clicking on the "More info..." links below. We also have a flyer (DOC) with an overview of all English department scholarships and awards.
Applicants for the Anna Keaton English Scholarship must be enrolled in upper division undergraduate or graduate courses in the English Department at ISU, with a major in English. More info... (DOC)
The Class of 1939 Ruth Henline Scholarship in English Education is available to students planning to teach in the spring of the following year in which they apply. More info... (DOC)
Senior English Education majors who have completed student teaching or who are student teaching during the semester the scholarship is available are invited to apply for the Glenn Grever English Education Scholarship. More info... (DOC)
The Dorothy Bryan Schemske scholarship was established to honor an undergraduate student who is seeking a career in teaching English and writing. More info... (DOC)
Candidates must be enrolled in good standing in the English department; be a full- or part-time junior, senior, or graduate student; have a concentration in the Publishing Studies program; demonstrate excellence and serious interest in the study of publishing and the nonprofit literary arts; and be recommended by one professional in the field of publishing. More info... (DOC)
Open to juniors or seniors who have been enrolled in a Linguistics course during the academic year for which the award is to be given. More info... (DOC)
The Excellence in ESL Award is an annual award given by the English Language Institute (ELI). Both graduate and undergraduate students are eligible for the award. Selection is based on outstanding performance in course work, teaching and/or research in the field of English as a Second Language. Further information is available at ELI (Hudelson Building).
The Canning Scholarship is awarded to acknowledge the outstanding undergraduate and graduate student in Literary and Cultural Studies. More info... (DOC)
The Taimi Maria Ranta Children's and Young Adult Literature Scholarship is available for both undergraduate and graduate students focusing on children’s Literary and Cultural Studies. More info... (DOC)
The Julia N. Visor Scholarship Award competition is available for best undergraduate essay on the sociopolitical dimensions of any aspect of English Studies. The competition is particularly concerned to encourage student research on issues of racism, colonialism, and cultural diversity in Literary and Cultural Studies, rhetoric, linguistics, and education. More info... (DOC)
Applicants for the Maurice Scharton Scholarship in Composition-Rhetoric must be Junior or Senior English majors (for the undergraduate scholarship); or graduate students in English (for the graduate scholarship). More info... (RTF)
The recipient of this award must be a full-time junior, senior, or graduate student and must demonstrate promise as a writer or poet. More info... (DOC)
The Brome Creative Writing Award is awarded to an outstanding senior in creative writing during the academic year for which the award is to be given. More info... (DOC)
The William Morgan Poetry Award is offered to undergraduate and graduate English majors for excellence in both original poetry and the scholarly and critical study of poetry. More Info... (DOC)
The University Club Scholarship is open to currently enrolled ISU students on the basis of application, essay, and 3 letters of recommendation. ($300)
