Undergraduate Program

Scholarships

English Department Undergraduate Scholarships

Application deadline for 2008: Friday, March 28

Each year the Department has a handful of endowed scholarships to award to majors. The scholarships are, with one exception, open to majors in English-Literature, English-Creative Writing, and Technical and Scientific Communication. English-Journalism and Journalism majors are not eligible for these scholarships; the several endowed scholarships for those majors will be handled through the Journalism Program.

This year, the Undergraduate Studies Committee decided to ask students to apply, submitting a writing sample and names of faculty references. Application forms are now available at the front desk in Bachelor 356, as well as for download on this page.

Instructions on how to apply

Please print out the application form, and follow the instructions in it.

Application Form.PDF

You will need to submit, along with the application form, the documents listed below. Turn in your application at the front desk of the Department of English, 356 Bachelor Hall.

A 5-to-7 page paper written in an English course, or a 5-to-7 page excerpt from a longer paper;
A brief statement placing the paper in context, identifying the course, explaining the assignment, and stating the reason for choosing the topic (and, for an excerpt, explaining how and why you excerpted this portion);
An informal transcript (Registrar’s seal not needed).

Scholarship eligibility and special requirements

TERRY AND CHRIS BAEHR
Majors eligible: all
Classes eligible: junior, senior
Basis: merit and need
Special requirements: none

CRAVER-OVERTON
Majors eligible: all
Classes eligible: junior, senior
Basis: merit
Special requirements: preference to students in University Honors Program

ROBERT KETTLER MEMORIAL
Majors eligible: Literature
Classes eligible: junior, senior
Basis: merit and need
Special requirements: preference to students with deep interest in American
Literature

BILL MOELLER
Majors eligible: all
Classes eligible: junior, senior
Basis: merit
Special requirements: students must be graduates of Butler County (OH) high schools or permanent residents of Butler County (OH)

GORDON AND MARY WILSON
Majors eligible: all
Classes eligible: junior, senior
Basis: merit
Special requirements: none