Entering Freshmen
Father Fitzpatrick Memorial Scholarship Eligibility: EnteringMSU freshman, graduate of area high school, English majors preferred.
Criteria: Academic record, financial need, promise of future usefulness. Applicants should return application forms to the English Department prior to ______.Scholarship amount: ______.
Application for Father Fitzpatrick Memorial Scholarship
Returning or Full-Time Students
The Bourland Hawley Creative Writing Scholarship Eligibility: Full-time,undergraduatestudents of any major who demonstrate an active interest in creative writing, and financial need. Applicants should return application forms to the English Department prior to ______. Scholarship amount: $2,500 for the fall semester.
Bryan Lawrence Memorial Scholarship Eligibility:Undergraduate student actively interested in Creative Writing. Criteria: Current or prior enrollment in Creative Writing at MSU (or plans to take the course during the upcoming semester) are recommended. Applicants should return application forms to the English Department prior to ______.Scholarship amount: $750 per academic year.
[Link to creative writing application]
Bourland Hawley TechnicalCommunication Scholarship Eligibility: Undergradute student actively insterested in Technical Communication. Criteria:Financial need. Applicants should return application forms to the English Department prior to ______. Scholarship amount: $2,500 for one semester.
[Link to tcscholarship]
Eleanor Reaves Payne and Verna Sellars Memorial Scholarship Eligibility: Full-time MSU student; junior, senior or graduate student (60 hours); English major. Criteria: Academic record, financial need. Applicants should return application forms to the English Department prior to ______. Scholarship amount: _______.
Ruggia-Sigma Tau Delta Scholarship Eligibility: English major or minor, out of state or nation preferred. Criteria: Academic ability, financial need, interest. Applicants should return application forms to the English Department prior to ______. Scholarship amount: _______.
Sullivan-Barton Scholarship Eligibility: Full-time student, English major, renewable.Criteria: Academic record, financial need. Applicants should return application forms to the English Department prior to ______. Scholarship amount: _______.
Application for Departmental Scholarships
Students may apply at any time during the academic year up to the first week of May, but scholarships for the following year are generally awarded a the end of the spring semester. For additional information, please contact the Department of English Office.
English majors with good academic records should also consider applying for the Prothro-Yeager College of Humanities and Social Sciences Perkins/Prothro Scholarships.