Graduate Scholarships & Awards

The English department offers an atypically large number of competitive scholarships and prizes recognizing superior academic achievement. These awards range from $50 to $3,000, and give ambitious and bright students not only financial support, but also intellectual promotion of a kind that will increase their potential for superior placement in career fields and graduate institutions of their choice. For writing awards, papers are nominated by faculty mentors. The department also awards outstanding academic performance and excellent student teaching for Secondary Education majors. Each Spring semester, an annual awards ceremony for all award-winning students and their parents is held during the last week of classes.

General Excellence Award for an Outstanding Graduate Student:: Awards given for excellent academic progress over the course of preparation for the MA degree or MS in Ed. degree.
Graduate Research Awards: Awards given for excellence in research.
1929 Grants Fund Award Annual awards given for the best paper written by a first-year graduate student.
Professional Development Grants for Graduate Students in Need: Up to four students a year may be given awards for up to $200 per student per year to offset book costs, GRE fees, gas money for teachers traveling to campus for courses, or conference travel expenses (if the student has had a paper accepted).

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