SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS
Undergraduate Scholarships and Contests (click here for fuller descriptions)
Award
Amount
Eligibility
Deadline
Madeline and Joseph Woolfolk Thomas Award
For AY 2007-2008, approximately $7,500 to be used toward tuition, and room and board.
Merit based. English majors with 70 total hours, 9 hours in English beyond 102, overall G.P.A. 3.3 or higher, 3.3 in English
Extended to 23Mar07
Harry L. and Cecilia H. Smith Scholarship
For AY 2007-2008, approximately $8,500 to be used toward tuition, room and board.
Merit and need based. English majors, 9 hours in English beyond 102, overallG.P.A. 3.3 or higher, 3.3 in English
Extended to 23Mar07
Mary Phyllis Reidley Scholarship
For AY 2007-2008, two awards will be given. One usually covers a full year of tuition, room and board; one usually covers approximately a half- year.
Merit and need based. English majors, 9 hours in English beyond 102, overall G.P.A. 3.3 or higher, 3.3 in English
Extended to 23Mar07
Mary E. Burton Award
$100
Presented annually to the graduating English major with the highest scholastic standing.
9 Mar 07
Graduate Scholarships and Awards
| Award | Amount | Eligibility | Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
| University Fellowships | Currently $20,000/yr plus tuition remission | Merit based; Ph.D. applicants only | Jan 15. The Director of Graduate Studies nominates outstanding Ph.D. applicants for these university-wide awards. Applicants must have a GTA application and a complete admissions file by Jan 15. No separate application is required. |
| Graduate Teaching Assistantships | PhD Level $20,000/yr plus tuition remission MA Level $15,500/yr plus tuition remission |
Merit based; Ph.D. and M.A. applicants and continuing M.A. students not previously funded. | JAN 15. |
| Plattus Teaching Award | Varies; usually $500-$1,000 | All English-department GTAs who are currently teaching are eligible to apply | Feb. 15 |
Creative Writing Scholarships and Awards
| Award | Amount | Eligibility | Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentuckiana Metroversity 2008 Writing Competition | Prizes of $200 (first place) and $100 (second place) will be awarded in each category in two seperate divisions-undergraduate and graduate. | Open to any student registered during the 2007-2008 academic year in one or more classes at a Metroversity institution. | Submitted by mail February 14, 2008 or submitted in person to Paul Griner by February 15, 2008. |
| Creative Writing Scholarship | Varies Annually | Creative writing contest for undergraduate and graduate students. DO NOT have to be English Major to apply. | April 20, 2007 |
| SARA-JEAN MCDOWELL CREATIVE WRITING AWARD |
The Award is for $500. It is given annually to a single student. | Creative writing contest for graduate students. Students Do Not have to be graduate students in English to apply. | April 20, 2007 |
| The Calvino Prize | First place: $1,000 and publication. Second place: $300 |
All graduate and undergraduate students. Faculty and employees of University of Louisville may not apply. | October 15, 2007 |
| Axton Postdoctoral Fellowships | $25,000 a year for two years, plus benefits. One fellowship in poetry and one in fiction. | Writers who have received an MA, MFA, or PhD in Creative Writing within the past five years. | Search Closed |
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