English Department Scholarships
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The English Department offers numerous scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students. Unless otherwise noted, all applications are due on January 24, of the current scholarship year. Submit all scholarship via the application links below. If a scholarship requires a reference letter, the writer of the letter should submit it directly to JuDean Howerton via email at judean.howerton@okstate.edu.
If you already submitted a paper-based application for the 2026 scholarship cycle, your submission has been documented.
Scholarships awards will be announced early March and are payable in the following fall semester. Students must be returning to OSU in the fall semester to be eligible for scholarships. Scholarship amounts and availability are subject to the investment performance of individual scholarship accounts. Information for each scholarship season will be updated as it becomes available.
Undergraduate Scholarships
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President’s Distinguished Scholarship
Awarded to an undergraduate English major possessing outstanding academic credentials and strong leadership.
One of the most prestigious undergraduate scholarships at Oklahoma State University. Once attending OSU, students must continue to meet the strict academic standards established for the PDS program to retain the scholarship. Designed to bring the finest high school graduates to OSU, the PDS is a key element in the University’s program for recruiting scholars. Recipients must possess outstanding academic credentials and strong leadership capabilities. There is no application necessary; all majors with the appropriate credentials will automatically be considered.
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James and Ann Halligan Scholarship for English
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Eugene W. & Marie-Louise Jackson Scholarship for Creative Writing
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Mary Lou Sare Endowed Scholarship in English
Awarded to a full-time student, junior or senior, majoring in English.
This award goes to a full-time student, junior or senior, majoring in English and to students planning to teach secondary or elementary schools. If a junior, the scholarship may be renewable for the student’s senior year. The student must have a 3.0 overall GPA, a 3.0 GPA in liberal arts courses, and 3.5 GPA in English courses. There is no application necessary; all majors with the appropriate credentials will automatically be considered.
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Dr. Carol S. Nasworthy Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Awarded to an undergraduate English major.
The recipient must be enrolled as a full-time student at the University in the College of Arts and Sciences. The recipient must be majoring in English and must have a minimum grade point average of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale. There is no application necessary; all majors with the appropriate credentials will automatically be considered. -
Evelyn Burris DeBenning Memorial Scholarship in English
Awarded to an undergraduate English major.
The recipient must be enrolled as a full-time student at the University in the College of Arts and Sciences. The recipient must be majoring in English and must have a minimum grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. There is no application necessary; all majors with the appropriate credentials will automatically be considered.
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Audre Chapman Scholarship
Awarded to an undergraduate English Literature major with at least a 3.2 GPA on a 4.0 scale and a strong interest in teaching
The award will go to an undergraduate English major with high academic achievement and a strong interest in teaching. Applicants must be from the state of Oklahoma. Application and an unofficial copy of your transcripts required.
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Undergraduate Literature Scholarship
Awarded to the best critical or research essay by an undergraduate.
The following rules apply:
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Competition for the scholarship is open to undergraduate students currently enrolled at OSU.
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Essays can be critical or research papers, and they should be 7-12 double spaced, typewritten pages.
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Each entry must include the application (linked below). This is the only place where the name of the author should appear.
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Each undergraduate may submit only one entry. If entries are submitted for other scholarships, they must be different entries.
Papers will be evaluated on their originality, persuasiveness, and style.
Submit application for the Undergraduate Literature Scholarship here
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Ruby N. Courtney Writer's Scholarship
Awarded to a student interested in writing and/or literature at the Oklahoma State University and the University of Oklahoma.
The Ruby N. Courtney Writer’s Scholarship offers financial assistance to students interested in writing and/or literature at the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University. Recipients of this scholarship award must be enrolled full-time, be in good academic standing, and have completed 30 credit hours. Scholarship recipients will receive a $500 cash award.
Submit your completed application to the OSU Ruby N. Courtney Writer’s Scholarship Coordinator, Professor Aimee Parkison. The application deadline is the middle of the Spring semester each year. If you have any questions about this scholarship or would like an application form, please contact Professor Parkison at aimee@okstate.edu.
Your application must be accompanied by the following:
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A short story demonstrating your creative writing skills. Your entry should be typewritten, single spaced, and between three to four pages in length. Please no excerpts.
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A copy of your most recent official transcript.
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Required application form supplied by the coordinator (Please contact Professor Aimee Parkison at aimee@okstate.edu for more information)
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Undergraduate or Graduate Student Scholarships
- The Poet Ai Memorial Scholarship (unavailable)
- Robert & Jill Foster Award of Excellence Endowed Scholarship (unavailable)
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Marianne Cooley Study Abroad Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship is for a full-time student at Oklahoma State University who is enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences and must have agreed to attend a study abroad experience approved by the Selection Committee. Selection preference will be given to students pursuing a degree in English.
In the event no students are identified using both the requirements and preference above, the award should be made for the coming academic year by selecting recipients using only the above stated requirements. The size of the award and number of awards may be determined at the discretion of the Selection Committee.
Contact english.information@okstate.edu if interested in learning more.
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Janemarie Luecke Memorial Prize
Awarded to the best unpublished essay or poem
The Janemarie Luecke Memorial Prize for the best unpublished scholarly or critical essay or poem:
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Essay should be of high literary quality relating to Old or Middle English literature.
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Poem is to be of high literary quality in any subject.
Each entry must include the application form indicating the name of the essay/poem, the name of the author, address, phone number, and CWID. This is the only place where the name of the author should appear. The contestant’s name should not appear in the essay/poem itself.
Students should submit no more than one essay for each scholarship, though they may submit for multiple scholarships.
Students who choose to submit essays for multiple scholarships must submit different entries.
The essays will be judged for originality, tenability, significance, and cogency of organization and prose style. Essays submitted for these prizes will be judged by a committee of graduate faculty.
Submit application for the Janemarie Luecke Memorial Prize here.
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Academy of American Poets
Awarded to the best unpublished poem by an undergraduate or graduate.
We are pleased to announce the OSU Academy of American Poets Prize literary competition. Funded by a generous grant from the OSU Foundation and the OSU College of Arts and Sciences, endowing the prize in perpetuity.
The competition is open to all full- or part-time OSU students, graduate and undergraduate. Manuscripts submitted in the competition will be judged by a writer of national reputation.
Interested students are invited to submit no more than one (1) poem manuscript (no more than 100 lines in length) to the competition. Manuscript entries must be typed, on only one side of each page or pages of standard unlined typing paper. Only one (1) copy of the manuscript should be submitted, and entries will not be returned. If a student wishes to submit entries to more than one contest, the entries must be different entries.
Only the title of the poem should appear on the manuscript. If the poem manuscript requires more than one page, the pages should be stapled together.
Submit application for the OSU Academy of American Poets Scholarship here.
Continuing Graduate Student
Scholarships
Interdepartmental Scholarships
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Clinton C. Keeler Fellowship in English
Awarded to an outstanding PhD candidate. (12 completed graduate hours minimum.)
The scholarship is derived from an endowment made possible by memorial gifts, royalties, faculty contributions, book sales, etc., will be awarded to a PhD candidate in English studies.
Any graduate student who has completed at least 12 hours of graduate work above the requirements of their previous degree toward an MA or PhD in English or 12 hours of graduate work toward an interdisciplinary PhD degree may apply. First preference shall be given to studies in American Literature students.
Selection of scholarship winners will be based on the following criteria:
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Academic achievement as evidenced by (a) grade point average in graduate work and (b) publication and research.
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Participation in professional activities.
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Service to the Department (including teaching if applicable) or Community. The Committee may solicit Graduate Faculty recommendations in determining Keeler and Campbell Scholars. It chooses to do so this year and asks that students please include 2-3 such letters of recommendation with their application.
Please attach an unofficial copy of your grade report and any additional material that is pertinent to your application.
Submit application for the Clinton C. Keeler Scholarship in English Studies here.
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Marye Lynn Cummings Endowed Scholarship
Awarded to full-time Creative Writing graduate students
The Marye Lynn Cummings Endowed Scholarship, created by Michael Cummings in memory of his wife Marye Lynn, benefits full-time graduate students in Creative Writing. The scholarship is for an OSU graduate student who is passionate about writing and planning to pursue a career as a writer. This scholarship competition is open to writers of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction; one award of a monetary value will be made in each of the three categories.
Applicants must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher.
The writing sample should consist of one story, or a piece of creative non-fiction or poetry. The writing sample should not list the applicant's name. In addition to the manuscript, complete and submit the attached application stating the applicant's name, student ID, Graduate English GPA, address, phone number, email, genre (fiction, creative non-fiction, or poetry), and the title of work sample. The application should be the only form listing the applicant's name.
Submit application for the Marye Lynn Cummings Endowed Scholarship here.
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Harry M. Campbell Scholarship
Awarded to an outstanding MA candidate. (12 completed graduate hours minimum.)
The scholarship derived from an endowment made possible by memorial gifts, royalties, faculty contributions, book sales, etc., will be awarded to an MA candidate in English studies.
Any graduate student who has completed at least 12 hours of graduate work above the requirements of their previous degree toward an MA in English may apply.
Selection of scholarship winners will be based on the following criteria:
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Academic achievement as evidenced by (a) grade point average in graduate work and (b) publication and research.
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Participation in professional activities.
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Service to the Department (including teaching if applicable) or Community. The Committee may solicit Graduate Faculty recommendations in determining Keeler and Campbell Scholars. It chooses to do so this year and asks that students please include 2-3 such letters of recommendation with their application.
Please attach an unofficial copy of your grade report and any additional material that is pertinent to your application. (Copies of your grade report are available online on SIS.)
Applications will be processed by the Department Scholarship Committee.
Submit application for the Harry M. Campbell Scholarship in English Studies here.
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Leonard J. Leff Film or Media Studies Award
Awarded to the best unpublished scholarly or critical essay dealing with film, television, media culture, computer media, or other aspects of visual culture.
The Leonard J. Leff Film or Media Studies Award for the best unpublished scholarly or critical essay dealing with film, television, media culture, computer media, or other aspects of visual culture.
Each entry must include the application form indicating the name of the essay, the name of the author, address, phone number, and CWID. This is the only place where the name of the author should appear. The contestant’s name should not appear in the essay itself.
Students should submit no more than one essay for each scholarship, though they may submit for multiple scholarships.
Students who choose to submit essays for multiple scholarships must submit different entries.
The essays will be judged for originality, tenability, significance, and cogency of organization and prose style. Essays submitted for these prizes will be judged by a committee of graduate faculty.
Submit application for the Leonard J. Leff Film or Media Studies Award here.
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Professional Writing Scholarship
Awarded to the best essay in Composition/Rhetoric or best essay on a communication project (websites, manuals, CD-ROMs, etc.) in Professional Writing.
The scholarship is awarded to the best essay project (essay, webtext, research project) in Rhetoric and Professional Writing.
The following rules apply:
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Competition for the scholarships is open to English graduate students currently enrolled at OSU.
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Entrants should include no identifying information on their entry, print or digital.
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All submissions should include the attached application form stating the title of entry, applicant's name, address, phone number and CWID.
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Students should submit no more than one project for each scholarship, though they may submit for multiple scholarships. Students who choose to submit essays for multiple scholarships must submit different entries. Entries for this award should not have been submitted for other awards, prizes, or scholarships.
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Entries, if classroom projects, should show evidence of careful revision and proofreading.
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Entries will be judged for originality, substance, and style. Entries submitted for these prizes will be judged by a committee of graduate faculty.
Submit application for the Professional Writing Scholarship here.
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TESOL/Linguistics Scholarship
The scholarship is awarded to the best essay on either TESOL or linguistics.
The following rules apply:
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Competition for the scholarships is open to English graduate students currently enrolled at OSU.
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The name of the contestant should not appear in the essay or on the title page.
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Each entry must include the attached application form indicating the name of the essay, the applicant's name, address, phone number and CWID. This is the only place where the name of the applicant should appear.
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Students should submit no more than one essay for each scholarship, though they may submit for multiple scholarships. Students who choose to submit essays for multiple scholarships must submit different entries.
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The essays will be judged for originality, tenability, significance, and cogency of organization and prose style. Essays submitted for these prizes will be judged by a committee of graduate faculty.
Submit application for the TESOL/Linguistic Scholarship here.
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Sally Hinrich PhD Scholarship
Awarded to PhD candidates (24 completed graduate hours min.).
The scholarship is awarded to a Ph.D. candidate in any area of English studies.
Selection of the Hinrich Scholar will be based on the following criteria:
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high-quality scholarship and research;
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personal initiative in leadership;
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service to the graduate student community;
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creativity in teaching/tutoring. (This is optional. Teaching experience is not required for this scholarship.)
The Committee may solicit graduate faculty and graduate student recommendations to determine the Hinrich Scholar. Income for the scholarship is derived from an endowment fund made possible by memorial gifts and department faculty, staff, student, and friend contributions.
Any Ph.D. student may apply who has completed at least 24 hours of graduate work toward the Ph.D. in English, above the requirements for his/her previous degree OR 24 hours of graduate work toward an interdisciplinary Ph.D. degree. Applications will be processed by the Department Scholarship Committee.
Submit application for the Sally Hinrich PhD Scholarship here.
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Scholarship for Excellence in Teaching and/or Consulting
Awarded to any English graduate teaching assistant or associate.
Please submit the following information:
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A 1-2 page statement of teaching and/or consulting philosophy that
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Addresses how you’ve innovated assignments or consulting sessions based on student needs and program outcomes;
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Includes two or more concrete examples;
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May describe teaching in first-year composition, technical writing and/or international composition and in writing center consulting. For example, if you’ve taught in and made contributions in both technical writing and composition, you could describe assignments in each, if relevant to your application. Likewise, if you’ve consulted and made contributions to the writing center and have taught and contributed to international composition, you may choose to describe both.
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A 1-2 page CV listing relevant teaching/consulting experience
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Letter of support from an AD or program director who has observed at least one class section or consultation
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Optional: letter of support from a former student or writer.
Evaluative Criteria
Applications will be judged based on the overall quality of the application materials:
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Evidence of innovative/adaptive and effective teaching practices
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Evidence of innovative and effective Writing Center inquiry projects and consulting practices.
Process
Attach the application form stating the applicant's name, address, phone number, and CWID.
Applications will be evaluated by program directors.
Submit application for the Scholarship for Excellence in Teaching and/or Consulting application.
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Carol Guagliardo Preston TESOLing Award
Awarded to a graduate student in TESOL whose linguistic work addresses social justice issues
The Carol Guagliardo Preston TESOLing Student Award is given in memory of Carol Guagliardo Preston, whose career in English language teaching, teacher education, bilingual education, and administration from kindergarten through adult basic education programs spanned more than five decades and reached from her native Milwaukee through Belize, Poland, Hawai'i, Brazil, New York, Michigan, and Denmark to Oklahoma and many other places. She was a dedicated and enthusiastic editorial, emotional, and personal supporter of students in linguistics and applied linguistics throughout her career, and she was equally dedicated to and enthusiastic about linguistic knowledge and language pedagogy as they served her fundamental beliefs about social justice and human and civil rights around the world.
The Carol Guagliardo Preston TESOLing Award will be awarded annually to the OSU student whose research, teaching, service and planned career best reflect an emphasis on the importance of linguistic and applied linguistic work in addressing social justice and human and civil rights, particularly in situations of ethno-linguistic diversity. The award will be presented at the annual TESOLing Spring Forum
Applications will be processed by the Department Scholarship Committee. Award amount is $500.
Submit application for the Carol Guagliardo Preston TESOLing Award here.
Gladys S. Lewis Literary Studies Scholarships
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Edward Jones Milton or Textual Studies Scholarship
Awarded to the best essay on Milton or textual studies.
The scholarship is awarded to the best unpublished scholarly or critical essay dealing with any aspect of Milton's writing or a critical edition or bibliographic essay on any subject of English or American literature.
A Critical Edition is one in which the editor of it examines all authoritative editions and manuscripts of a work, attempts to eliminate all errors, and makes editorial corrections or emendations for the express purpose of producing a text as close as possible to the author's final intent.
A bibliographical essay is, in its most common form, a survey of scholarship about an author or work, sometimes called a literature review. It identifies what commentators have published about a literary work or author. In essence, it provides a reception history. Such essays typically establish limitations on the subject covered. For example, a survey of scholarship on F. Scott Fitzgerald's Great Gatsby might have as its title: "A Reception History of Nick Carraway as Narrator: 1930-1970."
The following rules apply:
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Competition for the scholarships is open to English graduate students currently enrolled at OSU.
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Essays should range in length from ten to forty pages of double-spaced typescript. The cover-page should contain the title of the essay and the scholarship for which it is submitted. The name of the contestant should not appear in the essay or on the title page.
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Each entry must include the application form indicating the name of the essay, the name of the author, address, phone number, and CWID. This is the only place where the name of the author should appear.
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Students should submit no more than one essay for each scholarship, though they may submit for multiple scholarships. Students who choose to submit essays for multiple scholarships must submit different entries.
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The essays will be judged for originality, tenability, significance, and cogency of organization and prose style. Essays submitted for these prizes will be judged by a committee of graduate faculty.
All submissions should include the scholarship name, applicant's name, address, phone number and CWID typed on a separate sheet of paper.
Funding for these scholarships is made available through the Gladys S. Lewis Literary Studies Endowment Fund.
Submit application for the Edward Jones Milton or Textual Studies Scholarship here.
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Edward Walkiewicz Contemporary Studies Scholarship
Awarded to the best unpublished scholarly or critical essay dealing with 20th-21st-century literature and/or culture.
The following rules apply:
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Competition for the scholarships is open to English graduate students currently enrolled at OSU.
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Essays should range in length from ten to forty pages of double-spaced typescript. The cover-page should contain the title of the essay and the scholarship for which it is submitted. The name of the contestant should not appear in the essay or on the title page.
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Each entry must include the application form indicating the name of the essay, the name of the author, address, phone number, and CWID. This is the only place where the name of the author should appear. This is the only place where the name of the essayist should appear.
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Students should submit no more than one essay for each scholarship, though they may submit for multiple scholarships. Students who choose to submit essays for multiple scholarships must submit different entries.
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The essays will be judged for originality, tenability, significance, and cogency of organization and prose style. Essays submitted for these prizes will be judged by a committee of graduate faculty.
Funding for these scholarships is made available through the Gladys S. Lewis Literary Studies Endowment Fund.
Submit application for the Edward Walkiewicz Contemporary Studies Scholarship.
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Jeffrey Walker Early American Studies Scholarship
Awarded to the best essay on early American literature through Cooper.
The scholarship is awarded to the best unpublished scholarly or critical essay dealing with American literary or cultural history through James Fenimore Cooper.
The following rules apply:
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Competition for the scholarships is open to English graduate students currently enrolled at OSU.
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Essays should range in length from ten to forty pages of double-spaced typescript. The cover-page should contain the title of the essay and the scholarship for which it is submitted. The name of the contestant should not appear in the essay or on the title page.
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Each entry must include the application form indicating the name of the essay, the name of the author, address, phone number, and CWID. This is the only place where the name of the author should appear. This is the only place where the name of the author should appear.
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Students should submit no more than one essay for each scholarship, though they may submit for multiple scholarships. Students who choose to submit essays for multiple scholarships must submit different entries.
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The essays will be judged for originality, tenability, significance, and cogency of organization and prose style. Essays submitted for these prizes will be judged by a committee of graduate faculty.
Funding for these scholarships is made available through the Gladys S. Lewis Literary Studies Endowment Fund.
Submit application for the Jeffrey Walker Early American Studies Scholarship here.
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Paul Klemp Renaissance Studies Scholarship
Awarded to the best essay on Renaissance literature
The scholarship is awarded to the best unpublished scholarly or critical essay dealing with Renaissance literary or cultural history excluding Milton.
The following rules apply:
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Competition for the scholarships is open to English graduate students currently enrolled at OSU.
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Essays should range in length from ten to forty pages of double-spaced typescript. The cover-page should contain the title of the essay and the scholarship for which it is submitted. The name of the contestant should not appear in the essay or on the title page.
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Each entry must include the application form indicating the name of the essay, the name of the author, address, phone number, and CWID. This is the only place where the name of the author should appear. This is the only place where the name of the essayist should appear.
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Students should submit no more than one essay for each scholarship, though they may submit for multiple scholarships. Students who choose to submit essays for multiple scholarships must submit different entries.
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The essays will be judged for originality, tenability, significance, and cogency of organization and prose style. Essays submitted for these prizes will be judged by a committee of graduate faculty.
All submissions should include the scholarship name, applicant's name, address, phone number and CWID typed on a separate sheet of paper.
Funding for these scholarships is made available through the Gladys S. Lewis Literary Studies Endowment Fund.
Submit application for the Paul Klemp Renaissance Studies Scholarship here.
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Randi Eldevik Medieval Studies Scholarship
Awarded to the best essay on Medieval studies
The scholarship is awarded to the best unpublished scholarly or critical essay dealing with medieval literary or cultural history.
The following rules apply:
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Competition for the scholarships is open to English graduate students currently enrolled at OSU.
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Essays should range in length from ten to forty pages of double-spaced typescript. The cover-page should contain the title of the essay and the scholarship for which it is submitted. The name of the contestant should not appear in the essay or on the title page.
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Each entry must include the application form indicating the name of the essay, the name of the author, address, phone number, and CWID. This is the only place where the name of the author should appear. This is the only place where the name of the essayist should appear.
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Students should submit no more than one essay for each scholarship, though they may submit for multiple scholarships. Students who choose to submit essays for multiple scholarships must submit different entries.
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The essays will be judged for originality, tenability, significance, and cogency of organization and prose style. Essays submitted for these prizes will be judged by a committee of graduate faculty.
The scholarship name, essay title, and the author's name, address, phone number and CWID should be typed on a separate sheet of paper and clipped to the essay.
Funding for these scholarships is made available through the Gladys S. Lewis Literary Studies Endowment Fund.
Submit application for the Randi Eldevik Medieval Studies Scholarship here.
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Scholarships for Incoming Graduate Students
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Richard G Ingham English Graduate Studies Endowed Scholarship
This award is made to outstanding entering graduate students for their first year of study. All newly admitted students will be considered automatically; no additional application is required.
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Gladys Burris Creative Writing Fellowship
This award funds outstanding first-year graduate students in Creative Writing. All newly admitted students will be considered automatically; no additional application is required.
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Georgia Price Hensley Graduate Scholarship
This award is made to outstanding entering graduate students for their first year of study. All newly admitted students will be considered automatically; no additional application is required.
Graduate Student Travel Awards
The English Department offers several travel awards for graduate students who are presenting papers at conferences or who are conducting research in archives or special collections. Travel Awards are paid as reimbursements for allowable expenses after travel, upon submission of receipts to Robert Estes. See individual awards for submission requirements and deadlines.
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Houston-Truax-Wentz Graduate Travel Stipends
Available to English graduate students in any program attending a conference
The Houston-Truax-Wentz Stipend Committee invites applications for financial support from graduate students who are presenting at a conference or who are traveling to a collection for research related to a thesis or dissertation. Because the Houston-Truax-Wentz endowment was established to enhance literary studies at OSU, literature students will be prioritized over students in other programs. However, the Stipend Committee invites applications from students in all programs. Applications should include the following: (1) a) a statement identifying conference destination that also indicates whether the student’s proposal has been accepted, or b) statement identifying collection to be visited and whether the student’s access to materials has been confirmed, (2) if the application is for travel to a conference, a copy of the proposal, (3) a statement of support from the student’s academic advisor, (4) a budget (transportation costs plus per diem), (5) evidence (if any) of pursuit of other funds, and (6) CV and unofficial OSU transcript. The stipend Selection Committee will consist of the Houston-Truax-Wentz Chair, the Literature Program Director, and the Graduate Coordinator. There will be two review cycles per year with deadlines of October 15 and February 15 for application materials. Each award will cover up to $750 in allowable expenses.
Additional information for students applying for Houston-Truax-Wentz Travel Grants and for faculty recommending them:
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Travel and lodging expenses within Oklahoma will not be funded under any circumstances, though registration expenses for conferences taking place within Oklahoma may be. Because students are always encouraged to participate in the Southern Plains Conference, travel and registration expenses for other graduate student-run conferences will not be funded.
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Priority will be given to Travel Grant applications as follows: Students who have never received a grant will be given first priority, followed by students who have not received a grant within the past two academic years, followed by students who have not received a grant within the past academic year. Students applying for a second grant within the same academic year will only be considered if funds remain after all the preceding applicant categories have been funded.
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In their recommendation letters, faculty advisors of students applying for travel grants will be expected to evaluate the intellectual quality and professional importance of the specific conferences for which their students request funding, above and beyond the general value to be gained from attending any conference.
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The terms of the Houston-Truax-Wentz endowment specify that its funds are intended primarily to support the mission of the Literature Program, though this has not so far prevented the awards committee from granting funds to applicants from all programs. However, in the event that endowment funds become exceptionally scarce, this requirement may be applied to applications in any academic year. It will only be used to break ties between equally strong applications.
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Ravi Sheorey TESL Award for Research
Available to English graduate students in any program attending a conference
This travel award was created in memory of Dr. Ravi Sheorey, a beloved professor of TESOL and member of the English Department for 32 years. The award provides support for conference-related expenses for graduate students who are presenting a paper at a TESOL conference. This includes the TESOL annual convention, the OKTESOL annual convention, or overseas TESOL conferences. Selection preference will be given to students who submitted a paper to the Higher Education Special Interest Group of the TESOL.
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EGSA Professional Development Scholarship
Available to English graduate students in any program attending a conference
EGSA will grant travel awards as funds permit; this means that the award amount will vary depending on funds, number of applications, and number of awards granted. The purpose of the awards is to encourage graduate students in the English Department to participate in activities that will aid them in their professional development such as conference and workshop attendance, on-location research, and more.