Scholarships for Undergraduate English Majors, Graduate Students, and Study Abroad

How to apply for undergraduate scholarships:

For all awards, students must sign into Academic Works using the provided link below. The student must also complete the general application in order to be in the system. Students do not have to click on each scholarship that they applied for using the Department of English scholarship link. Our department will not be able to award a scholarship to anyone who is not in the Academic Works system:

General instructions listed on link:

1. Sign on the system with your UNA ID and password.
2. Complete the General Application and any supplemental applications presented. The system syncs with your data. You are automatically matched with ALL scholarship opportunities for which you meet the criteria and the system provides additional “recommended” scholarships that may be available to you. Matching does not guarantee you will receive a scholarship and you will not receive a list of scholarships that you are automatically matched to.
3. After you complete the applications, you’re done!* If you are awarded a scholarship you will receive an award email to your UNA email address within 6-8 weeks of the application deadline*. You can also check on the status of your application by logging back into the system at any time.

There should be a gold sign in button in the top right-hand corner for both students and staff.

The deadline to apply is February 1st of each year. As a rule, endowed scholarships are not automatically renewed.

Books-A-Million/T.S. Stribling Award:

Open to full-time students majoring in English. This scholarship is available for one academic year; prior recipients may reapply. Selected by the Department of English. A separate application is required. This application form needs to be sent to engscholarships@una.edu.
Application Form (Click to open form. If you have Adobe Acrobat you will be able to fill out and save the form. Otherwise, you will have to print out the form, fill it out, and create a new pdf by scanning it).

Dr. Jean L. Johnson Award:

English Majors who have achieved a minimum 3.0 GPA. Preference will be given to students majoring in English Education. This scholarship is for one academic year, but prior recipients may reapply. A separate application is required. Contact the Department of English or Student Financial Services for more information. This application form needs to be sent to engscholarships@una.edu.
Application Form (Click to open form. If you have Adobe Acrobat you will be able to fill out and save the form. Otherwise, you will have to print out the form, fill it out, and create a new pdf by scanning it).

William D. Johnson Award:

Awarded to deserving students with a minimum 3.0 GPA. Preference given to students majoring in English or Professional Writing. This scholarship is for one academic year only; prior recipients may reapply. A separate application is required. This application form needs to be sent to engscholarships@una.edu.
Application Form (Click to open form. If you have Adobe Acrobat you will be able to fill out and save the form. Otherwise, you will have to print out the form, fill it out, and create a new pdf by scanning it).

Lindsey Stricklin Memorial Award:

Awarded to undergraduate or graduate English majors (English Options I or II or Language Arts Option III) with a minimum 3.0 cumulative undergraduate average or 3.5 cumulative graduate average and who demonstrate evidence of financial need. Preference to members of Sigma Tau Delta, former students of Pinhook School, and residents of Lutts, Tennessee. This scholarship is for one academic year only; prior recipients may reapply. Selected by the Department of English. A separate application is required. This application form needs to be sent to engscholarships@una.edu.
Application Form (Click to open form. If you have Adobe Acrobat you will be able to fill out and save the form. Otherwise, you will have to print out the form, fill it out, and create a new pdf by scanning it).

Dr. C. William Foster Award:

Special preference shall be given to English and Professional Writing majors, followed by Language Arts majors. This scholarship is for one academic year only; prior recipients may reapply. Selected by the Department of English. A separate application is required. This application form needs to be sent to engscholarships@una.edu.
Application Form (Click to open form. If you have Adobe Acrobat you will be able to fill out and save the form. Otherwise, you will have to print out the form, fill it out, and create a new pdf by scanning it).

Carol W. Wood Academic Achievement Award:

Awarded to full-time students majoring in Language Arts with an expressed intention of becoming English teachers. Students must have achieved a minimum 3.0 grade point average overall and a 3.25 in the major and be full time students advancing toward their first undergraduate degree. This scholarship is for one academic year only; prior recipients may reapply. Selected by the Department of English. A separate application is required. This application form needs to be sent to engscholarships@una.edu.
Application Form (Click to open form. If you have Adobe Acrobat you will be able to fill out and save the form. Otherwise, you will have to print out the form, fill it out, and create a new pdf by scanning it).

Richard Glenn Lentz Award:

All undergraduate English majors (Options I and II) working toward a first degree and also majoring/minoring in History. Applicants must have achieved a minimum 3.0 grade point average overall and a minimum 3.25 grade point average in the major. This scholarship is for one academic year only; prior recipients may reapply. Selected by the Department of English. A separate application is required. This application form needs to be sent to engscholarships@una.edu.
Application Form (Click to open form. If you have Adobe Acrobat you will be able to fill out and save the form. Otherwise, you will have to print out the form, fill it out, and create a new pdf by scanning it).

Sandra Cowan Murray Permanent Endowment Scholarship:

Open to all full-time students majoring in English (Options I, II, or III) who are graduates of Florence High School and who have a minimum 3.0 grade point average overall and a minimum 3.25 in the major. This scholarship is for one academic year only; prior recipients may reapply. Selected by the Department of English. A separate application is required. This application form needs to be sent to engscholarships@una.edu.
Application Form (Click to open form. If you have Adobe Acrobat you will be able to fill out and save the form. Otherwise, you will have to print out the form, fill it out, and create a new pdf by scanning it).

Elizabeth Craig Hill Endowed Scholarship:

Open to all students but preference will be given to upperclassmen majoring in English. Recipients of the scholarship must have demonstrated financial need based on the current and future need based guideline of the University. Applicants must have achieved and maintain a minimum 3.0 grade point average. A separate application is required. This application form needs to be sent to engscholarships@una.edu.
(Directs to the Endowed Scholarship Opportunity website, click sign in to complete the application).

George H. & Mary Shaw Makima Creative Writing Scholarship:

Incoming Freshmen entering UNA in the summer or fall term immediately after graduation from high school. Undergraduate EN Majors (Options I and II); must have a declared minor in Creative Writing. This award is considered a presidential scholarship; therefore, students must meet the criteria for a presidential scholarship (ACT scores, High School gpa, etc.) and the award will be distributed according to the guidelines of presidential scholarships: /financial-aid/scholarships-excellence.html. “ This application form needs to be sent to engscholarships@una.edu.
Application Form (Click to open form. If you have Adobe Acrobat you will be able to fill out and save the form. Otherwise, you will have to print out the form, fill it out, and create a new pdf by scanning it).

Please read the application directions carefully. Students need to send a separate email for each award they apply to. The subject line of the email should include your name and the name of the award to which you are applying. File names should include your name and file type, i.e., letter/essay, résumé, or transcripts. Example: johndoe_resume.doc. Please note that not all endowed scholarships are awarded each year and that dollar amounts of endowed scholarships vary, depending on availability of funds. As a rule, endowed scholarships are not automatically renewed.

All of these scholarship and assistantship applications are due the first Monday in February.

Graduate Teaching Assistantships:

Graduate Teaching Assistants receive mentoring and training in how to teach English at the college level. Students take courses in pedagogy, shadow experienced instructors, and eventually teach their own sections of English composition. Open to on-campus full-time graduate students pursuing a Master's Degree in English who have achieved a minimum 3.25 grade point average overall and who are meeting all standards toward advancing in the program and who are in good standing in the program. Prior-year applicants may apply. Each assistantship is for one full academic year, renewable for up to two additional years. The recipient works twenty hours per week.

Application form (Click to open form). Please send application materials to the MA in English Coordinator, Dr. Katie Owens-Murphy.

Adams-Nordin Endowed Graduate Research Assistant Scholarship:

Open to all full-time graduate students pursuing a Master's Degree in English who have achieved a minimum 3.25 grade point average overall and are advancing toward their M.A. degree in English, meeting all standards in good standing in the program. Each assistantship is for one academic year only; prior-year recipients may apply. A separate application is required each year. The deadline to apply for the academic year beginning in the fall is the first Monday of February.
Application Form (Click to open form. If you have Adobe Acrobat you will be able to fill out and save the form. Otherwise, you will have to print out the form, fill it out, and create a new pdf by scanning it). Please send application materials to the MA in English Coordinator, Dr. Katie Owens-Murphy.

William G. and Betty Jean Cale Graduate Scholarship:

Full-time graduate students pursuing a Master’s Degree in English who have achieved a minimum 3.00 grade point average overall and who are advancing toward their M. A. degree in English, meeting all standards in good standing in the program. Prior-year recipients may apply. Each award is for one full academic year, renewable for up to two years of graduate study.

Application Form (Click to open form). Please send application materials to the MA in English Coordinator, Dr. Katie Owens-Murphy.

Dr. Eleanor Parks Gaunder Memorial Award:

Recipients shall be full-time students pursuing a Master’s Degree in English and resuming their educations after an absence of at least five years. Preference is given to women (to the degree permitted by law). Selected by the Department of English. A separate application is required. The deadline to apply is the first Monday of February of each year.
Application Form (Click to open form. If you have Adobe Acrobat you will be able to fill out and save the form. Otherwise, you will have to print out the form, fill it out, and create a new pdf by scanning it). This application form needs to be sent to engscholarships@una.edu.

Albert S. Johnston, Jr. Graduate Fellowship in Shakespeare Studies:

For current Master's degree students who are focusing on Renaissance literature. Applicants must have a 3.0 undergraduate g.p.a. and be a full-time students. Awardees must maintain a 3.5 graduate g.p.a, write a thesis which in some way addresses the works of Shakespeare, maintain full-time status, and take EN623 and either EN621 or EN622.
Application information form. Please send application materials to the MA in English Coordinator, Dr. Katie Owens-Murphy.

Albert S. Johnston, Jr. London Study Abroad Shakespeare Research Scholarship:

For current undergraduate and graduate students who have been accepted into the London Study Abroad program. Applicants must have a research project focused on Shakespeare, with a component that can only be carried out while in London.
Application form. All materials are directly sent to Dr. Cheryl Price at cprice7@una.edu. DUE BY JANUARY 15TH. Note: this scholarship is only available when the department offers the summer London study abroad trip.

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