In order to be eligible for these scholarships, an applicant must:
- be an English department major planning to be enrolled for at least one semester of the coming academic year
- at the time of application have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5/4.0 overall
- at the time of application have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.75/4.0 in English and/or creative writing courses taken at Illinois
- by the end of the spring semester in which you are applying, have completed at Illinois a minimum of four English, creative writing, and/or rhetoric courses beyond Composition I
- remain in good standing with the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences throughout the application process
The scholarship competition happens each spring semester, with applications always due in early February. Please pay attention to email notifications from the advising office with respect to a given year's timeline for applications, including notifications about any informational meetings that may be offered.
For more information on the application process, see:
The award amounts vary widely; for more information about this please contact our director of undergraduate studies, Andrea Stevens.