English Scholarships
The English Department offers several scholarship awards for academic excellence. Eligible candidates must be majoring in English and maintaining a 3.0 GPA or higher in English. Applicants must also have sophomore standing or higher at the time of application. Students can apply for university scholarships through the online scholarship application.
Application Deadline: February 1
Students complete only one application to be considered for the all scholarships, including the English specific scholarships listed below.
This scholarship is awarded to upperclass students who are majoring in English and demonstrate financial need.
Financial need is determined through the FAFSA. If you have not completed a FAFSA already, you can do so at studentaid.gov.
No additional requirements are needed.
This scholarship is awarded to students who are pursuing a degree in Communication, Arts & Literature with preference given to students who demonstrate financial need.
Financial need is determined through the FAFSA. If you have not completed a FAFSA already, you can do so at studentaid.gov.
No additional requirements are needed.
This scholarship is awarded to students who are sophomores or higher, majoring in English, and maintaining a 3.0 GPA or higher in English.
Attach two letters of recommendation from MSUM faculty or other university.
Attach a sample of your best writing, totaling no fewer than 5 pages and no more than 7 pages, from 200 or higher level English course at MSUM.
Attach a copy of your current transcript.
This scholarship is awarded to students who are juniors or higher, majoring in English, and maintaining a 3.0 GPA or higher in English.
Attach two letters of recommendation from MSUM faculty or other university.
Attach a sample of your best writing, totaling no fewer than 5 pages and no more than 7 pages, from 200 or higher level English course at MSUM.
This scholarship is awarded to students who are majoring in English.
No additional requirements are needed.
Eligible candidates must be majoring in English and maintaining a 3.0 GPA or higher in English. Applicants must be a junior standing or higher at the time of receiving the scholarship.
Attach two letters of recommendation from MSUM faculty or other university.
Attach a sample of your best writing, totaling no fewer than 5 pages and no more than 7 pages, from 200 or higher level English course at MSUM.
This scholarship is awarded to full-time students who are English majors with an emphasis in Literature.
No additional requirements are needed.
This scholarship is awarded to full-time students majoring in a Humanities field.
Eligibility requires a declared major in a Humanities field and remains so for the duration of the scholarship. MSUM Humanities majors include:
- English, History, Humanities, Social Studies with a History Emphasis, Social Studies with an Anthropology Emphasis, Women’s & Gender Studies, Art History, Film Studies, Anthropology
Students who are eligible for this scholarship will be invited to the Scholarship Interview Day held annually in February on campus.
This scholarship is awarded to students in the English department.
No additional requirements are needed.