The English Department announces the following scholarship opportunities for its students. Applications are due in 201 Hoyt (the English main office) by Wednesday, February 15th, 2012.

Wilson O. Clough Scholarship ($1,000)  

• available to undergraduate English majors or English graduate students

 
Clara F. McIntyre Scholarship ($1,000)

• for women English majors who as seniors intend to pursue graduate study at UW or elsewhere or as juniors show an excellent record of accomplishment

 
James F. & Margaret A. Wilson Award Honoring Mabel Land Dekay ($500)

• for outstanding junior or senior English majors or English graduate students  

Ruth Hudson Scholarship ($500)

• for women English majors whose academic achievement is superior  

 
Sandy Schwartzkopf Scholarship ($500)

• for non-traditional students pursuing an English major

 Janice Harris Scholarship ($200 - $500)

• for support of a special opportunity to further an undergraduate or graduate student's English studies

HOW TO APPLY:

Submit 1) a cover letter stating which scholarship(s) you desire, why you are eligible, and how such award(s) will help you achieve your goals in studying English; 2) a letter of recommendation preferably from an English professor at UW-- letters from other departments or academic professionals will be considered (members of the selection committee will not be allowed to vote in cases of students for whom they have written recommendations); 3) a writing sample representing critical or creative work you've completed in an English course; and 4) a copy of your current academic transcript (an unofficial copy is fine).  Submit the full application to English Scholarship Committee, Hoyt Hall 201, Department of English, 1000 E. University Ave., Laramie, WY 82071. Successful applicants will be notified by April 2, 2012. Deadline for applications: February 15, 2012. For further information, please contact Eric Nye, Nye@uwyo.edu. Applicants will not normally receive more than one scholarship at a time but are encouraged to apply for all scholarships for which they are eligible. It may be possible to select more than one recipient of some of the scholarships.

Recipients of the Clough, Wilson, Schwartzkopf, or Hudson awards must enroll 2012-2013 in the College of Arts and Science with an English major at UW. The McInytre scholarship may be used for study here or elsewhere.

H. G. Merriam Award for Creative Work in the Humanities ($500)

In 1976 retired professor Harold Guy Merriam (1883-1980) endowed this award "to be used for study, by an undergraduate or graduate student in the University, of some cultural aspect of life in the Rocky Mountain region of our country, or for a cultural work characteristic of the region in appreciation of the instruction I received." Past submissions have been literary (poetry, essays, fiction, drama), musical, or artistic (painting, photography, sculpture).

Merriam, a UW graduate in the class of 1903, received one of the first Rhodes Scholarships in 1904 and subsequently read English language and literature for two degrees at Oxford University (Lincoln College). He taught at Whitman, Beloit, and Reed Colleges and in later life received a doctorate from Columbia University.   In 1919 he began a thirty-five year career building the creative writing program at the University of Montana, where he also endowed a prize and scholarship. He directed the federal WPA writers project in Montana and was one of the founding members of the Wyoming chapter of Phi Beta Kappa (1940). In 1962 UW awarded him an honorary doctorate.  

To apply, send a one-page letter describing your creative work and explaining how the selection committee can examine it further. Also arrange for a confidential letter of recommendation from one of your professors. The committee reserves the right not to confer this award in the absence of suitable applications.   Submit the full application  to  Val Pexton, Hoyt Hall 201, Department of English, University of Wyoming, 1000 E. University Ave., Laramie, WY 82071. Successful applicants will be notified by April 2, 2012.

Tanner Study Abroad Awards ($1,000 - $3,000)

Ranging from $1,000-$3,000, the Jane L. Tanner Study Abroad awards are available for English majors pursuing a semester or more of study abroad. Smaller awards of $500 or more are available for less than a semester of study.

Award recipients must be undergraduates with at least sophomore standing who have a 3.0 grade point average or better. The award can fund up to 80 percent of the cost to study abroad.

To apply, students must submit a one-page letter detailing plans for study abroad and how the experience might enhance their education. Students should also include a tentative travel schedule and rough estimate of total expenses; indicate whether they have already applied or been accepted in the international program; and obtain a confidential letter of recommendation from a Department of English faculty member.

Applications should be submitted to English Scholarship Committee, Hoyt Hall 201, Department of English, University of Wyoming, 1000 E. University Ave., Laramie, Wyo. 82071.