Apply for 2020 ENG@EKU Scholarships!
We encourage you to consider applying for ENG@EKU scholarships and awards. For additional information and applications, students may contact Prof. Brent Shannon (brent.shannon@eku.edu) or visit the departmental scholarships and awards webpage (http://www.english.eku.edu/scholarships-english-majors).
Outstanding Senior Award
This award honors a graduating senior who has demonstrated outstanding scholarship, leadership, and promise. Any senior English major who will graduate in May, August, or December 2020 with a minimum grade point average of 3.0 is eligible to apply. Recent winners have received around $300. The deadline is Feb. 28, 2020.
Dr. James M. Kenkel Undergraduate Linguistics Scholarship
This award, in memory of EKU English professor Jim Kenkel who passed away in 2011, is presented to an undergraduate English major with an interest in linguistics. Recent winners have received around $250. The deadline is Feb. 28, 2020.
Philip H. Mankin Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship is presented to a junior English major who has demonstrated high academic achievement and a love for language and literature. Any English major who currently has between 60-89 credit hours and a grade point average of 3.25 or higher is eligible to apply. Recent winners have received around $750. The deadline is Feb. 28, 2020.
Donn Johnson Endowed English Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to an English major with a financial need in the Kentucky Service Region with at least a 3.25 GPA. Recent winners have received around $600. The deadline is Feb. 28, 2020.
Bonnie Plummer Endowed Study Abroad Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to English majors or graduate students and provides financial support for tuition, room, and/or board to students attending EKU while studying outside of the United States in a University-approved program for study abroad classroom credit. Recent winners have received around $500. The deadline is Feb. 28, 2020.
Hazel Chrisman Memorial English Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to a full-time freshman English major with good high school GPA and ACT score with financial need. The scholarship is renewable with a 3.6 GPA in English courses and satisfactory overall progress toward a degree. Recent winners have received around $400. The deadline is Feb. 28, 2020.
Published on February 03, 2020