DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH, CLASSICS AND PHILOSOPHY

Main Building (Room 2.314) (210) 458-4374

All scholarships awarded by the College of Liberal and Fine Arts require the recipient to: major in a discipline within the College of Liberal and Fine Arts and actively pursue a degree; unless otherwise stated, be enrolled full-time: 12 hours for undergraduate students and 9 hours for graduate students; unless otherwise noted, the application deadline for all scholarships is February 15.

UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS

LILLIAN WALD BELLER ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP

Award: Number of awards and amounts vary

_          Must have completed at least 60 hours of college credit

_          Must be enrolled full time (minimum 12 credit hours)

_          Must be an English major and must apply to the Teacher Certification Program at UTSA

_          Must have a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA

_          Preference given to single parents, male or female, who are supporting dependent children in their home

Application requirements: Lillian Wald Beller Endowed Scholarship application, and nonfiction writing sample of 600-900 words on a topic of literary criticism

Application

DAVIDSON-SHADDOX CREATIVE WRITING SCHOLARSHIP

Award: Number of awards and amounts vary

_          Must have declared an undergraduate major in English and have completed at least 60 hours of college credit

_          Must be enrolled full time (minimum 12 credit hours)

_          Must have a minimum 3.0 GPA in English courses

_          Must enroll in an upper-level creative writing course during the academic year in which the award is given

Application requirement: Davidson-Shaddox Creative Writing Scholarship application and letter, and submission of a creative writing manuscript (poetry or prose)

Application

EILEEN LUNDY SCHOLARSHIP FOR EXCELLENCE IN ENGLISH EDUCATION

Award: Number of awards and amounts vary

_          Must be returning to college, with preference given to students who have not attended college full time for a period of 10 years or more, and who have completed a minimum of 60 hours with a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA

_          Must be enrolled full time (minimum 12 credit hours)

_          Must have declared an undergraduate major in English

_          Must demonstrate financial need

Application requirements: Eileen Lundy Scholarship for Excellence in English Education application and a 250- to 500-word essay describing reasons for wanting to teach English at the high school or college level

Application

WILLIAM V. MASTORIS SCHOLARSHIP IN HUMANITIES

Award: Number of awards and amounts vary

_          Must have graduated in the top 50 percent of high school class

            and have a minimum 2.5 GPA or have earned a 2.5 GPA in college or university work

_          Must be enrolled full time (minimum of 12 credit hours) as an undergraduate actively pursuing a degree in humanities

_          Must be resident of Bexar County, Texas

Application requirement: William V. Mastoris Scholarship in Humanities application

Application

MONIQUE M. PRICE SCHOLARSHIP IN ENGLISH

Award: Number of awards and amounts vary

_          Must be a current undergraduate student enrolled in at least 12 credit hours as an English major

_          Must have a GPA of 3.3 to receive the scholarship

_          Must maintain at least a 3.0 GPA during the year receiving the scholarship

Application requirements: Monique M. Price Scholarship application and a 300-word essay on how the scholarship will benefit the applicant in future academic endeavors and goals

Application

WADE RICHMOND ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP

Award: Number of awards and amounts vary

_          Must have completed at least 60 hours of college credit

_          Must be an English major actively pursuing literary studies and enrolled full time (minimum 12 credit hours)

_          Must have a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA

Application requirements: Wade Richmond Endowed Scholarship application and nonfiction writing manuscript of 600-900 words on a topic of literary criticism

Application

Kenneth Alan Hovey Endowed Memorial Scholarship

 Award: One or more awards; amount varies; both undergraduate and graduate students may be awarded

_       Must be actively pursuing a degree in the Department of English, Classics, and Philosophy as an English or Humanities undergraduate major or as an English graduate major.

_       Undergraduate applicants must have completed at least 60 hours of college credit at the time of application.

_       Must be enrolled full time (minimum 12 credit hours for undergraduates or 9 credit hours for graduate students enrolled in the English master’s or doctoral program) during the academic year in which the award is received.

_       Must have and maintain a minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA with a declared major in the undergraduate English or Humanities degrees or must have and maintain a minimum 3.5 GPA in all courses for the English graduate degrees.

 Application requirement: Kenneth Alan Hovey Scholarship application form and one- to two-page application letter

GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS:

The scholarships listed below are based on the following criteria, application requirements, and deadline: Must be a graduate student in English (or be accepted into the program); Must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.2.

Application requirements: application form, writing sample (8 to 10 pages; literary analysis), and three letters of recommendation, at least one of which addresses the applicant's potential as a teacher; see graduate advisor for specific criteria and requirements.  Deadline is February 15.

For more information or for applications, contact the College of Liberal and Fine Arts Undergraduate Advising Office at 458-4900 (1604) or 458-2510 (downtown), find your advisor's e-mail address at the COLFA advisors' page, or contact the Department of English, Classics, and Philosophy at 458-4374.