Scholarships for English majors

Jason Lankford Staff Writer

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 The English Department is now offering more scholarship money for

undergraduate and graduate students majoring in English,

Professional Writing or Language Arts. Application deadlines for

each of the nine endowed scholarships vary, with dates ranging from

Dec. 1 to Dec. 6.

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 Applications are available in the English department office in

Willingham Hall and students can also apply online by clicking the

“Academics” tab on UNA’s homepage, following the links to the

English department, then clicking “Scholarships.”

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 Eligibility requirements are also listed under this category. Some

of the scholarships are open to all English-related majors, but

others apply to specific disciplines, such as Professional

Writing.

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 The total amount of funds available is expected to exceed $14,000.

According to English instructor Anita Garner, this is a much larger

amount than has been available in many previous years.

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 “I can remember years when we didn’t have much of anything coming

into the coffers,” she said. “Benefactors have been more generous

recently and more specific about what majors they want to donate

to.”