Undergraduate Scholarships and Awards

Outstanding Undergraduate Student Awards in English

• Outstanding Sophomore Award
• Outstanding Senior Award

Undergraduate Scholarships in English

1. New Admits:

Deadline: May 1st

You are a new admit if you will be 1) attending Purdue in the Fall of 2026 and you are 2) NOT yet enrolled in an institution of higher education. You MUST have accepted our offer of admission to apply! 

Application Materials: FAFSA and financial need information, cover letter, resume, high school GPA and unofficial transcript, writing sample of 3-5 double spaced pages (750-1250 words)

To apply: https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4UtRmeEX4l7OvXg 

-   The Lawson Legacy Scholarship

-   Lisa Hartman and Jill Quirk Scholarship for Literature or Creative Writing in Honor of Support Staff 

-   William H. and Ruth E. Crouse Scholarship for Professional Writing (new admits)

1. Continuing Students:
   

Deadline: April 15th

To apply: https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8BPY24n9dPlqGJ8 

-   Barbara Hart Dixon Scholarship in English

-   The Carol and Joe Trimmer Scholarship

-   Eleanor C. and Edward L. Hart Memorial Scholarship

-   Elizabeth Boyd Thompson and G. R. Thompson Scholarship in Literature

-   Hegman Scholars Award

-   The Irwin H. Weiser Undergraduate Scholarship

-   The Leonora Woodman Memorial Scholarship

-   Manushag Powell and Derek Pacheco Scholarship in Literature

-   Modern Fiction Studies Scholarship

-   The Sidwell Memorial Scholarship

-   The William J. Stuckey Scholarship in Creative Writing

-   William H. and Ruth E. Crouse Scholarship for Professional Writing (continuing student)

-   Job-Ready Internship Award