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Section
9. English Department Awards and Contests
The English Department
offers several kinds of awards to deserving students.
Specific requirements may apply; see the Prizes
and Awards page of the Department website for details
on these and other awards. |
| The English Department offers
several kinds of awards to deserving students. Specific requirements
may apply; see the Undergraduate Staff Advisor for further details
on each award. |
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9.1 William
Frost Award
This award, which carries a
substantial stipend, is given each year to one senior or upper
division English major who has demonstrated achievement and
academic promise. The recipient will be chosen on the basis
of both an outstanding paper and a strong academic record.
The Department annually announces the requirements and date
when applications and papers are to be received for judging,
usually early spring quarter.
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9.2 Outstanding
Achievement as an English Major
A small number of graduating
seniors are selected each year for excellence in scholarship
and service to the Department.
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9.3 Distinction
in the Major
Given only to students who
have successfully completed the English Department Honors
Program. (See section
5.1 above.)
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9.4 Kieth E.
Vineyard Honorary Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded
annually during spring quarter to an undergraduate in recognition
of outstanding skills in creative writing. Entry dates are
announced during the winter quarter.
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9.5 Other Awards
and Contests
The department sponsors several
awards and contests some, which recognize excellence in creative
writing, both poetry and fiction, and others that honor academic
excellence in combination with financial need. Entry dates
are announced throughout the year.
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