English Undergraduate Scholarships
Application Deadline is March 11, 2016
English Department scholarships are available for declared UW Seattle English majors only. The scholarships are awarded toward standard resident full-time tuition only, and do not include other student fees, books or expenses. All current English majors are urged to apply. There are eight undergraduate English scholarships available that vary from approximately $150 to full tuition:
| Scholarship | Recent Winners |
|---|---|
| Eilert Anderson Scholarship | 2015-16: Madelyn Gael Reese & Charlie Louise Jones (co-winners) 2014-15: Peader Jack Kavanagh 2013-14: Samuel Philip Pizelo 2012-13: Alexander Catchings 2011-12: Jessie Weiling McMillan 2010-11: Brandon Paul Weaver 2009-10: Anna Liesa Fero 2008-09: Alexander P. Walton |
| Edward G. Cox Scholarship | 2015-16: Mitchell Glen Hostetter 2014-15: Christine Niknam Leilabadi 2013-14: Arista Christina Burwell-Chen 2012-13: Sher-Min Faith Yang 2011-12: Nicole Perrine Guenther 2010-11: Katherine Elise Hoffman 2009-10: Anna Liesa Fero 2008-09: Alexander P. Walton |
| Robert B. Heilman Scholarship | 2015-16: Madelyn Gael Reese 2014-15: Christine Niknam Leilabadi 2013-14: Chelsey L. Slattum 2012-13: Sher-Min Faith Yang 2011-12: Nicole Perrine Guenther 2010-11: Katherine Elise Hoffman 2009-10: Camille Qin-Yi Zhou |
| Roger Sale Scholarship | 2015-16: Alison Wan-Ying Cheung 2014-15: Ellen Nicole Tibbetts 2013-14: Zoe Barker-Aderem 2012-13: Emelia Hope Nitz-Ritter 2011-12: Brian Christopher Hardison 2010-11: Nicole Perrine Guenther 2009-10: William Cory Potts 2008-09: Lori Kathryn Theis |
| Tia Vall-Spinosa Sullivan Scholarship | 2015-16: Charlie Louise Jones 2014-15: Angelina Gabrielle Caplanis 2013-14: William Conrad Doerrfeld 2012-13: Melanya Sophia Materne 2011-12: Samara Lynn Surface 2010-11: Anna Liesa Fero 2009-10: Jessica Lynn Jungwirth 2008-09: Rachel Naomi Ogimachi |
| Peter L. Thorpe Scholarship | 2015-16: Madelyn Gael Reese 2014-15: William Joseph Harrie 2013-14: Emelia Hope Nitz-Ritter 2012-13: Milo Umberto Zorzino 2011-12: Nicole Perrine Guenther 2010-11: Jessie Beverly Hansen 2009-10: Anna Victoria Knutson 2008-09: Jens Blazer Lloyd |
| Luckie Budd Waller Scholarship | 2015-16: Alison Wan-Ying Cheung 2014-15: Eric Ga-Ming Cheuk 2013-14: Bryan Matthew Wilson 2012-13: Shelby Morgan Handler, Samuel Kolodezh 2011-12: Aryn Evelyn O'Haleck 2010-11: Daniel Francis Caldwell 2009-10: Pamela Ann Saunders 2008-09: Brittany Michelle Dennison, Sarah Joan Greenleaf, Dana Lee Ryen |
| John Kimball Woolley and Afton Woolley Crooks Scholarship | 2015-16: Victoria Sinan Duan 2014-15: Cali Rose Kopczick 2013-14: Cali Rose Kopczick 2012-13: Sara Senia Patton 2011-12: Galina Ursachii 2010-11: Jonathan Ilan Armoza 2009-10: Daniel Sehyun Choi 2008-09: Johanna Kate Fabian-Marks |
The deadline for receipt of applications and letters of recommendation is MARCH 11, 2016. Scholarships are awarded by the English Department Undergraduate Education Committee and are announced before the end of Spring quarter.
Requirements: You must be an English major enrolled at the UW as an undergraduate for two quarters by the application deadline (March 11, 2016), and you must have a UW GPA of 3.5 and a UW English GPA of 3.7 with at least 10 credits of UW English course work completed. During the term of the scholarship, recipients must enroll in at least two quarters and complete a minimum of 6 credits each quarter. Some scholarships require demonstrated financial need, which may become a factor in awarding other scholarships. Financial need will need to be certified by the UW Financial Aid Office (Schmitz 105, osfa@u.washington.edu).
The 2016 scholarship application will be available by the start of winter quarter 2016.
For more information, please contact Janie Worm (Padelford A-101, jworm@uw.edu, 543-2690).
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