Department of English Scholarships
This spring the Department of English offers four scholarships for $1,000 toward 2024-25 tuition. Below read about our scholarships and learn how to apply.
Attention students! Due to FAFSA processing delays, the scholarship application deadline has been extended to May 15th.
Available Scholarships
Linguistics Endowed Scholarship
Established by faculty and friends of the Linguistics Program to provide scholarships for students who have a declared major or minor in linguistics. No applications are accepted; the linguistics faculty will select the winner(s) of this scholarship in consultation with one another. In any particular year, this scholarship may have more than one recipient or no recipients.
Gerald Fenger Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Established in honor of Dr. Gerald Fenger, a respected colleague and admired American literature professor.
- English major
- GPA of 2.75
- Have financial need, based on FAFSA or Dreamer application on file with MSU Denver
- Does not have to be a Colorado resident or US citizen
- Please submit a researched essay (minimum 1500 word count) on a literary, filmic, or rhetorical topic.
Dr. Paul Farkas Memorial Scholarship
Established in honor of Dr. Paul Farkas, a respected colleague and admired American literature professor.
- English major
- GPA of 3.0
- Taking 12 credit hours during semester scholarship is received
- Must be a Colorado resident and a US Citizen
- Scholarship can be received for multiple years
- Please submit a researched, critical literary analysis (minimum 1500 word count) on topic chosen by student.
Dorothea Brooke Endowed Scholarship
Established by a generous anonymous donor and named for the protagonist of George Eliot’s Middlemarch.
- English major
- GPA of 3.0
- Financial need, based on FAFSA or Dreamer Application on file with MSU Denver
- Taking 12 credit hours or more during semester scholarship received
- Does not have to be a Colorado resident or US Citizen
- Please submit a researched essay (minimum 1500 word count) on a literary, filmic, or rhetorical topic.
Ready to apply? Follow these Scholarship Application Instructions
To apply for any MSU Denver scholarship, including those offered by the English Department, please access the MSU Denver application site and follow these instructions.
- Go to the MSU Denver Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships.
- Fill out the MSU Denver General Scholarship Application. One of the requirements is an essay. This essay is separate from any writing samples an English Department scholarship requires.
- Once the General Application is filed, applicants are able to access the list of all scholarships available at MSU Denver.
- Look for English Department scholarships as listed below.
- Click on the appropriate scholarship and follow instructions.
- Applicants may apply for more than one English Department scholarship and for any other MSU Denver scholarship for which they qualify.
- Direct any questions you may have to Dr. Lisa Suter [email protected]
2022-2023 English Department Scholarship Recipients
- Kathrine Taylor
- Cassandra Langton
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Brandon Benjamin
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Raquel Gunkel
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Mickayla Jones
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Kevin Olson
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Courtney Wake
- Alex Hale
- Sarah Thompson
Need more information?
Visit the MSU Denver Scholarships page for more information on internal and external scholarships available to students.
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