Undergraduate Scholarships
The Madeline and Joseph Wolfolk Thomas, Harry L. and Cecilia H. Smith, and Mary Phyllis Riedley Scholarships are awarded annually to undergraduate English Majors for the completion of the English B.A. degree program.
Madeline and Joseph Wolfolk Thomas Scholarship
Award Amount: Approximately $7,500 to be used toward tuition, room and board.
Available to: The Thomas Scholarship is awarded annually to English majors on a competitive basis and is purely merit-based scholarship.
- The competition is open to all approved English majors who have completed more than 70 hours at the time of application.
- The English majors should have completed at least 9 hours of English beyond English 102 at U of L by the end of the semester of application.
- Applicants should have an overall grade-point average of 3.3 or higher.
An announcement and application is e-mailed to all English majors early in the spring semester. Information and application materials may also be obtained from the Department of English or web site. The winner is selected by the English Department Undergraduate Committee.
Undergraduate Scholarship Application (Link to DOC)
Deadline: March 8, 2013
Harry L. and Cecilia H. Smith Scholarship
Award Amount: Approximately $8,500 to be used toward tuition, room and board.
Available to: The Smith Scholarship is awarded annually to English majors on a competitive basis and is partly need-based and partly merit-based scholarship.
- The competition is open to all approved English majors who have completed more than 70 hours at the time of application.
- The English majors should have completed at least 9 hours of English beyond English 102 at U of L by the end of the semester of application.
- Applicants should have an overall grade-point average of 3.3 or higher.
An announcement and application is e-mailed to all English majors early in the spring semester. Information and application materials may also be obtained from the Department of English or web site. The winner is selected by the English Department Undergraduate Committee.
Undergraduate Scholarship Application (Link to DOC)
Deadline: March 8, 2013
Mary Phyllis Riedley Scholarship
Award Amount: Two awards will be given. One will cover a full year of tuition, room and board. The other will approximately cover a half year of tuition, room and board.
Available to: The Riedley Scholarship is awarded annually to English majors on a competitive basis and is partly need-based and partly merit-based scholarship.
- The competition is open to all approved English majors who have completed more than 70 hours at the time of application.
- The English majors should have completed at least 9 hours of English beyond English 102 at U of L by the end of the semester of application.
- Applicants should have an overall grade-point average of 3.3 or higher.
An announcement and application is e-mailed to all English majors early in the spring semester. Information and application materials may also be obtained from the Department of English or web site. The winner is selected by the English Department Undergraduate Committee.
Undergraduate Scholarship Application (Link to DOC)
Deadline: March 8, 2013
