Scholarships
The Department of English offers a number of scholarships to English students each academic year, pending funding. Winners are acknowledged at the annual awards ceremony (Honors Convocation) sponsored by the Department of English, Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society, the Linguistics Club, and the Student Auxiliary of the National Council of Teachers of English in late spring semester. See also the Writes of Spring annual competition.
Congratulations to the 2011 winners!
- Candy Lee Osgood Memorial Scholarship: Cara Schiff
- Dorothea Brooke Endowed Scholarship: Nicholas Morgan
- Dr. Paul Farkas Memorial Scholarship: Cuyler Mortimore
- Dr. Gerald J. Fenger Endowed Memorial Scholarship: Nicholas Morgan
Each year, students who meet the specified criteria are invited to apply for the following scholarships and awards; download the appropriate form below. Submit completed materials to the scholarship committee co-chair, Dr. Cynthia Kuhn, in the King Center (4th floor) by the specified deadline in spring term. Scholarship recipients must be enrolled at MSU Denver during both fall and spring semesters of the current academic year in order to qualify for the award. All awards require the applicant to attach an up-to-date CAPP report and to have a current MSU Denver scholarship application form on file. Two awards also require that a FAFSA has been filed. Incomplete and/or late applications will not be considered.
*The Dr. Gerald J. Fenger Memorial Scholarshiphonors Dr. Fenger, late professor of English at MSU Denver. To be eligible to apply, you must be a full-time MSU Denver student (registered for 12 or more credit hours) with a declared major in English and a minimum 2.75 GPA. You must submit a typed statement explaining how you would encourage cultural diversity on campus, and you must present an essay of no more than three typed double-spaced pages on any piece of Mark Twain's fiction and its relevance to American culture today. The amount of the award varies from year to year. Applicants must attach an up-to-date CAPP report and have a current MSU Denver scholarship application form on file.
Download the Fenger Scholarship Application Form (31 KB)
*The Candy Lee Osgood Memorial Scholarshipwas established by the Osgood family in memory of Candy Lee Osgood, who graduated from MSU Denver in 1979 with an English major, emphasis in creative writing. To be eligible to apply, you must be a female student with a declared major in the School of Letters, Arts and Sciences, you must have a minimum MSU Denver GPA of 2.75, and you must have demonstrated financial need according to federal guidelines by submitting a Free Application for Student Aid (FAFSA) on-line at www.fafsa.ed.gov. You must submit a creative writing sample, not to exceed five typed, double-spaced pages. The amount of the award varies from year to year. Applicants must attach an up-to-date CAPP report and have a current MSU Denver scholarship application form on file.
Download the Osgood Scholarship Application Form (31 KB)
*The Dorothea Brooke Endowed Scholarship was made possible by the generosity of an anonymous donor and is named after the main character in George Eliot's novel, Middlemarch. To be eligible to apply, you must be a full-time MSCD student (registered for 12 or more credit hours) with a declared major in English and an GPA of at least 3.0; and you must have demonstrated financial need according to federal guidelines by submitting a Free Application for Student Aid (FAFSA) on-line at www.fafsa.ed.gov. You must submit a typed, double-spaced paper, 5-7 pages in length, showing understanding and appreciation of a literary work. The amount of the award varies from year to year. Applicants must attach an up-to-date CAPP report and have a current Metro State scholarship application form on file.
Download the Brooke Scholarship Application Form (35 KB)
The Dr. Paul Farkas Memorial Scholarship honors the legacy of Dr. Farkas, who taught in the English Department for 36 years. He believed that “the teaching profession is a noble one, one with principles, ideas, and practices that nurture the liberal tradition and the individuals we serve.” To be eligible to apply, you must be a Colorado resident/US citizen with a declared major in English (including Honors English), of sophomore or junior status and taking 12 credit hours at Metro State during the semester the scholarship is received, and you must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0. Scholarship applicants are asked to submit a 10-15 page critical literary analysis on a topic chosen by the student. This paper may be written specifically for the scholarship or can be a paper previously submitted for a class. The amount of the award varies from year to year. Applicants must attach an up-to-date CAPP report and have a current Metro State scholarship application form on file.
Download the Farkas Scholarship Application Form (31 KB)
For additional scholarship opportunities, please visit the following links:
Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships
Other Scholarship Opportunities
