Endowed Writing Awards

This award is available to all English majors and minors. Applicants must be full-time students AND demonstrate talent and ability in creative writing. The scholarship in renewable if the student maintains GPA.

To apply for the Phillips scholarship, submit up to six pages of single-spaced poetry or twelve double-spaced pages of fiction or creative nonfiction.

All undergraduate majors and minors in the Department of Languages & Literatures are encouraged to apply for this scholarship. Applicants must be full-time students.

To apply for the Collins scholarship, submit up to six pages of single-spaced poetry or twelve double-spaced pages of fiction or creative nonfiction. Additionally, attach a separate essay explaining how you demonstrate in your daily life an optimistic spirit, a love and concern for others, and the desire to fully embrace life's many experiences. In the body of your mail, indicate your name, UNI student number, major(s) and minor(s).