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Guidelines

The English Department at ACU offers the scholarships listed below to English and English-Education majors on a competitive basis.  To be eligible, students must be juniors, seniors, or graduate students when applying and must plan to return to ACU in the fall after the scholarship award is announced in the spring.  Previous recipients of scholarships are invited to reapply. The amount of the awards varies from $1000 to $1500 per semester.

The Watson Scholarship

• Awarded for character, scholarship, and need

The Garrett-Watson Scholarship

• Awarded to an English major with at least a 3.0 GPA

The Ellis Scholarship

• Awarded to students with unusual potential in the profession of English whether in writing, teaching, editing, or other areas

The Mima Williams Scholarship

• Awarded to excellent students of language and literature with creative and social competence who plan to teach and who are good all-around students
• Recipients should plan to teach in either college, middle school, or high school; have a record of compliance with university rules; have an outstanding moral and spiritual reputation; excel academically but also be well-rounded, not strictly an English scholar; and show unusual potential as a teacher.  Need is not a factor.

The Jack Welch Scholarship

• Award based on character, academic ability, and financial need

How to Apply

1. Prepare a one-page letter of application outlining your eligibility for an English scholarship.  Be sure to describe your career goals, your financial need (if applicable), activities that indicate your good character, and your academic performance while enrolled at ACU.  Also, please detail any scholarly work you have done or scholarly activities you have been involved in (e.g., original research, paper presented or published, awards or publication for creative writing, participation in a conference).
2. Prepare a one-page résumé outlining your academic work, your extracurricular activities, and your employment history.
3. Submit the resume and letter of application to Dr. Shankle, ACU Box 28252 or Chambers 308.

Deadline:  February 28, 2011

We are proud to announce the Fall 2010 – Spring 2011 recipients of English Department scholarships, whose names are listed below.  Our majors are among the most intelligent, creative, and capable students on campus, and we are pleased to be able to make these awards.

Are You A Student in Financial Need?

ACU’s administration and Board of Trustees are committed to providing a high quality education at an affordable price. Even with the price increase to $717 per credit hour ($21,510 for 30 hours), ACU is priced well below the median tuition rate for a private college or university ($26,273 in 2009).

Even so, ACU realizes there may be returning students who will struggle with the rising cost of attendance and in response has created the Application for Additional Financial Assistance to award an additional $500,000 to those in need for the Fall 2010 and Spring 2011 semesters.

Eligibility Requirements –

Returning undergraduate students (excluding BAS) seeking additional financial assistance must:

1) Complete the Application for Additional Financial Assistance at www.acu.edu/additionalassistance.

2) File the 2010-11 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) at www.fafsa.ed.gov.

3) Submit all required documentation (e.g., Institutional Verification Form, Disclosure Statement and Residency Affidavit [DSRA], etc.).                                                                                                                                                                                                       Forms are available at www.acu.edu/sfs/forms.

4) Participate in the Federal Direct Stafford Loan Program at the annual loan limit for their grade level ($3,500 up to 29 hours; $4,500 up to 59 hours; $5,500 greater than 60 hours).

The 2010-11 Application for Additional Financial Aid Assistance is due by April 30, 2010. Students requesting additional aid will be notified by email to their ACU student account by   5 p.m. on Friday, May 7, 2010. Any questions regarding the application or the process of awarding additional financial assistance should be directed to The Depot at (888) 588-6083.

Guidelines

The English Department at ACU offers the scholarships listed below to English and English-Education majors on a competitive basis.  To be eligible, students must be juniors, seniors, or graduate students when applying and must plan to return to ACU in the fall after the scholarship award is announced in the spring.  Previous recipients of scholarships are invited to reapply. The amount of the awards varies from $1000 to $1500 per semester.

The Watson Scholarship

• Awarded for character, scholarship, and need

The Garrett-Watson Scholarship

• Awarded to an English major with at least a 3.0 GPA

The Ellis Scholarship

• Awarded to students with unusual potential in the profession of English whether in writing, teaching, editing, or other areas

The Mima Williams Scholarship

• Awarded to excellent students of language and literature with creative and social competence who plan to teach and who are good all-around students
• Recipients should plan to teach in either college, middle school, or high school; have a record of compliance with university rules; have an outstanding moral and spiritual reputation; excel academically but also be well-rounded, not strictly an English scholar; and show unusual potential as a teacher.  Need is not a factor.

The Jack Welch Scholarship

• Award based on character, academic ability, and financial need

How to Apply

1. Prepare a one-page letter of application outlining your eligibility for an English scholarship.  Be sure to describe your career goals, your financial need (if applicable), activities that indicate your good character, and your academic performance while enrolled at ACU.  Also, please detail any scholarly work you have done or scholarly activities you have been involved in (e.g., original research, paper presented or published, awards or publication for creative writing, participation in a conference).
2. Prepare a one-page résumé outlining your academic work, your extracurricular activities, and your employment history.
3. Submit the resume and letter of application to Dr. Shankle, ACU Box 28252 or Chambers 308.

Deadline:  February 26