Friends of the Department of English Scholarship

Deadline:  March 15

The Friends of the Department of English Scholarship is for undergraduate English; Culture, Environment and Technology; and Film and Media Studies majors in The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Online students are eligible. The approximately $1,000 scholarship is awarded each spring for the upcoming fall semester.

To be eligible for the scholarship, applicants must meet the following criteria:

1. Have completed at least 60 credit hours.
2. Have completed at least 18 hours English, CTE, or FMS major courses (at least nine from ASU).
3. Have a "B" (3.25) overall GPA.
4. Have a "B" (3.50) GPA in the major.
5. Be currently enrolled half-time or full-time at ASU.
6. Be planning to enroll half-time or full-time in the upcoming regular fall semester.
7. Have not previously received this award.

1. Online application (link below).
2. A brief, clearly organized autobiographical sketch of no more than 300 words (approximately one typed page). Include a description of your short and long term goals as an English; Culture, Technology and Environment; or Film and Media Studies major.
3. One letter of recommendation, which must come from a faculty member in the ASU Department of English. Be sure to ask a faculty member who knows your work well enough that they can write a strong, detailed letter in support of your application. Ask the recommending faculty member to email their letter of recommendation to the Awards Committee Chair, David.Hawkes@asu.edu.