Undergraduate Scholarships

Information on undergraduate awards is listed below.  Please note that all scholarships are for rising Juniors and Seniors only.  Graduating Seniors can apply for the Outstanding Research and Scholarly Essay awards.  For more information about these awards, please see the application form at the bottom of the page. 

Lee David Black and Florence Weinberg Black Memorial Scholarship

Amount: One to three scholarships of $5,000
Availability: Each year
Eligibility: Junior or senior English major with nine or more hours of English courses; overall grade point average of 3.0 or higher and 3.3 or higher average in English courses
Availability: Department of English, Box 870244, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0244
Deadline For Application: January 11, 2013.

Buford Boone Memorial Scholarship

Amount: $2,500
Availability: Each year
Eligibility: Junior or senior English major with nine or more hours of English courses; overall grade point average of 3.0 or higher and 3.3 or higher average in English courses
Availability: Department of English, Box 870244, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0244
Deadline For Application: January 11, 2013.

Frank V. Cosby Memorial English Scholarship

Amount: $2,500
Availability:Each or every other year
Eligibility: Junior or senior English major with nine hours or more of English courses; overall grade point average of 3.0 or higher and 3. 3 or higher average in English courses
Availability: Department of English, Box 870244, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0244
Deadline For Application: January 11, 2013.

O. B. Emerson Endowed Scholarship

Amount: One or two scholarships of $2,500
Availability: Each year
Eligibility: Junior or senior English major with nine or more hours of English courses; overall grade point average of 3.0 or higher and 3.3 or higher average in English courses
Availability: Department of English, Box 870244, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0244
Deadline For Application: January 11, 2013.

Norton-Textra Endowed Scholarship for Minority Students in English

Amount: $5,000
Availability: Awarded as funds become available
Eligibility: African-American student pursuing degree in English
Availability: Department of English, Box 870244, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0244
Deadline For Application: January 11, 2013.

William March Memorial Scholarship

Amount: One, two, or three scholarships of $5,000
Availability: Each year
Eligibility: Junior or senior English major with nine or more hours of English courses; overall grade point average of 3.0 or higher and 3.3 or higher average in English courses
Availability: Department of English, Box 870244, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0244
Deadline For Application: January 11, 2013.

May S. Strickland Memorial Endowed English Scholarship

Amount: $5,000
Availability: Each year
Eligibility: Junior or senior English major with nine or more hours of English courses; overall grade point average of 3.0 or higher and 3.3 or higher average in English courses
Availability: Department of English, Box 870244, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0244
Deadline For Application: January 11, 2013.

Emerson Robert Loomis Scholarship

Amount: $5,000
Availability: Each year
Eligibility: Junior or senior English major with nine or more hours of English courses; overall grade point average of 3.0 or higher and 3.3 or higher average in English courses
Availability: Department of English, Box 870244, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0244
Deadline For Application: January 11, 2013.

I. Willis Russell Scholarship

Amount: $5,000
Availability: Each year
Eligibility: Junior or senior English major with nine or more hours of English courses; overall grade point average of 3.0 or higher and 3.3 or higher average in English courses
Availability: Department of English, Box 870244, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0244
Deadline For Application: January 11, 2013.

Watkins Family Scholarship

Amount: $2,500
Availability: Each year
Eligibility: Junior or senior English major with nine or more hours of English courses; overall grade point average of 3.0 or higher and 3.3 or higher average in English courses
Availability: Department of English, Box 870244, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0244
Deadline For Application: January 11, 2013.