Scholarship | Awards

English Department Awards

2013-2014 Awards will be updated as they become available.

THE ALEX MCGUIGGAN SCHOLARSHIP: Undergraduate Creative Writing Scholarship

The McGuiggan Scholarship was established in spring 2010 to recognize the achievement of an undergraduate English major studying creative writing with a preference for students whose strength is in writing poetry. The scholarship was established in memory of Alex McGuiggan, an English major at the University of Colorado Boulder.

THE CURTIS MICHAEL GIMENO MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: Undergraduate Creative Writing Scholarship

This scholarship benefits students with a Creative Writing emphasis who exemplify promise of talent in communicating through the written language. The scholarship was generously established by Donna Jorgenson Farrell in memory of and as a legacy to her son, Curtis Michael Gimeno, who enjoyed writing.

THE GENTIAN ASCENSION SCHOLARSHIP: Undergraduate English Scholarship

This scholarship is a variable annual award established to benefit an undergraduate student who exhibits a past that demonstrates overcoming academic obstacles and shows budding talent as a writer.

THE HAROLD D. KELLING ESSAY PRIZE: Undergraduate Literature Award

The Kelling prize is a variable cash award for the best essay on literature submitted by an undergraduate currently enrolled in the university. The essay must have been written for an English class at CU-Boulder.

THE JOANNE EASLEY ARNOLD AWARD: Undergraduate Literature Award

The Joanne Easley Arnold English Scholars Fund is a two-year award designed to recognize and provide financial and intellectual support to a top English major in honor of the donor, Joanne Easley Arnold, who was a dean with the university.

JOVANOVICH IMAGINATIVE WRITING AWARD COMPETITION: Undergraduate Creative Writing Award

The Jovanovich prize is an annual award for excellence in poetry, fiction, or nonfiction prose. Information is available in Hellems 111.

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