Scholarships
Eligible undergraduate students at Nevada are invited to apply for one or more of these awards. Amounts vary based on the number of recipients but generally range from $300 to $1,000.
Recipients are announced in mid-April, and the annual awards ceremony takes place in early May.
How to apply for scholarships
- You must complete the scholarship application in to be eligible for any scholarships, including those for which faculty may nominate you. The application form must be completed annually between October 1 and May 31. There is a strong preference for those who complete this form by the February 1 priority deadline.
- In order to be considered for scholarships that require or prefer financial need, you must complete the FAFSA or, for non-FAFSA eligible students, the institutional methodology form annually between October 1 and February 1.
- Use a separate Department of English scholarship form for each application. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
Questions? Contact Professor Ann Keniston.
| Scholarship or award | Eligibility criteria | Application requirements |
|---|---|---|
| Thelma Ireland Scholarship | Full-time undergraduate students demonstrating promise as a writer in any style. Must be a Nevada high school graduate. This scholarship is not renewable. | Submit a story, essay, or sequence of poems. Limit 2,500 words. |
| James H. MacMillan Scholarship | Full-time undergraduate (12+ credits) or graduate (6+ credits) student in any major, writing the best poem or piece of prose about Nevada. Undergraduate minimum 2.75 GPA, graduate minimum 3.0 GPA. This scholarship is not renewable. | Submit a story, essay, or sequence of poems. Limit 2,500 words. |
| J. Lee Taylor Creative Writing Scholarship | Full-time undergraduate writing major with minimum 3.0 GPA. | Submit a 5-10 page sample of creative writing in any genre. |
| Department of English Critical Writing Award | Full-time or part-time undergraduate major in English, writing an essay applying contemporary critical theory to a major work or group of related works in British, American, or other Anglophone literature. May be a course assignment but should be revised if necessary for a university-level general readership. This award is not renewable. | Submit your essay. Limit 2,500 words. |
| DQ Award | Full-time or part-time undergraduate writing major. | Submit 3-5 poems or a short work of fiction up to 15 pages in length. |