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English Scholarship Application 2025

Generous donors have made it possible for the English Department to award scholarships to CSB students who are majoring in English. The amounts of these scholarships range from several hundred to several thousand dollars.

The criteria for the scholarships are:
- Applicants must be currently enrolled at CSB and plan to be enrolled in Fall 25. (Students graduating in Spring 25 are not eligible.)
- Applicants must be an English major or intending to major in English.
- Applicants must have financial need.
- Applicants must demonstrate academic achievement.

The English Department encourages all eligible CSB English majors and prospective majors to apply for scholarships! Applications will be reviewed anonymously.

If you have questions, please reach out to the chair of the English Department, Jessica Harkins ([email protected]).

Tuition waiver recipients are not eligible to receive departmental scholarships.

Application due date = March 31, 2025 (5pm)

Name

Your personal information will be hidden from scholarship reviewers for anonymity; it is only available to administrative staff.

Phone Number

CSB Email Address

Financial need will be assessed and provided to the English Department by the CSB Financial Aid office.

Academic Achievement, Part 1: Application Essay

The application essay provides context for your GPA and grades and helps the awards committee understand how you have grown intellectually in the English major.

Please upload your essay as a Word (.docx) document. Do not include your name or other identifying information on this document.

Write a short essay (400-600 words) in response to the following prompt: Reading can change a curious person in profound ways. How has your reading life in college changed you? Choose a reading moment—a passage, a poem, a novel, a story—that was important to you and describe its effects. These effects might include: a new or wider view of the world, the evolution of your intellect, a change in a relationship in your life, or a consequential shift in your actions. Be specific and concrete (avoid clichés!) about these reading effects and their value to you.

Academic Achievement, Part 2: Coursework and Grades

Your current overall CSB/SJU GPA: _____

Please list the English courses you have taken and are currently taking. For courses you have completed, please note your final grade. Include ENGL Course Number and Title of course as well as the grade you received for each course.

Irish Literature

The Sister Kirstin Malloy English Award seeks to recognize students who have demonstrated particular interest in Irish literature. If you have significant engagement with Irish literature, please describe the evidence of your engagement below. Evidence could include classes you have taken (at CSB/SJU or elsewhere) or essays or assignments you have completed on Irish literature.