Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
$900
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
The English department offers the Paul Bruss Award in Creative Writing for students with unique backgrounds, educational paths, and career goals.
Benefits
This scholarship comes with two $900 awards for undergraduate students in the Creative Writing Program who display literary excellence.
Eligibility
- Eligible students will concentrate, major, or minor in Creative Writing.
- The student must demonstrate literary excellence in Creative Writing—poetic experimentation, aesthetic adventurousness, conceptual risk, and/or formal innovation—and be in good academic standing with the University.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Creative Writing
Locations
United States
Nationality
Any
Study experience required
High school
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
14 Jan 2027
To apply, please submit:
A 250-500 word artist's statement that addresses your literary work as a creative writer.
A writing sample of no more than 5-10 pages.