Overview
Scholarship type
Number of scholarships to award
Grant
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
The Publications Unit is a service and instructional branch of the Department of English, providing editorial, technical, marketing/advertising, and desktop publishing/production support for the creative/literary/scholarly publications housed under the Unit.
The Publications Unit builds upon the interests and strengths of the department’s faculty, staff, and students working within the field and studies of publishing. The Publications Unit Publishing Award is intended to enhance this mission by acknowledging the excellent work of students involved in the study of publishing and nonprofit literary arts.
Benefits
The benefits and monetary value of the scholarship are unknown.
Eligibility
Each candidate for a Publications Unit Publishing Award must:
- be enrolled in good standing in the English department at Illinois State University
- be a full-time or part-time junior, senior, or graduate student
- have a concentration in the Publishing Studies program
- demonstrate excellence and serious interest in the study of publishing and the nonprofit literary arts• be recommended by one professional in the field of publishing (such as a professor, school administrator, editor, or publisher)
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Locations
Nationality
Study experience required
Age
Application
Application deadline
All entries must be typed and submitted with a cover letter stating name, university identification number, major, e-mail address, local phone number and address.
Please submit a paper (minimum 10 pages, maximum 35 pages) demonstrating your scholarly and critical study of publishing or the nonprofit literary arts.
Also include: a statement explaining your interest in publishing or the nonprofit literary arts and your future goals within this area of study and a letter of recommendation from one professional in the field of publishing (such as a professor, school administrator, editor, or publisher)