154 English Scholarships

All live scholarships, soonest deadline first

• ACLS/New York Public Library Fellowship

  $65,000

  American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS)

  Deadline 

  September 28, 2026 · 44 days left

• CMP Pub. Scholarship for Minority Students in Journalism or English

  Varies

  City University of New York, Queens College

  Deadline 

  October 10, 2026 · 56 days left

• Barksdale Scholarship

  Varies

  University of Maryland -- Baltimore County

  Deadline 

  November 1, 2026 · 78 days left

• Marion C. Thompson Memorial Scholarship

  $1,500

  State University of New York at Cortland

  Deadline 

  November 1, 2026 · 78 days left

• Publications Internship

  Varies

  Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts

  Deadline 

  November 1, 2026 · 78 days left

• Rome Prize Fellowship

  Varies

  American Academy in Rome

  Deadline 

  November 1, 2026 · 78 days left

• Stephanie G. Hoffman Scholarship Fund

  $5,000

  Jewish Community Federation & Endowment Fund

  Deadline 

  November 1, 2026 · 78 days left

• Ruffin Scholarship

  Varies

  Georgia Southern University

  Deadline 

  November 9, 2026 · 86 days left

• Charlotte W. Newcombe Dissertation Fellowship

  $25,000

  Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation

  Deadline 

  November 12, 2026 · 89 days left

• Hitched Wedding Scholarship

  $1,000

  Hitched

  Deadline 

  November 30, 2026 · 107 days left

• Blanche Crawford Endowed Educational Award

  $3,000

  Franklin College

  Deadline 

  December 1, 2026 · 108 days left

• Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship in Humanistic Studies

  Varies

  Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation

  Deadline 

  December 19, 2026 · 126 days left

• Mary McEwen Schimke Scholarship

  $1,000

  Wellesley College

  Deadline 

  January 1, 2027 · 139 days left

• Ruth Ingersoll Goldmark Fellowship

  $2,500

  Wellesley College

  Deadline 

  January 1, 2027 · 139 days left

• Vida Dutton Scudder Fellowship

  $10,000

  Wellesley College

  Deadline 

  January 1, 2027 · 139 days left

• Dunbar Scholarship

  $44,000

  Denison University

  Deadline 

  January 15, 2027 · 153 days left

• George E. Mylonas Scholarship

  Varies

  Washington University in St. Louis

  Deadline 

  January 15, 2027 · 153 days left

• ILA Jeanne S. Chall Research Fellowship

  $5,000

  International Literacy Association

  Deadline 

  January 15, 2027 · 153 days left

• Mary Elizabeth Schwartz Scholarship

  Varies

  Shawnee State University

  Deadline 

  January 15, 2027 · 153 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• New York Women in Communications Foundation Scholarship

  $10,000

  The Kellen Company

  Deadline 

  January 15, 2027 · 153 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.2

• Woodrow Wilson Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Humanities

  $30,000

  Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation

  Deadline 

  January 21, 2027 · 159 days left

• New York Women in Communications Foundation Scholarships

  $10,000

  New York Women in Communications Foundation

  Deadline 

  January 25, 2027 · 163 days left

• Norma Ross Walter Scholarship

  $1,000

  Willa Cather Foundation

  Deadline 

  January 31, 2027 · 169 days left

  Essay 

  Required

• Bonnie C. Henzel Memorial Scholarship

  $2,500

  State University of New York College of Arts and Sciences at Geneseo

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 170 days left

• Bruce Meyers Memorial English Endowed Scholarship

  $1,000

  Montana State University -- Billings

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 170 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.3

• Catharine Gould Chism Scholarship

  $5,000

  University of Puget Sound

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 170 days left

• Center for Literary Arts Scholarship

  $5,000

  University of Missouri - Columbia

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 170 days left

• Clara B. Small Scholarship

  $1,200

  University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 170 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.5

• Doris Roethlisberger Scholarship

  $500

  Trinity International University (Illinois)

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 170 days left

• E. Lyle Cooper Memorial Scholarship in English

  $900

  Montana State University -- Billings

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 170 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.3

• Elsa Jorgenson Award

  $6,000

  Portland State University

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 170 days left

• English/Belltower Fellowship

  $1,000

  Mount Aloysius College

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 170 days left

  Essay 

  Required

  Min GPA 

  3.3

• Fr. Edward J. O'Heron Scholarship

  $1,000

  State University of New York at Cortland

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 170 days left

  Essay 

  Required

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Hans Gottschalk Memorial Award

  $2,500

  State University of New York College of Arts and Sciences at Geneseo

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 170 days left

• Ingebord Crede Memorial Scholarship

  $3,000

  Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 170 days left

• Jesse M. Rodgers Memorial Endowed Scholarship

  $500

  State University of New York College of Arts and Sciences at Geneseo

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 170 days left

• Joseph O'Brien Memorial Scholarship

  $2,500

  State University of New York College of Arts and Sciences at Geneseo

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 170 days left

• Kathryn A. Carpenter Scholarship in English

  $400

  Montana State University -- Billings

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 170 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.2

• Lucile Davis Harlan

  Varies

  Judson College

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 170 days left

• Mel Larson Scholarship

  $1,000

  Trinity International University (Illinois)

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 170 days left

• Miriam Perrin Creel

  Varies

  Judson College

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 170 days left

• Natalie Selser Freed Memorial Scholarship

  $500

  State University of New York College of Arts and Sciences at Geneseo

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 170 days left

• Patricia Conrad Lindsay Memorial Award

  $2,500

  State University of New York College of Arts and Sciences at Geneseo

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 170 days left

• Pauline H. Rich Memorial Endowed Scholarship

  $1,100

  Montana State University -- Billings

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 170 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.5

• Schaffer Family Endowed Scholarship

  $450

  Montana State University -- Billings

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 170 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Sigma Tau Delta/English Department Textbook Scholarship

  $300

  Montana State University -- Billings

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 170 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.3

• Sigma Tau Delta/Melissa Morgan Memorial Textbook Endowed Scholarship

  $500

  Montana State University -- Billings

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 170 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.3

• South Dakota Oratory Contest

  $1,000

  American Legion - South Dakota

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 170 days left

• Steve and Jennifer Corning Scholarship

  $550

  Montana State University -- Billings

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 170 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.5

• Tampa Writing Scholars

  $2,500

  The University of Tampa

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 170 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.2

• Education/Journalism Scholarship

  Varies

  Glenville State College

  Deadline 

  February 5, 2027 · 174 days left

• Virginia West English Scholarship

  Varies

  Glenville State College

  Deadline 

  February 5, 2027 · 174 days left

• Davidson Fellows Scholarships

  $50,000

  Davidson Institute for Talent Development

  Deadline 

  February 12, 2027 · 181 days left

• Charles F. Wells Scholarship

  $635

  State University of New York College at Oswego

  Deadline 

  February 13, 2027 · 182 days left

• Helen Buckley Award in English Writing Arts

  Varies

  State University of New York College at Oswego

  Deadline 

  February 13, 2027 · 182 days left

• Alice Admire Memorial Scholarship

  $300

  Fort Lewis College

  Deadline 

  February 14, 2027 · 183 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Carroll Peterson Scholarship

  $1,000

  Fort Lewis College

  Deadline 

  February 14, 2027 · 183 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Craig F. McLean Memorial Scholarship

  $250

  Fort Lewis College

  Deadline 

  February 14, 2027 · 183 days left

  Min GPA 

  2.5

• Paul Pavich Scholarship

  $500

  Fort Lewis College

  Deadline 

  February 14, 2027 · 183 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Alumni Association Scholarship

  Varies

  Bridgewater State University

  Deadline 

  February 15, 2027 · 184 days left

• David Ingram Purser, Sr., and David Ingram Purser, Jr., Scholarship

  Varies

  Samford University

  Deadline 

  February 15, 2027 · 184 days left

• Dean Percy Pratt Burns Scholarship

  Varies

  Samford University

  Deadline 

  February 15, 2027 · 184 days left

• Dr. Wallace L. Anderson Scholarship

  $500

  Bridgewater State University

  Deadline 

  February 15, 2027 · 184 days left

• English Faculty Scholarship

  Varies

  Samford University

  Deadline 

  February 15, 2027 · 184 days left

• English Scholarship

  $400

  Texas A&M University - Kingsville

  Deadline 

  February 15, 2027 · 184 days left

• Frances Alexander Memorial Scholarship

  $400

  Texas A&M University - Kingsville

  Deadline 

  February 15, 2027 · 184 days left

• Gaines S. Dobbins English Scholarship Fund

  Varies

  Samford University

  Deadline 

  February 15, 2027 · 184 days left

• Galen S. Besco Memorial Scholarship

  $5,000

  Shawnee State University

  Deadline 

  February 15, 2027 · 184 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.5

• James L. Treadway Memorial Scholarship

  Varies

  Samford University

  Deadline 

  February 15, 2027 · 184 days left

• James M. and Mildred Ray Hire Scholarship

  Varies

  Samford University

  Deadline 

  February 15, 2027 · 184 days left

• Joseph L. And Dora Evelyn King Scholarship

  Varies

  Samford University

  Deadline 

  February 15, 2027 · 184 days left

• Katherine Kantz Conner English Award

  $3,000

  Texas A&M University - Kingsville

  Deadline 

  February 15, 2027 · 184 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Margaret O?Bryan Brodnax Endowed Scholarship Fund for Excellence in Writing

  Varies

  Samford University

  Deadline 

  February 15, 2027 · 184 days left

• Myrtis Tureman Kurz Scholarship

  Varies

  Samford University

  Deadline 

  February 15, 2027 · 184 days left

• Nelson DeMille Endowed Scholarship in English

  Varies

  Hofstra University

  Deadline 

  February 15, 2027 · 184 days left

• Pat Murphy Courington Scholarship for an English Major

  Varies

  Samford University

  Deadline 

  February 15, 2027 · 184 days left

• Patricia Collins Amaral Memorial Fund

  $600

  Bridgewater State University

  Deadline 

  February 15, 2027 · 184 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Pauline and Harold Brown English Scholarship

  $400

  Texas A&M University - Kingsville

  Deadline 

  February 15, 2027 · 184 days left

• Schmalenbeck Memorial Scholarship

  $500

  Texas A&M University - Kingsville

  Deadline 

  February 15, 2027 · 184 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Storer Scholarship in English or History

  $12,000

  The College of Wooster

  Deadline 

  February 15, 2027 · 184 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.5

• Yvonne Duffy Fund Scholarship

  $2,000

  Texas A&M University - Kingsville

  Deadline 

  February 15, 2027 · 184 days left

• Charles F. and Miriam B. Davis Writing Arts Award

  $100

  State University of New York College at Oswego

  Deadline 

  February 16, 2027 · 185 days left

• Ann Wood Stopper Scholarship in Memory of Robert Wood

  Varies

  Colorado Mesa University

  Deadline 

  February 21, 2027 · 190 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Martin J. Svaglic Award

  $2,500

  Loyola University Chicago

  Deadline 

  February 25, 2027 · 194 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Graduate Scholarship

  $5,000

  The LAGRANT Foundation

  Deadline 

  February 27, 2027 · 196 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.2

• Undergraduate Scholarship

  $2,500

  The LAGRANT Foundation

  Deadline 

  February 27, 2027 · 196 days left

  Min GPA 

  2.8

• Allison Preston Goodheart Scholarship

  $2,500

  University of Colorado at Boulder

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 198 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.3

• Alma and Sharon Goudes Educational Scholarship

  $5,000

  University of North Carolina at Charlotte

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 198 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Barbara Ferry Johnson Scholarship

  $500

  Clemson University

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 198 days left

  Min GPA 

  2.5

• Bennie Raine Scholarship

  $1,000

  Oklahoma City Community Foundation

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 198 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Blythe Family Scholarship in Architecture and English

  Varies

  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech)

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 198 days left

• Buerkle Scholarship

  $10,000

  Oregon Office of Student Access and Completion

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 198 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.6

• Charles C. and Mary Lou Miles Scholarship

  $1,000

  Oklahoma City Community Foundation

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 198 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Creative Writing Scholarship

  $500

  Pennsylvania State University, Erie, The Behrend College

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 198 days left

  Essay 

  Required

• Donald M. Brooks Memorial Scholarship

  $500

  Adams State College

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 198 days left

  Essay 

  Required

  Min GPA 

  2.5

• English Club Scholarship

  $400

  Texas A&M University - Texarkana

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 198 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.3

• English Scholarship

  $4,000

  Saint Vincent College

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 198 days left

• Florence McLaughlin Scholarship

  Varies

  Clarion University of Pennsylvania

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 198 days left

• Gilbert Neiman Scholarship

  Varies

  Clarion University of Pennsylvania

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 198 days left

  Essay 

  Required

• Hardin, Keitt, Hinton Memorial Scholarship

  $1,000

  Clemson University

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 198 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• James D. Morrison Scholarship

  $3,500

  Community Foundation of the Great River Bend

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 198 days left

• Janet S. Meeker Memorial Scholarship

  $1,000

  University of Colorado at Boulder

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 198 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Jim Koressel Memorial Scholarship

  $200

  Adams State College

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 198 days left

  Min GPA 

  2.5

• Joel W. Collins Sr. Scholarship

  $1,200

  Clemson University

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 198 days left

  Min GPA 

  2.5

• Mai Robinson English Scholarship

  Varies

  Colorado Mesa University

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 198 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Margaret Bragg

  Varies

  Jacksonville State University

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 198 days left

• Marshall Williams and Grace Cornett Bell Memorial Scholarship

  $500

  Clemson University

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 198 days left

  Min GPA 

  2.5

• Mary Caroline and Robert Oliver Carmichael Memorial Fund Scholarship

  $1,000

  Clemson University

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 198 days left

  Min GPA 

  2.5

• Olivia Jackson McGee Endowed Scholarship

  $1,100

  Clemson University

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 198 days left

  Min GPA 

  2.5

• Opal R. and Opal A. Lovett Scholarship

  $1,320

  Jacksonville State University

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 198 days left

  Min GPA 

  2.5

• Oratorical Contest Scholarship

  $1,000

  American Legion - Nebraska

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 198 days left

• Patty Helland Memorial Scholarship

  $250

  Wisconsin Dells Educational Foundation

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 198 days left

  Essay 

  Required

• Randy Owen Scholarship

  $1,000

  Jacksonville State University

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 198 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.5

• Robert Bonniwell Memorial Scholarship

  $10,000

  Oregon Office of Student Access and Completion

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 198 days left

• Robert N. Clark Annual Scholarship in English

  $1,000

  Clemson University

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 198 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Sehar Saleha Ahmad and Abrahim Ekramullah Zafar Foundation

  $10,000

  Oregon Office of Student Access and Completion

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 198 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.8

• Wright Bryan Memorial Fund Scholarship

  Varies

  Clemson University

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 198 days left

  Min GPA 

  2.5

• Bree Elizabeth Miller Memorial Scholarship

  $1,000

  Community Foundation of Henderson County

  Deadline 

  March 3, 2027 · 200 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Barbara H. Ferrin Endowed Scholarship

  $2,000

  Palm Beach Atlantic University

  Deadline 

  March 15, 2027 · 212 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.5

• Lyle Bergstrom Memorial Scholarship

  $1,400

  University of Regina

  Deadline 

  March 17, 2027 · 214 days left

• William J. and Loretta M. O'Neil Scholarship

  $8,000

  Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts

  Deadline 

  March 30, 2027 · 227 days left

• R.L. Gillette Scholarship

  $1,000

  American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)

  Deadline 

  March 31, 2027 · 228 days left

• Entre Nous Study Club of Lawton

  $300

  Cameron University

  Deadline 

  April 1, 2027 · 229 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Signet Classics Student Scholarship Essay Contest

  $1,000

  Penguin Group (USA), Inc.

  Deadline 

  April 14, 2027 · 242 days left

  Essay 

  Required

• Erwin Palmer Outstanding Senior in Literary Studies Award

  Varies

  State University of New York College at Oswego

  Deadline 

  April 15, 2027 · 243 days left

• Georgia Barnes Scholarship

  $80

  State University of New York College at Oswego

  Deadline 

  April 15, 2027 · 243 days left

• Division of Humanities Scholarship

  Varies

  Bloomfield College

  Deadline 

  May 1, 2027 · 259 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Dr. Margaretta Bone Elementary Education Scholarship

  $1,000

  Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

  Deadline 

  May 1, 2027 · 259 days left

• James York Glimm Scholarship in English

  $350

  Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

  Deadline 

  May 1, 2027 · 259 days left

• Psi Iota Xi, Omega Chapter- Malpas Scholarship

  $500

  Community Foundation of Boone County

  Deadline 

  May 1, 2027 · 259 days left

  Min GPA 

  2.5

• Ragsdale-Johnson Scholarship

  $3,000

  Arkansas Community Foundation

  Deadline 

  May 1, 2027 · 259 days left

• Shirley Sandrock Barnhardt and Robert A. Barnhardt Scholarship

  $1,500

  Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

  Deadline 

  May 1, 2027 · 259 days left

• Bill Gove Scholarship

  $5,000

  National Speakers Association

  Deadline 

  May 19, 2027 · 277 days left

  Essay 

  Required

• Cavett Robert Scholarship

  $5,000

  National Speakers Association

  Deadline 

  May 19, 2027 · 277 days left

  Essay 

  Required

• LIT Scholarship for Excellence

  $1,000

  Lambda Iota Tau (LIT)

  Deadline 

  May 31, 2027 · 289 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.5

• Soon Young Rhee Park Scholarship

  $1,000

  Korean-American Scholarship Foundation - Western Region

  Deadline 

  May 31, 2027 · 289 days left

• Woo, Hyung Kyu Scholarship

  $1,000

  Korean-American Scholarship Foundation - Western Region

  Deadline 

  May 31, 2027 · 289 days left

• Ruth S. Widener - Honoring the Late Mrs. Ralph Widener Scholarship

  Varies

  United Daughters of the Confederacy

  Deadline 

  June 15, 2027 · 304 days left

  Essay 

  Required

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Christopher W. Keyser Undergraduate Scholarship

  $1,500

  Keyser Law, P.A.

  Deadline 

  July 31, 2027 · 350 days left

  Essay 

  Required

• Arnold C. Brackman Memorial Scholarship

  $250

  Western Connecticut State University

  Deadline 

  Rolling

• Douglas Bell Memorial Scholarship

  $325

  Black Hills State University

  Deadline 

  Rolling

• Dr. A. Barbara Pilon Endowed Scholarship

  Varies

  Worcester State College

  Deadline 

  Rolling

  Essay 

  Required

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Dr. Susan Sutton Smith Scholarship

  $700

  State University of New York College at Oneonta

  Deadline 

  Rolling

• Esther Forbes Scholarship

  $250

  Worcester State College

  Deadline 

  Rolling

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Graduate Scholarship

  Varies

  Duquesne University Graduate School

  Deadline 

  Rolling

• James D. Phelan Literary Award

  Varies

  San Francisco Foundation

  Deadline 

  Varies

• John Tamas Memorial Scholarship

  $500

  Western Connecticut State University

  Deadline 

  Rolling

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Joseph Henry Jackson Literary Award

  Varies

  San Francisco Foundation

  Deadline 

  Varies

• Kathryn Louise Davison Scholarship

  Varies

  The Community Foundation for Northern Virigina

  Deadline 

  Rolling

• Lydia Dorothea Haag Award

  $2,500

  University of Oklahoma

  Deadline 

  Rolling

• Marian Bainbridge Elmslie Endowed Scholarship

  $150

  Montana State University -- Northern

  Deadline 

  Rolling

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Minnesota Academic Excellence Scholarship

  Varies

  Minnesota Office of Higher Education Services

  Deadline 

  Rolling

• Peter and Regina Schwan Memorial Scholarship

  $150

  Montana State University -- Northern

  Deadline 

  Rolling

• Special Talent Scholarship

  $10,000

  Eckerd College

  Deadline 

  Rolling