English major who will teach English.

Financial need.

Award can be utilized for tuition and room and board.

Must be recommended by an English faculty member most familiar with your work.

English major who will teach English.

Must be nominated by an English faculty member who is familiar with student's work.

Preference to juniors and seniors.

Based on scholarship, financial need, and probable teaching success.

Full-time English majors.

Junior or higher standing.

Minimum 3.5 GPA.

Must show documented work with minority groups (ethnic or gender).

Persons from protected groups are encouraged to apply. 

English literature majors.

Incoming seniors.

Minimum 3.0 GPA.

Must submit two letters of recommendation (one from a faculty member) and an essay about why you want to study literature.

Scholarship is nonrenewable.
 

Cover letter: The letter must include applicant’s mailing address, telephone number, and STUDENT NUMBER.  Address the letter to Selection Committee, Jeanette R. House Memorial Scholarship, Department of English, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant MI 48859.

Essay: The essay (approximately 800-1,000 words) should focus on what critical questions or problems you are pursuing in your literary studies.  What texts (or kinds of texts) have been the most useful to you in your studies?  Why?  And if you plan to teach, please address how these questions will inform your teaching.

Letters of Recommendation: The applicant must submit two recommendations, at least one of which must come from a faculty member who is most familiar with your work.

Secondary English Ed. majors pursuing certification (undergrads only).

Minimum 3.25 overall GPA.

Must demonstrate academic excellence.

Letter of Application:  A letter should include a narrative of approximately 1-2 typed pages describing academic performance and on- and off-campus activities.  NOTE:  This letter must indicate applicant’s mailing address, telephone number, and Student Number.  Address the letter to Selection Committee, Molson English Education Scholarship, Department of English, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant MI 48859.

Current Résumé (c.v.). The c.v. must include the names and telephone numbers of three references (one reference for academic excellence, two references for on- and off-campus service).  NOTE: Applicants should NOT send or request reference letters.

Michigan resident.

Must be a full-time sophomore, junior, or senior pursuing a liberal arts curriculum without regard to financial need or academic standing.

Undergraduate majors in one of the following: Economics, English, Foreign Languages, History, Journalism, Philosophy, Political Science, Religion, Speech, Sociology.

Junior standing or regular admission to Graduate School for Fall semester.

Minimum 3.25 GPA.

Financial need. The student must have filed a Financial Aid Form (FAF) with the Financial Aid Office.  They will be consulted in determining financial need.

Application for John E. Warriner Scholarship in Humanities and Social Sciences.

A current transcript.

A narrative describing educational goals, professional or career aspirations, and how the scholarship would be of benefit.

Two letters of recommendation.  At least one must be from a CMU faculty member. Two letters of recommendation may be attached and included with the application or submitted separately to the College of Humanities and Social & Behavioral Sciences, Anspach 105, c/o John E. Warriner Scholarship.

This scholarship rotates between majors in English, journalism, or physics.  It is currently being offered in Journalism.

Minimum 3.5 GPA.

Junior or higher standing.

Must be nominated by a department faculty member who is familiar with students' work.

Award can be used for books and tuition.

Scholarship is renewable if a minimum 3.5 GPA is maintained.