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Do you love to read great American novels or classic English literature? Do you find yourself cringing at misspellings in your text messages? Are you a student who gets excited at an essay assignment because it means you’ll get to write? If so, you may find yourself pursuing an English major in college. Lucky for you, there are hundreds of scholarships for English majors. In fact, you may have an upper hand at several essay contests with your writing and persuasion skills. That’s not all! There are many more scholarships specifically for English majors, and we’ve compiled this directory just for them. Take our Scholarship Match Quiz and find the perfect scholarship for you.

List of English Scholarships

The R.L. Gillette, Gladys C. Anderson, and Karen D. Carsel Memorial Scholarship

U.S. female undergraduate students who are pursuing a degree in music are eligible for this award. Students must be legally blind (i.e., have best corrected visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye, and/or a visual field of less than 20 degrees in the better eye).
Award Amount

Total:  $7500

Awards:  1

Deadline

Deadline:  February 15

Daughters of the Pioneers of Washington / State Association Scholarship

Daughters of the Pioneers of Washington / State Association Scholarship grants two scholarships ear of $1,500 to qualifying descendants of certain states.
Award Amount

Total:  $6000

Awards:  2

Deadline

Deadline:  April 01

Loreen Arbus Foundation & AWMF Scholarship

This journalist scholarship program consists of one $2,500 scholarship, made payable directly to the winning student’s educational institute. Female undergraduate and graduate students studying media, journalism, English, communications and related fields enrolled in school are eligible. The deadline is to be announced.
Award Amount

Total:  $2500

Awards:  1

Deadline

Deadline:  April 01

John M. Skalski Endowed Graduate Scholarship

This award is for doctoral students who are members of PDK and are studying education or educational administration. Applicants must have a minimum 3.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale.
Award Amount

Total:  $1000

Awards:  1

Deadline

Deadline:  April 03

UNF Gary & Laine Silverfield Endowed Scholarship

This scholarship is available to U.S. students who are enrolled as undergraduate juniors or seniors in the University of North Florida College of Education and Human Services. Students must major in an area leading to Florida teacher certification and have a grade point average of 3.0 or higher.
Award Amount

Total:  $1000

Awards:  1

Deadline

Deadline:  April 03

UNF Dean’s Education Advisory Council Endowed Scholarship

This scholarship is available to U.S. college juniors and seniors who are enrolled at the University of North Florida College of Education and Human Services in a degree program leading to Florida teacher certification. Students must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher.
Award Amount

Total:  $1400

Awards:  1

Deadline

Deadline:  April 03

UNF Sir Colville Young Endowed Scholarship/Fellowship

This scholarship is available to citizens of Belize who are accepted to the University of North Florida in the College of Education and Human Services as undergraduate or graduate students. Students must have a grade point average of 3.0 or higher.
Award Amount

Total:  $1200

Awards:  1

Deadline

Deadline:  April 03

UNF Ellis F. White Founding Faculty Endowed Scholarship/Fellowship

This scholarship is available to U.S. students who are accepted in to the University of North Florida College of Education and Human Services at the junior, senior, or graduate level. Students must pursue a degree in education and enroll full time.
Award Amount

Total:  $1000

Awards:  1

Deadline

Deadline:  April 03

UNF Dannehl & Kevin Twomey Endowed Scholarship/Fellowship

This scholarship is available to U.S. college juniors and seniors and graduate students who are accepted to the University of North Florida College of Education and Human Services. Students must pursue a degree in education with preference given to students pursuing a teaching career in an urban school, and must have a grade point average of 3.0 or higher if undergraduate and 3.5 or higher if graduate.
Award Amount

Total:  $8000

Awards:  2

Deadline

Deadline:  April 03

Charles L. Hebner Memorial Scholarship

This award is available for current high school seniors who are U.S. citizens and residents of Delaware. Applicant must plan to enroll full time at the University of Delaware or Delaware State University and plan to major in the humanities or social sciences.
Award Amount

Total:  $285648

Awards:  2

Deadline

Deadline:  February 26