Ellen Engler Burks Memorial Scholarship

For a UT student who is U.S. Citizen beginning his/her senior year as an English major and has maintained a 2.75 GPA while attending UT Austin. The applicant must have the last 60 course hours completed at UT Austin. The UT Department of English should recommend the 3-5 recipients to the Texas Exes Scholarship Committee based on the eligibility stated above and the recipient’s outstanding writing abilities in prose and/or poetry. A sample of the students’ written work should accompany their recommendation.

Donor
Ellen Engler Burks Memorial Scholarship
Award
Varies
Deadline
03/01/2024
Supplemental Questions
  1. Please provide a sample of written work. Submit one of the following: poetry (an entry of up to 6 poems totaling no more than 5 pages), fiction (a single entry with a maximum of 20 typed double-spaced pages), or drama (a single entry with a maximum of 20 typed pages).