{"id":864,"date":"2015-05-21T16:45:09","date_gmt":"2015-05-21T23:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wou.edu\/english\/?page_id=864"},"modified":"2024-06-27T17:19:35","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T00:19:35","slug":"scholarships-awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/english\/scholarships-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Scholarships &amp; Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; min_height=&#8221;100px&#8221; height=&#8221;100px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>SCHOLARSHIPS<\/h1>\n<p>The following scholarships are specific to students\/majors given in parentheses after the title.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_toggle title=&#8221;David &#038; Dennis Eddings Scholarship in Literature &#038; Writing&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Faculty of the English Department will select the scholarship winner from students who meet the following criteria:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Be a prospective or current full-time student at Western Oregon University<\/li>\n<li>Junior or Senior status<\/li>\n<li>English Major<\/li>\n<li>Have an earned grade point average (GPA) in the major of 3.5 or higher<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=&#8221;Charles and Sylvia ALVA Scholarship in Linguistics Studies (English, Linguistics, Language Arts, TEFL)&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Each applicant must meet the following criteria:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Upper division student<\/li>\n<li>Focused area of study will be English linguistics\n<ul>\n<li>This includes:\n<ul>\n<li>English majors with a Linguistics concentration<\/li>\n<li>Linguistics minors<\/li>\n<li>Students seeking a TEFL certification<\/li>\n<li>Humanities majors with a Linguistics focus<\/li>\n<li>Language arts education majors (Secondary\/middle-high school language arts teaching)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Preferences: Applicants with a desire to teach English in secondary schools<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wou.scholarshipuniverse.com\/public\/scholarship\/299296\">Apply here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=&#8221;R.S. 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To learn more about these scholarships, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/wou.academicworks.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: #ff0000;\">click here<\/a><\/span>. Search for the scholarships by name or search by major\/minor to learn more.<\/p><p>[section=Charles and Sylvia ALVA Scholarship in Linguistics Studies]<\/p><p>Each applicant must meet the following elements:<\/p><ul><li>Upper division student<\/li><li>Focused area of study will be English linguistics<br \/><ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\"><li>This includes:<br \/><ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\"><li>English majors with a Linguistics concentration<\/li><li>Linguistics minors<\/li><li>Students seeking a TEFL certification<\/li><li>Humanities majors with a Linguistics focus<\/li><li>Language arts education majors (Secondary\/middle-high school language arts teaching)<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p><\/p><p>Preferences: Applicants with a desire to teach English in secondary schools<\/p><p>[endsection]<\/p><p>[section=David & Dennis Eddings Scholarship in Literature & Writing]<\/p><p>Each applicant must meet the following elements:<\/p><p>\u00a8\u00a0Be a prospective or current full-time student at Western Oregon University<\/p><p>\u00a8\u00a0Have an earned grade point average (GPA) in the major of 3.5 or higher<\/p><p>\u00a8\u00a0Have academic standing of sophomore or higher in 2015-2016<\/p><p>\u00a8\u00a0Have a declared major in Literature, Writing, or Language Arts<\/p><p>[endsection]<\/p><p>[section=R.S. 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You must be an admitted WOU student with access to the portal. 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