Scholarships

R.S. Baker Memorial Scholarship

Each applicant must meet the following elements:

Be a prospective or current full-time student at Western Oregon University
Be age 24 or older
Have an earned grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher
Have a declared major in the Humanities (Communication Studies, English Studies-any track, German Studies, Humanities, Philosophy, Spanish)

David & Dennis Eddings Scholarship in Literature & Writing

Each applicant must meet the following elements:

Be a prospective or current full-time student at Western Oregon University
Have an earned grade point average (GPA) in the major of 3.5 or higher
Have academic standing of sophomore or higher
Have a declared major in Literature, Writing, or Language Arts

Charles and Sylvia ALVA Scholarship in Linguistics Studies

Each applicant must meet the following elements:

Upper division student
Focused area of study will be English Studies linguistics
- This includes:
  - English Studies majors with a Linguistics concentration
  - Linguistics minors
  - Students seeking a TEFL certification
  - Humanities majors with a Linguistics focus
  - Language arts education majors (Secondary/middle-high school language arts teaching)

Preferences: Applicants with a desire to teach English in secondary schools

A. Jane Berry-Eddings Scholarship in Communication Studies

Each applicant must meet the following elements:

Be a prospective or current full-time student at Western Oregon University
Have an earned grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 or higher
Have a declared major in Communication Studies

Leonard W. Rice Memorial Scholarship

Each applicant must meet the following elements:

Be a Senior at Western Oregon University
Have a declared major in the Humanities (Communication Studies; English Studies- Literature, Linguistics, Writing; German; Humanities; Philosophy; Spanish)
FAFSA® and WOU General Scholarship application, only, are required

To apply for any of these scholarships please go to WOU.ACADEMICWORKS.COM.

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Western Oregon University in Monmouth, OR is located within the traditional homelands of the Luckiamute Band of Kalapuya. Following the Willamette Valley Treaty of 1855 (Kalapuya etc. Treaty), Kalapuya people were forcibly removed to reservations in Western Oregon. Today, living descendants of these people are a part of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Community of Oregon and the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians.

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