- The department’s highest award for overall scholarly achievement, presented at spring honors ceremony.
- Eligibility: English major with English GPA of 3.67 or higher.
- Selected by English department faculty vote.
- Variable monetary award.
- Established in 1962, in memory of Dr. Warren M. Morgan, professor of English 1942-62.
- The department’s second award for overall scholarly achievement.
- Eligibility: English major with English GPA of 3.67 or higher.
- Selected by English department faculty vote.
- Variable monetary award.
- Established in 2000 by Mary and Earl Ingersoll, in memory of Rose and Earl Ingersoll.
- Preference to first-generation English majors with demonstrated financial need.
- Eligibility: Junior English major, 3.25 GPA; self-nominated or nominated by English faculty.
- Variable monetary award.
- Established in 2010 by Mike and Katie Andriatch in memory of Harry B. Boutet.
- Awarded to a junior or senior who demonstrates leadership, moral character, and a concern for the value of grammar in communication.
- Student application, including 1,000-word essay, judged by departmental committee.
- Award to an English major in even-numbered years, to a Communications major in odd-numbered years.
- See the Brockport Foundation Scholarships page for monetary award information.
Writing Awards
- Established in 1981 by Floy Winks De Lancey in memory of Dr. Blaine De Lancey, professor of English 1934-1967.
- Awarded for an outstanding essay by an undergraduate or graduate student in English.
- Students submit essays: winner selected by departmental committee.
- Variable monetary award.
- Established in 1989 in memory of Calvin Rich, professor of English 1969-1995.
- For poetic excellence, maximum of 2 awards (one for structured, one for free-form poetry).
- Eligibility: graduate or undergraduate English major with a 3.0 (grad) or 2.0 (undergrad) GPA.
- Variable monetary award.
- Established in 2009 by Dr. P. Michael Fox in memory of Maggie Morgan Fox.
- For creativity in the writing of poetry.
- Eligibility: graduate or undergraduate English major.
- See the Brockport Foundation Scholarships page for monetary award information.
Graduate Student Awards
- Established in 2005 by alumnus Richard Maxwell.
- Recognizes outstanding achievement by a married graduate student, male or female, pursuing an MA in English.
- See the Brockport Foundation Scholarships page for monetary award information.
- Established in 2010 by Hannelore Heyen and William Heyen, Professor of English and Poet in Resident Emeritus.
- Awarded to students applying to the MA in Creative Writing, selected by the English department graduate committee.
- See the Brockport Foundation Scholarships page for monetary award information.
Scholarship applications and deadline information can be found online through the Brockport Foundation Scholarships page.