<p>Dear English Major--</p><p>Did you know the English Department has scholarships for our majors?</p><p>I would like to encourage each of you to apply and take advantage of these scholarship opportunities. Remember the deadline is 5:00 p.m. Friday, March 18, 2016. Mark your calendars.</p><p>There are two ways to apply: Nomination & Application.</p><p>First, Nomination: Two scholarships are nominations only (the Eggers and Williams scholarships). Go out and ask an English professor whose class you did well in to nominate you.</p><p>They are:</p><p>Graydon and Daisy Eggers Scholarship Student must be a rising junior or senior or a graduating senior planning to enroll in English graduate studies at Appalachian; minimum GPA 3.0; 3.5 in English.</p><p>Cratis Williams Scholarship Student must be a rising junior, a rising senior, or a graduate student in English deemed worthy of the award by the English Scholarship Committee.</p><p>Second, Application: If you meet these criteria, you should apply.</p><p>They are:</p><p>Jeni Gray Memorial Scholarship: Student must be an undergraduate English major and a person of exceptional integrity and distinguished academic achievement. Department of English Scholarship: Student must be a deserving English major who is already enrolled. Ella Hobbs Scholarship for English Majors: Student must be a rising junior or senior full time English major with a minimum GPA of 3.0. Mary Montgomery Dunlap Scholarship in English: Applicants must be juniors, seniors, or graduate students during the award year majoring in English, show a verifiable need for financial support and satisfactory academic achievement (minimum 3.0 GPA). Henree Rupp Study Abroad Scholarship for the English Department: Applicants must be majors or graduate students in English and enrolled in a university study abroad program. Criteria shall include merit, promise, and financial need. The study abroad program may be for summer study, ISEP, or a sponsored exchange with a foreign university for a semester or a year. Dr. Hans G. Heymann Scholarship for English “Honor” Students: Applicants must demonstrate and maintain satisfactory academic potential and/or achievement, be a rising junior or senior, be a declared English major and enrolled in the honors program. Kate Peterson Scholarship: any English major who will be enrolled full time in 2016-17; selection based on GPA and writing sample Both forms are online at http://www.english.appstate.edu under the link for “Scholarships and Awards.” </p><p>As you can see, there are many different scholarships. So there is no reason you shouldn’t find at least one you can apply for or be nominated for.</p><p>Now get out there and apply. You are welcome to stop by my office anytime for more details or help.</p><p>Best,</p><p>Colin Ramsey</p><p>Dr. Colin Ramsey Acting Assistant Chair Director, Appalachian Common Reading Associate Professor of English Department of English, Sanford Hall, ASU Boone, NC 28608</p>