Scholarships & Awards
Award winners at the 2024 annual English Undergraduate Awards Reception.
Listed below are the scholarships and awards designated for English majors and/or which are adjudicated by the Department of English. Questions regarding these awards may be directed to asg.studentawards@usask.ca. Awards for which applications are required appear in order of due date.
Linda and Ron Fritz Graduate Scholarship in English
| Value | $2,000 minimum |
| Number offered | 1 |
| Eligibility | Open to students who have completed an undergraduate degree with a major or specialization in English at the University of Saskatchewan. To be eligible, students must:
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| Selection Criteria | Academic achievement |
| Donor | Librarian Emerita Linda Fritz & Professor Ron Fritz |
| Apply | To apply, submit a brief statement of your suitability to asg.studentawards@usask.ca, along with evidence of your graduate program admission. |
| Deadline | June 30 |
| Website Listing |
https://grad.usask.ca/funding/award-search.php?award=302755GS01#myScholarships |
S Bychinsky Award for Excellence in Creative or Critical Writing
| Value | Varies, minimum $1,000 |
| Number offered | Varies |
| Eligibility | Open to second and third-year undergraduate students in the College of Arts and Science, and first-year students after the completion of term-one in the regular session. |
| Selection Criteria | Selection is based on academic excellence in Creative or Critical Writing courses, as determined by the Award Committee. |
| Donor | Dr. Wilfred Bychinsky |
| Apply | No application required. For more information, contact asg.studentawards@usask.ca, Administrative Support Group Student Awards in the College of Arts and Science. |
| Website Listing |
https://students.usask.ca/money/awards/undergraduate-awards.php?award=302106CS01#myScholarships |
The Ronald and Mary Dyck Memorial Award
| Value | $1,000 |
| Number offered | 2 |
| Eligibility |
Open to students entering their third or fourth year of study toward a Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in English. To be eligible, students must::
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| Selection Criteria | Selection will be based upon the merits of the submitted essays. |
| Apply | Apply through PAWS and submit your essay to the Administrative Support Group in the College of Arts and Science. For more information on eligibility requirements, application procedures, and deadlines, contact the Administrative Support Group in the College of Arts and Science. |
| Deadline | October 1 |
| Website Listing |
https://students.usask.ca/money/awards/undergraduate-awards.php?award=302145CS01#myScholarships |
Hannon Scholarships
| Value | $5,000 | |
| Number offered | Several | |
| Eligibility |
Open to third and fourth year English majors in a Bachelor of Arts Four-Year or Honours degree program. |
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| Selection Criteria | Selection is based on academic achievement, university, college, and community involvement, and character. | |
| Donor | The late Judge J.W. Hannon in honour of the memory of his father, the Rev. James Hannon, D.D. who was a minister of the Methodist Church for 48 years. | |
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| Deadline | October 1 | |
| Website Listing |
https://students.usask.ca/money/awards/undergraduate-awards.php?award=300272CS01#myScholarships |
Mary Lou Ogle Award for the Study of Communications
| Value | Varies, approximately $5,000 |
| Number offered | 1 |
| Eligibility |
Students must be entering the third or fourth year of a Bachelor of Arts degree program with a major in English. To be eligible, students must:
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| Selection Criteria | Financial need |
| Donor | This award, established in memory of Mary Lou Ogle, is an endowment held and administered by the Saskatoon Community Foundation. |
| Apply | Apply through PAWS and submit your essay to the Administrative Support Group in the College of Arts and Science. For more information on eligibility requirements, application procedures, and deadlines, contact the Administrative Support Group in the College of Arts and Science. |
| Deadline | October 1 |
| Website Listing |
https://students.usask.ca/money/awards/undergraduate-awards.php?award=301565CB01#myScholarships |
Hannon Travel Scholarships
| Value | $7,000 |
| Number offered | 5 (Number may vary) |
| Eligibility | Hannon Travel Scholarships will be awarded annually to students in English, Home Economics and Nutrition, and Theology*. To be eligible, students must be in the graduating year of their program and must have completed a minimum of 18 credit units in the previous year's Regular Session. Selection will be based on the merit of the travel proposal, involvement in university, college and community activities, and character. Academic achievement may be taken into consideration. In order to claim the Scholarship, once awarded, the recipient must undertake the travel identified in the proposal within one year. |
| Selection Criteria | Merit of the travel proposal, involvement in university, college, and community activities, and character. |
| Donor | The late Judge J.W. Hannon in honour of the memory of his father, the Rev. James Hannon, D.D. who was a minister of the Methodist Church for 48 years. |
| Apply | Submit the Hannon Travel Scholarship application through PAWS. |
| Deadline | December 1 |
J. B. McGeachy Prize in English
| Value | Approximate $800 |
| Number offered | 1 |
| Eligibility | Awarded annually in April to the author of a work or works of journalism published by a student of the University in any media, such as the press, radio, or television, during the twelve months immediately preceding the closing date of the competition. A committee, which will include a practicing journalist, will be appointed by the Department of English to judge the entries. The award must be accepted in some form, approved by the Department of English in consultation with the winner, which will encourage the furtherance of a career in journalism. For example, the award might be used to purchase equipment, such as a camera, or to cover expenses of a research project or tuition in a School of Journalism. |
| Donor | Dr. Barbara McGeachy in memory of her brother J.B. McGeachy. |
| Apply | Submit a summary of experience and two published works. Contact the Administrative Support Group in the College of Arts and Science at asg.studentawards@usask.ca for additional information. |
| Deadline | May 15 |
| Website Listing |
https://students.usask.ca/money/awards/undergraduate-awards.php?award=300442CS02#myScholarships |
Avie Bennett Prize in Canadian Literature
| Value | Approximately $700 & a set of new Canadian library books |
| Number offered | 1 |
| Eligibility | Awarded to the student who writes the best undergraduate essay in Canadian literature. |
| Selection criteria | Submitted essay |
| Donor | Bennett Family Foundation (McClelland and Stewart Inc.). |
| Apply |
Apply through the Scholarships and Bursaries channel. For more information, contact Student Awards, asg.studentawards@usask.ca, with the Administrative Support Group in the College of Arts and Science. |
| Deadline | May 15 |
| Website Listing |
https://students.usask.ca/money/awards/undergraduate-awards.php?award=300054CS01#myScholarships |
The Yuans Award in Canadian Literature
| Value | $500 |
| Number offered | 1 |
| Eligibility | Open to continuing undergraduate students majoring in English, who have completed at least 6 credits in Canadian literature. To be eligible, students must submit an essay on Canadian Literature written for a class at the University of Saskatchewan. |
| Selection criteria | Selection will be based upon academic achievement and the merits of the submitted essay, as determined by the Award Committee. |
| Apply | Apply through the Scholarships and Bursaries channel. For more information, contact Student Awards, asg.studentawards@usask.ca, with the Administrative Support Group in the College of Arts and Science. |
| Donor | Changming Yuan |
| Deadline | May 15 |
| Website Listing |
https://students.usask.ca/money/awards/undergraduate-awards.php?award=302325CS01#myScholarships |
Peter T. Millard Scholarship
| Value | $1,000-$3,000 (value varies) |
| Eligibility | Offered annually to an undergraduate student registered in any college who has undertaken scholarly work related to gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and/or human rights issues. Selection will be based on:
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| Selection criteria | The merits of the submitted work. |
| Donor | Faculty, staff and students of the U of S and other individuals and/or organizations from the community at large. |
| Apply | Application for Continuing Scholarships along with the submission of one of the following: an essay, report, short story, play, art portfolio or individual class project completed for a U of S course in which the mark assigned to the submission makes up at least 10% of the final grade for a full class or 20% of the final grade for a half class. Submission must be based on gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and/or human rights issues. At the time of application candidates must also submit a letter from the instructor identifying the mark assigned to the submission and what percentage of the final grade the assigned mark represents. |
| Deadline | June 1 |
| Website Listing |
https://students.usask.ca/money/awards/undergraduate-awards.php?award=300463CS01#myScholarships |
M.J. Coldwell Prize in Canadian Affairs
| Value | $1,000 |
| Number offered | 12 |
| Eligibility | Offered annually to full-time and part-time students with the highest academic achievement on any 18 credit units dealing with any of the following areas of study:
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| Selection Criteria | Academic Achievement |
| Donor | Dr. Hugh MacLean, formerly of Regina |
| Apply | Application for Continuing Scholarships along with a brief written statement listing at least 18 credit units of relevant courses taken as well as a description of these courses. |
| Deadline | June 1 |
Reginald J.G. Bateman Scholarship in English
| Value | Varies, minimum $1,000 |
| Apply | No application required. For more information, contact asg.studentawards@usask.ca, Administrative Support Group Student Awards in the College of Arts and Science. |
| Website Listing |
https://students.usask.ca/money/awards/undergraduate-awards.php?award=300040CS01#myScholarships |
R.A. Wilson Memorial Scholarship
| Value | $600 |
| Number offered | 1 |
| Eligibility | Offered annually to a student who is proceeding to the fourth year of an Honours Program in English or Philosophy. Selection will be based on academic achievement. The Departments of English and Philosophy will submit recommendations. |
| Selection criteria | Academic achievement |
| Apply |
No application required. For more information, contact asg.studentawards@usask.ca, Administrative Support Group Student Awards in the College of Arts and Science. |
Roscoe R. Miller Scholarship
| Value | $500 |
| Number offered | 1 |
| Eligibility | Awarded to a student in the third or fourth year in an Honours Geography or Honours English program who, in the previous year, achieved the highest standing in the program. The award may also be made to a student who, in the third or fourth year, is concentrating in subjects in Honours Geography or Honours English and who, in the previous year, achieved high standing in the program or in these subjects |
| Selection criteria | Academic achievement |
| Apply |
No application required. For more information, contact asg.studentawards@usask.ca, Administrative Support Group Student Awards in the College of Arts and Science. |
Award for Excellence in English Studies
| Value | $1,000 (minimum) |
| Number offered | One |
| Eligibility | Open to undergraduate English majors and Double majors graduating with a Bachelor of Arts 3-year, 4-year, and Honours degree. |
| Selection criteria | Selection will be based on the top overall academic average at both fall and spring convocations, as determined by the Award Committee. |
| Donor | Dr. Lisa Vargo and Dr. Wendy Roy |
| Apply |
No application required. For more information, contact asg.studentawards@usask.ca, Administrative Support Group Student Awards in the College of Arts and Science. |
Edward McCourt Fellowship
| Value | Approximately $2,500 |
| Eligibility |
Open to graduate students in the Department of English. Selection is based on the best qualified graduate student in the department and may be held in addition to a teaching assistantship or graduate scholarship. |
| Donor | Established by students, colleagues, and friends of Professor Edward McCourt, member of the Department of English from 1944-1972. He died on January 6, 1972. |
| Apply |
No application. Graduate students who meet the requirements are automatically up for consideration. For more information, contact the Administration Support Group in the College of Arts and Science at asg.studentawards@usask.ca |