English Language Literature Scholarships

Pursuing a degree or career in English is a road less traveled.

From legendary writers Charles Dickens and Mark Twain, to contemporary legends R.K. Dowling and Christopher Hitchens, these authors all have something in common: their mastery of English and unique approach to the audience.

Approximately 2% of bachelor degrees awarded every year are to students majoring in English, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Needless to say, pursuing a degree or career in English language and literature is a road less traveled.

With your degree, words aren't just a way to communicate; they artfully and effectively present a story, memory, historical moment, or recent event.

Use our robust list of English major scholarships to help launch your academic journey so that one day you may become a writer, teacher, publisher, paralegal, speechwriter or whatever your penmanship desires.

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  Bennie Raine Scholarship

  Deadline: December 16 | Amount: Varies

  Oklahoma City Community Foundation

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• ^$5K

  Bill Gove Scholarship

  Deadline: May 19 | Amount: $5,000

  National Speakers Association

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• ^$1K

  Bree Elizabeth Miller Memorial Scholarship

  Deadline: February 1 | Amount: $1,000

  Community Foundation of Henderson County

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  Buerkle Scholarship

  Deadline: March 1 | Amount: Varies

  Oregon Office of Student Access and Completion

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  Cavett Robert Scholarship

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  National Speakers Association

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• ^$50K

  Davidson Fellows Scholarships

  Deadline: February 8 | Amount: $10,000-$50,000

  Davidson Institute for Talent Development

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• ^$1,250

  Doris (Chancey) Hale and Fred Hale Memorial Scholarship

  Deadline: March 3 | Amount: $1,250

  Bixby Educational Endowment Foundation

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• ^$500

  Getfreewrite.com Scholarship

  Deadline: January 15 | Amount: $500

  FreeWrite.com

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• ^$2K

  Heinlein Society Scholarship Program

  Deadline: April 1 | Amount: $2,000

  Heinlein Society

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• ^$3K

  Huntington Fellowships

  Deadline: November 15 | Amount: $3,000

  Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens

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  Huntington-British Academy Fellowships for Study in Great Britain

  Deadline: November 15 | Amount: Varies

  Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens

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• ^$5K

  ILA Jeanne S. Chall Research Fellowship

  Deadline: January 15 | Amount: $5,000

  International Literacy Association

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• ^$1.5K

  Iowa Scholarship for the Arts

  Deadline: February 2 | Amount: $1,500

  Iowa Arts Council

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• ^$3.5K

  James D. Morrison Scholarship

  Deadline: February 15 | Amount: $3,500

  Community Foundation of the Great River Bend

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  Julianne Malveaux Scholarship

  Deadline: March 1 | Amount: Varies

  National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs Inc.

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  Loreen Arbus Foundation Scholarship

  Deadline: May 4 | Amount: Varies

  Alliance for Women in Media

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• ^$5K

  Michael Jackson Scholarship

  Deadline: October 21 | Amount: Up to $5,000

  United Negro College Fund (UNCF)

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  Minnesota Academic Excellence Scholarship

  Deadline: Varies | Amount: Varies

  Minnesota Office of Higher Education Services

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• ^$2.5K

  Norma Ross Walter Scholarship

  Deadline: January 31 | Amount: $1,250-$2,500

  Norma Ross Walter Scholarship Program

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• ^$18K

  Oratorical Contest Scholarship

  Deadline: Varies | Amount: $1,500-$18,000

  American Legion - Nebraska

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• ^$250

  Patty Helland Memorial Scholarship

  Deadline: March 1 | Amount: $250

  Wisconsin Dells Educational Foundation

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• ^$1K

  PenSPRA Scholarship

  Deadline: March 9 | Amount: $1,000

  Pennsylvania School Public Relations Association

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  Playwright Discovery Award

  Deadline: February 1 | Amount: Varies

  John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

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• ^$500

  Psi Iota Xi Omega Chapter Malpas Scholarship

  Deadline: February 7 | Amount: $500

  Community Foundation of Boone County

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  Robert Bonniwell Memorial Scholarship

  Deadline: March 1 | Amount: Varies

  Oregon Office of Student Access and Completion

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• ^$4K

  Robert C. and Lillian DuSoe Scholarship

  Deadline: April 15 | Amount: $4,000

  Orange County Community Foundation

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  Rome Prize Fellowship

  Deadline: November 1 | Amount: Varies

  American Academy in Rome

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• ^$25,800

  Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowship Program

  Deadline: April 30 | Amount: $25,800

  Poetry Magazine

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• ^$5K

  Stephanie G. Hoffman Scholarship Fund

  Deadline: March 30 | Amount: $5,000

  Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund

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  The Concord and Carlisle Authors Scholarship Fund

  Deadline: April 1 (College Applicants); May 1 (High School Seniors) | Amount: Varies

  Concord Carlisle Scholarship Fund

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