Prizes

The recipient of the award must be a graduating senior who has majored in Creative Writing with an emphasis in Poetry. Applicants must be eligible to graduate in the current academic year and have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0. Preference will be given to a student who intends to pursue a career in writing or academia and who wishes to supplement his or her undergraduate degree with travel and/or advanced study in a graduate program.

To apply, please download the application here. Send completed application to the email address listed below.

Send application materials to:
scholarships@dornsife.usc.edu

The Mark Greenberg Fellowship in Poetry was established by Mark’s sister Elizabeth to reward outstanding achievement in poetry. The recipient of the award must be a junior in the upcoming academic year who is majoring in Creative Writing with an emphasis in Poetry. Applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.

To apply, please download the application here. Send completed application to the email address listed below.

Send application materials to:
scholarships@dornsife.usc.edu

The Gene and Etta Silverman Family Award was established in memory of Gene, Etta, Candace, and Jamie Silverman, who died in a plane accident on July 17, 1996. Candace attended USC for four years and majored in Creative Writing. The recipient of the award must be a graduating senior who has majored in Creative Writing. Applicants must be eligible to graduate in the current academic year and have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0. Preference will be given to a student who intends to pursue a career in writing or academia, wishing to supplement the undergraduate degree with travel and/or advanced study in a graduate program.

To apply, please download the application here. Send completed application to the email address listed below.

Send application materials to:
scholarships@dornsife.usc.edu

Established by USC Alumna June Pollak (B.A. ’49, M.A. ’51, Ph.D. ’61 English), the Salz Pollak Fellowship for Undergraduates in the English Department provides assistance for students who demonstrate the ability or desire to further the interests in the field of English or English studies.

Research and Travel Grants will be given to undergraduate students majoring or minoring in an English Department course of study who offer the best proposals to use funds for scholarly research, travel, or other departmentally approved programs, in particular those whose research focuses on women or the family. Funds will be applied to items such as travel expenses, conference fees, or research materials and can be used in the summer months.

To apply, please download the application here. Send completed application to the email address listed below.

Send application materials to:
scholarships@dornsife.usc.edu