The Department of English awards more than $5,000 in scholarships each year. Contact the department for details.
HAL AND ALICE DICKEY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
A scholarship given annually to an undergraduate majoring in English with a 3.0 GPA or higher. Financial
need is a consideration.
PROFESSOR RALPH ENGEL SCHOLARSHIP
A scholarship given annually to a student majoring in English who has completed at least 32 credits at
NDSU. Academic achievement is the primary consideration.
MADELINE S. GITTINGS SCHOLARSHIPS: Undergraduate and Graduate Students.
The English Department awards three Gittings scholarships each year from the Madeline S. Gittings Endowed
Scholarship Fund. One of these scholarships is awarded to an incoming first-year student in the
undergraduate English major, one to a continuing student in the major, and one to a graduate student in
English. The primary criterion for the first scholarship is financial need; the criteria for awarding other
two scholarships are financial need and exemplary progress toward degree completion.
MARJORY ARCHER HAGGART MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
A scholarship given biennially to a sophomore or junior majoring in English.
GERALD WILSON HUNTER AND PHYLLIS KRANTZ HUNTER SCHOLARSHIP
A scholarship given annually to a student majoring in English who has completed at least 32 credits at
NDSU. Academic achievement is the primary consideration. Preference given to older-than-average
students.
ROONEY SCHOLARSHIP: Graduate Students
A scholarship awarded to a graduate student in English. Academic achievement and perseverance in the
pursuit of a degree are equal considerations.
MART AND LOIS VOGEL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE
One or two scholarships given annually to upperclassmen majoring in English. Academic achievement is the
primary consideration.