The Deadline for the Kevin T. Early Memorial Scholarship for Freshmen Students is October 31, 2014.
Amount: $2,000
Eligibility: Any student with freshman standing at UIUC for the 2014-2015 school year and who has demonstrated an aptitude for and a skill in writing poetry.
Rules: Students must submit 5 poems. The complete manuscript should not exceed 5 pages.
Deadline for application: October 31, 2014
Contact and Submission Information: Jennifer Price, Department of English, 208 English Building, MC-718, 608 S. Wright Street, Urbana, IL 61801. Phone: (217) 333-2390 (jajones6@illinois.edu)
The name, address, phone number, e-mail, and UIN of the writer are to appear on a title sheet that will be separate from the entry. The writer’s name is not to appear on the entry itself. Entries will not be returned.
This scholarship is made possible from an endowment by William and Donna Early in memory of their son Kevin, who would have been a freshman at UIUC.
Thanks to Anna Ivy of the English Department for this information item.
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