Each year the Christensen family gives awards to outstanding graduate students in the English Department. Two incoming students receive the equivalent of a full-tuition scholarship based on the promise of their application. Another scholarship goes to a student who has excelled during his or her first year in the program. Recipients are selected by the department's Graduate Advisory Committee. No application is necessary.
Each semester the English Department gives the Clark-Harris Graduate Achievement Award to a recent graduate of the program who excelled while enrolled. The recipient of this $600 award is chosen by the Graduate Advisory Committee, which bases its decision largely on the quality of students' completed MA or MFA theses. Bruce B. Clark and John B. Harris, emeritus professors from the English Department, are the donors who make this award possible.
Each year the English Department gives an award to an outstanding graduate instructor. The recipient of the Rowe Award must be a graduate student who has completed at least two semesters of teaching. The primary purpose of the award is to recognize excellence in teaching English 150, but other teaching in the department (advanced writing internships or literature assistantships) is also considered. Finalists are selected by the composition coordinators based on course evaluations, observations of teaching, and assessment of citizenship. One winner and up to five finalists are chosen each year. These recipients are recognized at the annual department banquet.
A graduate of the BYU English Department BA and MA programs has made a generous contribution to provide a $1,000 scholarship for a single parent, with one or more children at home, who is committed to completing an education. Priority consideration will be given to graduate students, although undergraduate English majors may apply. Financial need and academic standing will be considered in the selection process. Applicants must be registered as full-time students. If a recipient drops out of the MA or MFA program or the English major, the award will be withdrawn.
The family of the late Clinton F. Larson, a professor in the English Department, has endowed a half-tuition scholarship for a graduate student in the MFA in Creative Writing program. Applicants must be in good standing in the MFA in Creative Writing program. If the recipient drops out of the MFA program, the scholarship will be withdrawn.
An anonymous donor has established an endowment to support an English graduate student at the annual Wordsworth Winter or Summer School in Grasmere, England. The endowment's terms are as follows: