Scholarships & Awards
The Department offers a number of scholarships and awards to deserving undergraduate and graduate students. Competition for these is brisk.
Ruffin Humanities Scholarship
The Ruffin Humanities Scholarship is the largest scholarship endowment funded by a single donor in the history of Georgia Southern. Award covers tuition (in-state or out-of-state tuition) and mandatory fees. The Ruffin Scholarship can be held simultaneously with a HOPE scholarship.
Woody Powell Scholarship
The Powell Scholarship is $500 for a rising junior English major.
Fielding D. Russell Scholarship
The Fielding D. Russell Scholarship is $500 for a rising junior English major.
Tina Schneider Scholarship
The Tina Schneider Scholarship is $500 for a rising junior or senior English major.
Dr. Gary B. Sullivan Scholarship in Irish Studies
The Sullivan Scholarship is $500 for a junior or senior minor in Irish Studies.
Eddie Ivie Scholarship
The Eddie Ivie Scholarship is $1,000 for a Georgia Southern student participating in our Study Aborad Program in Waterford, Ireland.
Best Essay Contest for Graduate Students
A prize of $150 for a student in the ENGL M.A. Program.
Best Essay in Philosophy and Religious Studies
A prize of $150 for a student who is a Philosophy major or Religious Studies minor.
Best Essay in Literature
A prize of $150 for a student who is an English major.
Outstanding Student in English
An award of $100 to a senior English major with the highest grade point average.
Outstanding Student in Philosophy
An award of $100 to the best student who is a senior Philosophy major.