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Awards and Scholarships
First Year
Essay Prize in Academic Writing: In Honour of Bill Main
This prize celebrates excellence in writing, including argumentation, style and mechanics, integration and documentation of sources and appropriate formatting. The prize goes to the essay deemed the best overall among those submitted in Academic Writing (ENGL 1130) in each academic year (May through April).How to Apply:
- Student essays are nominated by Academic Writing instructors.
Recent Winners:
2010: Rhonda Midmore
2009: Christopher Chiu
2008: Mihaela Ioana Chiru
2007: Robert Loxterkamp
2006: Paddy Treavor and Shelley Richardson
Susan Wasserman Canadian Literature Scholarship
This award was established by Susan Wasserman upon her retirement in 2010, after nearly three decades of teaching in the Douglas College English Department. This scholarship will be awarded annually to a student in any program who meets the following criteria:
- The top student in English 1101: Studies in Canadian Literature within the previous Winter, Fall, or Summer semester
- Has a minimum GPA of 3.5 in English courses taken
Recent Winner:
2011: Kevin Hornbrook
How to Apply:
- No applications are necessary. Students will be nominated by their Canadian Literature instructors
Second Year
Ken McGlinchey English Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to a student who has completed at least two first-year university-transferable English courses at Douglas College, is currently enrolled in a second-year English course and has a cumulative GPA at Douglas of at least 3.5. Preference is given to those who have completed, or are currently enrolled in, a Canadian Literature course.How to Apply:
- Students must apply through Financial Aid in January of each year, using the General Scholarship Application Form, available by logging in to Application and Registration Services
Deadline:
- Application deadlines for Fall, Winter and Summer Semester awards are listed on the Financial Aid website
Recent Winners:
2011: Hayley Salo
2010: Angela Beckett
2009: Elizabeth Hammond
2008: Pavel Kozik, Shyla Salo and Spencer Underwood
Sally Allan Memorial Award
This award was created in memory of Sally Allan, a former Douglas College student, by her daughters. The purpose of this annual fund is to provide an award to students in the English Program. Criteria for eligibility include
- Mature student status (visit DC Calendar for definition)
- A minimum GPA of 3.0
- Preference will be given to students with a disability
How to apply:
- Students must apply through Financial Aid using the General Scholarship Application form, available by logging in to Application and Registration Services
Deadlines:
- Application deadlines for Fall, Winter and Summer Semester awards are listed on the Financial Aid website
Sylvia Perry English Studies Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to a student who has completed at least two first-year university-transferable English courses and one second-year English course at Douglas College, and who has an average GPA in these English courses of at least 3.5. The prize is awarded to the applicant with the highest GPA in the required courses.How to apply:
- Student nominate themselves for this prize by forwarding their name and student number to the English Department Chair.
- December 31 if the second-year course is completed in Summer or Fall;
- April 30 if the second-year course is completed in Winter.
Recent Winners:
2011: Tamara Dueckman and Marissa Haavisto2009: Elizabeth Hammond
2008: Lindsay Reeve and Krista Francescini
2007: Lindsay Sarah Mah
For more information about financial awards, please visit the Faculty of Language, Literature and Performing Arts Student Awards, Prizes and Scholarships page or the Douglas College Financial Aid Office's Awards and Bursaries page.