English Funds
Total funds: 8
English Department General Fund
The English Department General Fund provides support for the activities, programs, and operations, including named commemorative scholarships and awards, of the department.
Additionally Supports: Diversity and Equity, Excellence in TESOL Award, Glenn Grever Award for Outstanding Teaching by a Masters Stu, Grammie Scholarship, Publications Unit Publishing Award, Taimi Ranta Award for Outstanding Teaching by a PhD Student
Neuleib-Scharton Scholarship
The Neuleib-Scharton Award is presented to the graduate student and undergraduate student who have written the best papers in rhetoric, composition, and writing studies in history, theory, or criticism. It honors Professors Jan Neuleib and Maurice Scharton, whose work together within and beyond the Department serves as a reminder that rhetoric and writing practices are inherently collaborative and thus essential to building and sustaining community.
Glenn Grever English Education Scholarship Fund
This endowment was established in 1996 in memory of Professor Glenn Grever. The scholarship is awarded to a full-time or part-time senior, majoring in English education and student teaching during the semester that the scholarship is available. Assets of this endowment are invested in the Illinois State University Endowment Investment Pool. The Glenn Grever English Education Scholarship Endowment was established in 1996 in memory of Professor Glenn Grever. The scholarship is awarded to a full-time or part-time senior, majoring in English Education and student teaching during the semester that the scholarship is available.
English Graduate Student Research Fund
The English Graduate Student Research fund provides financial assistance English graduate students for research including research travel, research preparations, and archival work.
Obsidian: Literature and Arts in the African Diaspora Fund
The Obsidian: Literature & Arts in the African Diaspora Fund was established in 2019 to provide financial support associated with operating and promoting the Publishing Platform. Funds may also be used to support students' professional development and to encourage student involvement in the Publishing Platform's editorial and production work. The fund supports and ensures Obsidian's ongoing engagement with the global community of African and African Diaspora writers, artists, and scholars.
Sally Parry-Robert McLaughlin Sigma Tau Delta Travel Award
The Sally Parry-Robert McLaughlin Sigma Tau Delta Travel Award was established in 2018 to support travel for students who are members of the Lambda Delta chapter of Sigma Tau Delta. Support may be used to help students who are traveling for professional conferences.
ISU Publications Unit Fund
The Publications Unit builds upon the interests and strengths of the department's faculty, staff, and students working within the field and studies of publishing. The Publications Unit Publishing Award is intended to enhance this mission by acknowledging the excellent work of students involved in the study of publishing and nonprofit literary arts.
Paying it Forward Back-a-Bird
The Paying it Forward Back A Bird was established by Christina Stringfellow in order to assist students majoring in English.