Mary Coon Cottingham Scholarship

The following criteria must be met:
1. The recipient must be a full-time undergraduate student, accepted to Eastern Illinois University.
2. The recipient(s) must have an overall GPA of at least 2.0.
3. The recipient(s) must display a need for financial aid.
4. The recipient(s) must have a strong interest and talent in English Literature and Creative Writing.

Recipients may be eligible to apply for and receive the award again, provided they continue to meet the criteria.
The award shall be issued in the Fall semester.

Award
Varies
Department
Eastern Illinois University - General, English
Deadline
03/15/2025
Supplemental Questions
  1. Please describe your interest and talent In literary studies and creative writing.
  2. Please upload your personal statement, using one or more of the following questions to guide your writing. Reviewers assign no greater or lesser weight to any one of the following questions. The questions are designed to help reviewers learn more about you (no more than 2-pages, double-spaced
  3. Please upload a sample of your analytical/critical writing about literature OR a sample of your creative writing (no more than 8 double-spaced pages).