Scholarships

David & Dennis Eddings Scholarship in Literature & Writing

Each applicant must meet the following elements:

• Be a prospective or current full-time student at Western Oregon University
• Have an earned grade point average (GPA) in the major of 3.5 or higher
• Have academic standing of sophomore or higher
• Have a declared major in Literature, Writing, or Language Arts

Charles and Sylvia ALVA Scholarship in Linguistics Studies

Each applicant must meet the following elements:

• Upper division student
• Focused area of study will be English Studies linguistics
  • This includes:
    • English Studies majors with a Linguistics concentration
    • Linguistics minors
    • Students seeking a TEFL certification
    • Humanities majors with a Linguistics focus
    • Language arts education majors (Secondary/middle-high school language arts teaching) 

Preferences: Applicants with a desire to teach English in secondary schools

A. Jane Berry-Eddings Scholarship in Communication Studies

Each applicant must meet the following elements:

• Be a prospective or current full-time student at Western Oregon University
• Have an earned grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 or higher
• Have a declared major in Communication Studies

Leonard W. Rice Memorial Scholarship

Each applicant must meet the following elements:

• Be a Senior at Western Oregon University
• Have a declared major in the Humanities (Communication Studies; English Studies- Literature, Linguistics, Writing; German; Humanities; Philosophy; Spanish)
• FAFSA® and WOU General Scholarship application, only, are required