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The Dale and Ivan Melada Endowed Scholarship

Scholarship Objective: Recognize exceptional achievements in Professional Writing

Type of Award: Payment to Student

Value: $1700.00

Number of Awards Available: 1 per year

Minimum Requirements:

  • Undergraduate student in professional writing, a minimum of 90 hours completed in the spring semester the award is announced.
  • 3.0 GPA or better

Process used to select recipients:

  • Nomination by an English department Rhetoric & Writing faculty member
  • Self-nomination

Criteria used to select recipients:

  1. Completed Application
  2. Letter of Nomination (Interest)
  3. Faculty Reference Letter
  4. Writing Sample
  5. Unofficial Transcript