Humanities Writing Scholarship
To apply for a Humanities writing scholarship at Brenau University, applicants majoring in English, History/Political Science, or Conflict Resolution and Legal Studies should submit to the address below a portfolio containing three writing samples from any field of study. Portfolios may include students’ choice of graded papers, creative writing, critical essays, or promising works-in-progress. No essay should exceed eight pages in length, and at least one sample must be writing that has been graded (such as a high school paper).
- Students must score at least 540 on the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing portion of the SAT or 24 (Composite) on the ACT to be eligible.
- Scholarship recipients will work in the Writing Center or on the staff of The Elixir, Brenau’s Literature and Arts magazine.
- Recipients must abide by the Honor Code and maintain a 3.0 grade point average to retain eligibility. The scholarship is renewable.
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Dorothy Chaney Schrader Creative Writing Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship will be awarded to a rising senior whose creative work shows a dedication to imaginative excellence and who is fulfilling at least one of the following:
- completing a minor in Creative Writing;
- earning an English major with a concentration in Creative Writing;
- serving as an editor or active staff member of the Brenau Elixir;
- publishing creative work in The Elixir.