In addition to the scholarships, awards, and financial aid VSU offers, Communication and English majors may also be eligible for departmental scholarships and awards. Also, undergraduate students have the opportunity to work as writing tutors in the Academic Support Center. Graduate students may apply for graduate assistantships and teaching assistantships.

The Mellon Grant Scholarships & Internships: 

  • The Mellon Grant Scholarship is an internship, community service learning grant within the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. 
  • Participating students can earn a $5000 scholarship for completing internships that improve the quality of life in our region through partnerships with local nonprofit organizations, social service agencies, schools, historical societies, museums, and local governments.
  • Humanities students majoring in English, History, Modern and Classical Languages as well as minors in Africana Studies, Native American and Indigenous Studies, and Women’s and Gender Studies are eligible for these paid internships. Also eligible are students studying qualitative Sociology and Anthropology. Finally, majors in Interdisciplinary Studies, with at least one concentration in the humanities, are also eligible to participate in this initiative.
  • Contact the Mellon Grant Administrative Coordinator, Nashie Wesley at: nwesley@valdosta.edu 

The Edward Vickers Academy of American Poets Award:

  • Sponsored by the Academy of American Poets, awarded to a student currently enrolled. Second and third place may be awarded. All poems submitted to the literary magazine Odradek are eligible.

Harold Gulliver Memorial Scholarship:

  • Awarded to a liberal arts major who, as a sophomore or junior Communication and English major, has completed a minimum of nine hours of upper division course work in the Department while maintaining a minimum grade point average of 3.25 for departmental courses and a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0. Consideration is given both to academic standing and to financial need. The scholarship is awarded for two semesters; the recipient's status is reviewed each semester.

The Raymond Register Fiction Prize:

  • Awarded to a student currently enrolled. $100 prize given in honor of former VSU professor English. Second place or co-winners possible depending on annual judges' decision. All short stories submitted to Odradek are eligible.

The VSU Communication and English Undergraduate Scholarship:

  • Awarded to an undergraduate Communication and English major who has completed at least nine hours of upper-division course work in the Department, who has maintained a 3.5 grade point average in such course work, and who has made consistent progress towards the degree.

The Ola Means Scholarship

  • This non-renewable scholarship is offered to outstanding students in the field of Communication and English and those enrolled in a program in the College of the Arts. In even numbered years, the award will be made to a student majoring in Communication and English. In the odd numbered years, the award will be made to a student enrolled in a College of the Arts major of study. Recipients are selected by the appropriate college or department.

For further information contact the Communication and English Department at: 

Email: comeng@valdosta.edu

Phone: (229)-333-5946