Ursinus College: Creative Writing Award
The Ursinus College Creative Writing Award is a $33,000 per year award for creative writers of outstanding originality and potential. The award winner will have the honor of living in the dorm room once occupied by J.D. Salinger, who attended Ursinus. In the spirit of Holden Caulfield and Catcher in the Rye, they are looking for an unusual perspective, for quirky brilliance, for a voice, not necessarily the kind that can be measured by conventional standards.
Listing Details
Organization Name
Ursinus College
Organization Mandate
Ursinus is consistently ranked in the top tier of National Liberal Arts Colleges and was one of five schools designated an “Up and Coming” college by U.S. News & World Report.
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Subject - funding opportunities
Creative Writing
Application deadline
Early application is necessary, but January at the latest, to be considered for this award.
Amount of the award
$33,000 per year award, renewable for all four years, plus the opportunity to occupy during her or his first academic year the residence room where J. D. Salinger lived.
Eligibility - nationality
Any
Eligibility
The major factor is a portfolio of no more than 10 (double spaced) pages of creative work in fiction, poetry, or some combination of genres. While grades and class rank are less important, they are looking for marks of academic achievement. Candidates should be comfortably able to achieve admission to Ursinus—that is, they should minimally rank around the top 25% in their class, or own at least a “B” average. Standardized test scores are not required for most Ursinus applicants.