Scholarships

The Grace Lindsley Waits Scholarship was endowed by Dr. William E. Doggett III and other grateful students of Mrs. Waits, a distinguished English teacher at Banks High School for many years. Her love of literature and language is celebrated by this living legacy established in her honor. We will award one or two scholarships. To apply, a student must be a currently enrolled English major in the junior year and have a GPA of 3.0 or above for all courses taken at UAB. Applicants must submit a sample of their written work.

The Walt P. Mayfield Scholarship is funded by a gift from Walt Mayfield, who taught English at UAB for many years. The Department of English established this scholarship to honor Mr. Mayfield's activities as a positive and encouraging teacher and a respected adjunct instructor and colleague. We will award one or two scholarships. To apply, a student must be a currently enrolled English major in the sophomore year and have a GPA of 3.0 or above for all classes taken at UAB. Applicants must submit a sample of their written work.

The Phillips Scholarship in English was created by the friends and alumni of Phillips High School, the premier high school in the greater Birmingham metropolitan area for decades. The Phillips faculty, especially Principal Sellers Stough, are gratefully remembered by the students to whom they dedicated their lives. To apply, a student must be a currently enrolled English major in the freshman year and have a GPA of 3.0 or above for all courses taken at UAB. Applicants must submit a sample of their written work, along with a statement describing why they have chosen to major in English.

The English Recruiting Endowed Scholarship was endowed by the English Advisory Committee to recruit and support deserving students in the Department of English. To apply, a student must be a currently enrolled English major in the freshman year and have a GPA of 3.0 or above for all courses taken at UAB. Applicants must submit a sample of their written work, along with a statement describing why they have chosen to major in English.

Gifts from friends and former colleagues of Gloria Goldstein Howton have been used to create an endowed scholarship in her honor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Income from the Gloria Goldstein Howton Endowment Fund is used to award an annual scholarship to a student enrolled in creative writing at UAB. The scholarship recipient is selected by members of the creative writing faculty on the basis of merit, character, and promise. A minimum grade point average of 3.0 is necessary for consideration. We will award one scholarship. For more information please contact Adam Vines, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., Director of Creative Writing, University Hall 5024, (205) 975-5317.

The Barksdale-Maynard Prizes in Fiction and Poetry are made possible by a gift from Isabel Barksdale-Maynard in honor of her family. The Tom Brown Prize for Creative Nonfiction is named in honor of Dr. Thomas H. Brown, chair of the English Department from 1984-1992. Prizes are awarded annually for the best work of short fiction, creative nonfiction, and the best poem or group of poems. You must be a currently enrolled UAB student in good standing with the University. For more information please contact Adam Vines, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., Director of Creative Writing, University Hall 5024, (205) 975-5317.