The Jack Kerouac Scholarship
Awarded to one second-year MFA Writing and Poetics prose student per year. The award amount covers tuition for the student’s second Summer Writing Program. Applications should be submitted to the Summer Writing Program Office. The application should consist of a personal letter (1–3 pages) describing contributions and activities within the Writing and Poetics Department, the university and the larger artistic community as well as recent professional accomplishments including publications, current literary and cultural projects and involvements. Please also submit a writing sample of prose (5–10 pages). The application deadline is April 15. The supplemental scholarship application is not required