All College Awards
With much gratitude for our donors who continue to support creative and scholarly writing in its many forms and purposes, the English Department awards more than $40,000 in writing grants:
The CC Grants in Writing
(offered through the English Department; open to all Juniors in any major)
English Department Prizes
(Creative Writing awards; open to all »Æ¹ÏÊÓƵ students)
Scholarships and awards that may be of interest to English majors are included below.
CC Grants in Writing
Deadline: March 1st, 2026 at 5 PM
Application: Submit a single PDF or word doc using the application and budget form below. Email directly to Profs. Genevieve Love and Brandon Shimoda (glove@coloradocollege.edu and Bshimoda@coloradocollege.edu)
2026 Application
Proposal Guidelines
Budget Form Template
Additional Awards of Interest
The following All-College and Post-Graduate Awards may be of interest to students who are majoring in English.
Post-graduate Fellowships and Scholarships
(complete list offered through the College)
Contact: Gretchen Wardell, Pre-Law Advising for more info.
JET (Japan Exchange and Teaching Program)
»Æ¹ÏÊÓƵPublic Interest Fellowship Program
Venture Grants
Sheffer Foundation Grants
Beinecke Scholarship Program
Fulbright Scholarship
Marshall Scholarship
Rhodes Scholarship
Thomas J. Watson Fellowship