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Ohio Northern University Talent Awards in English
High school seniors who have been accepted to Ohio Northern University as English majors in the College of Arts & Sciences are invited to compete for Talent Awards starting at $2,000, renewable annually as long as long as the student remains an English major.
Following admission to the university, students must submit a portfolio of original writing by February 15. The portfolio should contain a minimum of six writing samples (maximum of 10) that will be judged by a panel of English professors. The English Department will then make recommendations to the Financial Aid Office where all decisions regarding student awards will be made.
Send portfolios to: Talent Awards, c/o Dr. Lisa Robeson, Chair; Department of English, Ohio Northern University, Ada, OH 45810. Materials will not be returned.
Sample portfolio items may include essays and research papers written for English classes, articles written for the school newspaper, original creative writing (poetry, fiction, nonfiction, drama or screenplay), selections from a personal journal, etc. We encourage students to submit a variety of material. A note from a sponsoring English teacher must accompany the portfolio, attesting that the writing is the student’s own work.
The Talent Awards will be available to students regardless of what English Department track they intend to pursue: Literature, Professional Writing, Journalism, Language Arts Education, or Creative Writing.
