The Chapman Family Endowed Scholarship in the Department of English in honor of Professor Alison Chapman, Ph.D. and her parents, Karen and Lee Chapman. The Chapman family has long believed that education transforms lives, and they are particularly committed to those deserving students who struggle with the costs of college. By assisting students who might not otherwise be able to attend UAB, the Chapmans also wish to pay tribute to the university that has been an important part of their lives.

The English Recruiting Endowed Scholarship was endowed by the English Advisory Committee to recruit and support deserving students in the Department of English. The scholarship is worth $1,500. 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.

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 worth up to $2,000. 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.

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. The scholarship is worth $1,000. 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.

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 worth up to $2,000. 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.

The Gloria Goldstein Howton Award include gifts from friends and former colleagues of Gloria Goldstein Howton that 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 Barksdale-Maynard Prizes in Fiction and Poetry are made possible by the generous gift of Isabel Barksdale-Maynard made 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 of $200 each are awarded annually for the best work of short fiction, creative nonfiction, and the best poem or group of poems.

The Collins Family Endowed Scholarship is available to graduate students currently enrolled in or admitted to a master's degree ¬granting program with an emphasis in creative writing in the Department of English in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University. Applicants must have an overall 3.0 GPA at the time of application.