Virginia Burke Award
• The Virginia Burke Award is given to degree-seeking bachelor’s students at the UWM main campus who demonstrate excellence in English 102 – College Writing and Research.
• Associate degree students who take CGS ENG 102 and flex students are not eligible.
• Applications are accepted in the spring semester for students who took Englis 102 during the previous year.
• Students apply by uploading their essay, which should be free of any identifying information.
• The award is announced in the spring and paid in the following fall semester for an awardee enrolled at UWM that fall.
- Donor
- Multiple Donors
- Award
- $500
- Schools, Colleges, Departments, and Areas
- English Department, College of Letters & Science, UWM Foundation Scholarships
- Deadline
- 02/01/2026
- Supplemental Questions
- Upload a completed English 102 Project from Summer 2024, Fall 2024 or Spring 2025 in PDF format. At the top of your paper/project, include 1) whether you took English 102 in Summer 2024, Fall 2024 or Spring 2025 and 2) your instructor’s name. NOTE: Students who took CGS Eng 102 are not eligible. Only main Milwaukee campus students are eligible.