Virginia Burke Award

The Virginia Burke Award is given to students who demonstrate excellence in English 102 – College Writing and Research. Only degree-seeking bachelor’s level students at the Milwaukee main campus are eligible for this award. Associate degree students who take CGS ENG 102 are not eligible, and flex students are also not eligible. Applications are typically accepted late in Spring semester for students who took Eng 102 during the previous year. For example, applications are accepted in April/May 2023 for students who took English 102 in Spring 2022, Summer 2022, or Fall 2022.

The award is paid for the fall semester; in order to receive the award the chosen awardee must enroll at UWM for the following fall semester.

Donor
Multiple Donors
Award
Varies up to $500
Schools, Colleges, Departments, and Areas
English Department, College of Letters and Science, UWM Foundation Scholarships
Deadline
02/01/2024
Supplemental Questions
  1. Upload a completed English 102 Project from Spring 2022, Summer 2022, or Fall 2022 in PDF format. At the top of your paper/project, include 1) whether you took English 102 in Spring 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2022 or Spring 2023 and 2) your instructor’s name.