Writing

Writing is a medium of human communication that represents language and emotion with signs and symbols. In most languages, writing is a complement to speech or spoken language. Writing is not a language, but a tool used to make languages be read. Within a language system, writing relies on many of the same structures as speech, such as vocabulary, grammar, and semantics, with the added dependency of a system of signs or symbols. The result of writing is called text, and the recipient of text is called a reader. Motivations for writing include publication, storytelling, correspondence, record keeping and diary. Writing has been instrumental in keeping history, maintaining culture, dissemination of knowledge through the media and the formation of legal systems.

As human societies emerged, the development of writing was driven by pragmatic exigencies such as exchanging information, maintaining financial accounts, codifying laws and recording history. Around the 4th millennium BC, the complexity of trade and administration in Mesopotamia outgrew human memory, and writing became a more dependable method of recording and presenting transactions in a permanent form. In both ancient Egypt and Mesoamerica, writing may have evolved through calendric and a political necessity for recording historical and environmental events.

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Matching Writing Colleges

Georgia Southern University

Four or more years; Public; $15,425 average out-state tuition; $4,371 average in-state tuition

Grand Valley State University

Four or more years; Public; $19,628 average out-state tuition; $13,900 average in-state tuition

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Four or more years; Public; $25,152 average out-state tuition; $8,160 average in-state tuition

The University of Texas at Austin

Four or more years; Public; $40,996 average out-state tuition; $11,752 average in-state tuition

University of Washington-Tacoma Campus

Four or more years; Public; $38,757 average out-state tuition; $10,927 average in-state tuition

California State University-San Bernardino

Four or more years; Public; $17,622 average out-state tuition; $5,742 average in-state tuition

DePauw University

Four or more years; Private not for profit; $52,900 average out-state tuition; $52,900 average in-state tuition

Scholarships for Writing Majors

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Binford Endowed Scholarship in English

Pacific University

Up to $5,000 Varies See Details

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The Binford Endowed Scholarship in English is available to entering freshmen and transfer students at Pacific University who are majoring or minoring in English with a focus in literature or creative writing.

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Binford Endowed Scholarship in English

Pacific University

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Up to $5,000

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The Binford Endowed Scholarship in English is available to entering freshmen and transfer students at Pacific University who are majoring or minoring in English with a focus in literature or creative writing.

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Beatrice Warde Scholarship

Type Directors Club

$5,000 June 03, 2025 See Details

Description

The Beatrice Warde Scholarship is available to female students enrolled at an accredited college or university. You must be currently enrolled in your junior year and demonstrate exceptional talent, sophistication, and skill in the use of typography to qualify for this award. The criteria for the scholarship extends across disciplines from...

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Beatrice Warde Scholarship

Type Directors Club

award

$5,000

deadline

June 03, 2025
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The Beatrice Warde Scholarship is available to female students enrolled at an accredited college or university. You must be currently enrolled in your junior year and demonstrate exceptional talent, sophistication, and skill in the use of typography to qualify for this award. The criteria for the scholarship extends across disciplines from...

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Coker English Recognition Scholarship

Coker College

$3,500 April 01, 2025 See Details

Description

The Coker English Recognition Scholarship is available to incoming freshman students at Coker College who intend to major in English.

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Coker English Recognition Scholarship

Coker College

award

$3,500

deadline

April 01, 2025
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The Coker English Recognition Scholarship is available to incoming freshman students at Coker College who intend to major in English.

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Bill Jones Scholarship

Sandhills Community College

$3,500 May 01, 2025 See Details

Description

The Bill Jones Scholarship is available to students enrolled in an Associate in Arts program with a journalism/English concentration at Sandhills Community College. You must plan to continue your studies at a four year university to be eligible for this award.

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Bill Jones Scholarship

Sandhills Community College

award

$3,500

deadline

May 01, 2025
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Description

The Bill Jones Scholarship is available to students enrolled in an Associate in Arts program with a journalism/English concentration at Sandhills Community College. You must plan to continue your studies at a four year university to be eligible for this award.

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Boelsen-Baird Endowed Scholarship

Sandhills Community College

$2,500 May 01, 2025 See Details

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The Boelsen-Baird Endowed Scholarship is available to second year students enrolled in a college transfer program at Sandhills Community College. Preference is given to English and psychology students who intend to major in the liberal arts and sciences. You must have and maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA to be eligible for this award.

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Boelsen-Baird Endowed Scholarship

Sandhills Community College

award

$2,500

deadline

May 01, 2025
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Description

The Boelsen-Baird Endowed Scholarship is available to second year students enrolled in a college transfer program at Sandhills Community College. Preference is given to English and psychology students who intend to major in the liberal arts and sciences. You must have and maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA to be eligible for this award.

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Willie Maude Thompson Scholarship in English - UWG

University of West Georgia - Department of English

$1,500 Varies See Details

Description

The Willie Maude Thompson Scholarship in English is available to seniors attending the University of West Georgia. You must be majoring in English, have a minimum GPA of 3.6 and demonstrate outstanding contributions and/or service including but not limited to departmental publications, projects or programs to be eligible for this award.

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Willie Maude Thompson Scholarship in English - UWG

University of West Georgia - Department of English

award

$1,500

deadline

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The Willie Maude Thompson Scholarship in English is available to seniors attending the University of West Georgia. You must be majoring in English, have a minimum GPA of 3.6 and demonstrate outstanding contributions and/or service including but not limited to departmental publications, projects or programs to be eligible for this award.

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Francesca A Marx Scholarship

University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA)

$1,000 Varies See Details

Description

The Francesca A Marx Scholarship is available to full-time undergraduate students at the University of California-Los Angeles who are studying studying classical, medieval, or early modern literature and writing. You must be exploring disability studies, ecocriticism, or animal rights through your studies to be considered for this award. ...

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Francesca A Marx Scholarship

University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA)

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$1,000

deadline

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The Francesca A Marx Scholarship is available to full-time undergraduate students at the University of California-Los Angeles who are studying studying classical, medieval, or early modern literature and writing. You must be exploring disability studies, ecocriticism, or animal rights through your studies to be considered for this award. ...

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Alfred University Competition Scholarship

Alfred University

Up to $2,500 Varies See Details

Description

The Competition Scholarships are available to full - time freshmen entering Alfred University in the academic areas of engineering, mathematics, and English composition. The exams, auditions or essay competitions are held on the Alfred University campus the fall and winter of your senior year of high school. Awards may be renewed annually...

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Alfred University Competition Scholarship

Alfred University

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Up to $2,500

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The Competition Scholarships are available to full - time freshmen entering Alfred University in the academic areas of engineering, mathematics, and English composition. The exams, auditions or essay competitions are held on the Alfred University campus the fall and winter of your senior year of high school. Awards may be renewed annually...

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Betty June Silconas Poetry Endowment Scholarship

Sussex County Community College

$1,000 June 30, 2025 See Details

Description

The Betty June Silconas Poetry Endowment Scholarship is available to students at Sussex County Community College. You must be pursuing studies in poetry, writing, or literature to be eligible for this award.

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Betty June Silconas Poetry Endowment Scholarship

Sussex County Community College

award

$1,000

deadline

June 30, 2025
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Description

The Betty June Silconas Poetry Endowment Scholarship is available to students at Sussex County Community College. You must be pursuing studies in poetry, writing, or literature to be eligible for this award.

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Shelley Memorial Scholarship

University of South Alabama

$500 April 01, 2025 See Details

Description

The Shelley Memorial Scholarship is available to students at the University of South Alabama. You must be a graduate or undergraduate student and have taken at least one poetry course. You must have at least a 2.5 GPA and demonstrate excellence in poetry writing to be eligible for this award.

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Shelley Memorial Scholarship

University of South Alabama

award

$500

deadline

April 01, 2025
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Description

The Shelley Memorial Scholarship is available to students at the University of South Alabama. You must be a graduate or undergraduate student and have taken at least one poetry course. You must have at least a 2.5 GPA and demonstrate excellence in poetry writing to be eligible for this award.

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