The Richard Hugo Memorial Scholarship was established in 1984 to honor the memory and the work of poet Richard Hugo, whose character and personality shaped a strong and unusual creative writing program at the University of Montana. The scholarship is solely for graduate students accepted in the Master of Fine Arts Program in poetry at the University of Montana. Preference will be given to Montana residents.
No application is necessary for this scholarship. To be considered, students must first be accepted for the MFA Program in poetry at the University of Montana. Poems submitted for MFA application will then automatically be considered for the Hugo Memorial Scholarship by the Advisory Committee. Deadline for the MFA application, in order to be considered for the scholarship, is February 1 of the year of application.
Announcement of the scholarship recipient will be made by June 1 of each year.
Address any inquiries about the scholarship to the attention of:
The Hugo Scholarship Committee
Department of English
The University of Montana
Missoula, Montana 59812
Campus-wide awards, chosen by the University Graduate Council each spring from program nominations. Fellowship $3,000, Scholarship $2,000. Criteria for nomination include: honors and awards; professional credentials; research and academic achievements; creative activities (especially publication of creative work).
Established by H.G. Merriam, Professor Emeritus of English, to recognize distinguished achievement in writing. The award consists of a prize of $500 and publication of the winning entry. Open to both graduates and undergraduates, entries are called for mid-year and judged by a committee from several U of M Departments.
The Greta Wrolstad Travel Award was established in 2005, in memory of Greta Wrolstad, a poet in the MFA program from 2004-2005, who passed away on August 9, 2005 at the age of twenty-four. The award is granted to an outstanding poet in the first or second year of the MFA program in the Creative Writing Program at The University of Montana, for support of travel during the summer or academic year to a writing workshop, conference, or residency in the U.S. or abroad. The award consists of a prize of $1000.00.
$875 awarded each spring to an outstanding graduate student in prose. (Equal award given in the School of Journalism). Chosen by the creative writing faculty.
Several awards of $300-$400, given to graduate students to offset the expense of attending a summer writing conference or workshop.
Contact the English Department if you'd like any further information on scholarships available.