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The Barksdale Scholarship was established to pay tribute to Richard K. Barksdale, the second African American to receive a Ph.D. in English literature from Harvard University.
Recipients of this award will be UMBC English majors entering their junior year who have at least a 3.2 GPA and who intend to pursue doctoral studies in literature, with some interest in the African American experience.
The Barksdale Scholarship will consist of $500 per semester in tuition support for the recipient´s junior and senior years (unless the candidate is already fully supported) as well as institutional recommendation for graduate study. The Office of Financial Aid will identify qualified candidates; a faculty committee constituted by the Chair of the English Department will make the final selections.
The Ford Scholarship was established in memory of Nick Ford and as a tribute to Ola Ford. Professor Ford received his Ph.D. in English from the University of Iowa and served for many years as Chair of the English Department at Morgan State University.
Recipients of this award will be UMBC English majors entering their junior year who have at least a 3.2 GPA and who intend to pursue doctoral studies in literature, with some interest in the African American experience.
The Ford Scholarship consists of $500 per semester in tuition support for the recipient´s junior and senior years (unless the candidate is already fully supported) as well as institutional recommendation for graduate study. The Office of Financial Aid will identify qualified candidates; a faculty committee constituted by the Chair of the English Department will make the final selections.
Nominations for both scholarships are also invited and should be submitted to the Chair of the English Department by September 30 of each year.
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