Featured byIllinois State University
Overview
Scholarship type
Merit and need based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
Value unknown
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
This Tom Kuster Creative Writing Award endowment was established in 1998 by Richard and Marilyn Kuster in memory of their son. The award is given to a full-time or part-time junior, senior, or graduate student majoring in a program within the English department.
Benefits
The benefits and monetary value of the scholarship are unknown.
Eligibility
- Enrolled in good standing at Illinois State University.
- A full-time or part-time junior, senior, or graduate student majoring in a program within the English Department.
- Financial needs are to be considered.
- Grade point average alone should not determine the award recipient.
- The award recipient must demonstrate promise as a writer or poet.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Language Studies
Locations
United States
Nationality
Any
Study experience required
High school
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
01 Apr 2026
During an even numbered year the award will be made in fiction with a requirement of 2-3 short stories totaling no more than 30 pages. In an odd numbered year, a student should submit a portfolio of 6-8 poems totaling no more than 15 pages. Also include a brief statement indicating how the award money will be beneficial to your writing career:
All entries must be typed and submitted with a SEPARATE cover page stating your name, university identification number, major, e-mail, local phone number and address. Please do not put your name on the creative writing itself.
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