Graduate Student Restricted Scholarships
Bookbuilders of Boston Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded each spring to students in the Publishing and Writing Program. Successful applicants will demonstrate a strong career interest in book publishing through past or current coursework, projects, employment, or extracurricular activities. Currently enrolled students will receive written notification about how to apply. For further information, please contact the Graduate Program Director for the Publishing and Writing Program.
Doriot Fellowship Program
Established in 1998 by the Beaucourt Foundation, the award is granted to an outstanding second-year graduate student (or students) with financial need in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders.
Naomi Stroh Janover Scholarship
This award was established in 1992 and funded by an endowment from the estate of Mrs. Naomi Stroh Janover. Janover scholarships are provided for second-year students in Communication Sciences and Disorders who wish to explore working with pre-school hearing-impaired children. The Janover Scholars are selected by the staff of the Thayer Lindsley Nursery. Awarded students are required to work three mornings a week in the nursery.
Mitzi and Mel Kutchin Scholarship for Communication Disorders
Established in 2002 by the Kutchins, the award is granted to an incoming graduate student in Communication Disorders. Preference is given to those interested in working with young children or in a school or clinic setting.
Helen Hughes Lane Scholarship in Journalism
Established by a bequest from Helen Hughes Lane and further supported by The Edward H. Lane Foundation, the award is granted as tuition to an undergraduate or graduate student in journalism.
Dr. Shelley Martin Scholarship
Established in 2007 in memory of Shelley Martin who had received her Master of Arts from Emerson in 2001. The $1,000 scholarship will be awarded to a full-time graduate student who is a candidate for a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing and has financial need.
MFA in Writing Scholarship
Established in 2003 through the generosity of an anonymous funder, the scholarship will be awarded on the basis of excellence in writing to candidates for a Master of Fine Arts in
Creative Writing.
Cecil and Helen Rose Ethics in Communication Scholarship
Established in 1994 by Emerson alumna and Trustee Emerita Helen Rose, the Cecil and Helen Rose Ethics in Communication Scholarship is awarded to a graduate student who demonstrates a career interest that furthers the importance of ethics in effective and responsible communication. The one-year nonrenewable award is granted, on a rotating basis, to a student in the Department of Communication Studies (with an interest in political communication); the Department of Writing, Literature and Publishing (with an interest/emphasis in creative writing); or the Department of Visual and Media Arts (with an interest/emphasis in television). The 2008–09 award will be for an incoming student in the Department of Communication Studies. The following year, the scholarship will be awarded in the Department of Writing, Literature and Publishing.
Dr. Marion A. Ryan Scholarship
Established in 1990 by a bequest from Zarie Noorjanian ’30, in memory of her Milford High School English teacher, the award is granted to a graduate student in the Department of Writing, Literature and Publishing based on financial need and high academic standing.
Barbara S. Rutberg Graduate Scholarship in Fiction
Established in 2006 by alumna Barbara S. Rutberg ‘68 to recognize the creative writing of a full-time Master of Fine Arts candidate.
C. Marcia Cartz Wood Scholarship
Established in 2000 by a bequest from C. Marcia Cartz Wood ’49, the award will be granted as tuition to a female graduate student (or students) based on high academic achievement and financial need. The student(s) will preferably be in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders.
