Sigma Tau Delta’s Fall Awards Cycle will be open through November 11, 2024, 4:00 p.m. CT. During the 2024 Fall Cycle, applications are being accepted for the Long-Term Study Abroad Scholarship, Short-Term Study Abroad Scholarship, The 1924 Scholarship, the Outstanding Literary Arts Journal Award, the P.C. Somerville Award for Future Teachers, Chapter Service Project Grants, Internship Stipends, W. W. Norton Priority Application for Spring 2025 Internships, and the Elaine W. Hughes Outstanding Advisor Award. Learn more about these opportunities below and consider applying via our AwardSpring platform.
Long-Term Study Abroad Scholarship
The Long-Term Study Abroad Scholarship provides up to $3,000 for the purpose of studying in a program that furthers the applicant’s engagement with Sigma Tau Delta’s mission. Students must be studying for an academic term or year in a certified, undergraduate program outside the country in which the nominating chapter is located. Applicants should demonstrate academic scholarship and chapter service; they also must explain the relevance of their study abroad program and activities to fostering the discipline of English, including literature, language, writing, or literacy.
Short-Term Study Abroad Scholarship
The Short-Term Study Abroad Scholarship provides up to $1,500 to support participation in an undergraduate study-abroad program of less than an academic term. The program must be a certified, undergraduate program outside the country in which the nominating chapter is located, and it should further the applicant’s engagement with Sigma Tau Delta’s mission. Applicants should demonstrate academic scholarship and chapter service; they also must explain the relevance of their study abroad program and activities to fostering the discipline of English, including literature, language, writing, or literacy.
The 1924 Scholarship
Students who are currently undergraduates are eligible for The 1924 Scholarship, which is awarded to an applicant who exemplifies the mission of the Society. Successful applications will emphasize the student’s dedication to and efforts for Sigma Tau Delta at the local, Regional, and/or international levels, and evaluators’ scores for this section will determine whether a student is considered for the award. Applicants should also explain how their ongoing work fosters the study of literature, language, writing, and literacy in English and English-related disciplines.
Outstanding Literary Arts Journal Award
Literary Arts Journals coordinated and supervised by Sigma Tau Delta chapters (even if they receive funding from other sources) are eligible for up to $500 for the Sigma Tau Delta Outstanding Literary Arts Journal Award. Journals are accepted in both print and digital format.
Qualifications
- The journal was produced during the previous academic year.
- The journal was produced with a percentage of involvement by Sigma Tau Delta chapter members.
- The journal follows the publication guidelines of the chapter’s college or university.
- The journal contains a statement that clearly describes the involvement of the chapter in the production of the journal.
- First place recipients cannot apply the following year.
P.C. Somerville Award for Future Teachers
P.C. Somerville Awards for Future Teachers, named in honor of Sigma Tau Delta’s first President, are for active members who will begin their first year of teaching elementary, middle, or high school English. Applicants should demonstrate academic scholarship, chapter service, and an aptitude for teaching. Should winners not be able to provide verification of their employment as an educator by the beginning of the fall semester following their application process, their awards will be presented to the runners-up. Recipients of the P.C. Somerville Award cannot accept any other Sigma Tau Delta scholarship concurrently.
Chapter Service Project Grants
Sigma Tau Delta’s Chapter Service Project Grants are designed to encourage local chapters to be innovative in developing projects that further the vision and goals of the Society. The Society will award a limited number of grants, for no more than $500 each, to support local chapter activities. Funds may be requested for separate projects or for parts of larger projects, and chapters should explore ways to use Service Project Grants in combination with funds secured from other sources. Funds may be requested for ongoing projects, but there is no guarantee that projects funded during one grant period will receive funding in future grant periods.
Past projects may inspire your chapter to apply for a sevice project grant. Read final reflections on Past Winners of Chapter Service Project Grants.
Eligible Projects
Appropriate projects include, but are not limited to, the following:
- service project connected to the discipline (for example, literacy projects connected with local partner schools or social services)
- projects intended to broaden appreciation for language and literature (for example, audio/video projects related to literature)
- research project costs (for example, photocopying, postage, print materials, or travel); research projects must involve multiple chapter members and demonstrate their impact on the larger community
- projects intended to increase chapter membership or visibility
- joint projects secured with another society partner. (Chapter members or Advisors should check the chapter directories of Sigma Tau Delta, Sigma Kappa Delta, and NEHS to determine which chapters exist in the immediate geographic region. Identify potential partners and contact the Chapter Advisors to propose a joint project.)
Chapter Service Project Grant Reports
Service Project Grant: Book Banning and Minority Communities
Service Project Grant: Little Free Library
Launching Lit Week: Celebrating Literature with a Project Grant
Honoring Writing and the Creative Arts with a Project Grant
Ravens and RiverMead Read!
When Words Come to Life
Leo’s Little Free Library
Online Tutoring Partnership
Restocking the Military Resource Center’s Lending Library
Writing Contest for Secondary Schools
Poetry Fest
AuthorShip! Writing Contest
Little Free Library
Common Reader Community Discussion
English Careers Event
Internship Stipends
Sigma Tau Delta offers funding for current undergraduate and graduate student members accepting internships for which their expenses exceed what they will be paid. Sigma Tau Delta will not cover expenses related to tuition and/or student fees. The Internship Stipend is a competitive program providing a limited number of stipends of up to $1,500 each.
The internship must involve working for an “organization” while being directed by a supervisor/mentor within that organization, and the intern’s duties must be consistent with the applicant’s level of education, area of study, and career goals. Financial need will be taken into consideration in addition to internship length. Applicants are responsible for obtaining and providing verification of the internship. Check out BestColleges’ Ultimate Guide to Internships for advice in finding and applying for internships.
The internship stipend does not apply to activities that are part of a student’s pre-professional degree requirements, such as student teaching or capstone internships in journalism/technical writing, and cannot be used to supplement a graduate assistantship. Students are eligible for the internship stipend award one time per internship.
Past Internship Stipend Recipients
Her Bold Move: An Internship Stipend
An Internship Stipend Proves the Benefits of an English Degree in the Philanthropic Sector
The Value of an Internship Stipend
A Writer in an Artists’ World: My Internship at an Arts Nonprofit
An English Major’s Summer Internship with a Legal Nonprofit
An Animated Summer: My Internship with the Florida Animation Festival
The Cost of an Unpaid Internship
How a Sigma Tau Delta Internship Stipend Allowed me to Pursue a Great Opportunity
The Price of an Unpaid Internship
An English Major in a Neuroscience Lab
To Be the Practical or the Spark; That is the Question
Understanding the Power of the Storyteller and the Story
My Internship at the LARB Publishing Workshop
An English Major on Capitol Hill
Spring Internship Stipend Applications Due Soon
Writing Internship for AGAPE
McIntosh & Otis Internship: Preparation for a Dream Career
An Eye-Opening and Goal-Affirming Internship: My Time with Penn Press
My Indie Summer Internship at Wise Ink
Winning an Internship with About.com
W. W. Norton Priority Application for Spring 2025 Internships
Sigma Tau Delta is partnering with the W. W. Norton College Division to offer Sigma Tau Delta student and alumni members the opportunity to gain experience in college/university publishing through a 12-week internship program. Internships provide valuable hands-on experience with the day-to-day work that brings books into existence, as well as opportunities to network with employees at the company and with fellow interns who frequently go on to become colleagues in the field.
- Interns at W. W. Norton are paid $16 per hour and work a maximum of 20 hours weekly.
- Specific work hours are flexible, but interns are expected to work three or four days per week. All interns must be able to work during regular business hours (9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST).
- Sigma Tau Delta candidates will be given priority consideration for an internship interview at the editorial department of the W. W. Norton College Division.
- Interns must be eligible to work in the United States. They are required to reside in the United States during their internship.
Elaine W. Hughes Outstanding Advisor Award
The Elaine W. Hughes Outstanding Advisor Award and the Outstanding Regional Advisor Awards are given annually to recognize Advisors who give generously of their time, talent, and creativity to a local chapter. The awards recognize Advisors and mentors who foster a spirit of scholarly exchange in the local chapter.
The recipient of the Elaine W. Hughes Outstanding Advisor Award will receive a $500 check from Sigma Tau Delta and a commemorative plaque. The award is named in honor of Elaine W. Hughes, of the University of Montevallo, former Southern Regent, Vice President, and President of Sigma Tau Delta.
The recipients of the Outstanding Regional Advisor Awards will receive a commemorative plaque and regional recognition. The awards are given to recognize an Advisor from each region; all Advisors not chosen for the Hughes Award will automatically be considered for the regional awards.
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