Awards

The English Department’s sponsored awards include the following:

• Dixon Award
• Jerry Baum Award
• Vern Rutsala American Academy of Poets Prize
• Lewis & Clark College Fiction Prize
• Lewis & Clark College Creative Nonfiction Prize

We encourage students to be aware of other opportunities on campus that recognize academic achievement and further student scholarship, including Phi Beta Kappa, SAAB grants, the Dorothy Berkson Award the Rena Ratte Memorial Award, and the AAUW Award. 

Students should also explore the Academic Awards and Fellowships directory of national and international grants and fellowships for both advancing their undergraduate studies and for funding scholarship and experiences after graduation.