Lavon B. Fulwiler Endowed Scholarship (ESFL)

The Lavon B. Fulwiler Endowed Scholarship was established in honor of Dr. Lavon B. Fulwiler for students whose majors are within the Department of English, Speech, and Foreign Languages. The recipient may be either (1) a graduate student majoring in English enrolled in TWU at the time the scholarship is granted with preference given to the student who is specializing in Middle English literature or English Romantic literature or (2) a junior or a senior English major who has manifested superior ability and achievement in the field of English. The recipient of this award should have completed at least one full semester or one full summer session (two consecutive summer terms of study) and a minimum of nine semester hours of credit at TWU the semester before the scholarship is awarded. In addition to maintaining an overall GPA of 3.0, the recipient(s) should have maintained a GPA of 3.5 in all English courses. Submission of a paper in the appropriate field is required.

• Application Dates – Opens July 1, Closes March 1
• Awarding Department – ESFL
• Department Contact – engspfl@twu.edu
• Level – Undergraduate or Graduate
• Classification – Junior or Senior or Graduate Student
• Major -ESFL
• Minimum Cumulative GPA – 3.0, 3.5 in all English courses
• Minimum Enrollment Requirement – 12 credit hours for undergraduate or 9 hours credit hours for graduate
• Minimum Total Credit Hours Earned – N/A
• Renewability – one time award
FAFSA – Recommended, not required
• Other – Submission of Post Acceptance responses within the deadline (scholarship will not disburse until this is completed)

Award
Varies
Scopes
College of Arts & Sciences
Deadline
03/01/2025
Supplemental Questions
  1. Please upload your completed ESFL scholarship application. Click here to access the form.
  2. To be eligible to recieve this scholarship, you must have completed at least one full semester at TWU. Have you completed at least one semester at TWU?
  3. If you are a graduate student majoring in English, special preference will be given to students who specialize in Middle English literature or English Romantic literature. Submission of a paper in the appropriate field is required.
  4. If you are an undergraduate Junior or Senior English major, submission of a paper in the appropriate field is required.
  5. Please click the attached link to see the ESFL Scholarship Descriptions and the information needed to complete each scholarship application. Click here. This is only for informational purposes for each scholarship, its criteria and the necessary information to complete each application.