Curtis Michael Gimeno Memorial Scholarship

The Curtis Michael Gimeno Scholarship provides scholarship support to undergraduate students in the Department of English at the University of Colorado Boulder.

Qualifications:

• Applicants must be currently enrolled on the Boulder campus as full-time students. Good academic standing is required.
• Applicants must currently be either a sophomore or a junior, graduating no earlier than the spring of the next academic year (one year after the award cycle in which they submitted an application).
• Applicants must have a declared major in the English Department and have already been admitted to the Creative Writing track.
• Applicants must have taken/be enrolled in at least one Creative Writing poetry workshop (ENGL 2021, 3021, and/or 4021) to demonstrate an interest in writing poetry.
• Complete the CU Boulder General Scholarship Application.
• Complete the College of Arts & Sciences Scholarship Application.
• Complete this scholarship application by the deadline.

Submission Requirements:
Creative submission:

• One (only) of the following: three poems, one short story, a piece of creative non-fiction, or a segment of a stage or screenplay.
• All creative works must be titled and formatted, as they would appear in publication. No extraneous marks, grades, names or other identifying information should be included.
• Insert a header with the name of the award in the upper right corner of each page.
• Insert page numbers (e.g. page 1 of 5) in the lower right corner of each page.
• Save your creative submission as a PDF titled: YourLastName_Gimeno

Personal statement:

• Up to two pages (typed, double-spaced) outlining your creative aspirations.
• Insert a header that includes the name of the award, your first initial and last name in the upper right corner of each page (e.g. J. Doe, Gimeno Memorial Scholarship).
• Insert page numbers (e.g. page 1 of 5) in the lower right corner of each page.
• Save as a PDF titled: YourLastName_GimenoStatement