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Elizabeth Sabiston Prize

Given in honour of Professor Elizabeth Sabiston, for many years the academic adviser of Stong College, this prize is awarded annually to a Stong College student whose achievements in academic writing in a first- or second-year English or humanities course are deemed to be of outstanding quality.

The Matthew Ahern Memorial Prize

Awarded annually to the student with the highest academic achievement in one of the following courses: Shakespeare and his Contemporaries; Poetry and Prose of the Romantic Period; American Literature of the 19th Century; Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama; Decisions will be based on courses completed in the previous fall/winter and summer session.

The Avie Bennett Prize in Canadian Literature

Awarded to an undergraduate student studying in the Department of English (Keele Campus) who has written the best essay in Canadian Literature. The recipient will also receive a set of the New Canadian Library at the annual Department of English awards reception in the fall.

June McMaster-Harrison Memorial Prize

Awarded to the Liberal Arts & Professional Studies student who, while enrolled in an English course, at the 3000- or 4000-level, produces the finest piece of written work in areas of studies with special interest to Professor McMaster-Harrison: literature of the Romantic period; literary theory; cross-disciplinary studies involving literature and other arts or sciences. It […]

H. K. Girling Literature Prize

The prize is awarded annually, on the recommendation of the English Department, to a student enrolled in a 2000- or 3000-level English course. The recipient is selected on the basis of an outstanding essay written for that course, by a student who shows commitment to literature in both the classroom and in other ways.

Department of English Retirees' Scholarship OSOFT II

The award will be given annually to the top student, based on cumulative grade point average, majoring or minoring in the Department of English (Keele Campus). Recipients must be Canadian citizens, permanent residents or protected persons, residents of Ontario and demonstrate financial need. Recipients must also have completed at least 21 credits in English, and […]

Brian Hepworth Prize

The prize will be awarded for the best essay on a subject drawn from English Literature, 1660-1800, written by an undergraduate student and submitted as part of the requirements for an undergraduate course offered in the current year by the Department of English (Keele Campus).