Prize

Charles A. Peters Prize (Graduate)

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Award Not specified
Closing date Closed
Location Global
For Individuals

About this opportunity

The Charles A. Peters Prize is a graduate-level award established in memory of Dr. Charles A. Peters, Class of 1897, by the College Shakespearean Club. This prize encourages and aids graduate students with high academic standing at the Amherst Campus of the University of Massachusetts who are specializing in Shakespeare or his contemporaries in the Elizabethan Period (1558-1603). The prize is awarded to the best essay on English literature written between 1558 and 1625. To qualify, the essay must be at least 2,500 words long and must have originated from courses taken in the English department from the current or prior two semesters. This award supports scholarly excellence in English Renaissance literature studies.
education English literature Shakespeare Elizabethan Period Renaissance literature literary criticism early modern literature

Who can apply

Applicant Types

individual

Organization Types

academic

Project Locations

🇺🇸 United States

Region

United States

How to apply

Stages

  1. 1 single_stage

Required documents

writing_sample

Review process

Essays are evaluated for quality and relevance to English literature from 1558-1625

Restrictions

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