James A. Sappenfield Fellowship

The Sappenfield Fellowship is a prestigious award given to outstanding graduate students in the Department of English at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. This fellowship recognizes exceptional academic achievement and scholarly potential in English studies. Recipients are selected by the faculty in the Department of English based on merit and academic excellence. Notably, no student application is required as candidates are nominated and selected by the faculty, making this a nomination-based fellowship that honors the most distinguished graduate students in the program.