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Oswald Freshman Writing Award
Through the generosity of James L. Oswald of Aiken, the Oswald Freshman Writing Award is presented annually to a first-year student at USCA who demonstrates excellence in expository writing. The award will be a $500.00 scholarship. Submission guidelines are available in H&SS 204 and the Writing Room (H&SS 112). Entries should be submitted to Mr. Karl Fornes (H&SS B-3).
Submission Guidelines
- The Oswald Freshman Writing Award is presented annually to a first-year student who demonstrates excellence in expository writing. The award will be a $500.00 scholarship.
- The Oswald Freshman Writing Award will be given annually on a competitive basis to a first-year English composition student whose work demonstrates excellence in expository prose.
- The competition is open to all full-time, currently enrolled students who have accrued less than 30 collegiate credit hours.
- Any piece of expository writing completed for academic credit in English 101 or English 102 may be submitted for consideration.
- The signature of the instructor will serve as validation.
- Essays may be revised or expanded by the student before submission. (The original paper should be attached.)
- There is no restriction as to the subject.
- No student may submit more than two essays.
- The jurying panel reserves the right to withhold the award if it decides that there were not enough essays.
- Essays submitted for the Kaplan Writing Award will not be considered for the Oswald Freshman Writing Award.
- Essays should be submitted to Karl Fornes (H&SS B-3) or the Writing Room H&SS 112) with a cover sheet including the student's name, the name and number of the course for which the paper was completed, and the professor's validating signature. The student's name should not appear anywhere else in the paper.
