The Millen Graduate Award

An award may be made annually to a student enrolling in an MFA or MA program in writing. Selection of the candidate will be based on academic standing acceptable to the graduate faculty and an assessment by the Department of Writing of

1. an original lyric poem, beautiful in form and content, or
2. a prose original, fact or fiction, of not more than thirty-five hundred words, which is beautiful in form and content.

Submission of original writings must be made according to the format and entry dates prescribed by the Department of Writing.

Amount

$3,000

Application deadline

June 15

Eligibility

Normally, the minimum requirement for consideration is an A- average and any additional criteria that has been established by the donor. Application details, deadlines and eligibility criteria are all listed in the award description. Unless otherwise noted in the award description, you must be a full-time graduate student. 

Retaining funding

Ongoing UVIc graduate funding requires students to maintain a minimum level of academic standing and some ongoing maintenance.